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Trailer for upcoming DS game Insecticide looks ... unspectacular
Jim Sterling07.10.08 - 10:49 AM 19 comments

The boys at Gamecock are finally starting to reveal more of their hand as this trailer for Crackpot Entertainment's Insecticide contains actual gameplay footage, much unlike the Mushroom Men teaser released a while back. Gamecock pledged to publish unique and innovative new games but to be perfectly frank, I am yet to hear anything from these guys that makes me think "wow, that's original." Sure, while the announced games might have a quirky story, like Insecticide's cop-drama-with-insects premise, the actual gameplay sounds far from fresh. Watching this trailer, it looks that way too.

Right now, all that Insecticide is showing for itself is a third person shooter/platformer, and not a great one at that. Granted, I am a cynical, curmudgeonly, Scrooge-like figure who is hard to please and this could look a lot better when further details and more footage are made known, but at this juncture, I am not impressed by what this trailer shows. Not at all. I'm hoping that when Gamecock gives titles the chance they'd never have otherwise, it isn't because those titles are garbage.



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BahamutZero's Avatar
BahamutZero at 07/10/2007 10:48

wow jimmles, I have to completely disagree with you on this one. I think it looks awesome. anyone else catch smoking robot at :20?
Toneman's Avatar
Toneman at 07/10/2007 10:53

Looks......interesting. A bug with a gun? I suppose it could work.
Ndizi's Avatar
Ndizi at 07/10/2007 10:53

Holy shit! This trailer is cuh-razy.

The game looks decent. I won't play it.
BlindsideDork's Avatar
BlindsideDork at 07/10/2007 10:56

I am with Sterlmblebee on this one...
mandlebaum123's Avatar
mandlebaum123 at 07/10/2007 11:04

Im thinking the spinning DSs are so you cant concentrate on how bad the game looks.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 07/10/2007 11:12

Quit wobbling the damn DS, I can't see shit!
Johnny Blaze's Avatar
Johnny Blaze at 07/10/2007 11:15

I agree with MXYZPTLK with the wobble shit.. But i see alot of promise in this game... I hope any way..
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Drift64 at 07/10/2007 11:20

Im with you Mxyzptlk, I was like stop already!
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Blaaguuu at 07/10/2007 12:12

While it was damn near impossible to tell what was going on in the clips because of the crappy wobble - What I could see I rather liked... It looks to me like it might be pretty fast paced, with a lot of emphasis on the movement, such as dodging. It has potential to be quite fun.
F Whipple's Avatar
F Whipple at 07/10/2007 12:13

I've never been that close to getting dizzy from a trailer before.
krozall's Avatar
krozall at 07/10/2007 13:14

Fire your marketing apartment, and never use that editor or director again.
bvicarious's Avatar
bvicarious at 07/10/2007 14:54

Someone tell them the touch screen is the bottom one.
ultamashot's Avatar
ultamashot at 07/10/2007 15:57

I'm holding out for Mushroom Men, myself.
WaterMedia's Avatar
WaterMedia at 07/10/2007 17:30

I'd like to second the firing of their marketing department.
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Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain at 07/10/2007 18:50

I saw a smidget of cutscene in there somewhere, and it almost looked like Psychonauts.

If it's in any way like Psychonauts, I'm buying it.
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Zero_armada at 07/16/2007 11:37

The game reminds me of Jet Force Gemini with more movement.

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