Sega has announced that Liverpool studio, Bizarre Creations, is developing a new third-person action shooter entitled, The Club, set to debut on next-gen formats next year. Sounding like a futuristic take on Fight Club, the game features a nefarious organisation that holds violent spectator sporting events in dodgy locales around the world.
As a competitor you must use high-powered weaponry (in videogames, is there any other kind?) to stay alive and kill other combatants as stylishly as possible - an idea perhaps borrowed from the developer's racing titles Metropolis Street Racer and Project Gotham Racing which reward daring drivers with kudos points. Here's a bit from the press release - try reading the third sentence in one breath:
"Within The Club, Bizarre Creations will redefine and refresh the mechanics of 3rd person action shooters just as they have shaken up the racing genre. The Club focuses on addictive and rewarding gameplay that tests your skills to the limit and offers a relentless pace never before seen within the genre. Offering frantic, fast paced gameplay with a unique style, tone and storyline that drips with energy, attitude and anarchy, The Club will be a genuine showcase for the capabilities of the next-gen platforms by maximising the graphical and audio technology available to give a gameplay experience that is second to none.
Although most famous for the aforementioned racers, this isn't Bizarre Creations' first foray into the world of the third-person shooter. Dreamcast veterans may remember the company's darkly comic cell-shaded adventure, Fur Fighters. Sadly, we expect this latest title will feature rather fewer homicidal kangeroos.
