London, August 27th, 2018.

2019 marks the 20th anniversary of composer Peter Connelly’s first work on the Tomb Raider franchise. To celebrate this landmark event, Connelly is announcing today that he is launching a crowdfunding campaign (via Kickstarter) to produce a studio album featuring the music from Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Tomb Raider: Chronicles and, most excitingly of all, Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness. This campaign has been organised entirely by a dedicated group of die-hard Tomb Raider fans and features world-class names within the music industry.

For nearly 20 years, Connelly and Tomb Raider fans have dreamed of hearing these beloved musical scores on a fully mastered studio album. Now, thanks to the crowd-funding power of Kickstarter, they have their chance to realise this dream. This campaign will be launched on the 1st October ­2018.

The album will not be a direct copy of the original Tomb Raider games’ scores, although it will remain faithful to those classic soundtracks. The music will be transformed and rearranged using techniques and personnel that were simply not available or within reach 15–20 years ago. Connelly intends to bring the musical compositions and recordings up to date and provide the listener, not only a sense of nostalgia, but with a whole new experience of this familiar and much-loved Tomb Raider music.

The original versions of Connelly’s pieces will also be made available, properly remastered and beautifully presented, to tie-in with the new orchestral album so that fans can enjoy the original scores in the best possible quality.

Tomb Raider: The Dark Angel Symphony has been in development for about two years. This project is – uniquely – driven and arranged entirely “by the fans, for the fans” and sanctioned by Square Enix Europe and Crystal Dynamics.

Tomb Raider: The Dark Angel Symphony treats old and new fans alike to the finest musicians, sound engineers and arrangers in the world, including:

• Dr Richard Niles – Orchestrator / Arranger / Musician. “One of the most versatile men in modern music”, who has worked alongside such musical legends such as Paul McCartney, the Pet Shop Boys (“Left to my Own Devices” http://bit.ly/29fgxMk), Ray Charles, Cher, James Brown, Kylie Minogue, Tears for Fears (“Sowing The Seeds of Love” http://bit.ly/1iybTmN), Tina Turner, Cat Stevens, Grace Jones, Swing Out Sister, Take That, and Grammy- and Ivor Novello Award-winning producer Trevor Horn CBE (“The Man Who Invented The Eighties”).
• Isobel Griffiths – Orchestra contractor. A frequent collaborator of Richard Niles, she has also worked with Hans Zimmer, Howard Shaw, and James Horner (to name but a few) in hand-picking musicians for orchestral ensembles.
• Martin Iveson (Atjazz) – Musician, Composer, and Audio Production/ Mastering specialist with a long history of working in videogames and the music industry.
• More special guests to be announced soon!

The studio album will be recorded at the prestigious Air Lyndhurst Studios, London. This state-of-the-art studio has the perfect facilities to achieve the album’s production requirements.

Artwork, promotional material, pledge rewards, websites and social media feeds, pamphlets and miscellany are also being produced by Connelly’s team. Backers of the Kickstarter campaign will have the chance to obtain rare and sought-after Tomb Raider merchandise and exclusive memorabilia.

For more information, please visit the Tomb Raider: The Dark Angel Symphony website www.trdarkangel.com

More information coming soon!

You can also visit, subscribe, and follow Tomb Raider: The Dark Angel Symphony on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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“In the darkest recess of every human soul

slumbers the shadow of evil”

-Werner Von Croy

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Griff the Winged Lion is deemed to be the spiritual successor of Spyro and Crash Bandicoot.

Kickstarter is a hit and miss and a mixed bag, especially in recent years, which sees the birth of phenomenal successes such as Rad Rodgers, Shovel Knight, Undertale and Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (despite it’s inferior to its predecessor, Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse) and dumpster fires like Bangarang: A Short Film Before Rufio (starring Dante Basco and directed by Jonah Feingold, a butt of a shameful, unprofessional, disrespectful and downright rude director who I have the displeasure of speaking to on social media), Mighty No. 9 and Yooka-Laylee (well according to numerous naysayers and critics) deemed to fail to deliver on (and literally not deliver the backer rewards to the backers, in Bangarang’s case) the promises the developing teams set out to do in the first place. The aforementioned worst Kickstarter (possibly of all time) projects will be forever go down in history and be named, shamed and frowned upon.

Enter the beacon of hope, Griff The Winged Lion, a retro-inspired, open-world 3D platformer in the vein of Spyro The Dragon and Crash Bandicoot. It’s developed by Breakerbox Studios and published by Spiral Summit Games. If it all goes well in the future, it will show the failed trash heaps how a Kickstarter campaign is REALLY done (with finesse and pizzazz).

Joined by his sidekick, Gargle, Griff embarks on an adventure to uncover his destiny. 

Does “Griff The Winged Lion” ring a bell to you? Of course it does! Thanks to Cliqist, I knew of the game’s existence last year. It debuted last year on Kickstarter on 8^th September 2016. Unfortunately, it failed to reach its goal as 48 backers raised $1,021 of the $15,000 goal. Since then, the alternative way to support the game is through Patreon at the time. Little did I know it would return to Kickstarter in the (near) future when I least expect it for the second time to take a second crack at crowdfunding?

At the time of writing, it raised $2,935 of the $25,000 goal. Whether it will reach its Kickstarter goal or not is still up in the air but only time will tell.

If you’ve played the Spyro and Crash Bandicoot games during the 90’s, you’ll feel right at home and you’ll be no stranger to what Griff the Winged Lion lays in store for you. In fact, this game contains everything you come to expect from Spyro and Crash Bandicoot back in the good old days ranging from going through a gate that grants you the ability to fly for a short period of time to charging through your enemies with ease as if they were nothing.

Entering this circular gate will allow Griff to fly temporarily for a short period of time.

Within the medieval magical kingdom of Autumn Terrace (clearly inspired by the Summer Forest and Autumn Plains homeworlds of Avalar from Spyro 2: Gateway To Glimmer/Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage!), a young Griffin prince, simply named as Griff, is summoned to take part in a mythical tradition. Once every generation, an elderly mage predicts the future leaders’ destinies and present them with their roles. When it’s Griff’s turn, unfortunately his role is hidden from the mage. To rectify this, he sets out on a quest of epic proportions all in the name of self-discovery while he’s accompanied with his sidekick, Gargle the Gargoyle, and his friends (Gavin the Griffin, Terra the Unicorn and Mia the Phantom Cat) and uncover the answers of why he is denied of his role.

Main Characters from left to right: Terra, Griff, Gargle, Mia and Gavin.

Long, long ago in the olden days, a horrible curse struck King Midas. As a result, everything he touched upon contact turns to gold much to his dismay. In desperation, he seeks help from a sorcerer to help him control the terrible spell he is under. The mage used his magic on a seemingly ordinary pair of gloves and bestowed them upon the monarch. When he puts them to good use, they were no longer a pair of old gloves but powerful, special artefacts. From that moment forward, these all-powerful gloves had the ability to control the ghastly enchantment and prevented the user from turning everything to solid gold. Best of all, he can control the curse and utilised it whenever he needs to. Objects and living beings can be transformed into gold with a single or a few punches. Once struck, they are shattered and can be collected. However, not every everything in the scenery can be converted into gold.

After the sovereign died, the golden-coloured gloves are taken to a shrine and are concealed away for centuries. Since then, the greedy individuals who are bent hunt them constantly on wealth and domination at the cost of crushing the weak creatures for their own selfish gains.

Taking advantage of Midas Gloves will change anything to rock-hard solid gold. 

The Breakerbox Studios developing team consists of the following members: Jake Pawloski (Director/Designer/Lead Artist), Tera Townsend (Co-Designer/Level Designer), Kelly Corcoran (Programmer/Tools Designer) and Branden Townsend (Quality Assurance/Controls). Along with the team members are the talented voice actors who lend their voices to the characters such as Steven Kelly as Gavin, The King and various characters, Griffin Puatu as Griff and the various characters, Aimee Smith as Mia, The Queen and the various characters and Brittany Lauda as the various characters.

Breakerbox Studios promises to bring back the Spyro and Crash years of yore.

If all else fails, Spiral Summit Games will still publish Griff the Winged Lion.

Ratchet & Clank may be the unofficial spiritual successor to the Spyro series in some gamers’ eyes but Griff the Winged Lion is already shaping up to fit the bill. However, it also contains a few familiar and nostalgia-fuelling Crash Bandicoot elements and references such as Griff running from a ginormous tiki log towards the camera judging by the trailer.

Running from a log towards the camera is reminiscent of the Crash Bandicoot games of old.

And dare I say it? It looks more promising than Yooka-Laylee and that’s saying something. And this is coming from a long-time, die-hard fanatic of platformers. In my opinion, Yooka-Laylee is inferior to past and recent platformers I’ve played throughout the years. It can’t hold a candle to its predecessors, Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie (despite I’m not a Banjo fan but I did grew up with the former, minus its sequel), let alone Ratchet & Clank or Crash Bandicoot for that matter.  

Let’s hope it will deliver on its promise (or promises in terms of the backer rewards) and hopefully, the developing team will treat their backers with the utmost respect, unlike a certain lacklustre, dull, boring, drab and dreary Kickstarter film, Bangarang: A Short Film Before Rufio.

According to the Kickstarter campaign, Griff the Winged Lion is slated for Steam, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One but their official release dates are yet to be confirmed. Regarding the Nintendo Switch, the developing team is also planning on bringing it to the console. Though, it depends on whether the stretch goals are met and how much money said campaign gathered. Regardless, Breakerbox Studios and Spiral Summit Games are doing their best to achieve this and meet everyone’s demands.

Griff the Winged Lion is coming to a preferred platform near you.

If you want Griff The Winged Lion to become a reality, you must back it on Kickstarter before it’s too late! For more information, visit its Kickstarter page and follow Breakerbox Studios and Spiral Summit Games on various social media (Discord, Facebook and Twitter) known to man! If you’re still unconvinced, the demo is already available to download from the game’s Kickstarter page so you know how the game and controls feels.  

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Murti Schofield, the writer for Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness sent us his notes on the second TRAOD game.

KAREL’S NEPHILIM WEAPONS – THE SHIELD

A frisbee sized disc protects Karel’s chest like a shield. It hovers and weaves protecting him from everything thrown at him. By absorbing the kinetic energy from impacts of bullets, psychic bolts, Chirugai or whatever it builds up enough energy to spit a charged ion bolt back at the enemy source.

It can vary the bolt from a single explosive bullet to a stream of needle thin charges, to arcing lightning charges, to a solid beam etc etc etc. The more energy directed at Karel the more powerful is the return fire.

THE SUIT

Karel can strip an enemy’s etheric-electrical field from them and use it as an energy suit. It retains all, or a selection, of that enemy’s abilities.

GOODIES’ WEAPONS

Kurtis’ Chirugai is a Lux Veritatis weapon, made of ferilium, a rare meteorite alloy. He inherited it along with the Periapt Shards when his father was killed by Eckhardt. Kurtis’ ability to control the terrifying weapon comes from his early years of training as a Lux Veritatis initiate.

There are other Lux Veritatis Blade weapons still in existence but non-Veritatis can’t use them effectively and they are all well hidden. [Chirugai = shuriken + assegai. Also chirurgia latin = surgery]

Game II has other Chirugai Blades come to light. Lara could learn how to use them. (She is a kind of honorary  Lux Veritatis having the 3 Periapt Shards from Game I still.)

Each Chirugai is unique and is controlled by a secret Veritatis name. Blades could have crystals or rods slotted into them to create different qualities

BLADE A could have rods or phials of alchemically pure elements to slot in. This

would:

• convert     the target, or part of the target, into the same element as the rod     ie  mercury, plutonium, silver,     hydrogen,  etc.
• convert     the target into the same material as the rod or phial ie ice, glass, bone,     wood, water, stone, blood, magma, slime,

BLADE B has crystals slotted into it, which give the blade different abilities such as:

• making     the target crumble into dust
• producing     a high pitched sound to deafen the enemy
• making     the target burst apart in flames
• hovering     and stalking invisibly
• meshing     the target in ‘slo-time’ for a limited period
• delivering     an intense, blinding light burst
• imprison     the enemy by circling in a high speed blur

BLADE C splits into half a dozen tiny razor discs that:

• swoop     like a flock of birds
• attack     multiple targets

BLADE D: locks onto a target and pursues it beyond of the normal viewpoint of the

controller, like a travelling camera.

THE STAFF

A telescoping staff with two retracting blades like an ice axe. When in its compact form it’s about two feet long. Can extend to six feet. Carried over the shoulder in a back holster.

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KURTIS TRENT – DEMON HUNTER

THE GAME WOULD HAVE NO LINKS TO TOMB RAIDER. IT WOULD BE A PREQUEL FROM KURTIS’ EARLY DAYS WITH HIS FULL POWERS INTACT. IT WOULD BE ACTION BASED WITH MINIMAL PUZZLES, SIMPLE STORYLINE AND BE MISSION BASED.

[…OR if it is set after AOD Lara could well appear as a guest shoot-em-up-buddy]

Kurtis’ life is dogged by demonic forces popping up everywhere, even though he has abandoned his Lux Veritatis past. But he has no hesitation using the abilities developed during his early training. He cannot deny his upbringing or his destiny.

ASSETS: Kurtis is highly adaptable to many situations.

• His psychic abilities can be expanded or limited to suit different situations.
• Special weapons available, such as the Blade, can easily be expanded. We have lots of ideas for LV weapons.
• Special enemies – demons – forces of evil – rogue Lux Veritatis with powers to match his own, such as a Ninja style female.

MISSIONS – a few ideas.

• Kurtis has a mentor who briefs him and sets missions (?)
• Reconnaissance style missions with the added twist of Kurtis’ special abilities.
• Some missions could be just all out demon slaying slugfests.
• Kurtis gets hunted by a demon group who want the secret of his powers.
• Kurtis as a mercenary, a Ronin for hire. Hired to clear a city slum of ‘weird’ infestations.
• Tracking a rogue group of Lux Veritatis gone evil.

• Kurtis must find 3 legendary Lux Veritatis weapons to prevent them falling into the wrong hands.
• Kurtis even ends up freelancing for Gunderson’s global security service, The Agency, without knowing exactly who they are.

LOCATIONS – a few ideas.

• A gutted desert fortress during Kurtis’ days in the Foreign Legion.
• An abandoned ice station at the North Pole. Frozen horrors are thawing out.
• Remote Madagascan jungle tomb.
• New Orleans slums with Kurtis searching for a kidnap victim.
• Hong Kong boat town – a horrifying trade in human beings and organs is being carried out there.
• Utah Salt Flats where Kurtis goes back to visit his mother Marie Cornel-Heissturm. He and she team up to wipe out a Cabal stealth team sent to eliminate LV persons. Chance to see his kick-ass mother in action with her special abilities.
• Inside an extinct volcano with honeycomb tunnels extending miles under the Earth.
• Bio-tech weapons research station disguised as an oil rig.
• A Batcave style LV training area – with special challenges and equipment.

KURTIS’ SPECIAL ABILITIES.

We can give Kurtis a huge variation of abilities, all with their inbuilt weaknesses. His present ‘Angel of Darkness’ skills are:

• Psychically controlling the BLADE     weapon [targeting on enemies]
• Psychic double jumps [leaps have extra height and distance]
• Telekinesis [opening doors, moving distant objects]
• Far seeing [using the minds eye to explore at a distance, without being seen]
• Psychic sight [seeing in the dark – his eyes glow green]
• Kurtis absorbs energy from defeated non-human enemies.

IDEAS FOR CONSIDERATION:

• Kurtis’s game is independent from Tomb Raider.
• A lot of Kurtis’ background history has been worked out. We can use this.
• Players may know Kurtis already know from Angel of Darkness, but this should be a stand alone game and story.

LOOSE IDEAS.

• Demon infestations break out through human beings. Ordinary people can be voluntary hosts, or get inhabited or infected.
• Kinetic shield that absorbs impacts and energy bolts, stores it, then zaps it back at the enemy.
• Telescoping staff with two retracting blades like an ice axe. Carried on a back shoulder holster.
• A third LV weapon gets stolen by some interfering archaeologist bint in a pigtail.
• The shield gets stored back somewhere safe – too dangerous to be let out into the world.
• The staff gets destroyed.
• Kurtis’ mentor is a contemporary of his dad, an LV adept.
• An illegal LV bloodline came from the Count or Countesses guardians seen in the Castle Kriegler opening FMV (not used).
• Remote jungle portals are being gashed open by nutter tribes.
• Kurtis has tattoos and a ring.
• Kurtis gets hired as a body guard, but the client is infected and K is quarantined in a confined area.

A shadow beast/hell hound is constantly on K’s trail and pops up in all kinds of unexpected situations whilst K is exploring or even battling some other baddy.

POSSIBLE OPENING FMV TO SET THE SCENE:

AN ANCIENT BATTLE SCENE WITH LUX VERITATIS BLADES AND WEAPON OF LIGHT DEFEATING THE POWERS OF EVIL.

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We’ve received a number of documents on the abandoned Kurtis Trent spin-off game, a prequel to Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness. These were sent to us anonymously. This particular anonymous contributor has sent a number of screenshots and documents to us in the past and they were eventually verified by members of the Core Design team. As such, we have no doubts about the authenticity of these documents.

This is the last part of the final version of the game design document dated 3rd of September 2001

SCENE 01

Direction :      Interior of the hospital reception room.

The room is a mess. Overhead strip lights flicker on and off.

Kurtis :            (Voice over). Looks like somebody started a war in here.

Direction :      Kurtis takes a few steps forward.

Kurtis :            (Shouts). Hey! Professor! Can you hear me?

SCENE 02

Direction :      The Professors study. Books and paper are scattered everywhere.

The desk lamp is tilted at the wall and illuminates framed certificates.

Door leading to washroom is ajar.

Kurtis :            Professor?

Direction :      Kurtis walks to the door and pushes it open.

Stands in the doorway.

Professor is leaning over the sink. His forehead is bleeding.

He looks at Kurtis’ reflection in the mirror over the sink.

Professor :     Don’t worry – I’ll live.

Direction :      The Professor turns and walks into the study. Kurtis stands aside to let him pass.

Kurtis :            Looks like I got here too late.

Professor :     Don’t blame yourself – I thought I could control it. But it’s become too powerful. If it gets into the city …

Direction :      The Professor lets the sentence hang. The meaning is clear.

Kurtis :            I understand.

Direction :      Kurtis draws his pistol and together they walk out of the study.

SCENE 03

Direction :      Kurtis and the Professor stand at the lift.

The Professor uses his pass key to open the doors.

Professor :     He’s trapped in the morgue. Be careful.

Kurtis :            I always am.

Direction :      Kurtis enters the lift and the doors close.

SCENE 04

Direction :      Kurtis’ POV. (First person). The lift chimes and the doors open.

Kurtis walks out into the dim corridor leading to the morgue.

SCENE 05

Direction :      The morgue is cold. Freezing vapour hangs in the air.

Lucifer stands at the far end of the room, his back to Kurtis.

He turns to face him.

Kurtis :            Times up – you coming quietly?

Lucifer :          Don’t be fooled by the body I have had to occupy.

Perhaps you need a demonstration of my abilities?

Direction :      Lucifer sends bolts of power into the storage units and the doors open.

Dead corpses jerk into life and turn towards Kurtis.

Lucifer :          I don’t expect we’ll meet again.

Direction :      Lucifer launches himself through the morgue’s ceiling and is gone.

SCENE 06

Direction :      Kurtis climbs into the vent and crawls through.

Punches out the other side and drops down into the basement room.

SCENE 07

Direction :      Lucifer and Kurtis face one another on top of the building.

The wind tugs at their clothing, the city glitters in the background.

Kurtis :            No where left to run kid.

Lucifer :          Your friends are coming for you. I expect they will have questions – a pity you’ll have to answer them alone!

Direction :      Lucifer turns and casually walks off the edge of the multi-storey building.

He drops over the edge out of sight.

Kurtis runs to the spot where Lucifer was standing and looks over.

He sees nothing below but the flashing lights of the emergency vehicles parked ten floors down.

Loud hailer : This is the police. Stay where you are!

Direction :      A helicopter buzzes the rooftop.

Kurtis turns to see police running onto the roof behind him. They look nervous, guns at the ready.

He hesitates for a second and jumps off the roof, landing heavily on the fire escape below.

SCENE 08

Direction :      Kurtis drops from the fire escape.

He is in an alleyway. The Professor pulls up in Kurtis’ pickup truck.

Kurtis runs out of the alley and jumps in.

The Professor drives off at speed.

Kurtis :            I lost him.

Professor :     I’m not surprised – Lucifer is clever and he’s getting stronger.

Kurtis :            So what’s happening to him?

Professor :     Something I’ve only ever read about – a true demonic possession     that uses its host form to travel undetected through our world.

Kurtis :            You mean the kid isn’t human?

Professor :     The host? That poor child is very much one of us, but the creature enslaving it is anything but!

Kurtis :            So now what?

Direction :      The Professor lifts a tracking device out of his coat pocket.

He switches it on.

ECU of the tracker’s screen as it orientates itself.

A red icon flashes and the tracker zooms in on it then zooms out to show the trucks relative position in the city.

Professor :     Luckily for us every patient at the institute is tagged with a chip in case they escape.

Kurtis :            Looks like we got ourselves a second chance!

SCENE 09

Direction :      The pickup truck cruises down a street in China Town.

The Professor and Kurtis pull up opposite one of the buildings.

Kurtis checks the trackers screen. The two icons are virtually on top of one another.

Kurtis :            Says here he’s gone to ground in Boss Chang’s place.

Professor :     Just about the safest place he could find – can we get in there?

Kurtis :            Not without one hell of a fight …

Direction :      Triad gangsters suddenly point at the pickup truck and start running towards it, weapons at the ready.

Professor :     Too late – we’ve been spotted!

Direction :      The Professor guns the engine and swerves out into the traffic.

Horns blare.

Suddenly two black chase cars swerve out of a junction and close in behind the truck. Shots are fired.

Kurtis :            Keep moving Professor! I’m going outside!

Direction :      Kurtis climbs out of the cab and uncovers a machine gun mounted in the back of the pickup truck.

SCENE 10

Direction :      The truck races straight at the armoured glass entrance to the Triad building.

Cut to interior of Triad building.

Triad gangsters stand ready with their machine guns.

The pickup truck hurtles towards them. It smashes through scattering debris and sending the gangsters diving for safety.

SCENE 11

Direction :      The helicopter pilot is killed and the craft crashes and breaks up. It scatters wreckage across the ground then explodes.

Kurtis stands facing the blaze then turns and walks away.

Direction :      Close up of wreckage.

A panel of wreckage falls over and the Triad boss’s cat slinks away into the night.

It pauses to look at the camera. It has the glowing red eyes of Lucifer.

SCENE 12

Direction :      Night time. Kurtis lays on a crumpled bed.

He is disturbed by visionary dreams.

He is lost in a huge library walking down long aisles of antique books.

Two voices can be heard in the background.

Lucifer :          Do this for me and I will make you more powerful than any man ever before!

Dr Yates :      Yes! Yes! Why not? Haven’t I earned it? Haven’t I sacrificed so much while others have got fat on my companies profits?

Direction :      Kurtis turns the aisle corner and sees Dr Phil Yates standing against the library’s blazing log fire.

On the rug is the Triad boss’s cat.

The cat raises it’s head and looks at Kurtis.

The Dr half turns and stares at Kurtis. His eyes glow with Lucifers red light.

Somewhere a phone is ringing. It gets louder, more insistent.

Direction :      Cut to Kurtis lying in bed.

He wakes up and reaches for the bedside phone.

Professor :     Kurtis! The dream! Did you experience the dream?!

Kurtis :            Ur, yeh! You been dreaming of me too Doc?

Professor :     Amazing! A multiple telepathic link-up with simultaneous visual transference over …

Kurtis :            Wait! A what?

Professor :     Don’t you see? Our early exposure to Lucifer has somehow linked us together!

Kurtis :            Great! Just great … so who was the suit with the cat?

Professor :     You really should keep up with the times Kurtis!

Dr Phil Yates. Just about the richest man on the planet at the last count.

Kurtis :            So what’s his line of business? Oil? Diamonds?

Professor :     Software. Just about every system has his name on it somewhere.

But more worrying is his links with the military. My god! Lucifer is after the Omega system!

Direction :      Kurtis, suddenly alert, swings his legs out of bed.

Kurtis :            Now this I’ve heard of …

Direction :      Fade to black. Fade up.

Direction :      Night time. Snow falls. Kurtis crouches on top of the mansion rooftop.

He jumps down onto the balcony below and waits in the shadows.

The camera pans down to take in the arrival of a cavalcade of military staff cars.

Security guards run to meet the cars and fan out, weapons at the ready.

Kurtis :            (Voice over) The Omega system is the most controversial weapons system ever created.

A weapon of last resort, the Omega missiles are constantly moved across the country in armoured trains.

Just one missile has the power to ionize the atmosphere and burn away the surface of planet earth.

Guess somebody thought Armageddon needed a little help.

Direction :      As Kurtis narrates, cut to Colonel getting out of car.

Direction :      Cut to group of military staff officers climbing stairs.

Security guards are placed either side, their guns covering the group as it passes into the mansion.

SCENE 13

Direction :      Kurtis crouches on the roof of the cable car.

Security guards stand waiting in the cable car building.

They open fire, riddling the cable car with bullets.

Kurtis uses his telekinesis power and accelerates the cable car, overriding the brakes and the car smashes into the building.

Kurtis leaps from the car as it smashes into the reception room, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

SCENE 14

Direction :      Dr Phil Yates and a military Colonel are standing at a large conference table.

Contract papers are spread out on the tabletop.

The Colonel bends down to sign his name.

Dr Yates :      Congratulations Colonel! The military are now the proud owners of the final phase of project Omega.

Direction :      The Colonel and Dr Phil Yates shake hands.

The Dr’s eyes glow red. Cut to the Colonels face. His eyes are glowing red. (Lucifer has taken control of the Colonel).

Colonel :        Six Trillion dollars buys a lot of firepower Dr.

I guess you’ll be buying Mrs Yates a new car?

Direction :      They laugh.

Direction :      Cut to outside on the balcony.

Kurtis stands facing the huge armoured glass window.

He raises his arms and sends a massive telekinetic blast at the glass, It blows inwards, shattering into a million pieces.

Direction :      Cut to interior of the conference room.

The blast knocks everyone to the floor.

Kurtis enters the room.

The Colonel (Lucifer) gets to his feet and his men form a courdon of armed guards around him and the Dr.

Colonel :        Stop him!

SCENE 15

Direction :      A helicopter is warming up outside on the balcony.

The Colonel and the Dr run towards it.

A group of security guards form a protective ring around the helicopter.

Kurtis runs out of the lodge. The guards open fire.

The Colonel climbs into the helicopter.

Colonel :        Goodbye Dr!

Dr Yates :      What? Wait! Don’t leave me!

Direction :      Kurtis is fighting back. Security guards are being shot down.

The helicopter starts to lift off.

The Dr crouches on the ground and watches it leave.

Direction :      Interior of helicopter.

The Colonel swings a mini-gun out of the doorway and opens fire.

Colonel :        Sorry Doctor – but you know too much!

Dr Yates and his remaining security men are shot down.

Kurtis leaps out of the path of the ripping tracer and tumbles over the hand rail.

He drops down the sheer cliff face.

Kurtis’ fall is broken by his levitation powers and he comes to rest on the hillside.

The helicopter flies off into the night.

SCENE 16

Direction :      Military base. Camera tracks along perimeter fence.

Inside the base there is activity – vehicles criss-cross one another. Loaders lift and lower crates.

Subtitle flashes up : Maximum Security Nuclear Installation.

The camera comes to a halt.

Kurtis and the Professor crouch behind a stack of crates.

Kurtis :

(Voice over). The Omega missile program had always been a target for the anti-war movement.

All the noise and media coverage made the location of the missile trains impossible to keep secret.

Professor :     Remember – find the Colonel. If Lucifer is still controlling him he will have infiltrated the Omega program. This could be our last chance Kurtis – if we fail …

Kurtis :            Don’t even think it.

SCENE 17

Direction :      Kurtis looks through the metal mesh of the ventilation shaft.

Below him he can see soldiers working around a nuclear missile.

The missile is sitting on a large lift platform.

Suddenly the Colonel (Lucifer) comes into view. The Colonel gives orders and points at the missile.

Cut to opposite side of vent.

Kurtis kicks out the mesh cover and jumps down into the room below.

The Colonel turns and orders his men to shoot Kurtis.

Colonel :        Stop him! Open fire!

SCENE 18

Direction :      Kurtis and the Colonel fight on the missile lift platform as it descends down into the base.

The Colonel smashes the brake motor and the platform rushes downwards, sparks flying as it scrapes down the lift shaft.

Colonel :        Enjoy the ride!

Direction :      Using his levitation powers the Colonel (Lucifer) floats off the platform and hangs in the air.

The platform plummets downwards with Kurtis and the nuclear missile still onboard.

It disappears into the far depths of the shaft then hits the bottom and a flaming explosion roars upwards.

The Colonel (Lucifer) laughs as the blast wave flashes past.

Colonel :        Ha ha ha ha …

Direction :      The Colonels laughter is cut short as he sees something flying up the shaft towards him.

Cut to Kurtis using levitation powers to escape the fire below.

Kurtis :            It’s not over yet Lucifer!

Colonel :        You fool! You only delay the inevitable!

SCENE 19

Direction :      Kurtis loses the mid air fight with the Colonel (Lucifer) and plummets down the lift shaft towards the burning destruction below.

Fade to black.

SCENE 20

Direction :      Kurtis is standing in a pitch black underground cavern.

A light appears. It is drawing near.

The light comes closer. It illuminates the face of the man carrying it but little else.

Kurtis :            Where am I?

Lamp man :   You mean you don’t recognize your birth place Kurtis?

Kurtis :            Right now all I recognize is my right to bear arms – hey! My guns are missing!

Lamp man :   This is one part of your life where you can’t rely on mankind’s crude inventions – you must arm yourself with your birthrights and fulfill your true potential!

Kurtis :            My father talked a lot like you – all that birthright stuff sent me half crazy!

Lamp man :   Whatever your past was  – your future lies within you!

Direction :      The Lamp man turns to leave, taking the source of illumination with him.

Kurtis :            Hey! Wait a minute!

Direction :      The Lamp man speaks as he leaves.

Lamp man :   Don’t be afraid! Your future lies within you Kurtis!

SCENE 21

Direction :      Kurtis has killed one of the hit squad team.

He searches the mans pockets and pulls out an ID and photographs of his mother and infant self.

Kurtis :            Wait a minute …

The mine retreat in Utah – Mom and me were holed up here when she was on the run all those years ago!

I’ve got to find her before these guys do!

SCENE 22

Direction :      Kurtis’ mother (Marie Cornel), is hiding from the hit squad behind a stack of crates.

She has the baby with her. In her hand is a pistol.

A river raft is moored close by but the hit men have it covered.

Hit man :        Don’t make this any harder than it has to be Miss Cornel!

All we want is the kid!  Hand it over and you can go free!

M Cornel :      Fuck you asshole!

Direction :      She stands and fires rapidly, two of the hit men go down.

Then her ammunition runs out.

M Cornel :      Shit!

Direction :      She glances at the raft moored just a few meters away.

The hit men have taken cover.

She picks up the baby and runs for the raft.

The hit men spot her and move forward.

Hit man :        Get her!

Direction :      The hit men open fire.

SCENE 23

Direction :      Kurtis walks through the smoke of battle.

His mother is crouching down, covering the infant with her body.

He approaches her and helps her to her feet.

M Cornel :      Kurtis? Is that you?

Kurtis :            Yes. It’s me.

M Cornel :      They said someone would come – but how …?

Kurtis :            I don’t know. All I know for sure is you need to get out of here – and quickly!

Direction :      Kurtis helps them onto the raft and unties the ropes.

The raft begins to float downstream.

Kurtis raises his hand in farewell as the raft gains speed and disappears into the darkness.

He is left standing alone on the bank.

A ghostly light begins to illuminate his raised hand before quickly spreading down through his body.

Kurtis looks around in surprise before vanishing.

SCENE 24

Direction :      Kurtis materializes.

He is crouching on the perimeter of a jungle base, dressed in military fatigues.

A radio com-link is in his ear.

Radio :            Choppers are coming in!

Alpha squad will secure the landing zone! Over and out!

Direction :      Kurtis stays where he is – frozen by fear.

Kurtis :            I know this place.

Ten years ago I was here and saw forty men die in an ambush right in front of me.

I should have seen the tanks. It was my fault. I should have seen the tanks!

Voice over :   Remember Kurtis – your future lies within you!

Direction :      He shakes his head and carries on.

SCENE 25

Direction :      Two military helicopters fly in and drop off troops that spread out around the landing zone.

More troops move forward and take up position facing the command building.

Radio :            Alpha squad! Move forward and destroy the command installation!

Over and out!

SCENE 26

Direction :      Kurtis stands outside the burning command building.

The sky is full of departing helicopters.

Once again his body glows with the ghostly light and he de-materializes.

SCENE 27

Direction :      Kurtis materializes.

He is in a cell.

Strapped onto a torture machine is Major Jean Rochelle.

Kurtis :            Oh boy. Not here. Not him!

Major :            Kurtis! You came back for me!

Kurtis :            Believe me Major, it wasn’t my idea!

Direction :      Kurtis pulls a lever and the torture machine releases the Major.

He drops to the floor and looks up at Kurtis.

Major :            I knew you wouldn’t leave me here!

Kurtis :            Let’s just say I’m acting under higher orders.

Now get up!

Direction :      Kurtis hands the Major a pistol then turns and walks out of the cell.

The Major shoves the pistol into his belt and hurries after Kurtis.

Major :            You know Kurtis, we always made a great team …

SCENE 28

Direction :      Kurtis and the Major climb over the fence and drop down onto the other side.

SCENE 29

Direction :      Kurtis and the Major run towards the rescue helicopter.

The Major jumps aboard and turns to face Kurtis.

Major :            You know Kurtis, it really pains me to do this.

Direction :      The Major pulls his pistol and points it straight at Kurtis’ chest.

He squeezes the trigger. Click! It isn’t loaded.

The Major looks at the pistol in disbelief.

Kurtis :            Major, it’s time to go for a ride.

Direction :      Kurtis grabs the barrel of the mini-gun mounted in the doorway and swings it violently into the Majors face.

The Major collapses in a heap.

Kurtis turns to the soldier standing by and shouts above the noise of the rotor blades.

Kurtis :            Captain! The Major is under arrest for war crimes! Keep him in one piece until the firing squad!

Direction :      The helicopter lifts off and flies over the tree tops.

Enemy soldiers appear through the forest and run towards Kurtis.

Kurtis starts to dematerialize and vanishes.

The soldiers come to a puzzled halt.

SCENE 30

Direction :      A presidential cavalcade of cars drives down a street.

Subtitle: July 13^th 1996 – 2.24PM.

Suddenly gunmen open fire.

The leading car explodes. Then the vehicle at the rear of the column blows up.

Caught between the burning wrecks the president’s security men fight a losing battle.

Into the chaos materializes Kurtis.

He scans the street battle raging around him.

The action appears to be moving in slow motion.

Kurtis :            (Voice over). President James Carlton is assassinated by members of his own military forces opposed to the Camp David peace agreement.

Just another dead president – but I was there. I should have stopped it.

Direction :      Kurtis runs to the presidents car. The doors are wide open. Dead security men are on the ground.

Kurtis:             Mr President! It’s time to get out of here!

Direction :      The president comes to Kurtis’ side.

President :     Get me to the capital building son! I’ve got a peace agreement to sign!

SCENE 31

Direction :      The door is impossible to open.

Kurtis :            I can’t open it!

President :     Wait! There’s the emergency tunnel! If we can find that, it will lead us right to the state room!

SCENE 32

Direction :      Reinforcements arrive and the president is surrounded by a courdon of armed agents.

He sits behind his desk and signs the peace treaty paper.

TV news :      (Voice over). In a dramatic and violent conclusion to the Camp David peace deal, president Carlton narrowly avoided an assassination attempt aimed at stopping the signing of the treaty.

An FBI statement said the attack on the president was a well-orchestrated attempt by rogue military units …(fade down).

Direction :      The president stands on the steps of the capitol building.

He is holding aloft the treaty paper.

Photographers crowd the president and flash bulbs light up the scene.

Cut to Kurtis standing aside from the crowd on the steps.

He begins to glow and dematerializes from the world.

SCENE 33

Direction :      A cavernous missile silo.

Kurtis is chained to one of the booster rockets at the base of the towering missile.

The Colonel (Lucifer) approaches him.

Colonel :        So you are awake at last. Good!

Kurtis :            You can’t believe how great it is to be back …

Colonel :        While you’ve been away I have completed the loading of the missile train.

I thought you would like to know that you have failed – and dwell on that failure while awaiting the launch of this Polaris nuclear missile.

Direction :      Kurtis yanks at the chains binding him to the giant rocket.

Colonel :        I shouldn’t think you will have long to wait.

I estimate it will take the spy satellites little over a minute to detect the launch of the Omega missiles – after that the opposing computers will fire their nuclear arsenals at one another.

Mutual destruction is guaranteed.

Kurtis :            And then what? Who’s going to be left to rule Lucifer?

Colonel :        That, my heroic fool is hardly the aim of the game.

I am merely an emissary for a higher power. I exist to carry out their wishes, and do not question their rationality.

Like you I can only serve my masters to the best of my abilities.

Kurtis :            Hey, you shouldn’t put yourself down like that.

I’ve seen a side of you that has leadership potential written all over it!

If you’re going for the big A you shouldn’t wimp out at the last rung!

Direction :      The Colonel (Lucifer) takes a step forward and looks into Kurtis’ eyes.

Colonel :        The hero’s last brave words. Goodbye Kurtis Trent.

Direction :      The Colonel turns and walks out of the missile silo.

The access door slams shut behind him with a metallic thud and motors lock it in place.

SCENE 34

Direction :      Kurtis is spotted and the alarm is sounded.

The Colonel turns to face Kurtis but thinks better of it and rolls under the massive blast door just before it crashes shut.

SCENE 35

Direction :      The Colonel (Lucifer) is standing on the loading platform as the last Omega missile is lowered into its silo onboard the armoured train.

Cut to the blast door.

The missile detonates against the door and it is blown apart.

The Colonel (Lucifer) spins around and tries to see through the billowing fire and smoke.

A figure walks out of the devastation.

Colonel :        No! Why can’t you just die?!

Direction :      The Colonel (Lucifer) grabs a com-link and shouts into it.

Colonel :        Lieutenant! Get this train moving! Now!

Direction :      The train starts to pull out of the loading hanger.

The Colonel (Lucifer) stands astride the missile wagon.

He rages at the soldiers around him.

Colonel :        Kill him! Kill him now!

SCENE 36

Direction :      Interior of the command car.

The Colonel (Lucifer) and Kurtis face one another.

Kurtis :            Game over Lucifer.

Colonel :        You think you have won?!

Why the game has only just begun!

Direction :      The Colonel stands on a lift platform and is taken up to the roof of the command car wagon.

Kurtis turns and climbs the ladder.

Direction :      Cut to the exterior of the command car wagon.

Kurtis climbs out on to the roof.

The Colonel (Lucifer) is standing with his back to Kurtis further down the wagon.

He turns to face Kurtis.

Colonel :        I should have killed you when I had the chance!

But now is not the time to be wasting words!

Direction :      The Colonel’s body is transfigured into a true demonic creature.

Huge black wings unfurl into the slipstream.

Lucifer is now in his true form.

He leaps from the command car onto one of the missile silo wagons and rips away two of the hatches as if they were made of paper.

Kurtis can only watch in horror.

Kurtis :            He’s going for the warheads …

Direction :      Lucifer reaches inside the two silos and pulls out the warhead canisters.

With a cry of rage he spreads his wings and launches into the sky –

the warheads gripped between his talons.

Direction :      Cut back to Kurtis. He stands alone on the wagon roof.

He looks around. Nothing left to fight with. No guns. No missiles. Nothing to hit back with.

Suddenly the words come back to him. The words from the mine.

Kurtis :            (Sotto voice). Whatever your past was  – your future lies within you.

Direction :      He tenses himself and repeats the words, focusing his mind.

Kurtis :            Whatever my past was – the future lies within me!

Direction :      Kurtis glows with a ghostly light.

His body is orbited by particles of fire.

He begins to change. Transfiguring into a higher form of creature.

Kurtis :            Whatever my past was – the future lies within me!

Direction :      Cut to Kurtis’ feet. The primitive human weapons drop onto the floor at his feet. They are smouldering with the extreme heat of the transfiguration.

Camera elevates up Kurtis body.

Cut to arms and pan upwards.

Cut to wings and pan downwards.

Cut to chest and elevate upwards. Focus on Kurtis transfigured  face.

Kurtis :            Let’s do it.

Direction :      Cut to Kurtis standing on the roof of the wagon. Full figure in the frame.

He gives his wings an experimental flap. Turns to face where Lucifer was heading and launches himself into the sky.

SCENE 37

Direction :      Military helicopters fly in formation over the city.

Controller :     (Voice over). Cobra leader – this is air-space command.

We have two unidentified incoming hostiles on the scope.

You are clear to take offensive action. Good hunting.

Direction :      The helicopters bank away over the city and split up.

SCENE 38

Direction :      Lucifer is dying.

He clutches the nuclear warhead and starts to super-heat himself. The warhead starts to glow with the intense heat being generated.

Lucifer :          One … last …deed ….

Direction :      Cut to Kurtis. He is circling the glowing Lucifer.

Kurtis :            He’s using himself to ignite the nuclear reaction!

Direction :      Kurtis dives down on Lucifer.

As he rockets earthwards he generates an energy shield which streams out behind him in a burning trail.

Kurtis starts to orbit around Lucifer, the trailing shield forming a spherical mesh around the demon.

Kurtis succeeds in enclosing Lucifer in the energy shield but the effort has left him exhausted.

He tumbles earthwards like a falling leaf, barely able to keep himself aloft.

Direction :      Cut to inside the spherical energy shield.

Lucifer is just a glowing hot shape – the nuclear warhead reaches ignition temperature and detonates.

Cut to exterior of spherical shield.

The shield contains the nuclear blast. It glows white-hot over the city then fades to a blazing ball of orange.

When the blast has been spent the shield suddenly shatters into millions of brilliant shards of light.

SCENE 39

Direction :      A dirty side walk on the city streets.

Kurtis floats down from the sky. His power finally runs out ten feet above the ground and he lands heavily on the ground, rolling to a halt against a trash can.

Cut to Kurtis’ POV. He is looking up at the sky and buildings around him.

Kurtis :            (Voice over). Breathing hard, groaning in pain.

The sound of a vehicle pulling up can be heard.

A voice calls out.

Professor :     Hey! Mister! You want a lift?

Direction :      A pickup truck stands at the kerb. The Professor is driving.

Direction :      Kurtis gets to his feet and gets in the pickup truck.

The truck drives away.

Professor :     (Voice over). Where to?

Kurtis :            (Voice over). You know, I’ve always wanted to go to …

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We’ve received a number of documents on the abandoned Kurtis Trent spin-off game, a prequel to Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness. These were sent to us anonymously. This particular anonymous contributor has sent a number of screenshots and documents to us in the past and they were eventually verified by members of the Core Design team. As such, we have no doubts about the authenticity of these documents.

This is the final version of the game design document dated 3rd of September 2001.

Part 2

CONTENT:

• Linking paranormal powers
• Paranormally enhanced firepower
• Game Levels and Events List
• Kurtis Trent character animations
• PSX 2 controller
• Pick ups and reward system
• Psychic power – Kurtis transformation
• Game map building
• Using the environment to full effect
• Playable cut scene sequences
• Paranormal weapon training
• Training sub games
• Snares
• Traps
• Ghosts and spirits
• Save game points
• Onscreen meters – Mortal energy meter
• Onscreen meters – Paranormal energy meter
• Onscreen meters – Ammunition
• Kurtis’ mortal energy – Refueling
• Kurtis’ paranormal energy – Refueling
• Evil or good – Player choice
• Antidote for evil
• Evil or good – Animation changes
• Door puzzles
• Professor to Kurtis information link up
• Multi-player game
• Weather effects

LINKING PARANORMAL POWERS

The player can link two powers together.

They will need to do this if they want to see through a locked door with the x-ray vision and levitate an object on the other side of the door.

Select the Paranormal powers inventory (L1 + D PAD – UP ARROW) and scroll an item into the hi-lighted selection area with the D PAD – UP/DOWN arrows.

Keep the L1 button depressed and now press D PAD – RIGHT ARROW and a duplicate inventory pops up.

Repeat the selection (D PAD – UP ARROW) process and when the L1 button is released the player is returned to the game with their choice of linked paranormal powers.

PARANORMALLY ENHANCED FIREPOWER

All of the weapons in the Hand weapon and Throwing weapon inventory can be power-boosted by combining Hand weapons and Throwing weapons with the Psychic power button.

As Kurtis becomes more ‘paranormal’, (indicated on the paranormal meter bar) his guns and grenades can be infused with occult energy to pack a bigger punch.

The appearance of the bullets and grenades will also change. A burning halo appears around them as they fly towards their target.

Select a Hand weapon or Throwing weapon.

Hold down the L1 – Psychic power

Game Levels and Events List

KURTIS TRENT CHARACTER ANIMATIONS

Basic moves

Standing/Waiting

Personality moves – smoking a cigarette/eating peanuts.

Walk

Run

Strafe – left + right

Sneak

Crouch

Belly Crawl

Jump – upwards/forwards/backwards – (hop)

Rolling – left/right/forward

Stepping – left/right/forward/backwards

Death move

Weakened slouch

Hit reactions – punch, shot, electrocution etc.

World interaction

Push door

Kick locked door open

Climbing – ladders

Press button – chest height

Operate keyboard – table height

Pick up object

Throw object

WEAPONS

Holster + Draw firearm

Fire firearm

Reload firearm

Grab + Throw Grenade

Cast/throw salt

Hold occult amulet

PSYCHIC MOVES

Trance state – out of body movement

Mind control – arm extended to move objects/humans etc..

Psychic wave – tense up crouch move and release

Levitation stance – angelic pose

Psychic Energy Drain – same as mind control move

Psychic Shield – cross arms and brings head down

Psychic overload – hands holding head, stumbling around

Psychic blast – arms extended, hands together/open

Hand to hand fighting

Punch – psychic same move

Kick –        “   “

Shove –       “   “

Block –       “   “

PSX 2 CONTROLLER

AL – Half forward = Walk

AL – Full forward = Run

AL – Full back = Jump back

AL – Left/right = Turn around

L3 + 1 click = Crouch. To exit crouch : L3 + 1 click = Stand

L3 + 2 clicks = Crawl. To exit crawl : L3 + 1 click = Stand

AR – Left/right = Strafe sideways

AL – Forward + AR – Forward = Sneak

AL – Full forward + SQUARE – Tap = Jump forward

AL – Full back + SQUARE – Tap = Jump backwards

L1 –   Hold down to combine psychic power with weapons and fighting moves.

Hold down to build up a stronger release of psychic power.

On screen charge bar will indicate level of power.

L1 – Hold = Psychic power + TRIANGLE – Block = Psychic shield

R1 + D PAD – UP ARROW –  Hold down  = Hand weapons (Show menu)

R1 + D PAD – DOWN ARROW –  Hold down  = Throwing weapons (Show menu)

R1 + D PAD – LEFT ARROW –  Hold down  = Inventory (Show menu)

R1 + D PAD – RIGHT ARROW –  Hold down  = NOT USED

To select an item from the D PAD menus do the following:

+ AL – Left/right scroll to pick item. When high lighted release the D PAD arrow button

L1 + D PAD – UP ARROW –  Hold down  = Paranormal powers (Show menu)

L1 + D PAD – DOWN ARROW –  Hold down  =

L1 + D PAD – LEFT ARROW –  Hold down  =

L1 + D PAD – RIGHT ARROW –  Hold down  =

To select an item from the D PAD menus do the following:

+ AL – Left/right scroll to pick item. When high lighted release the D PAD arrow button

L1 – Psychic power + SQUARE – Jump = Levitation

To steer the character in levitation mode use a combination of AL and AR:

AL – Left/right = Turn around

AR – Left/right = Hover left/hover right

AR – Forward/back = Hover up/hover down

R1 – Hold = Weapons/Throwing weapons/Inventory selection in conjunction with D – PAD arrow buttons

The Kurtis character freezes and a ball of light leaves his body.

To steer the ball to a host body in the out of body mode use a combination of AL and AR:

AL – Left/right = Turn around

AR – Left/right = Hover left/hover right

AR – Forward/back = Hover up/hover down

Fly into the host body you want to capture and control. They will move using the same controls as the Kurtis character.

L2 – Hold = Psychic power drain

To direct the beam onto a host body use:

AL – Left/right = Turn around

AR – Forward/Back = Up/down

L1 – Hold – Psychic power + CROSS – Tap = Psychic power blast

Mind control over objects:

R2 – Hold = Mind control over objects

Steer crosshair over object with:

AL – Left/right/forward/back + 1 click = Capture object

Move with:

AL – Left/right = Turn around

AR – Left/right = Hover left/hover right

AR – Forward/back = Hover up/hover down

Release with:

AL + 1 click = Release

CROSS –      Tap = Action/punch Note: Hold down longer for greater distance throws with objects.

SQUARE – Tap = Jump up

CIRCLE – Tap = Kick

TRIANGLE – Tap = Defensive block

PICK UPS AND REWARD SYSTEM

Ammo

Paranormal energy

Mortal energy

Keys

Occult artifacts

Evil antidote

PSYCHIC POWER – KURTIS TRANSFORMATION

When Kurtis uses his paranormal powers his appearance changes in subtle ways.

Apart from residual energy auras and ghostly special effects, his physical appearance will alter.

Hair becomes charged and glows.

His eyes burn with a blue fire.

Clothing becomes charged and floats away from his body.

GAME MAP BUILDING

Dimensions are in meters. Y axis is up.

Steps, stairs, walkways, doorways, windows, machines, ladders and furniture will all be built in metric scale.

See Kurtis Trent character animations for the characters walk/jump distances.

USING THE ENVIRONMENT TO FULL EFFECT

The game world will feature pits, ledges and suspended walkways and bridges.

Enemy characters can be thrown from high points while suspended walkways can be dropped on top of enemies.

PLAYABLE CUT SCENE SEQUENCES

Some cut scenes will require the player to interact with the action.

This can be as simple as pressing a button on the control pad at a certain time to ‘help’ one of the characters achieve a task in the film.

PARANORMAL WEAPON TRAINING

The player must master the powers before being allowed to use them in the game.

Failure to master a power does not end the game, but leaves Kurtis vulnerable.

If Kurtis practices his powers often they will become easier to control and also more powerful.

The Professor will pop in and chide Kurtis for not practicing enough. This warning stops when Kurtis has reached a certain level of proficiency.

TRAINING SUB GAMES

Professor Francis instructs Kurtis in how to use the paranormal weapons.

These training sessions will take the form of simple sub games.

When a training session begins, the camera fly’s into Kurtis mind and the player is transported to a room suitable for the lesson. This could be anything – a Japanese style interior or a deserted temple.

SNARES

Web – Sticky and saps Kurtis’ paranormal powers.

Bubble – Transparent energy ball that blocks Kurtis’ path.

Vortex – Step on this and you are spun around while your energy is drained.

Trip wires (linked to Traps).

TRAPS

Dark mist –    Brings down a dark cloud that restricts the players view distance.

Gas –             A cloud of poisonous gas wells out of the floor. This will sap Kurtis’ strength.

Scatter bombs –       These are occult symbols that appear on the floor.

They move in random patterns, crossing each others path.

If Kurtis treads on them they will explode and sap his energy.

Demon sentry –         This alerts a demon guard who will materialize and fight Kurtis.

Psychic disrupter –   Emits a chaff effect that disrupts the Map scanners display.

SAVE GAME POINTS

The save point where the player can store their game is represented by a wall mounted telephone kiosk.

These telephones are placed around the level and are activated by walking up and pressing the CROSS (action) button on the controller.

An option screen appears showing the previous save positions in the city.

Add your current position to the list.

The player’s current energy, inventory, weapons and location in the game world are stored on the PS2 memory card.

Highlight the EXIT command with the D PAD – RIGHT ARROW and press the CROSS (action) button to return to the game world.

ONSCREEN METERS – MORTAL ENERGY METER

This onscreen meter indicates the amount of energy the player has remaining.

ONSCREEN METERS – PARANORMAL ENERGY METER

This onscreen power meter indicates the amount of psychic charge being used when the player presses the L1 – Psychic power button.

The diagram below shows the power scale.

The longer the L1 – Physic power button is held the greater the eventual discharge of energy.

If the player exceeds the safe zone limit and enters the danger zone then the eventual discharge of energy can have unpredictable effects on Kurtis and his surroundings.

These can be one of the following:

1. Kurtis dies (if mortal     energy is low).
2. Shape change
3. Kill mortals in the     immediate vicinity
4. Fire storm

ONSCREEN METERS – AMMUNITION

A three digit figure is displayed indicating the number of rounds remaining in the currently selected weapon.

INTERFACE DESIGN

KURTIS’ MORTAL ENERGY – REFUELING

To replenish physical energy levels:

Eat and drink the food pickups.

Another way is to avoid expending energy and wait. Kurtis’ mortal energy level will creep slowly up to its former position, but will never rise above without collecting more pick-ups.

KURTIS’ PARANORMAL ENERGY – REFUELING

When an enemy is defeated it will drop energy pick-ups.

Kurtis grabs these and they increase his paranormal abilities and slow the rate that his paranormal energy is expended.

After a set number of energy pick-ups have been collected, Kurtis will receive new paranormal powers.

Another way is to avoid using paranormal powers and wait. As time passes Kurtis’ paranormal energy level will creep slowly up to its former position, but will never rise above without collecting more pick-ups.

EVIL OR GOOD – PLAYER CHOICE

This meter shows how ‘evil’ or ‘good’ Kurtis has become while playing the game.

Evil pros

Progress faster through the game by killing anything that moves. (Demon or human).

Evil cons

Kurtis is more susceptible to demon attack. (His power drains faster in combat).

He can’t enter certain protected holy rooms and must use an antidote to restore his good rating.

See: “Antidote for evil”

Good pros

Keeps Kurtis’ energy high and it lasts longer in combat.

Good cons

Progress more slowly through the game by using controlled violence.

ANTIDOTE FOR EVIL

This pick up will restore Kurtis good rating and allow him to enter rooms protected with a spell to repel evil.

EVIL OR GOOD – ANIMATION CHANGES

Depending on how ‘evil’ or ‘good’ Kurtis is played, the character animations change accordingly.

A ‘good’ Kurtis will hold back and only use his fists on a human, but an ‘evil’ Kurtis will use a more violent set of animations with a knife or gun move.

DOOR PUZZLES

Using the LV amulet – Part 3 Kurtis can x-ray a locked and bolted door.

Using the mind control power he can then slide or rotate the lock mechanisms into an open position.

Lock mechanisms will be in the form of Chinese sliding block puzzles.

There is no time limit on them and the player can have as many attempts as they need.

PROFESSOR TO KURTIS INFORMATION LINK UP

The Professor can help Kurtis with hints and tips through the voice com-link – a micro video camera attached to Kurtis’ head allows the Professor to see what Kurtis is looking at.

The Professor will request Kurtis to look at a certain object in the room. If Kurtis does this the Professor will identify it and supply some information on how to tackle the problem.

As Kurtis’ power increases this electronic link is superceded by a telepathic connection.

Both methods will be liable to demonic/electronic jamming that will deprive Kurtis of his back up.

MULTI-PLAYER GAME

Up to four players can choose to play the main characters from the game.

Special mini-missions will be available:

1. Capture the flag.

2. Timed obstacle course.

3. Death match.

These environments will be unique to the multi-player option, but will use the texture banks created for the main game.

WEATHER EFFECTS

Weather will be used to add atmosphere, but can also add to the game play.

For instance, a dark room can be illuminated by a lighting flash to reveal enemies hiding in the dark, while snow and ice can make a surface slippery.

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