Prey Demo Rocks

It's been a little while since I was excited by a First Person Shooter (FEAR would be the last one which came to mind), but after playing the demo for Prey I am really looking forward to this game's release.

Prey turns gaming space on its head. Prey uses the ingame space in a new way. It will have you playing on nearly every space. Where walls can quickly become floors and your enemy is above you rather than in front of you. While looking at the ingame videos prior to the demos release you could have thought that this was a novelty implemented to catch a gamer's attention. Rather it is a well designed gaming feature which adds another dimension to the gameplay.

The use of the Doom 3 engine for the game has given the game the Doom/Quake appearance. Even the weapons are very similar in feel to Quake 4. The graphics and finish to the demo are excellent. The use of the "spirit realm" within the game is well done and the couple of puzzles you have to solve which use this feature are well thought out.

If you get a chance download the demo and give the game a go. The demo is relatively large too for modern day demos and it will leave you wanting more.