Bug-filled PSN game, Savage Moon, revealed

by Andrew Yoon { Aug 20th 2008 at 4:30PM }

Click for high-resolution image.

As expected, Savage Moon was revealed for PSN at Leipzig today. This download exclusive is a strategy game with a terrifying bug-infested twist. Players must try to protect an isolated planetary outpost from rampaging hordes of gigantic, ravenous space bugs. It's like Starship Troopers ... meets PixelJunk Monsters. See the very first ever screenshots here.

Gallery: Savage Moon

Tags: lgc08, psn, savage-moon

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

gtfreak1985 @ Aug 20th 2008 4:37PM

now that is awesome. loved the first movie, plus the bonuses. this should be pretty fun.

frankym @ Aug 20th 2008 4:41PM

@Andrew Yoon:

Starship Troopers was the first thing that came to mind as well!!

John-Paul-Jones @ Aug 20th 2008 5:01PM

I second that!

Da @ Aug 20th 2008 6:35PM

Really?!
I think ghostbusters when I see giant bugs and alien landscape.

Brodie-san @ Aug 20th 2008 4:48PM

Would you like to know more?

:)

Mark @ Aug 20th 2008 4:59PM

This looks REALLY interesting..

PS3 exclusive again, I assume.. nice...

Devin @ Aug 20th 2008 4:55PM

Let's hope it's as addictive as PJ:M

Mike @ Aug 20th 2008 4:57PM

Whilst Microsoft's dirty money buys old tired franchises, the PS3 continues to come up with fresh new ones..

I pity those 360 owners with hand-me-down games...

Devin @ Aug 20th 2008 5:18PM

You have a point there Mike. Does MS itself have anything new/innovative on/coming to 360? Y'know...games that either break away from what is expected, define/enhance their genres not only through gameplay, but storyline as well, or are just completely original altogether? A couple come to mind, but IMO it makes sense considering most of their userbase is probably the younger crowd (12-18 yrs) , or is the type that doesn't expect too much and just wants a simple/short storyline with more to-the-point gameplay....which is working of course

JerJerBinks @ Aug 20th 2008 5:29PM

I am a PS3 fan, but not a fanboy so I don't have the blinders on. Please explain how repackaging PJM in a Starship Troopers theme is fresh and innovative. It might be a new IP, but I would hardly call the "Desktop Defense" genre fresh.

HHH @ Aug 20th 2008 5:54PM

castle crashers anyone?

Blah @ Aug 20th 2008 6:16PM

I could have sworn he was being entirely sarcastic being that this looks to be exactly like Startship Troopers, and not a fresh idea.

Devin @ Aug 20th 2008 7:41PM

@JerJerBinks

Now, I most suredly wouldn't call this game original, but (from what the screenshots show) I agree that it "looks fresh" in the sense of its presentation and style.

It is using the same mechanic that PJ:M does (building towers and defending a "base"), yes, but it's taking it to another level (I think) in both visuals and approach.

Really what I'm trying to say is that the game may appear to have the same logic of building towers to defend, but the gameplay could be entirely different in the way you defend, the pace of gameplay, how many enemies are there to defend the base from, how many different types of things can you defend with, etc.

If what he was saying was on a more general PS3 games vs 360 games then I agree with him, but less on the "fresh"ness of this PSN title.