New Damnation multiplayer trailer features acrobatic cowboys

by Ben Gilbert { May 23rd 2009 at 4:00PM }

So here it is, folks. The second game in 2009 to have an individual and somewhat unique premise with a less than flattering visual accompaniment (not to mention bland, seen-it-before looking gameplay). But hey, let's give it a fair shake -- we haven't laid our grubby, jaded mitts on the game yet, so it'd be unfair to prejudge.

What we can glean from the trailer is this: the totally sweet, Raiden-esque sword action seen in previously released clips seems to have all but left in the multiplayer-combat focused video above. In it's place? "Verticality." At least we can still flip around like most ... cowboys. That's what cowboys do, right? Right?!

Tags: blue-omega, blue-omega-entertainment, codemasters, damnation, multiplayer, pc, steampunk, trailer, wild-west

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

ice~ @ May 23rd 2009 4:16PM

I've never even heard of this but it looks pretty good I'm gonna look into it!

ifalldownstairs @ May 23rd 2009 4:23PM

You guys are too jaded. Sure, the graphics kinda suck, but the multiplayer looks like it could be really fun.

MaliceMajorE15 @ May 23rd 2009 4:28PM

im lost, what was the first game in 2009?

mars @ May 23rd 2009 4:46PM

if you clicked the link it was velvet assassin. a game with mediocre reviews, and the first one ever featured in joystiquitter.

Doreo @ May 23rd 2009 4:48PM

Borderlands?

Doreo @ May 23rd 2009 4:49PM

Damn I should have clicked the link before making my guess...

Tom @ May 23rd 2009 4:36PM

The multiplayer looks really good judging from this video. I hope it lives up to what it shows here.

tmacairjordan87 @ May 23rd 2009 4:41PM

Oh I remember this game now, it's the one Eurogamer gave a 3 to.

Actually it might have been Edge since I always confuse the two, but I'm definitely not confused about the score. The game looks like trash.

tmacairjordan87 @ May 23rd 2009 4:50PM

Yup it was Eurogamer.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/damnation

Looks like Codemasters has yet another "great" game to add to their profile.

xtremeholymuffin @ May 23rd 2009 4:43PM

meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

mars @ May 23rd 2009 4:47PM

this game's single player looks horrible, but the multiplayer looks fun. too bad not enough people are going to buy this game for enough people to make multiplayer fun.

Tyler @ May 23rd 2009 4:48PM

I hate selecting my birthday every time I want to watch a mature VIDEOGAME video! I know it's to help protect minors but dammit if I haven't been watching porn since I was 14 years old! Come on!!!

Doreo @ May 23rd 2009 4:51PM

Is it just me or did it look like every ladder requires a wall jump to reach? Can't I just climb a ladder in peace without having to do crazy acrobatics and what not?

All kidding aside, the multiplayer looks pretty cool but I'm not really sold on this game yet. I mean there are only two games going for this whole vertical approach and that is Damnation and Dark Void.... At the moment my money is on Dark Void.

sebhitch @ May 23rd 2009 5:03PM

Whats with the pistol 0 recoil?? Looks like thier firing spudguns..

Polnareff @ May 23rd 2009 5:03PM

Although the multiplayer seems interesting, I find that for a game which boasts maneuverability, it doesn't look like it feels very smooth. The movement and firing is kinda choppy...

I think it would have to be more like Prince of Persia or Mirror's Edge for this to work properly.

Einhanderkiller @ May 23rd 2009 5:41PM

Looks like they released the game early on Steam for some reason.

handlas @ May 23rd 2009 6:30PM

noticed that too and I read some impressions from people that have played it. Sadly, all bad. Apparently the AI is terrible and online is very laggy. I thought the vertical levels seemed like a kewl idea tho.

MaliceMajorE15 @ May 23rd 2009 6:31PM

It still doesnt make sense though, there has been more than two releases this year? maybe im just not meant to be in the loop..........ill shut up now

Ozborne @ May 23rd 2009 10:17PM

Yeah, you'll notice the sentence actually continues past the phrase "The second release of 2009". I know, I get excited when reading Joystiq too, and will sometimes skip right to the end of the article to just say anything, anything at all, and that's why my past comments of "BLAAARRRGHLLL!" and "SPPPOOOOOOOOO!!!" have been downvoted into the void. But a second glance will reveal it is not actually the second release of 2009, but the STAY WITH ME the second release to have a unique premise marred by crappy graphics and bland gameplay.

That number is optimistically low.