You remember Tron don’t you? Well if you’re
about twenty years old you may have been in diapers when the movie first hit, but for the
rest of us this will be a real nostalgic treat. That is where it stops. This is
a whole new Tron.
TRON is a totally updated sequel that takes
place in today’s computer world and not in the IBM main frame of the original
TRON program creator, Alan Bradley. Jet Bradley, a talented, young
computer programmer is the son of Alan 20 years after the events of the film
(out in 1982). You assume the role of Jet and are in search of his missing
father. You must travel through a whole new world of computers, PDAs, Internet
hubs, and even infected servers.
From this early peek at the game (not due out
till Spring 2003), the game has totally awesome graphics. This isn’t the
detailed realism that other games are shooting for though, this is a digital
world and the details build a believable unreal world. Jamie Berger, Director of
Marketing for Disney says, “We just couldn’t have done this title two years ago,
the graphics just weren’t where we needed them to be.” In fact, he also told me
that nVIDIA is creating a whole new effect for this game on their high end
products.
TRON’s graphics aren’t the only thing
different about this first-person PC action game. Gamers, armed with an
assortment of digital weapons, shields and gadget subroutines, can compete on
the legendary Game Grid, contend with deadly programs and circumvent devious
obstacles as they travel through settings never-before-seen in PC gaming. One of
your main weapons, the disc, you don’t just shoot, you control it. It takes more
than a fast or rapid finger to make this weapon effective. You can actually
control it after you fire, thus allowing you to even hit targets around the
corner. If you miss, it will come back to you like a boom-a-rang. But wait, this
is your shield as well, so if you fire at the wrong time you could be
defenseless. I am sure this will take a little getting use to, but this game
looks like it will provide many new hours of fun.
