Sega Crush, being developed for the Sony PSP by Kuju Brighton, is expected to be released this summer. It is a platform puzzler that switches from 2D to 3D in a flash. Wild. The transitions from between modes is nothing really new but is done so well (at least in the gameplay video below) that the effect just looks new.
From the Sega Crush announcement press release:
Unique to its genre, Crush introduces a valuable new gaming experience that is wholly suited to the PSP system. Set within a complex, hypnotic 3D world, players will use the game’s unique crush mechanic to “crush” the environment and transform it into a more simplified 2D platformer. Once flattened, players will utilize the 2D space to move to new areas to solve otherwise impossible challenges, and unlock secret items that were previously unobtainable in the 3D environment. Players will then “uncrush” the 2D environment and return to the 3D world.
Release Date
Currently Amazon does not have Crush listed, but Buy.com is accepting Crush pre-orders and claims a release date of 5/30/2007.
Crush Screenshots
Crush Gameplay Video
The Crush gameplay video is great. The slurpy transitions from 3D to 2D have just the right amount of pizazz to suck people in.
Elsewhere
Gamespot and Joystiq have some Crush coverage, as does PSP Fanboy and Blogcritics.
Tags: Handhelds · Industry News · PSP · Platforms · Previews · Video
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1 Grant // Feb 2, 2007 at 9:08 am
Super Paper Mario looks to be the same game, except with more “cartoony” graphics. I think it is supposed to be released in April for the Wii.
I personally wish that some games would just drop the 3d and go fully to 2d again. 3d has lost it’s appeal to me, except in games where it is required (FPS, etc).
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