Shattered Horizon - Zero gravity multiplayer FPS (from the makers of 3Dmark)

EvaUnit02 on 22/7/2009 at 11:14

Shattered Horizon. A zero gravity multiplayer PC exclusive FPS, from the makers of everybody's favourite benchmarking tool, 3DMark (not mine though, I use real world tests - i.e. actual commercially released games).

You can sign up for their public beta (http://www.shatteredhorizon.com/signup.html) here.
Vista + DX10 + Steam required though (LOL).

Quote:

Shattered Horizon is a multiplayer first-person shooter for PC. In the game world, a catastrophic explosion on the Moon fills near-Earth space with billions of tons of rocky debris. Survivors on the Moon are forced into conflict with those trapped on the battered International Space Station. Teams of players fight in zero gravity to control the limited supplies that mean the difference between survival and death.

(http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/21/shatteredhorizonss03.jpg)

Inline Image:

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/21/shatteredhorizonss03.th.jpg (http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8629/shatteredhorizonss04.jpg)

Inline Image:

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8629/shatteredhorizonss04.th.jpg

Koki on 22/7/2009 at 11:24

Quote Posted by EvaUnit02

Vista + DX10 + Steam required though (LOL).

LOL indeed. When I was making my "Games for 2009" list I included SH. I kinda hoped they will drop that retarded idea...

Volitions Advocate on 29/10/2009 at 05:32

I want in! I just watched the trailer and this game looks awesome. I always loved screwing around with the futuremark apps. I guess i'll know what an actual game of theirs would be like, I always wondered.

check out the trailer

(www.shatteredhorizon.com)

henke on 29/10/2009 at 06:38

That trailer is awesome! :D I love how there's (realistically) no sound.

I was reading(ok, listening to the audiobook of) Ender's Game recently and I though the zero-gravity fights could be made into an excellent game, so I'm very pleased to see this.

nicked on 29/10/2009 at 08:37

That trailer is awesome! Me want!

Volitions Advocate on 29/10/2009 at 13:27

I thought of Enders game too when I watched the trailer.

It looks like they have expanded on the idea they used as a benchmark demo "game" in couple of their 3dmark releases.

Aerothorn on 29/10/2009 at 17:43

Horribly cliche, meaningless title. Otherwise, nice idea. I assume by "Vista" they mean "Vista OR Windows 7." Otherwise, that's just stupid.

Stitch on 29/10/2009 at 18:02

Quote Posted by Aerothorn

Horribly cliche, meaningless title.

You know, I don't inherently disagree, but this raises the question: what makes a good video game title?

Aerothorn on 29/10/2009 at 19:04

If you added up the budget of every marketing meeting ever held that revolved around that question...well...you'd have a lot of money. Yeah.

I actually spent about five minutes the other day pondering the idea of doing a Div III (my year-long final project- think "senior thesis") entirely on titles.

To answer your question more seriously, I'd say some good starters are:

1. It conveys something about the game. If you simply give me the titled "shattered horizons" and ask me "What is this game about?" I wouldn't be able to give you anything. "Psychonauts," on the other hand, gives you something to go on.

2. It stands out from the crowd. Grim Fandango fails test one, but succeeds in test two. Shattered Horizons, again, fails this.

3. It's thought-provoking or otherwise "captures" the consumer (similar to number 2, but not exactly the same).

Ostriig on 29/10/2009 at 19:24

Wow, that trailer really is awesome. And I can see why people thought of Ender's Game, too.