One thing that Sony's been doing lately is resurrecting old Psygnosis brands. Shadow of the Beast is set to release next month, of course, but it's also published the likes of Lemmings Touch on the PlayStation Vita. And one forgotten franchise that it appears poised to revisit is The Sentinel, a first-person puzzler created by British programmer Geoff Crammond.
The original first released on the BBC Micro, but its sequel was published by Psygnosis on the PC and PSone. And as spotted by Gematsu, Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe has filed a trademark today for a new game named, er, The Sentinel. We could be reading into things a little too deeply, but we have to assume that they're connected.
While we must admit that we're not intimately familiar with the original game, its perspective and pacing would probably make it a prime candidate for some kind of virtual reality revival. As such, we'd put money on this being announced and shown off at E3 later in the year. As is always the case with these kinds of reports, watch this space.
[source euipo.europa.eu, via gematsu.com]
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How about a game where you play as the sentinels from xmen and run around catching mutants? The final boss is wolverine and you need to vaporize his flesh entirely to prevent him from healing?
@sonicmeerkat you'd have to boil his brains too
@Bad-MuthaAdebisi I don't know man, who knows what all he can actually heal from? Maybe his brain would just grow back brand new, with no knowledge or memories. Best thing to do with old Wolverine is drop him in liquid nitrogen for all eternity, lol.
@Bad-MuthaAdebisi This scenario is based on previous comic lore I'm not sure if that was considered.
Well,never heard of it but sounds decent.Is there -dare i say it - another,more well known Psygnosis ip with the possibility of a resurrection i wonder? (WIPEOUT wipetey wipey Wipeout!! ) gosh darn Wipeout darn it!! i beseech thee,Sony! Sorry bit off topic,this Sentinel game seems cool i guess.
The Sentinel was a mind-blowing experience in the 80s. A true original. It has not aged well and the 3D graphics would struggle to outrun a glacier.
But if the essence of it could be updated appropriately, the gameplay would still shine through.
I never played it need to look it up. And it looks boring to me.
Does that mean we may one day get a new destruction derby? That was amazing also fade to black I loved that game back in the day.
Wipeout next then? E)
It's just a matter of time until they revisit Hired Guns...er...right?
Exhumed please
Never heard of it. I'll assume it'll get remastered.
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