There are 27 missions in all and plenty of gunboat action to be had.Īs the game progresses, you will unlock more boats (see Multiplayer section). Some involve escorting and protecting large ships, while others are stealth based hit-and-run type missions. The Jade Kingdom represents the Aristocracy that is trying to maintain its shipping lane supremacy while an even larger force from the North (The Iron Empire) flexes it's military muscle in an attempt to destroy everyone.
#Blood wake boats series
As the newest member of the Shadow Clan, you will be required to complete a series of challenging missions against the various forces that operate in the Dragon Seas. I really can't because unlike the many characters in Twisted Metal, Blood Wake (BW) follows the story of a single gunboat captain named Shao Kai who, after being betrayed is rescued by the nefarious Ped Zang and his bold Shadow Clan pirates. Some people have likened this game to Twisted Metal on the water. The use of real boat physics was clearly well done. Just like a real boat, you can only turn if you are moving forward. You must then keep pushing forward and move the stick right or left in order to steer. Pushing forward makes the boat accelerate. For those of you scoring at home, the left thumb stick is used as both the accelerator and the steering. Now when I was at my local video game store, I was discussing with the clerk how I felt that the controls were smooth and friendly while he thought that the use of the left thumb stick was all wrong. The trigger buttons fire the different weapons while the thumb buttons (X and A) are used to activate the turbo and toggle through the various "powered" weapons. The control scheme is an easy to use setup. There is an in-the-boat view, 3rd-person perspective and an even further back 3rd-person perspective. Based on boat combat between different factions of military types, smugglers, pirates and villagers, the game boasts three varying views in which to destroy your enemies.
#Blood wake boats movie
A non-white cast like this is remarkable today, and utterly unheard of back in 2000 when the game was released.Blood Wake takes place in a strange parallel-type world similar to the movie " Waterworld," only land isn't scarce. Everyone else is either Chinese or Malaysian, or their world's equivalent of them. Token Minority: A very interesting case, as Achmed is the only Arabic character of significance in the story.Reaches truly ridiculous heights with the sight of Shadow Clan speedboats trying to liberate trading junks that wouldn't look out of place in Romance of the Three Kingdoms from Jade Kingdom privateers, manning the aforementioned motorized sampans.Schizo Tech: Ancient Chinese sampans and semi-modern catamarans with chainguns, homing rockets and wave generators? Yessir.Recycled In Space: Much of the core gameplay is similar to Twisted Metal IN A DIESELPUNK SOUTH CHINA SEA.Fully realized in The Basilisk, which basically has a sword for a prow. Ramming Always Works: Favored tactic of the Iron Kingdom, using the immense weight and armored prows of their ships to cleave through their foes.Harsh, but fair, and quickly warms to Kai as he proves himself an able pirate. Pirate King: Ped Zeng, lord and master of the Shadow Clan.Ocean Punk: An absolutely stunning example, courtesy of its incredibly unique South China Sea-style setting.More Dakka: Comes in rapid-fire chainguns and punchier but slower firing autocannons.Lung was in a high enough position at a relatively young age to convince most of the Northern League fleet to defect and form his Iron Empire. Military Brat: Implied for the Shao brothers, as Kai was given command of an entire squadron immediately upon joining the Navy.Mighty Glacier: Devil Boats, which are about as close to a capital ship as this game gets, are immense, lumbering fortress-like warships that hit and steer like a freight train.Most of your new equipment is stuff he "borrows" from Shadow Clan warehouses, rightly believing their comrades will forget all about the theft by using the gear to accomplish daring and heroic deeds.
Jack of All Stats: Shadow Clan catamarans, as depicted on the cover, are an almost perfect balance of speed, armor and raw firepower.