CliveBarker’s
Undying
Clive
Barker’s Undying brings
players into a world of arcane magic,
supernatural abominations and ancient horror.
Set in
Ireland of the 1920’s, players take on
the role of Patrick Galloway, who has been
summoned to an ancestral estate by its lone
descendent Jeremiah. Death has claimed his
four siblings, each who have reanimated
intent on slaying their living brother, the
last of the family, so as to free the Curse
of the Undying King.
In order to
save his friend and unravel the curse that
has befallen Jeremiah’s family, Patrick
must embark on five perilous quests before he
can unearth the final horror of the estate.
Each quest
brings Patrick face-to-face with one of
Jeremiah’s undead siblings and the
strange and wicked creatures the curse has
attracted. In addition, Patrick must triumph
over his reviled competitor Kiesinger. If
there is power to be had by unearthing the
mystery of the estate then Kiesinger will try
and steal it - and there is much power to be
had. It’s up to Patrick to defeat each
of Jeremiah’s siblings and vanquish
Kiesinger in order to quell the Undying King.
Clive
Barker’s Undying marks the first
interactive project from the famed British
author, illustrator, director and playwright.
Considered by many to be one of the best
storytellers of our times, ideas sprung from
Barker’s imagination often embrace
horrific themes. Barker has published eight
novels, his most recent the acclaimed Galilee
and nine anthologies including The Book of
Blood series. Barker has also served as
screenwriter, director, executive producer
and/or actor on 15 motion pictures including
the Academy-Award winning "Gods and
Monsters," and the seminal
"Hellraiser," which he directed and
adapted from his own story "The
Hellbound Heart."
Clive
Barker’s Undying will have a similar
horrific ambiance consistently found in all
his works. The situations and creatures
encountered in Undying will be creatively
deadly and demandplayers use their wits and
caution, as well as imaginative weapons and
spells.
Key
Features
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Ten areas that the gamer will visit
throughout the game. They include the
estate, a destroyed monastery, ring of
standing stones, cursed city of Oneiros,
the Pirate’s Cove, the Eternal
Autumn and Neolithic caves.
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Five horrifying boss characters,
including four based on Jeremiah’s
dead siblings. Players will have to
defeat each of the evil siblings in their
individually cursed and demonic
environments in order to confront the
Curse of the Undying King.
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Eight spells including the destructive
Skull Storm.
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Eight weapons including shotgun, Molotov
Cocktails, Tibetan War Cannon and Scythe
of The Celt.
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Over 20 enemies including Drinen,
Howlers, Verago, Hounds of
Gel’ziabar, Sleeds and
Monto’-Shonoi.
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Special modes will include the ability to
fly in the spirit worlds and a spell
called Scrye that allows players to see
or hear events that are not apparent to
the naked eye to provide back story and
clues.
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Affecting sound that is actually a vital
tool to staying alive, since it may be
the only attestation a creature may be
near you.
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Game will use the Unreal Tournament
engine that has been highly modified.
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Soundtrack of Celtic-inspired spiritual
tracks.
CliveBarker’s
Undying is a
First Person Action/Horror that is being
developed by DreamWorks Interactive and
published by Electronic 
Arts
for the PC and the PlayStation 2.
CliveBarker’s
Undying will be in store in the
Spring 2001.
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