After announcing Rain, Gavin Moore of SCE WWS Japan Studio came up to the podium during the Playstation conference to announce yet another new title, Puppeteer for the Playstation 3. Set in a magical puppeteer’s theatre, this title will introduce players to a strange and fantastic world, where the environment is constantly changing. This is a rich fairytale where surprises lurk around every corner.
Story
One dark moonlit night, a young boy named Kutaro was carried away by the maleficent Moon Bear King to a black castle where the unlucky lad was transformed into a puppet.
Kutaro displeased the terrible tyrant, who devoured the boy’s wooden head and cast away his body. But the headless hero was not alone, for he had discovered a very special pair of scissors to help him on his harrowing adventure to find his head, and his way home.
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Key Features
• Dynamic Changing Interactive Backgrounds: A huge variety of backgrounds that are continually changing, taking you on a journey of discovery that will surprise and thrill.
• Scissor Action: Wielding a pair of magical scissors, Kutaro cuts and crops his way through the adventure.
• Puppet Action: The unique ability to change your head anytime you choose. Lose your head and you lose a life. Use your head and discover that you have the ability to change the world.
• Seamless Storytelling Using Theatrical Techniques: Audience, lights, sets, music and narration all combine to create a mesmerizing, unique storytelling experience.