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Dubbed an FPX, or a “First Person eXperience”, 505 Games’ Blackwater is set to feature this week on the E3 show floor from June 7-9.
Many of the Kinect titles we’ve seen so far have been on-rails affairs, but 505 claim that Blackwater “reinvents the modern combat shooter genre by giving players the ability to completely control the gameplay experience”.
A standard controller option is also available for non-Kinect users, albeit an understated alternative to the “controller-free abilities which introduces an unprecedented level of immersion”.
Blackwater is titled after the the former name of a private security company founded by ex-Navy SEAL, Erik Prince, who is on hand to talk about the project.
“This game and its immersive Kinect-based approach will give players the chance to experience what it is like to be on a Blackwater team on a mission without being dropped into a real combat situation,” he explained.
505 president, Ian Howe, followed suit: “Being able to get the controller out of player’s hands with Kinect and have them on the ground and immersed in the experience will give them a glimpse of what it takes to be a member of an elite fighting force.”
The game has been developed in conjunction with former Blackwater team members to “to ensure accuracy of moves, gestures and gameplay”.
Blackwater is slated for release release this autumn.
