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Insomniac Says Vanquish Is 'Gears of War on Crack'

Posted July 12, 2010 by M.H. Williams

Three employees of the Resistance and Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac Games have listed Platnium Games’ Vanquish as the stand-out of the recent E3 show. The action shooter sports robust graphics, big mechs, awesome explosions, and an innovative ‘cover drift’ system.

"It’s a brilliant technical showpiece from the creator of the original Resident Evil and the director of Resident Evil 4 – my favorite game of all time,” wrote Insomniac Community Specialist Paul Featherstone. “It plays like Gears of War on crack and looks absolutely gorgeous. Platinum is knocking it out of the park after Bayonetta – hopefully we will see more frequent high-quality releases from them in the next few years.”

“First, I had no idea it even existed. Second, it looked awesome. Third, the demo was a lot of fun - action-packed and full of spectacle. Plus, it's in the sci-fi shooter genre, which is something that I'm always into,” added Tools Programmer Giac Veltri.

The rest of the employees’ E3 impressions can be found on Insomniac’s official blog.

[Via GameTrailers]

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