While Epicenter’sRock of the Deadhas only been announced for the Wii, the developer says “there’s no reason why” we couldn’t see it on other platforms.
Speaking with Epicenter’s Bryan Jury formy preview, I’m told that there’s a definite possibility we could be seeing its “kill monsters with your guitar peripheral” on PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.
“We’re also looking into other platforms as well,” he tells me. “Nothing’s finalized at this point, but we feel like there’s no reason why this kind of gameplay wouldn’t be able to work on other platforms with, you know, the obvious graphical and other enhancements. We’re definitely checking out all of our options at this point.”
When the game was first announced for the Wii, my reactions were mixed. The concept certainly appealed to me, but since I do my rock gaming exclusively on another platform, I thought I’d be left out in the cold. Judging from your comments on our preview, you felt the same way. According to Jury, they’re listening.
“People listen, publishers listen, people with money actually do listen and read message boards,” he admits. “And because people were really interested in this game for the 360 and PS3, we are talking to people to actually bring it out on those platforms.”
I also wondered if there’d be any chance I could use my other peripherals — a microphone or even a drum set — to rock the dead. I suggest letting out a blood-curdling metal howl, in the style of Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, to explode a zombie’s skull. Jury laughs at my brilliant idea, and admits that it’s something the team had considered.
“These are things we have absolutely explored,” he says, “and kind of seen how it plays out. Currently we only have guitar support, but you never know what we’ll be able to announce in the next couple of months.”
In the meantime, I’ll work on my falsetto. Just in case.
