Friday, August 25, 2017

Lemmy gets alive again in Videogame

Probably he drinks his Jack Daniels on a cloud in the sky or elsewhere. But the Motörhead boss Ian «Lemmy» Kilmister († 70), who died in December 2015, is more present than ever: magazine cover, special editions, tributeshows, merchandise and post-releases keep the cult alive around one of the legendary rockers of all times.

A video tag can not be missing. After all, Lemmy was known as an absolute game freak. His sessions at game boxes and arcade machines - including the Rainbow at the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles - are legendary. And he even had a performance in the "Brütal Legend" action game.

Available from the end of May

In fact "Motörhead: Through the Ages" was already conceived before the death of the musician. In the Bulgarian studio of the action-RPG "Victor Vran" in Sofia thunder regularly also Metalsongs from the boxes. Some of the developers at Haemimont Games are passionate followers of the British NWOBHM cult band. They had long wanted to bring their Gothik-Game and Lemmy Kilmister together.

With "Motörhead: Through the Ages" the dream has now come true. The extensive story extension for the action RPG «Victor Vran» is to appear on May 31 - not only for PC, but for the first time also for the PS4 and the Xbox One. This is made possible by the special "Overkill Edition". It is also planned for May and consists of the original and still very popular «Victor Vran» adventure of 2015, all previously released DLC content and the Motörhead game «Through the Ages».

There it goes accordingly to and fro. The story: On his travels, Lemmy has a parallel dimension. A ruthless politician plunges this world into war and ruin. That does not fit Lemmy. He decides to destroy the "leader" and his hordes with the help of Snaggletooth. A fierce battle burns, but the famous Motörhead mascot is surprisingly defeated. At the last minute Barkeeper Lloyd - played by Troma's boss and Lemmy-friend Lloyd Kaufman - invites demon vault Victor Vran to help. The adventure begins.

Metal gameplay

Motörhead classics such as "Iron Fist" or "Ace of Spades" are then demons. It is not only musically everything on Lemmy trimmed. The gameplay is heavy metal: there are guitar weapons, headbanging sessions or gigantic concert speakers. It can happen that the opponents are afraid of Motörhead riffs and then transported by a huge pressure wave into the beyond. And in the Boss Fights you can do it with the "Orgasmatron" from the album of the same name (cover).

How did Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell put it so nicely? "These game people have built up a lot of crazy shit - get ready for something!"