American Mcgee's OZ!
01-20-03 | 10:38 PM
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American Mcgee's OZ!
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I was browsing around Them! at Universal City Walk and saw some American Mcgee's OZ action figures, so I figured that they must be doing a new game:
I never played Alice, but I heard only good things. I always wanted to pick it up, but by the time I got a PC that could play it, I had moved on to other things. OZ looks pretty good, its just a pity that we have to wait until 2004 to play OZ.
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I was browsing around Them! at Universal City Walk and saw some American Mcgee's OZ action figures, so I figured that they must be doing a new game:
From http://www.carbon6.com/c6-projects.htm
In the time before the known adventures, the Land of Oz was an ominous world full of war and destruction. Battles raged between the races for so long, most could not recall how they had begun.
Only a few knew the truth.
Wizard's magic incinerated and laid waste to Munchkin towns. Powerful spells murdered and maimed their inhabitants by the thousands. The Munchkins retaliated by building armies of horrific steam powered war machines. With these they leveled the Wizard's castles and made into scorched earth huge swaths of Oz for as far as the eye could see. Even the Witches, the once noble and kind rulers of Oz, returned to the Old Magic and joined in the battles. Their powers split the skin of the Land itself, swallowing up huge armies at the wave of a hand.
Knowing that the great battle would eventually lead to the destruction of all Oz, the rulers of the Realm of Night sent for a messiah who would lead the Races out of their blood lust. From the land of Man a savior was called for by way of the Dream Realm. And into their world he came to finally end all that had gone before.
Man was made Wizard and this is his story.
American McGee puts his signature touch on another classic children's tale. This time the Lands of Oz are visited in a prequel adventure to the original books that will take you on a colorful journey through a unique world filled with dozens of interesting characters and stories.
"Oz offers a diverse world and large range of characters to explore and meet." said American from his Hollywood design studio, "I'm really excited to be working with such rich material and amazing technology." Oz is being produced for the Microsoft Xbox and PC and is scheduled for release some time in 2004. The Oz soundtrack is being produced by Media Ventures. A line of Oz toys will be hitting store shelves soon. A book and film deal are to be announced.
For more toy information please visit:
http://www.entertainmentearth.com/pr...p?number=MS019
http://www.entertainmentearth.com/pr...p?number=MS021
http://www.entertainmentearth.com/pr...p?number=MS018
In the time before the known adventures, the Land of Oz was an ominous world full of war and destruction. Battles raged between the races for so long, most could not recall how they had begun.
Only a few knew the truth.
Wizard's magic incinerated and laid waste to Munchkin towns. Powerful spells murdered and maimed their inhabitants by the thousands. The Munchkins retaliated by building armies of horrific steam powered war machines. With these they leveled the Wizard's castles and made into scorched earth huge swaths of Oz for as far as the eye could see. Even the Witches, the once noble and kind rulers of Oz, returned to the Old Magic and joined in the battles. Their powers split the skin of the Land itself, swallowing up huge armies at the wave of a hand.
Knowing that the great battle would eventually lead to the destruction of all Oz, the rulers of the Realm of Night sent for a messiah who would lead the Races out of their blood lust. From the land of Man a savior was called for by way of the Dream Realm. And into their world he came to finally end all that had gone before.
Man was made Wizard and this is his story.
American McGee puts his signature touch on another classic children's tale. This time the Lands of Oz are visited in a prequel adventure to the original books that will take you on a colorful journey through a unique world filled with dozens of interesting characters and stories.
"Oz offers a diverse world and large range of characters to explore and meet." said American from his Hollywood design studio, "I'm really excited to be working with such rich material and amazing technology." Oz is being produced for the Microsoft Xbox and PC and is scheduled for release some time in 2004. The Oz soundtrack is being produced by Media Ventures. A line of Oz toys will be hitting store shelves soon. A book and film deal are to be announced.
For more toy information please visit:
http://www.entertainmentearth.com/pr...p?number=MS019
http://www.entertainmentearth.com/pr...p?number=MS021
http://www.entertainmentearth.com/pr...p?number=MS018
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01-21-03 | 07:41 AM
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I've seen the Oz figures on eBay, but I don't think the game is coming out until 4Q 2003 or 1Q 2004..........
I just recently played Alice (I never thought I would finish.....). I liked it, but it was aggravatingly difficult at times.
I just recently played Alice (I never thought I would finish.....). I liked it, but it was aggravatingly difficult at times.
01-22-03 | 01:17 AM
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Yeah, OZ is supposed to release for XBox and PC. Hopefully it will come out on the other consoles as well, as I only have a Game Cube. Yes, it is supposed to come out in 2004.
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I thought this picture of a sculpture for the flying monkies’ faces was pretty cool. It was in Wired magazine a coupla months ago.
I’m purty sure this will be a fun game.
I’m purty sure this will be a fun game.
