The idea of a company known mostly for obscure PC MMOs doing an XBLA game sounds pretty atrocious, but looking at these screens for Islands of Wakfu, I must confess to being rather charmed. Scheduled for release in late 2009, this will be developer Ankama's very first console title.
It claims to be part adventure game and part "beat 'em all" style fighter, and is set in the same world as the company's earlier MMO games, DOFUS and Wakfu. The game can be played by two players in a co-op setting.
I love me a good brawler, and if the game is as good as these shots are pretty, the Live Arcade might be in line for another little gem. I'll definitely stay tuned for this one.
ANKAMA group, creator of internationally renowned MMORPG, DOFUS, is teaming up with Microsoft to develop its 1st console-based video game.ANKAMA group has announced its partnership with
Microsoft for the development of
Islands of Wakfu, its
1st offering for the latest generation of game consoles.
Islands of Wakfu, which is the most recent addition to ANKAMA’s crossmedia universe, retains
DOFUS and
Wakfu’s graphic touch, but adds the feel of an animated cartoon. This
adventure/beat'em all style game can be played by
two players in team mode and will reveal
never seen before background content from the world of DOFUS and Wakfu.
Ankama Play, ANKAMA group’s newly created, independent next gen video game development studio, have recently finalised a deal with the software giant Microsoft.
Islands of Wakfu is planned for release in
late 2009 on the
Xbox Live Arcade.
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4:40 PM on 12.18.2008
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