Sunset Overdrive

Sunset Overdrive is a new Xbox One exclusive titled from Insomniac Games. Announced during Microsoft's E3 press event, Sunset Overdrive is a next generation, open world first person shooter.

Characteristics
Sunset Overdrive's gameplay features acrobatic movement and high speed level traversal. The game takes place largely on foot and on various rails, cables, etc., as the character is able to grind, grapple, and rappel around such connections. Many have compared the gameplay to Jet Set Radio, a game with similar traversal mechanics.

Development History
Development of Sunset Overdrive began shortly after Resistance 3. While the game initially took the form of a standard zombie shooter, many in the studio felt that the tone was too serious, and, exhausted by the serious and stoic nature of the Resistance series, advocated for a return to Insomniac classics such as Ratchet and Clank. This return would shift the focus of the game from serious, survival-based combat to the more zany, over the top Sunset Overdrive it became.

Insomniac announced the game after several years of internal development at E3 2013. Many fans were angry at the shift from the Playstation platform to the Xbox One, as Sunset Overdrive was announced as an Xbox One exclusive title. A new trailer and playable demo were shown at E3 2014.

Plot
The year is 2027. The population of Sunset City is obsessed with a new energy drink called Overcharge Delirium XT. The only problem? The drink is contaminated, and is infecting drinkers with a virus that turns them into zombie-like mutants. Filled with aggression and the desire to consume, these energy drink connoisseurs, known as Overcharge Mutants, are combated by a small group of survivors. In addition to the Overcharge Mutants, these survivors must fight daily against the bandit hordes who have taken to the city. Faced with the prospect of a life of hiding or a quick death, a lone teen decides not only to survive, but to end the occupation of the mutants once and for all.

Campaign Mode
The main mode of Sunset Overdrive is the single player campaign. The campaign focuses on a teen, designed by the player, who rebels against Fizzco, the makers of the Overcharge Delirium XT, and their created mutants. Packed to the gills with secrets, missions, and side quests, the campaign pits the player against bandits and mutants alike in an effort to save their home, Sunset City.

Multiplayer
While Insomniac has said that the game will not ship with free-roam cooperative play, they have said this could come with either DLC or the sequel.

Pre-order Bonuses
The Day One Edition of Sunset Overdrive features several exclusive items for the game:


 * Hardcore! Hammer (Weapon)
 * Nothin' But the Hits (Weapon)
 * It's Me! Fizzie! (Outfit)