I AM ALIVE – Survival action game for the PS3

In the previous post, I mentioned that I Am Alive is being re-developed featuring the game engine that Ubisoft is using in Splinter Cell: Conviction. I wanted to further dig into the details of the SC:C engine.

This engine (known as LEAD) is an evolution and expansion upon the game engine used in Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. There was discussion about Ubisoft utilizing either CryEngine 3, Unreal Engine 2, or Unreal Engine 3 – but, in the end, the developers chose to improve and use their own homebrewed engine. Their developers have been quoted as crediting the LEAD engine as having amazing lighting effects, a fully dynamic environment, the capability to display and render a large amount of objects simultaneously, a destructible environment, and all the latest trends and enhancements in the gaming industry.

SC:CT was a well received and well developed game – so this would appear to be good news (at least for the Splinter Cell franchise). How this translates to I Am Alive will remain to be seen – though I have to admit that screenshots that I’ve seen of Splinter Cell: Conviction are truly gorgeous (see below).

This blog has been created as a means of providing information about Ubisoft’s upcoming survival action game – I Am Alive. I’ll primarily focus on the PS3 format of the game, however I will also touch up on the XBox 360, Nintendo Wii, and PC versions as well. On a weekly basis, I will be providing any information that I can dig up about the game – including screen shots, videos, gameplay footage, etc. Once the game is released (TBD 2011), this blog will then be a source for hints, tips, and strategies. For now – head over to Ubisoft’s official website for the game at I Am Alive Game and check out what looks to be an awesome survival game. Stay tuned!