I really hope you played one of this year's great games, namely Namco Bandai's Enslaved. We certainly enjoyed the game and were dying for more content. Thankfully our prayers were answered and Pigsy's Perfect 10 was released as DLC.

While players took control of Monkey during the main game, the DLC allows you to play as the lovable, yet sort of dirty, Pigsy.

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We are pretty excited to see some new screenshots for Enslaved's first DLC pack. Pigsy's Perfect 10 will be released sometime this year according to Namco Bandai. One thing we do know, we cannot wait to get our hands on it!

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This morning Namco confirmed the previously mentioned Pigsy DLC which will have players control the 'unique' NPC from the main game. The DLC will also allow for the game and DLC to be played in full 3D.

You already know how much we loved Enslaved and its characters, that's why we are excited for some Pigsy action.

There is no specific date yet, only 'later this year' for 10 bucks on PSN and XBL. Check out the teaser video and some more details below:

Pigsy, the comical porcine character known for his one-line zingers and questionable hygiene, finally gets his time in the spotlight. The Titan Graveyard is a lonely place and Pigsy really needs some companionship beyond the mechs that roam the area. He dreams of the perfect woman and embarks on a mission to build one from scratch using scrap parts he finds around the junkyard. In contrast to the main game which features strong, capable Monkey as the playable character, Pigsy is much more of a lover than a fighter. Pigsy’s gameplay will have a completely different gameplay dynamic, with a focus on stealth and sharp-shooting. He has plenty of tricks up his sleeves including a far-reaching hookshot, trusty sniper rifle, various grenades and devices, Trouble Vision eye piece and the aid of his trusty mechanical sidekick Truffles.

Ninja Theory and Namco Bandai partnered up to create a third person action game centered around two very dependent characters who endure what amounts to be an incredible journey across a post-apocalyptic wasteland filled with mechs and slavers, set about 150 years in the future. The two main protagonists Trip and Monkey meet during an unorthodox escape from a slave-ship and find themselves in a New York City reclaimed by nature after a massive apocalyptic event, which is never really explained but hinted at between the lines of an incredibly well written story.

Trip is the tech savvy daughter of a wind farmer who runs a community in the mountains outside city boundaries while Monkey is a strong, rugged loner who keeps to himself, until he meets Trip. She manages to enslave him after a crash landing in Grand Central station where their journey begins. Trip explains to Monkey that he will have to help her get back to her father or he will die as she installed a slave headband on him after the crash, allowing Trip to control Monkey's actions and inflict doses of pain if he doesn't obey. The story, written by talented screenplay writer Alex Garland who also wrote 28 Days Later, is the centerpiece of Enslaved. Monkey is voiced by Andy Serkis who played Gollum in Lord of the Rings and also directed the outstanding motion capture in Enslaved's cut scenes. The well written and delivered plot is only strengthened by the incredible motion capture work. Trip, Monkey and Pigsy - who joins the two later in their travel, are incredibly well animated and deliver strong and realistic facial expressions which make most video games look bad. The interactions between the characters are so believable that one cannot speak of an uncanny valley, often described in video games. Monkey's raised eyebrow, Pigsy's embarrassed chuckle or Trip's innocent smile can be as expressive as an entire carefully scripted conversation.

Apart from the stellar story telling and animation work, the world Enslaved is set in looks beautiful. While games like Fallout 3 portrait a post apocalyptic United States as a dry, dead and lifeless wasteland, Enslaved fills its environments with lush overgrown areas reclaimed by the earth's plant life. Traveling through a world filled with gorgeous vistas and bright colors is a nice fresh take on the genre. Throughout the journey, Trip and Monkey who are bonded by Enslaved's underlying theme of: "If I did, you die", have to overcome a variety of vicious mechs including some large boss battles which are ultimately falling a bit short as they are just a bit too simple in their patterns. The various mechs can be defeated using Monkey's staff and melee attacks. While his staff works as a typical combat weapon it can also be utilized as a plasma and stun shooting gun, allowing Monkey to disable mechs' shields and then quickly destroy them. All in all the controls in Enslaved are pretty standard and combat is fun but not incredibly challenging. I would have liked a few more combo unlocks.

Controlling Monkey is generally good and feels organic. The main character is easy to control, feels weighted and well balanced but there are a few instances where Monkey wont make a jump and I had to reset him for a leap or jump to a pipe. There also were a few issues with targeting enemies but I did not feel that it retracted from the combat experience.

Glowing tech orbs can found throughout the world and are also dropped by defeated enemies which then can be used to upgrade Monkey's shield, health, staff and melee abilities. While combat is rather straight forward, a quick one-two melee attack following a successful block for instance, can be very satisfying especially when surrounded by multiple enemies. Takedown moves can be performed as well which allows for several targets to be taken out as a result. Players are able to make combat more interesting by switching up the different combat options, stringing together some impressive looking attacks which does not seem required to succeed.

Apart from combat there is plenty of platforming and some interesting but not too challanging puzzle solving which usually involves Trip and Monkey collaborating when passing obstacles for instance. The platforming itself is fun and cinematic, as the entire Enslaved experience - but it does hold players' hands a little bit too much. Monkey will stop himself from jumping off of a ledge if it would result in his death or not even attempt a jump across a few beams if the distance was too far. This is one area that some might find a bit disconcerting but I did not mind it as I didn't have to go through the typical trial and error stages some games make players endure. In addition to the platforming and puzzle solving Monkey gets to use his 'cloud' which in a sense is a hoverboard, allowing him to travel across water or take down a boss which has to be chased down.

Enslaved has a stunning opening and concluding level which remind of Uncharted 2's amazing cinematic work but lacked those moments in the middle of the game. A few more of those epic, jaw dropping stages in the center of the game would have elevated the experience for me. But even with the lack of a few more gigantic set pieces, Enslaved has plenty of tense action and excellently designed levels which are always fun and engaging.

Enslaved was first revealed by a Game Informer cover, a few screens, some concept art and very scarce details regarding the plot. That information was enough however, to build an epic adventure in my head and set myself up for potential disappointment. I am glad to say that Enslaved did not disappoint in the least and fully delivered on its promise. The game has some of the best animation in any video game to date, a stunning visual style and a story which is second to none. A few control issues and hand-holding could be argued as negative but should not keep anyone from playing one of the best video game experiences of this year.

Score: 9 / 10

Enslaved was developed by Ninja Theory and published by Namco Bandai for the Xbox 360 and PS3 on October 5th. A copy of the Xbox 360 version was provided to us by Namco Bandai for reviewing purposes.

Enslaved, Ninja Theory's latest creation is about to monkey on over to retail shelves next week and if you want to learn how to swing around the overgrown United States you'd best check out these brand new screens.

Enslaved a game the whole onPause team is looking forward to has just received a new developer dairy today thanks to Ninja Theory. This dev diary talks a little bit about how they went through and developed the world that you will be playing in along with the three main characters. View the video below.

This week on onCAST Andreas and Ronnie talk about Alan Wake's last DLC, Mad Max game rumor, cast your deal of the week for XBL, Little Big Planet 2 delayed, Medal of Honor PC beta and much more in news. And for what they have been playing its: Halo: Reach, Enslaved, F1 2010, and Spiderman.



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A game the whole onPause team has been looking forward to has just received a demo! Ninja Theory's latest title Enslaved is now available on the 360 Marketplace for download. The demo comes in at 1 GB file size. Download it here.

For anyone who is interested in ENSLAVED: Odyssey to the West from Ninja Theory, which you should be, there is a demo available on the Playstation Network as of today. We will post some impressions later under the onStart tag.

Namco Bandai released the third developer diary for Enslaved: Odyssey to the West where the development team discusses how they visualized the terrain to create a stunning vision for a desolate yet vibrant world.

Enslaved is due out on October 5th in North America on Xbox 360 and PS3.

Namco Bandai published Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is due out on October 5th. Ninja Theory is developing the title. Namco Bandai has delivered another Enslaved trailer. The video shows off the enemies of Enslaved and what you can expect from the game's combat.

I for one am looking forward to this game, Enslaved uses a unique dependency of its lead characters as the main gameplay mechanic.

The publisher also revealed that a demo is coming to the North American PSN on September 21st while Xbox LIVE subscribers will have to wait and hope 'soon' means soon.

The second developer diary for Namco Bandai's ENSLAVED: 'Odyssey to the West' was released and the dev team goes into detail regarding the two main protagonist's relationship. Monkey and Trip are very much dependent on each other. Players will be taking control of the strong and athletic Monkey and work with Trip, the smart and tech savvy female counterpart to make it through their journey alive.

Enslaved is getting pre-order DLC content in the form of costumes and the official soundtrack for the game split acorss four retailers. We are used to bonus content for pre ordering games but it can be pretty hard to keep track of those sometimes and that's why we posted them right here. Ninja Theory's latest game has lined up three costumes and the original soundtrack as pre-order bonuses.

Wal Mart - Classic Monkey



GameStop - Ninja Monkey



Best Buy - Sexy Robot Trip



Which one will you choose? Hm, maybe Best Buy?

Ninja Theory developed: ENSLAVED: Odyssey to the West has gone gold. Namco Bandai Games just released this info to the press this afternoon. The game is set about 150 years in the future and takes place in an 'unrecognizable' America where the remaining human population fights against the machines.

The two protagonists Monkey and Trip are an unlikely couple who depend on each other to survive and make it across the country. Get your hands on ENSLAVED on October 5th.

One of my most anticipated games of the year, Enslaved from Ninja Theory will be released in regular and Collector's Edition versions later this fall. The Namco Bandai published title will ship with a Hard-backed artbook and the Enslaved original soundtrack on a CD. That's a compact disc folks, used to be a popular format, okay?

A price has not yet been released, neither have we gotten word on if North America will be graced by the CE.

What do you guys think?