NeverDead dated

By CVG Staff for computerandvideogames.com

Konami has slapped a February 3, 2012 launch date on horror-themed PS3 and Xbox 360 game NeverDead.

Announced in June, the third person title is the brainchild of Konami veteran Shinta Nojiri, and is being co-developed with Rebellion Software,

It centres around an immortal hero called Bryce Boltzmann who, alongside his partner Arcadia, works for an agency tasked with dealing with demonic incursions. Strangely, hero Bryce can quite happily lose his limbs and continue demon hunting.

Konami explains: "As the player is attacked by the various miscreants, Bryce can be torn limb from limb, but can simply reattach the parts to his body. Even when all limbs have been removed, Bryce can roll around as a head, looking to reattach his lost parts.

"He can even use his amputated body parts as weapons, throwing arms into clusters of monsters, and still firing the attached gun, or lobbing his head into seemingly impossible areas, to gain access to new parts of the map."

Creator Nojiri adds: "For NeverDead, we've gone all out to change the approach the player takes in battle. Losing a limb is a mere inconvenience and Bryce's physical skills allow a wealth of ways to take out the enemy - from close-range combat, to throwing limbs into clusters of monsters and shooting them remotely.

"This adds a level of humour to the game that brings the world-weary main character to life, while players can revel in game worlds that can are fully interactive and eminently destructible."