Prey demo coming soon

By Ellie Gibson Published 22 May, 2006

Next month, to be precise.

3D Realms has announced that a demo of PC and Xbox 360 first-person shooter Prey will be released on June 22nd.

The demo will let you play through five levels of the game, and try out both the single and multiplayer modes. It'll be available for download via your PC and also through Xbox Live Marketplace.

Prey sees you taking on the role of Tommy, a Native American garage mechanic who finds himself trapped aboard an alien ship alongside his girlfriend and grandfather. With the help of a ghostly hawk named Talon, he must find a way of surviving on the ship, rescuing his girl and saving the entire human race from extinction.

Prey is due out in the US this July, but a European release date has yet to be announced.

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Comments (14) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • asphaltcowboy #1 6 years ago

    Woohooo! Great news! Can't wait to play this!

  • Skooch #2 6 years ago

    Yay! The more I see of this game the better it looks...

    I love downloading demos, try out new games from the comfort of your armchair and then decide if its worth 40 quid.

  • Talha #3 6 years ago

    Demos are good, as long as they stick below 500MB.

    Mainly because that is all my USB drive will take.

  • #4 6 years ago

    I'm all for demos - I love 'em and the Lost Planet one is great.

    However, I have not been that inspired by this game yet, and the generosity of this demo seems to in some way hint that I'm not the only one!
    Obviously I'll be downloading it and trying it out for myself wich is great, but there are other titles I'd rather see demos of (Viva Pinata, GoW).
    I just hope that by next month there'll actually be space left on the old HD what with the masses of E3 content I want to have a look at.

    EDIT: Talha - I don't understand why this is a factor??
    Edited by 1 at 22/05/06 @ 11:16

  • asphaltcowboy #5 6 years ago

    56k at home or some other stone-age technology? ;)

  • groovychainsaw #6 6 years ago

    Yeah - glad we're getting a demo of this - I need a LOT of convincing before i think this one is any good, finding it hard to get over the doom3 look of it....

  • Skooch #7 6 years ago

    Off topic: I've read a lot of people saying they enjoyed the Lost Planet demo but I found it rather dull. The mission where aliens spawn out of holes and you have to kill them all I found rather repetitive and easy, it felt like shooting fish in a barrel. The second mission where you kill the snow pirates was lame also. I just got on top of a building and shot them whilst they looked up at me and did nothing.

    The strange thing is is that I really thought I would like it and was looking forward to playing it. Am I missing something? :-(

  • Talha #8 6 years ago

    I just told you the reason. Fast connection at work, dial-up at home. Is that such a crime if one expresses his preferences on these forums? Also, overly large demos tend to disrupt in the middle.

    Of course, if and when I get a bigger drive, my 'preferences' will change drastically.

  • S.J.Rogers #9 6 years ago

    I agree with you Skooch...!!!

  • AHiFi #10 6 years ago

    This is going to be a big one (size-wise). I'm assuming five levels means it has a Doom level system where there are about forty of them. So that equates to about an eighth of the game. Sounds about right for a demo!

  • Dodgymat #11 6 years ago

    Did someone say ''free eighths'' ?

    I'm in.

  • Skooch #12 6 years ago

    Free Farmers Daughters or Ozs would be better ;)
    Edited by 1 at 22/05/06 @ 14:13

  • Wrestlevania #13 6 years ago

    jamesphilp: "I have not been that inspired by this game yet, and the generosity of this demo seems to in some way hint that I'm not the only one!"

    Rubbish, lad! Back int my day demo's were called "shareware" an' bods like Apogee - and later on, id- paved way wi' multi-level releases o' titles like Commander Keen an' Doom. Gives yer a feel fo' game proper. Grand, I tell thee...

    -=-=-=-=-

    And for the record: Prey has had a lot promise ever since it was first announced nearly a decade(!) ago. It's final incarnation looks to capitalise on this and then some. If this game turns out to be less than an 8/10 on either platform I'll be appalled.

    And for those drawing direct comparison with Doom III, you should note this one has quite some story behind it, plenty of variety in its environments and monsters, and some very interesting weapons. Which, on paper alone, makes Prey far superior to Doom III already...

    Edit: Double-bad Ingrish. Added links.
    Edited by 3 at 22/05/06 @ 18:03

  • NthSimulachum #14 6 years ago

    I hope the european release date isn't too far behind the american one.

    The wait for psychonauts was apalling.