If you casually walked through Microsoft's booth at E3, you could have easily missed Bloodwake. Relegated to a back corner of the booth and flanked by kiosks for NHL Hitz and Dark Summit, the game was virtually hidden. Which is unfortunate, considering how well it actually played. Developed by Stormfront Studios, best known for their work on EA's sports lineup, Bloodwake is best described as a boat shooter.
Players can select from one of ten different styles of armored vessels.
While the demo version at E3 was early, it's clear Stormfront is paying particular attention to the design of the waves and the realistic motion of the water. Graphically the game looks fairly impressive, particularly the background mountain detail and explosions. In the finished version, players will blast through dozens of single player levels, or take on a friend in the planned deathmatch mode. Check out some early footage we captured at E3 below. All rights reserved.