Clashing swords, fiery cannons, and exploding asteroids await you, in the new games from the wild minds of Second Life. Neverland, the three-sim theme park from the Spellbound group, is a tribute to J.M. Barrie on the 100th anniversary of his beloved novel Peter Pan, and it's so spectacular, it even garnered admiring coverage from the New York Times (see below). But it's also the place for numerous theme-specific games. Enjoy a round of darts in Olde London's pub, for example, or a fierce bout of pirate-style fencing, near Captain Hook's armada.
If you’re someone who prefers
old school arcade games, Green Fate
is happy to oblige. “Space
Rocks of Death”, hosted on
his private island of Tantalum,
is a little like the classic quarter-gobbling
“Asteroids”, except
in full 3D, played right from the
cockpit of your own starfighter.
 Meanwhile,
starting in early December,
one of the most ambitious
in-world games will soon be
selecting Beta testers from
a lottery drawing. Bedazzled,
the group who brought us the
popular “Sim
Horror” adventure
game for Halloween, are hard
at work on a new game inspired
by the “Unreal Tournament”
games and other classic shooters,
featuring team-based first-person
combat in a fantastic world.
And we do mean fantastic.
Don’t believe us? Check
out some of the early development
screenshots, to your right.
Or this pitch from Foxy Xevious,
Bedazzled’s team leader:
“Stunning photo-realistic
scenery with places to hide
and places to find add-ons
(weapons, etc.), visionary
new concepts of how to use
the SL-given particle and
texturing systems,”
Ms. Xevious tells the Opinion.
(That’s her, posing
with the flamethrower.) “Prepare
for a breathtaking experience
with this extreme multi-player
first person shooter powered
by the technology of the Seburo
weapons system. Be involved
and apply for beta testing!”
Instant Message Foxy Xevious
for a chance to get in early
on some in-world fragging.
|
|
|
