Cursed Mountain: GamePro Preview

German magazine GamePro recently previewed the upcoming Horror title for Nintendo Wii: "Cursed Mountain".

The experienced mountain climbers Frank Simmons and Paul Ward once hear about an old artefact which is hidden somewhere up in the mountains of Himalaya. They take the risky journey to climb the Chomo Lonzo mountain.
Their search remains unsucessfull though and only Paul is able to make his way down from the mountain again. According to Paul, Frank died durin the journey. However the native ones in Tibet believe its the old curse and his ghost is still existing in a shadow world up in the Himalaya mountains.

 

Frank's brother Eric is now trying to find the missing family member. He slips deeper into a supernatural world full of weird creatures which are believed to be caught in a world between real life and the next life. Eric visits eerie places like the Chomo Lonzo, ice caves, old Sherpa villages and monumental monasteries.



Eric fights the mysterious creatures with a multi-function axe which also acts like a gun. Early in the game Eric finds out how to see and defeat the creatures with an energy beam.
The always present creatures give you a permanent feel of uncertainty and strain. Additionally, Eric is haluzinating thanks to the oxygen deficiency of the mountain air.

Finally, GamePro mentions the impressive soundtrack which contributes considerably to the exciting play process

Source of the article: GamePro issue 08/09: GamePro.de

Be sure to check out the impressive website of the developer team to get a better feel for the game.