GC: Highlander details emerge

By Robert Purchese Published 24 August, 2007

Quick, chop its head off.

Eidos has finally revealed details about its Highlander project, naming French outfit Widescreen Games as the developer of the PS3, 360 and PC games.

It will be a third-person action adventure that spans over 2000 years, giving you a chance to explore feudal Japan, medieval Scotland, a futuristic vision of New York and Pompeii before the historical volcanic eruption.

Similarly to the film, the aim will be to journey around the world and meet other immortal warriors in battle, lopping off their heads to win. You'll have the choice of Katana, Claybore or Double to use, and be able to use various techniques to overpower your foe - like Resurrection, Chi Balance, Fireblade, Wind Fury, Stone Armour and other powered-up special attacks.

You'll be the newcommer Owen Macleod, but come face to face with 77 other characters along the way - some familiar from the television series or films.

Widescreen is promising around 18 missions to tackle in general, and lots of ways to get around your environment: zip wires, dagger and traverse climbing, swan dives, free falls, cannonballs and beams.

It sounds like it will be a gory and mature affair, with a predicted adult age rating, and is due for release sometime next year.

Widescreen Games is responsible for titles like Dead to Rights II and upcoming swashbuckler Black Buccaneer.

Head over to our Highlander gallery to see the first shots of the game.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (21) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • GiarcYekrub #1 5 years ago

    How many Macleod are they that are immortal? Conner,Duncan,Quentin and now Owen

  • space_ace #2 5 years ago

    It will be a third-person action adventure

    O_O how original

  • McGeeza #3 5 years ago

    Claymore? Or was that an intentioanl jibe?

  • lambtron #4 5 years ago

    The rule with this franchise is:

    THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

    No sequels ;)

  • Lagto_Soa #5 5 years ago

    Conner,Duncan,Quentin and now Owen

    Not forgetting Colin from the anime... yes, Colin. Just as well Tarquin MacLeod didn't get up after his last scrap.

  • bengray66 #6 5 years ago

    How can you be immortal, but die if your head gets removed........ That is not immortal at all. If your immortal, you CANT die?

  • McGeeza #7 5 years ago

    Try telling that to a headless immortal...

  • Turambar #8 5 years ago

    >a futuristic vision of New York

    They didnt get the memo that said Highlander 2 doesn't exist?

  • wattoo #9 5 years ago

    This sounds absolutely woeful. THREE types of sword? Surely the swords are as numerous and as individual as the owners.

    Someone should chop the head off this now.

    If it beats 3/10 I'll be amazed.

  • Snooz #10 5 years ago

    Headless immortals become undead zombies in the gaming industy for ever!

  • M_Spitz #11 5 years ago

    Didn't Highlander win the Academy Award for best movie ever made?

  • Ranger101 #12 5 years ago

    Awesome.

    I knew I wasn't going crazy when I remember there being a Quinten Mcleoad - he was the Highlander from the cartoon wasn't he?

    Always struck me as odd for there to be a cartoon based on a film about Supernaturals lopping each others heads off. Except they didn't in the cartoon - they just transferred their 'knowledge' through a quickening that only resulted in their sword being destroyed.

  • deaner #13 5 years ago

    Looks good, but I don't think much of the developer.

    Add to that the cross-platform nature of the release and the fact that it's 'yet another nice-looking third-person slasher'... and there wouldn't be much to look forward to.

    That is - unless like me you've just watched the anime Highlander movie "Search For Vengeance", which frankly - is blummin ace!!

    Seems from the screen that they're going for the mood of the first movie - which could be no bad thing.

    However for PS3 owners this is up again quite a lot of third-person slasher competition (Heavenly Sword, Assassin's Creed, Dynasty Warriors...) and it doesn't look like a winner.

    Still, speaking cross-platfrom - at least it's not another bloody FPS!

  • Poorandugly #14 5 years ago

    Surprise me and make this good.

  • Nallen #15 5 years ago

    This is going to be utter bollocks isn't it.

  • SirDespard #16 5 years ago

    The original Ocean film tie in game was really bad, it'll be going some to be worse than that was.

  • Tim #17 5 years ago

    Er...a game where you have a Katana sword, and get to play across multiple time-zones and locales, including Japan, a futuristic American city, ancient European city...I have the fear, I tell you.

    Does it have green metal frogs too?

    "I can't leave with out my bonny SuperHeather!"

  • Daikon #18 5 years ago

    With all this endless milking of a dried up franchise I was kind of expecting a Ronald Macleod.

    Seriously, who is really waiting for a Highlander game?

  • DUFFMAN5 #19 5 years ago

    Why oh why oh why wasn't their ever only one! we were promised people "their can be only be one...............oh wait a minute, well we could have a few more shite films, tv series, games ect. Let it die. Highlander along we Terminator were two of my favs during the 80's, that and Linda Lusardi (is that how you spell it ?, never liked Sam Fox)

  • marilena #20 5 years ago

    Lol@Tim

    To be honest, it's probably going to be even worse than Daikatana.

  • Lagto_Soa #21 5 years ago

    Did someone say Highlander vs. Terminator? No? I don't care, that's what I heard. SOMEBODY DO IT.