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High Voltage Software brings four-player survival horror co-op to the Nintendo Wii with The Grinder.

 

Plot

 The Grinder is based in a world where monsters including zombies, werewolves, and vampires are in existence and are a part of everyday life. A team is contacted and recruited by a contact only known as "Book" to keep the population of monsters under control.
 
 

Gameplay

 The player controls one of the four characters, each of the characters have special abilities which thep layer will be able to upgrade. Different techniques will be required to defeat different types of enemies. The game will feature the option to entirely remap the controls and will allow the player to use Wii motion plus.
 
Online multiplayer is included and will make use of Wii Speak. Each of the single player levels can be played in co-op supporting up to 4 players online.
 
 

Characters

 Doc: He wants to figure out everything he can about the monsters. Doc used to be a hunter but a mission went badly and he became a doctor.
Miko: She is an assassin that just wants a new challenge. She was getting bored with her assassin job until one of her targets turned out to be a werewolf, and it was exciting.
AJ: She is an urban explorer who had a bad experience and is looking for revenge. She is the only survivor of a Slasher attack.
Hector: A greedy, boastful and arrogant bounty hunter who has tracked targets on both sides of the border. He used to be a hunter but he made so many people angry that he cannot land a job with any professional companys anymore.
 

 
Development

 High Voltage Software has previously worked on " Hunter: The Reckoning" and have said that The Grinder is heavily influenced by it. Left 4 Dead was another inspiration towards the game. The game will use the Quantam3 engine and developers have said they are trying to push the amount of characters on the screen at one time to it's maximum limit. They are also attempting to make it have no load times.

Game Name The Grinder
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2010
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