The IWG Games Team
It's never easy to retain originality in an industry where creative forces are working endlessly to produce unique, top quality content. But here at IWG we're just as ambitious as any of them (and even more so than most), and we're going to give it our best shot. We were given a title at random and our writers each went away and developed a different pitch for it. Read what they had to say about it right here!
It's never easy to retain originality in an industry where creative forces are working endlessly to produce unique, top quality content. But here at IWG we're just as ambitious as any of them (and even more so than most), and we're going to give it our best shot. We were given a title at random and our writers each went away and developed a different pitch for it. Read what they had to say about it right here!
The world of gaming is getting braver now with the rise of indie games, such as Minecraft and the upcoming No Man's Sky, and we are convinced that from now on - anything is possible., such as ... Well, for instance.
PITCH #1
By Paul Robert Scott
'Having returned home after losing his legs in combat, former Marine Quintin Clay must adapt to his new life confined to a wheelchair. However, these days, home isn't what it used to be, as the city of Detroit has become overrun with gangs and drug dealers who terrorise Quintin’s neighborhood.
Gun shops and hardware stores will give you all the tools needed, as you take the role of Quintin and go on a personal crusade to rid his city of the filth infesting it. He must use his training and skills to upgrade his wheelchair into a death dealing, armoured weapon to take on his town’s gang leaders and save his home.
Choose to develop Quintin’s own sense of honour and justice to take down his foes non-lethally, or instead go for maximum, blood pumping force. His actions will impact the game as his own family gets caught in the crossfire of his personal war. Whatever happens, Quintin must deal with the consequences of his actions. Save the city, protect your family and stay alive.'
Gun shops and hardware stores will give you all the tools needed, as you take the role of Quintin and go on a personal crusade to rid his city of the filth infesting it. He must use his training and skills to upgrade his wheelchair into a death dealing, armoured weapon to take on his town’s gang leaders and save his home.
Choose to develop Quintin’s own sense of honour and justice to take down his foes non-lethally, or instead go for maximum, blood pumping force. His actions will impact the game as his own family gets caught in the crossfire of his personal war. Whatever happens, Quintin must deal with the consequences of his actions. Save the city, protect your family and stay alive.'
PITCH #2
By Reece Merryweather-Brown
'It’s Southern America, 2040.
The rights of the disabled has advanced considerably and at long last wheelchair-bound patriots have found their place in the U.S. military. A division known as AWP, or Armoured Wheelchair Personnel, has been founded, where machines are created for disabled men and women which can be occupied and used to devastating effect. However a new nation has unleashed a devastating attack, a bomb which causes a scythe-like explosion at 4 foot across the United States, effectively killing anyone older than 10.
The new nation figures that they can brainwash the younger American generation into working as slave labour, or joining their own armed forces. However, the AWP lives on, their “disabilities” being the one thing that saved their very lives. These brave men and women who have turned their misfortune into a strength are now the only thing that can stop a full-scale invasion starting in the South.
It’s time for an Armoured Wheelchair Hoedown.'
The rights of the disabled has advanced considerably and at long last wheelchair-bound patriots have found their place in the U.S. military. A division known as AWP, or Armoured Wheelchair Personnel, has been founded, where machines are created for disabled men and women which can be occupied and used to devastating effect. However a new nation has unleashed a devastating attack, a bomb which causes a scythe-like explosion at 4 foot across the United States, effectively killing anyone older than 10.
The new nation figures that they can brainwash the younger American generation into working as slave labour, or joining their own armed forces. However, the AWP lives on, their “disabilities” being the one thing that saved their very lives. These brave men and women who have turned their misfortune into a strength are now the only thing that can stop a full-scale invasion starting in the South.
It’s time for an Armoured Wheelchair Hoedown.'
PITCH #3
By Vanessa Hague
'People are being abducted from all around the globe, for what purpose however remains unclear.
When John Smith awakens on an alien spaceship, abducted to take part in some 'Armoured Wheelchair Hoedown' - the alien equivalent of the gladiator games from Ancient Rome, it is a race against time as John fights for his life.
Alien gladiator games are just the beginning, John later uncovers a plan that involves the obliteration of planet Earth, so it not only becomes a fight for his survival but a fight for the entire human race...'
FIGHTS! ALIENS! ARMOURED WHEELCHAIRS! AND PROBABLY LOTS OF OTHER COOL STUFF AND MAYBE A STEAMY REUNITE KISS WITH A DUDE BECAUSE JOHN IS MARRIED TO A GUY...
NAMELY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. AMERICA!
HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO JOIN JOHN AND ENSURE THE SURVIVAL OF HUMANITY?
When John Smith awakens on an alien spaceship, abducted to take part in some 'Armoured Wheelchair Hoedown' - the alien equivalent of the gladiator games from Ancient Rome, it is a race against time as John fights for his life.
Alien gladiator games are just the beginning, John later uncovers a plan that involves the obliteration of planet Earth, so it not only becomes a fight for his survival but a fight for the entire human race...'
FIGHTS! ALIENS! ARMOURED WHEELCHAIRS! AND PROBABLY LOTS OF OTHER COOL STUFF AND MAYBE A STEAMY REUNITE KISS WITH A DUDE BECAUSE JOHN IS MARRIED TO A GUY...
NAMELY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. AMERICA!
HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO JOIN JOHN AND ENSURE THE SURVIVAL OF HUMANITY?
PITCH #4
By John Jennings
'Set briefly in the year 2114, you can choose to play as either a ruthless male or female billionaire Russian, Zakrevsky Romanovich or Kareva Romanovich, depending on your gender selection the story plays out differently.
An execution attempt was made on your life in 2113, leaving you paralysed below the waist and forever wheelchair-bound. Being the wealthiest person in Europe you had scientists build you an armoured wheelchair, one that contains all the bells and whistles one would need to run a thriving empire. During a technology conference you unveil a time machine and an old business rival-associate, Dimitri Ilyich, sends his twenty gun-wielding hoes to sabotage the reveal. But in doing so the time machine is inadvertently activated, sending you and the hoes one hundred years in the past to a not so bright Russia in the year 2014.
Your role in this timeline is to blend in as best as possible and hunt down the hoes eliminating them before they eliminate you.'
An execution attempt was made on your life in 2113, leaving you paralysed below the waist and forever wheelchair-bound. Being the wealthiest person in Europe you had scientists build you an armoured wheelchair, one that contains all the bells and whistles one would need to run a thriving empire. During a technology conference you unveil a time machine and an old business rival-associate, Dimitri Ilyich, sends his twenty gun-wielding hoes to sabotage the reveal. But in doing so the time machine is inadvertently activated, sending you and the hoes one hundred years in the past to a not so bright Russia in the year 2014.
Your role in this timeline is to blend in as best as possible and hunt down the hoes eliminating them before they eliminate you.'
And what of the Special Features?
Key Features
- An open world role-playing game set in the heart of Russia.
- Rebuild an empire from the ground up.
- Customise your character and wheelchair.
- 4 player co-op campaign with a unique story to incorporate extra players.
If playing through a story mode campaign isn't your style then jump into the crazy online world of Armoured Wheelchair Hoedown.
Multiplayer Features:
- Thirty exciting ranks to level up and unlock extra customisation options in your quest for wheelchair dominance.
Private Party mode:
Set up a party of friends have some crazy fun.
4 exciting game modes, with more set to arrive at a later date available as free downloadable content.
King Of The Hoe:
Fight it out between other armoured wheelchair players, keep hold of the hoe to gain points and become King of the Hoe.
Hoe Seeker:
A random player is chosen to play a Hoe, who must hide from the five gun-wielding armoured wheelchair players in a classic game of hide and seek.
Armoured Wheelchair Kart:
Race around the streets of key Russian cities, as you work to become a wheelchair master, use power ups and boosts to help you reach the finish line.
Wheelchair Hitman:
An orb containing superpowers is located centrally on a map. Gain the orbs superpowers to gain points and win the game. Other players must work together to kill the target to gain the superpowers, but whoever has the final hit becomes the next target.
Game Editions:
- Standard Edition, features the base game. If you pre-order you will receive a code to unlock a diamond plated wheelchair skin for use in campaign and multiplayer.
- Collectors Edition, features a steelbook case, bonus in-game content, The Wheelchair Pass (Season Pass), and a collectible model of the male or female protagonist in his or her wheelchair.
- Ultimate Wheelchair Edition (Limited to 10 worldwide), features a real life armoured wheelchair to show off your bling to the world.
Pre-order now from your local game specialist today!
- An open world role-playing game set in the heart of Russia.
- Rebuild an empire from the ground up.
- Customise your character and wheelchair.
- 4 player co-op campaign with a unique story to incorporate extra players.
If playing through a story mode campaign isn't your style then jump into the crazy online world of Armoured Wheelchair Hoedown.
Multiplayer Features:
- Thirty exciting ranks to level up and unlock extra customisation options in your quest for wheelchair dominance.
Private Party mode:
Set up a party of friends have some crazy fun.
4 exciting game modes, with more set to arrive at a later date available as free downloadable content.
King Of The Hoe:
Fight it out between other armoured wheelchair players, keep hold of the hoe to gain points and become King of the Hoe.
Hoe Seeker:
A random player is chosen to play a Hoe, who must hide from the five gun-wielding armoured wheelchair players in a classic game of hide and seek.
Armoured Wheelchair Kart:
Race around the streets of key Russian cities, as you work to become a wheelchair master, use power ups and boosts to help you reach the finish line.
Wheelchair Hitman:
An orb containing superpowers is located centrally on a map. Gain the orbs superpowers to gain points and win the game. Other players must work together to kill the target to gain the superpowers, but whoever has the final hit becomes the next target.
Game Editions:
- Standard Edition, features the base game. If you pre-order you will receive a code to unlock a diamond plated wheelchair skin for use in campaign and multiplayer.
- Collectors Edition, features a steelbook case, bonus in-game content, The Wheelchair Pass (Season Pass), and a collectible model of the male or female protagonist in his or her wheelchair.
- Ultimate Wheelchair Edition (Limited to 10 worldwide), features a real life armoured wheelchair to show off your bling to the world.
Pre-order now from your local game specialist today!
(And finally...)
PITCH #5
By Ben Mapp
Would YOU let us make this game?
Whichever pitch you go for, Armoured Wheelchair Hoedown is sure to be an innovative and revolutionary title which will leave its mark burned into the memories of gamers for decades to come.
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Come let us know on Facebook or via Twitter. We'd love to hear from you!
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