Cold Fear Announced

Thanks to forums member ZombieEater for posting about UbiSoft’s announcement of Cold Fear, an action-horror game slated for release in March 2005. From UbiSoft’s press release:

Cold Fear renews the horror genre by combining the popular elements of both action and horror releases, delivering an action-packed, fear-filled gaming experience.

Were excited to make our debut in the horror genre with a unique title like Cold Fear, said Tony Kee, Vice-President of Marketing for Ubisoft. It falls into a previously un-tapped category of realistic action-horror gameplay including vast environments and a disturbingly plausible storyline.

Players step into the role of Tom Hansen, a U.S. Coast Guard who is sent to board a drifting Russian whaling ship in the middle of a howling storm on the Bering Sea. He arrives only to discover that terrifying surprises await him on the bloodstained decks of the constantly rocking, shifting vessel. Set in a volatile, dynamic environment, players will find themselves overwhelmed by fear as they engage in intense combat with intelligent enemies.

3 thoughts on “Cold Fear Announced

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    It would be really nice to find a horror game without any zombies or dinosaurs. I’m beginning to believe that the entire genre is drawn up by third graders. The only thing I’ve been able to withstand so far are the SH series and Fatal Frame. How about a horror game built around someone investigating reports of mysterious murders only to discover they’re being perpetrated by a vengeful demon, or a cruise ship that capsizes with the survivors stranded on a island full of cannibals? Now that’s good times, man.

  2. ^^ Hehe that sounds original, although I don’t see cannibals as especially scary though (they are not much worse than people eating at mcdonalds 😛 ).

    Well there has been some pretty good ideas for horror games, unfortunately often let down by low production values and technical problems.

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