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SEGA has announced Binary Domain, an original squad-based shooter from Toshihiro Nagoshi, the video games creator behind some of SEGA’s biggest hits, including Yakuza and Super Monkey Ball.
Binary Domain puts players in the middle of a battle for humanity in robot-invaded 2080 Tokyo. Fighting through the derelict lower levels of the city, players control an international peace-keeping squad that soon starts to question their surroundings. Are the robots becoming more human, or are humans becoming more like machines?
“What I wanted to create this time was a dramatic and energetic sci-fi shooter. When you hear sci-fi you may think of cold, clinical environments but with Binary Domain I wanted to combine this with a deep human drama,” commented Toshihiro Nagoshi. “The keyword we have in mind for this project is “Life”. I wanted to make something that will be accepted by both the Japanese and Western markets and this fundamental theme is something everyone knows, but which the full extent of can be difficult to grasp.”
Binary Domain is in development for Xbox 360 and PS3 at SEGA Japan.
While the Yakuza games have been well received and commercially successful in Japan, they haven’t found large audiences in North America and Europe. With Binary Domain, SEGA is hoping some of the Yakuza quality will find its well into a game more in-line with Western tastes.
“The game is being developed in Japan yet it is designed for a global audience and will take players into an exhilarating story wrapped into a unique, action-packed shooter experience in a fresh new setting,” commented Gary Knight, senior vice president of marketing at SEGA of Europe and SEGA of America.
It’s looking pretty good too, as you can see in the first screens.
