Fuse was once Overstrike, and I’ve moaned many a time about the switch from a stylised aesthetic to something a little more realistic (because 12 year olds rule the market). It drained away any enthusiasm I had for the game – with just one little thing able to resuscitate my interest; the weapons. If there’s one thing that Insomniac Games is incredibly good at, it’s making weapons actually feel like they’re important – almost a character in the games themselves.
Here you can see each of FUSE’s agents utilising their special weapons. Team Leader Dalton has a nifty Magshield, which is “a Fuse-powered Xenotech weapon that creates a portable shield to block incoming projectiles.” It’s also capable of projecting a “deadly electromagnetic blast.“
Team support Izzy Sinclair has a spectacular Shattergun that “crystallizes enemies and lifts them up out of cover; while her Heal Beacon is able revive downed enemies from a distance.”
Team Marskman Jacob Kimble is quipped with a deadly sniper rifle of sorts, the Arcshot, a “liquid mercury infused Xenotech weapon that is able to melt away its target at the tap of a button.”
Every team needs a sneaky ninja, and the Overstrike 9 has one in the form a Naya – who’s equipped with a cloak and the Warp Rifle, a “Xenotech weapon that creates singularities to tear apart groups of enemies.”
While I’m still not keen on the newer art direction, those weapons are pretty damned amazing – and I’m sure they’ll be a blast to use when FUSE sees release some time in the second quarter of this year.
Last Updated: March 6, 2013
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
March 6, 2013 at 09:10
Those are for shooting and Izzy’s for fun!
umar bastra
March 6, 2013 at 09:12
that mag shield is sooo cooool! I agree with your lack of enthusiasm over the graphics it originally looked like it had much more personality. Dalton at least still seems to have a more ‘cartoony’ feel to his facial animation.
Admiral Chief Erwin
March 6, 2013 at 09:30
I’m glad the game gets a release, not sure how I feel about the actual game though…
Matewis Jubilai
March 6, 2013 at 09:34
This is my rifle and this is my gun, this one’s for fighting and…
Andre116
March 6, 2013 at 10:02
“…her Heal Beacon is able revive downed enemies…”
Cause you want to kill them again and again.
Wtf101
March 6, 2013 at 10:10
First movie still I thought the guy had awesome heat vision. Then I saw the snipers in the distance. Is his special weapon a bullet proof head?
Matthew Holliday
March 6, 2013 at 11:36
commander jane shepard, is that you?