A Sound of Thunder, the Xbox and PS2 third-person action game from The Thing
developer Computer Artworks. Set in the year 2038, the title deals with time travel
and battle with horrifying hybrid creatures, mutated dinosaurs and vicious plant life.
A Sound of Thunder, sets players in the task of defending the past in order to save
the future. In 2038 Chicago, a faction known as the Global Entropy, has been using
time travel to return to the prehistoric age in an effort to destroy the current timeline.
The end result, Chicago has been overrun by all kinds of prehistoric creatures and
mutated plantlife.Obviously, time travel plays an integral part in the proceedings.
Players will have to journey back though history in order to ascertain the full designs
of Global Entropy and attempt to nip the faction’s plans in the bud.
But that’s not all.Gamers will find that certain actions they take in the past will have
a direct impact on present day.The time travel aspect even wheedles its way into the
available arsenal in the shape of the Time Freeze Disruptor. This weapon will freeze
enemies in bubbles of lapsed time, slowing them down, lifting them into the air and
making them incredibly easy targets.
Other weapons we’ll be able to get our hands on include a Machete, Ion Gun, Vulcan
Cannon, Sniper Rifle, Oxy-Iodine Laser, Machine Gun and the OICW with different
ammo types.Details on the number of levels hasn’t been revealed so far, but you can
expect to be exploring numerous, richly detailed areas – jungle, swamp, futuristic
environments and more. Gameplay will apparently be a mixture of stealth and action
as players go up against not just beasts but also crazy cultists with big weapons.
A release date is currently planned for the end of the second quarter. FXB will have
more as details become available.
Press release
