We thought that now might be a good time to show you another teeny tiny taster from A2M’s gracefully balletic shooter. With 2007 having finally come to a close, it’s about time we started getting excited about titles not hitting our consoles for a goodly long time to come, pointedly, towards the last quarter of this year. Taking control of Rubi, a (naturally) redheaded assassin with a penchant for pistols, swords, and double-jointed projectile avoidance, you’ll be merrily gambolling through swathes of henchmen to reach your ultimate mark. But this is no Assassin’s Creed; stealth, social or otherwise, is an irrelevant concept to Wet. Instead, Rubi prefers the tried and tested ‘kill ’em all in the face’ frontal assault, using her exceptionally limber martial repertoire to whatever effect serves her best. And we’re not expecting to see dying enemies vanishing unconvincingly, instead we’re predicting plenty of blood, intestines and other types of slippery death goo. So despite the female lead, Tomb Raider this is not – an 18 certificate all but guaranteed.

But, there are elements that are fuelling an itch for plenty of ‘let’s wait and see’ chin-rubbing. Firstly, whether or not the control system will feel natural enough to comfortably attempt, for example, a wall- run, controlling two pistols independently of one another to take down two enemies while side-flipping over another’s head and cleverly finishing him off with the sword. Secondly, we can’t help but feel a little cynical toward the developer, given that its entire back catalogue includes no 360 titles at all, and only one or two original IPs, the majority of its games comprising of titles like The Ant Bully, Happy Feet, and The Grinch.

Chances are though, that it’s sick to death of churning out this kind of dirge and we can’t deny that, as it stands, this is looking sweet. All power to A2M if it pulls it off.

Dan Howdle