Velvet Assassin sneaking onto 360

By Robert Purchese Published 14 May, 2008

Worth keeping an eye on, this one.

Gamecock has confirmed that Velvet Assassin will be making an appearance on Xbox 360 as well as PC this autumn.

This is the gritty World War II sneak-'em-up made by Replay Studios, which was formed in 2002 by former IO Interactive staff.

Their work on the Hitman series is evident here, as you sneak around a dream-like world seeing off key figures in the Nazi regime by luring them into gasoline puddles to set fire to them, or creeping up and brutally assassinating them.

Velvet Assassin is based on the true story of British intelligence agent Violette Szabo. She's called Violette Summer in the game, and you join her as she lies motionless in a coma, reliving her secretive and horrific past of off-field warfare.

There are 12 stylised memory levels to relive, with plenty of story to unravel and authentic 1940s weapons to get to grips with.

You can leave your own mark on her story, too, by developing her abilities towards combat or stealth depending on your preference.

Kristan thought it was the most impressive title in the Gamecock line-up when he got a closer look, and suggests you keep an eye on it.

Velvet Assassin used to be known as Sabotage, but had its name changed so as not to presumably clash with Pandemic black-and-white effort Saboteur.

Head over to our Velvet Assassin gallery for an idea of what it looks like.

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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 (11) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • Quint2020 #1 4 years ago

    I thought we knew this already?

    Either way, game looks pretty cool, i'll definitely be keeping an eye on it.

  • Metalfish #2 4 years ago

    Hrm. Hitwoman: 1942 anyone?

    I personally felt that IO really hit on something with Bloodmoney, they had to make a fair few games to get to that point. All I'm saying is maybe the assassin genre requires a lot of feedback and experience to pull off (I'm mostly taking Ass Creed as an example where repetition slowly killed an excellent gaming environment). Though the plot does seem to be wholesale nicked from contracts at this point.

    Anyway, enough negativity, another hitman game'd be luvery.
    Edited by 1 at 14/05/08 @ 09:53

  • J.C #3 4 years ago

    Sleeper hit methinks.

  • Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #4 4 years ago

    I thought we knew this already?

    Pretty much: "for PC and next-gen consoles". Still, offers a bit of clarification and gave us a chance to write something about it!

  • syphaa #5 4 years ago

    Sleeper shit I fink's.
    Doesn't look anything special...maybe the game mechanics will be something fresh.

  • lambtron #6 4 years ago

    Awesomo news. Really like the look of this but don't really have a PC to do it justice so I'm glad its coming to the 360.

  • dadrester #7 4 years ago

    aww :( i was hoping for a ps3 release too... i think this looks very cool.

  • muscleblade #8 4 years ago

    Enough 360 games coming already. No more please. I have already abandoned a few games i really wanted but dont have enough time to play. Condemned 2 is one of them, Bully is another.
    Edited by 1 at 14/05/08 @ 11:58

  • Barkotron #9 4 years ago

    "Gamecock"? Really Gamecock? Fantastic, almost makes me want to buy a 360 just to own something made by someone called Gamecock. How have I missed the fact that this company exists?

    More people need to do this kind of thing: "Gears of Wang 3" "Glans Theft Auto 5" "The ENORMOUS PHALLUS Scrolls V: Valenwood" etcetera ad nauseam...

  • DutchDemons #10 4 years ago

    velvet assassin starring violet summer...

    really? i mean come on

  • AHiFi #11 4 years ago

    Sleeper fit I think...

    *gets coat*