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Capcom Working On Hardcore Project Natal Game Based On Old Franchise

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Posted January 12, 2010 - By pklepek

Capcom Working On Hardcore Project Natal Game Based On Old Franchise

Outside of tech demonstrations and modifications of several existing Xbox 360 games, we haven't seen what Project Natal is capable of. Microsoft is keeping those games under wraps. But speaking with Capcom's VP of strategic planning and business development Christian Svensson at CES last week, I learned about Capcom's potentially ambitious plans for one Project Natal game.

"I can't talk about what we're doing on Natal right now yet because we haven't announced it, although we have announced that we're working on stuff," said Svensson, emphasizing his vagueness.

He was willing to tease a little more about one unannounced game, however.

"I think you'll see again a brand focus on what we're doing there [on Natal], perhaps a brand we haven't seen in a while," he said with a coy smile, as Capcom public relations eyeballed us. "That's exciting."

Svensson did elaborate when pressed on whether it would be similar to Capcom's approach to Resident Evil 5 on PlayStation 3, which is getting updated to support Sony's upcoming motion controller.

"We're gonna make a 'gamers game' for Natal using something amongst our brand history"

"What we're doing is creating it from the ground up for Natal, in this case. But it's..." he said, pausing. "How do I describe this...it's created from the ground up for Natal. We're not looking at Natal as 'okay, here's a little Natal gimmick that we've worked into some existing game.'"

When I jokingly proposed a spin-off of mini-games set in the Resident Evil universe, he corrected me.

"That's not the plan," said Svensson.

"The approach is we're gonna make a 'gamers game' for Natal using something amongst our brand history," he continued. "I know [Mega Man creator and Capcom head of R&D Keiji] Inafune is really excited about it, he's been very vocal both in Japan and with the media about his vision of what Natal brings. I'm going to have to ask you to wait and see."

Microsoft announced Project Natal would be released during the holidays at CES, but Svensson made it clear to me that Capcom was not rushing this one out the door to meet that deadline.

"We're not going to be at launch, just to temper the expectations," he said. "We're gonna cook something and it's gonna to take a while to cook."

Let the speculation begin.

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  • ghostblade125

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    Posted: January 22, 2010 9:37 PM | Reply | Report
    ghostblade125
  • revivedflash

    This is what I like to hear. Not some crappy mini game but a game built for hardcore gamers from the ground up. This is going to show us what Natel can really do. Can't wait to hear what game it is.

    Posted: January 17, 2010 8:45 AM | Reply | Report
    revivedflash
  • RookieBrawler

    If this is Megaman Legends 3, I'll buy Natal first day, I swear to all the divine entities there are ever were.

    You'll never ever guess, yeah right. It very well maay not be MML3, but if it is, I'll soil my pants!

    Posted: January 15, 2010 3:43 PM | Reply | Report
    RookieBrawler
  • Brixtonville

    The hardest game they ever made was Ghosts n' Goblins. That's what it is.

    Posted: January 14, 2010 9:50 AM | Reply | Report
    Brixtonville
  • greenshoelaces

    Mega-Man would be Mega-Awesome.

    Posted: January 13, 2010 1:40 PM | Reply | Report
    greenshoelaces
  • Ejas12

    Sure is Strider Hiryu, that would be awesome

    Posted: January 13, 2010 10:58 AM | Reply | Report
    Ejas12
  • Sunstone1

    If the teams create move setups for fighting games like Street Fighter and Tekken that scanned certain position for a move (like the punch, kick, supers and ultra activation), it would give the player freedom to customize their characters to their speed and space movement and make it more enjoyable as well make a workout. I own the kickboxing pad for ps2 and I use it for tekken 5 all the time. There are senors that fit on the arms and legs ( Tekken is setup for left/right punchs and kicks so the left and right senors activates the arms and legs of the characters how they would in the real world).The pad controls the movement of the character with jumping up on the pad to jump. I tell ya.... its a workout every time I use it.

    Kick boxing pad pics
    http://www.gametrailers.com/ user-movie/ultimate-kickboxing -pad/145151

    Posted: January 13, 2010 10:43 AM | Reply | Report
    Sunstone1
  • Coffee5565

    My Guesses....

    - PowerStone
    -Auto Modelista..?
    -Breath Of Fire

    Posted: January 13, 2010 10:06 AM | Reply | Report
    Coffee5565
  • ads_show

    street fighter vs x-men REMIX????

    Posted: January 13, 2010 8:10 AM | Reply | Report
    ads_show
  • SkylerZio

    ok, didnt read the wall of text above, but when I think hardcore and capcom, i think Megaman.

    Posted: January 12, 2010 9:05 PM | Reply | Report
    SkylerZio
  • sinewave

    Which spurs a good question. I wonder if more exclusive games will start coming out due to Natal being "unportable" like Wii games

    Posted: January 12, 2010 6:42 PM | Reply | Report
    sinewave
  • BigBlakBackward

    I would love a new Resident Evil game already but, we haven't seen a Dino Crisis game since the PSOne, please do it right, tense and light on the ammo like the first but as more cool dino encounters like the second!

    Posted: January 12, 2010 6:19 PM | Reply | Report
    BigBlakBackward
  • xPs360x

    sorry I only do hardcore games with the controller...

    Posted: January 12, 2010 6:04 PM | Reply | Report
    xPs360x
  • sinewave

    MEGAMAN LEGENDS 3 !!!! Whatever it is, it's gonna be very very good. And hopefully only on 360. I can't see PS3's motion wand even coming close to what Natal offers.

    Posted: January 12, 2010 3:41 PM | Reply | Report
    sinewave
  • SiK

    Meh still not going to get Natal unless its like super duper amazeing

    Posted: January 12, 2010 3:25 PM | Reply | Report
    SiK
  • HeiniSchplitzen

    My vote is Darkstalkers, although jumping around in front of a camera to fight would suck! Still BRING IT BACK!!!!

    Posted: January 12, 2010 3:25 PM | Reply | Report
    HeiniSchplitzen
  • I_AM_XPLAY

    Onimusha

    Posted: January 12, 2010 3:20 PM | Reply | Report
    I_AM_XPLAY
  • jamesarc

    oh god, please let it be a fully interactive Final Fight!

    Posted: January 12, 2010 3:16 PM | Reply | Report
    jamesarc
  • OwlEye

    Megaman Legends 3 Called It

    Posted: January 12, 2010 3:11 PM | Reply | Report
    OwlEye

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