Wanted: Dead promises hack and slash action from ex-Ninja Gaiden developers

Wanted: Dead promises hack and slash action from ex-Ninja Gaiden developers
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110 Industries has announced Wanted: Dead, a third person action game heading to Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC next year.

In the game, you’ll play as Lt Hannah Stone who leads an elite team known as the ‘Zombie Squad’. We’re promised a dark and dangerous version of a near-future Hong Kong, where sharpened skills are needed to survive.

You’ll use both guns to engage foes at a distance and a sword and “deep combat system” for closer encounters. There’ll even be slow motion and a limb severing mechanic which is said to change enemy attack patterns. Sounds painful. Bayonetta and Devil May Cry have been cited as influences. What’s more is that the game’s combat systems were worked on by developers who previously worked on Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive.

There’s certainly a look of Ninja Gaiden in the trailer, which you can see for yourself below. We’ll have to wait for more, but hopefully it won’t be too long it’s aiming to launch in 2022. It’s the second game 110 Industries announced at the Tokyo Game Show, you can read about the other—Vengeance is Mine—here.

Wanted: Dead is currently in development for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC.