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<\/p>\nI Am Alive is a game that has been shrouded in mystery from the moment it first dropped onto our radars at E3 in 2008.<\/p>\n
The CG trailer back then gave no clues as to what type of game it would be, or even what it was about at all.<\/p>\n
Then it disappeared.<\/p>\n
Three years later, with nary a peep in between – I Am Alive appeared on the radar again, a changed beast. Well, we assume it’s a changed beast, considering we never knew a thing about it.<\/p>\n
Previously a full-release product, I Am Alive is now going to making its debut on PSN and Xbox LIVE in 2012 – and if the trailer released in September is anything to go by – it’s going to be awesome.<\/p>\n
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What we already know about I Am Alive is that you play as a survivor of an unknown catastrophic event that destroyed an entire city (at the very least) – and that you’re looking for your wife and daughter; if they even survived.<\/p>\n
Along the way you’ll be battling other survivors who seem intent on killing you – as well as navigating the destroyed city, making your way where you can amongst the rubble.<\/p>\n
The lucky buggers at Gamesradar<\/a> were given a sneaky hands-off preview of the game (benefits of living in the UK, I guess) and they got to see a bunch of nifty titbits that opens up the world of I Am Alive a little bit more.<\/p>\n In their preview they got to have a look at how serious the survival aspect of the game actually are – with stamina, health and well-being fighting against you from the inside.<\/p>\n So as you scale a building, you lose stamina – forcing you to find the most efficient ways to your destination.<\/p>\n Being a post-disaster world, Ubisoft are pushing the importance of food and resources – especially their rarity – and how that will make their use a tough decision to make.<\/p>\n GR also reported on the combat, describing it to be more strategic than the typical skop, skiet en donner<\/em> – where you have to bide your time and wait for the right moment to attack the right target to gain the upper hand.<\/p>\n With the game having been surrounded with so much silence in the past, it’s good to finally see some detail coming out about it – better yet, the detail that we’re seeing is looking pretty damn awesome, too.<\/p>\n How the I Am Alive of old may have been, what was kept, what was thrown away – we’ll never know; but I’m certainly glad I Am Alive is, well, alive.<\/p>\n I Am Alive is scheduled for release next year in 2012.<\/p>\n Check September’s announcement trailer below – and the screenshot gallery over yonder<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n \n![](\"files.php?file=i_am_alive_010_1_746903648.jpg\")
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