Wanted: Dead Gets Release Trailer Ahead Of Launch

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Soleil has released a launch trailer for Wanted: Dead. The third-person action game from the developers of Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive 4, and Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time, Wanted: Dead is set to have players hacking and slashing through countless enemies as well as performing stylish take down attacks.

First announced in 2021, Wanted: Dead looks to bring the challenging yet flowing and satisfying combat style of Ninja Gaiden to a near-future cyberpunk setting. Soleil has experience with this kind of satisfying combat as founding member, Yoshifuru Okamoto, has worked on Ninja Gaiden and the studio has since released titles such as Ninjala. While Ninjala did quite well, it always had to compete with the likes of Splatoon, which with the continued support of Nintendo, as seen in events like the Splatoon 3 chocolate splatfest, and a longer history in the gaming world, is somewhat of a juggernaut to face. Wanted: Dead, however, carves out its own niche and is designed by some of the minds that pioneered the high-octane hack and slash gameplay.

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Just ahead of its Valentine's Day launch, Soleil has released the Wanted: Dead launch trailer, which details more of the game’s narrative in cutscenes, gameplay, and voice over. Previously fans had been shown deep-dives on upcoming gameplay mechanics, such as the finishers in Wanted: Dead, but this trailer offers more of a general introduction to the whole experience. Leaning on some over the top action movie cliches and extreme violence, the trailer displays a gory world with distinct characters fit for an older audience.

Despite the gratuitous violence and explicit language, there is a chance for Wanted: Dead to pose some