Infamous horror movie Cannibal Holocaust will live on thanks to a video game sequel, launching this November on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam.
Ruggero Deodato, Cannibal is being created to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Cannibal Holocaust, a cult horror film that debuted in 1980. The premise of the film involves a rescue mission to save a group of filmmakers who were attempting to create a documentary about a cannibal tribe in the Amazon rainforest. It was banned in a variety of countries upon its release due to its violent content – many were convinced at the time that it was a snuff film due to its realism.
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The film was one of the arbiters of the found footage genre, which was further popularized by the likes of The Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield.
As per the game’s website, Ruggero Deodato, Cannibal will deliver the themes that have popularised the movie saga: “natives lives, told in its rawness, and cannibalism, powerful metaphors that reveal the most disturbing and deep impulses in our society.”
The game is an “interactive horror graphic adventure” and is being made in Unity with direction from Ruggero Deodato. “The player will take control of different characters, to reveal, little by little, the background that led them to a desperate expedition to the virgin jungles of Borneo,” the game’s website reads.
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The game will be available starting in November 2020 on Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC and select mobile devices.
It’s not as unusual a situation as it might seem – back in 2017, a set of developers took to Kickstarter to pitch an Apocalypse Now game, which they described as “like Fallout: New Vegas on acid in Vietnam.”
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Source: IGN.com Infamous Movie Cannibal Holocaust Is Getting a Video Game Sequel