I thought I'd write you a short email to address some of the inaccuracies,
misconceptions and contradictions that seem to be causing quite a stir in
your forums.
Please feel free to post at will.
First off, the "Tony Hawk 2" port for the PC to our surprise was indeed
completed by a developer named "Gray Matter" and published by Activision.
However, we had nothing to do with its development.
Now for some of the game related issues:
B.J.'s nemesis is indeed Heinrich Himmler, the real-life Nazi bad cat and
head of Hitler's SS. Yes, he truly believed he was the reincarnation of
Prince Heinrich, Henry the Fowler who was not an "Egyptian God" but a
real-life Teutonic knight from the 10th century A.D. It is documented in
history that Himmler, with the help of his most elite Nazi SS division
searched all across Europe looking for religious artifacts which he believed
would empower his nefarious cause once in his posession.
Lots and lots of Nazi's. Yes. Indeed there will be more Nazi's in this game
than you can possibly imagine. From the very first second of the game to the
very end. You will kill Nazi's. Why? Because B.J. hates Nazi's. More so than
Nick Fury, Captain America, Sgt. Rock and all of his Howling Commandos put
together. Bottom line, you will not be disappointed. If you are, please seek
professional help.
There are no "Robots" or "Cyborgs" in this game.
Locational damage plays a vital role in this game. However, we did not feel
it was important to make it as graphically evident as we did in Kingpin. For
the same reason B.J. will not shriek the term "Punk M*ther F*cker" when
stomping on dead Nazi's. I know this saddens a lot off the Kingpin fans in
the forums but the game is simply not going to be that dark.
The Venom Gun vs. MG42. Good argument. I will not comment too extensively on
this but I will say that "yes" the MG42 is one of the most remarkable
machine weapons ever produced anywhere by anyone. It's design has influenced
machine arm production methods throughout history. We have looked at (and in
some cases even fired) many of the German SAWs. The "Bergmann", The
"Dreyse", the Maxim Model 08, the MG34, the FG42 and of course the MG42. All
of them were both feared and at times revered by allied forces. Believe me,
The Venom Gun is even worse. And because we care about those of you who
simply can't handle such a powerful beast, we have installed many MG42 gun
emplacements throughout the game.
Reloading/No reloading. After further deliberation, consideration and
testing reloading will now be a part of the game.
Texturing/Skinning Gods? Yes. Maxx, Claire and Corky are indeed gods.
Kenneth Scott (from id) is a also a god but if you ask him he'll deny it.
Hope this helps. Sorry we've been a bit quiet lately with information about
the game. As you can imagine we've been a little busy. So much so, that we
don't even have time to make our own website. In the new year expect to see
much more.
We appreciate the voice. It is heard. And you do make a difference.
Kind regards,
Greg Goodrich
Executive Producer
Gray Matter Studios, Inc.
