Tomonobu Itagaki unveils his latest game: Devil’s Third (with video)

Tomonobu Itagaki is one of the most outspoken and sometimes controversial video game developers out there. His development team at Tecmo, called Team Ninja, was responsible for Dead or Alive and the re-imaging of Ninja Gaiden, which resulted in one of the best action games out there. After working at Tecmo for a long time, Itagaki decided to go his own way after a desagreement with the company and started Valhalla Game Studios. Now, Itagaki has announced Valhalla’s first title: Devil’s Third.

The first trailer for Devil’s Third was premiered a couple of days ago and it shows all the style and action Itagaki is known for. The trailer focused on a man and a woman, most likely the protagonists, who run through a city while shooting and slashing everything in their path. Each of the characters has a katana and apparently can carry different guns to wreak havok with. The action focuses on gunplay and stylized moves with the sword, with an amount of gore reminiscent of the Ninja Gaiden series, but not much is known about the story or other elements of the game at the moment.

The gameplay looks really good at this point and judging by Itagaki’s previous titles, this game shows a lot of promise. The game is being developed for the Xbox 360 and the PS3 but there’s no telling when it will come out though, since Itagaki is known for pushing back dates when he feels the game needs more polish.

Read [Gamespot] Also read [Kotaku]

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