Prequel to Undercover PC game Operation Wintersun for DS titled Dual Motives

16 October 2006

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Posted by:Ferry

It’s a good month for point-and-click gamers wanting their adventure fix, but you’ll need to have a DS or DS Lite to play games like the already released Trace Memory (aka Another Code: Two Memories), and last weeks announced Sinking Island.

After the PC release of Undercover: Operation Wintersun in Germany on September 29th (shown above), publisher Anaconda has now announced a new Undercover adventure for the Nintendo DS titled Undercover: Dual Motives.

The new game will be a prequel to the current WWII-themed PC adventure, putting players back in the role of physicist-turned-spy Dr. John Russell. This time around, Russell will be investigating a British research facility with the help of a second playable character named Audrey, the secretary of the facility’s director.

Adventure Gamers mention the two screens of the DS will be used to coordinate the investigation of the two protagonists. “Working separately, the player is in control of one of them at a time, directing them via the touchscreen and stylus. The other screen displays the currently inactive character, which he can switch over to at any time. The challenge: cleverly using the individual abilities of the two different characters in order to solve the game’s logical puzzles, even if they are in different rooms.”

Anaconda plans to release Undercover: Dual Motives worldwide, beginning in German-speaking territories in March 2007, with localized English releases to follow.