Shield sex shock for Sammy

By Patrick Garratt Published 16 April, 2004

Point of View's adaptation of Fox's hard-hitting good-cop-bad-cop drama will push the acceptability envelope at E3 next month, says the developer, while talk of a 24 game is hushed.

US developer Point of View has denied rumours that it has started work on a game based on Kiefer Sutherland juggernaut 24, but has admitted that the Fox product it is beavering away on, The Shield, will cut close to the acceptability bone in every respect.

"We've been told to really push the ERSB ratings by our publisher, Sammy," said Point of View's Rob Sandberg. "The E3 booth is a sex show. The demo's looking awesome. It's going to blow everyone away."

But recent talk of the company working on 24 is misjudged, according to Sandberg. "Maybe there's some confusion because they're both Fox properties," he said.

Rights for highly popular thriller 24 are yet to be snapped up, but have been tipped for some time now as a possible license for making the TV-game transition.

But Point of View - developer of the Slugfest series and most recently Spawn: Armageddon for Namco - shouldn't be worried. The Shield has achieved much notoriety on both sides of the Atlantic for its graphic portrayal or American society's seedy underbelly.

"It's full of sex and violence, put it that way," joked Sandberg.

No details have been released as yet on the game itself, but we'll bring you the first look from LA next month.

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Comments (19) Latest comment 8 years ago

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  • Kami #1 8 years ago

    The Shield, eh?

    Never went much on that series...


    And a game of 24 would be nice, as long as whomever does it DOESN'T **** IT UP!!!

  • Blerk #2 8 years ago

    I don't see how they could make a game out of either series, tbh.

    The Shield is excellent - better than 24, imho.

  • patlike #3 8 years ago

    That 24 game was *very* heavily rumoured, you know...

  • Kami #4 8 years ago

    I don't go for either The Shield or 24.

    Just a game of 24 would probably make more sense... caught a few episodes of The Shield 'coz it used to be on after CSI. Didn't go much on it...

  • El_MUERkO #5 8 years ago

    Maybe FOX are waiting to see what they do with the Sheild licence before they give them their baby.

  • Ivefoundgod #6 8 years ago

    I think 24 is crap. Its just ridiculous when you think about it. One series would have been ok but the same lad having 3 action filled days where none of the main characters seem to sleep?It's a joke. The Shield is ok but I can't think of any tv series that will ever come close to reaching the brilliance of The Sopranos.

  • In2ruder #7 8 years ago

    The Shiled is Sony's series NOT Fox's, so how could they make a simple mistake like that.

  • patlike #8 8 years ago

    Um. It is Fox. Sorry.

  • Kami #9 8 years ago

    I agree 24 is a bit dumb.

    Mind you, Jack Bauer is part of the secret service... he should be expecting those kinds of friggin' days. Half of it though is melodramatic stuff though.


    But a game could be interesting. The time aspect would be a unique feature if got right...

  • Spin_Dr_Wolf #10 8 years ago

    New game will be most violent and explicit ever shocker !!

    Pfft.

  • Whizzo #11 8 years ago

    I wonder if it will involve people's faces being burnt on electric cooker rings! I love the show but sweet Zombie Jesus that was extremely horrible.

  • tiddles #12 8 years ago

    That 24 game was *very* heavily rumoured, you know..

    You wouldn't know something we don't, now?

    I can imagine the blurb on the back of the box already - "More than 23 hours of gameplay!"

  • Royal Fool #13 8 years ago

    24 has easily become one of my favorite television series. If a game will be made, Fox better make damned sure they handed the license out to a competent developer. Nothing but excellent will do the show justice.

  • funk #14 8 years ago

    "US developer Point of View has denied rumours that it has started work on a game based on Kiefer Sutherland"

    at this point did anyone else think of flatliners?
    maybe that should be a game, it would be a good excuse to have some psycho levels where you're seeing things that aren't there, could be a good berth for some originality

    GTA: Sopranos would be good

  • Freek #15 8 years ago

    WTF does a sex show have to do with The Shield?
    I mean we are talking about the drama series based around a police station who have to deal with the extremes of society? Maybe I saw a different series then those guys but sex wasn't the main subject, sure it was in there some times but that's not the point of the show.

    Ofcourse if you putt out press releases like this you get a nice hype going "Oh no naked ladies!"
    "Look at how amazingly contraversial we are!"
    Gameplay?
    "Huh, what's that?"

  • marilena #16 8 years ago

    There's a story on Gamespot that says this isn't true.

  • Johnson #17 8 years ago

    >> But recent talk of the company working on 24 is misjudged, according to Sandberg

    Somebody should tell Point of View that the current term for something you have to deny but is actually true is "ludicrous".

  • Shinji #18 8 years ago

    There's a story on Gamespot that says this isn't true.

    Er. The quote about the ESRB ratings and the E3 booth "sex show" is direct from the horse's mouth, and isn't editorialised in any way. I'm not sure what exactly Gamespot think they're at claiming it isn't true - this report is of something that a senior chap at the developer said, not us making stuff up. Now, whether Sandberg's comments are accurate is another question, but the fact remains that he said this stuff on the record...

    Poor show on Gamespot's part to be honest, which is a shame because their Rumour Control piece has generally been excellent. If they want to go around calling people delusional, though, they should focus on the people being quoted, not the people reporting the quotes. Journalism 101.

  • jt #19 8 years ago

    "Er. The quote about the ESRB ratings and the E3 booth "sex show" is direct from the horse's mouth, and isn't editorialised in any way. I'm not sure what exactly Gamespot think they're at claiming it isn't true - this report is of something that a senior chap at the developer said, not us making stuff up. Now, whether Sandberg's comments are accurate is another question, but the fact remains that he said this stuff on the record...

    Poor show on Gamespot's part to be honest, which is a shame because their Rumour Control piece has generally been excellent. If they want to go around calling people delusional, though, they should focus on the people being quoted, not the people reporting the quotes. Journalism 101."

    Oh calm the hell down, they just poked a little fun at you there's no reason to get all miffed. They were probably claiming that you guys were delusional for even buying into such a thing as being possible, which it isn't. I'm sorry, but an sex show at a trade show in the UNITED STATES (sexually repressed as we are) simply is NOT possible, even in California.

    In any case, their quote from the Sammy official spokesman is priceless.
    Edited by 1 at 19/04/04 @ 13:38