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A big-screen adaptation of Media Molecule’s BAFTA-winning PS Vita game Tearaway is coming to PS4 in 2015, Sony has announced.
Titled ‘Tearaway Unfolded’, the home console version takes advantage of the DualShock 4’s touchpad and speaker to let players interact with the game world.
In fact, Media Molecule says that the game has been “rebuilt from the ground up” for PlayStation 4, with the game running in full 1080p and targeting 60fps.
“The original Tearaway was a little papery world held entirely in your hands, and we used all the features of the PS Vita to deliver an experience that was as lifelike and also fourth-wall-breaking as possible,” explained Media Molecule.
“With Tearaway Unfolded, we want to do the same thing, only this time the world is inside your TV and you interact with it using the unique inputs of the controller…
“From the comfort of your couch, you can swipe the touch pad to unleash great gusts of wind, and send them howling into the world to unfold rippling bridges or send enemies tumbling from cliffs! The power of wind can also be used to propel atoi through the skies in a paper plane, so you can explore the larger new world from above.
“We also use the controller in more surprising ways too! You can shine the controller’s light bar into the TV to light up dark and gloomy places, growing and transforming the scenery, and guiding atoi along her way. Your little messenger companion can also throw items and creatures out of your TV and into your controller, where you can listen to them rattling around, before sending them hurtling back into the world.”
Media Molecule says that the papery world looks “really rather stunning” on PS4 and will feature brand new places to explore, even if you’ve played through the PS Vita original.
Look out for more details later in the year.
Source: Sony Gamescom press conference
