


A Captivating Original Soundtrack – a soulful sound design created entirely from scratch by Venezuelan-born composer Brian D’Oliveira and La Hacienda Creative.


Sadly conspicuous by their absence were the two most anticipated games in the world: Half-Life 3 and Grand Theft Auto V. Also being touted at the show was the latest, even grittier Tomb Raider (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) reboot the utterly gorgeous bounty hunter sim Star Wars 1313 (TBC) and Remember Me (Xbox 360, PS3, PC), Capcom's techno-amnesia actioner. All three are being developed by worryingly second-tier studios, but along with the announcement of Tearaway, a brand new game from the makers of the wonderful LittleBigPlanet, it's news that should cause tentative buoyancy in the hearts of Vita owners. Sony, apparently stung by widespread commentary about Vita's low likelihood of success in a smartphone world, used its press conference at European games exhibition Gamescom to roll out the big guns, including Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty and Killzone. Microsoft, approx £10.20 XBLA download Games news The conversations have sparks of humour but also a tendency to drag on for just a bit too long, although all are voiced with considerable character, which helps to bulk up an indie game with atypical levels of gloss. What you'll discover, though, playing Dust: An Elysian Tail is a lot of screen-filling sword fights bolted on to the role-playing game staples of experience points, incremental upgrade paths and multiple hidden treasures. It looks like a blockbuster 16-bit-era side-scrolling adventure with bold colours, large, slightly bouncy-looking characters and pastoral locations staffed by doe-eyed cartoon animals.
