The Showtime hit series Dexter, is quite possibly my favorite television show on right now. From the brilliant voiceover of Dexter Morgan’s twisted mind to the uneasy feeling of rooting for a serial killer — the show is almost perfect.
Marc Ecko announced during the Dexter Comic Con panel in 2008, that an iPhone videogame was on its way. Although it has been over a year since he confirmed the ‘killer’ simulator, the game is almost here. Up top is a trailer which features Dexter’s infamous dialog, which is actually voiced by none other than Michael C. Hall. At the same time, it shows in-game footage.
When I first heard a Dexter game was on the way, I was super excited. But when it was revealed that it was coming to the iPhone I was a tad disappointed. To this day, I would have rather experienced playing as a good guy serial killer on a ‘next-gen‘ system. With that said, the more I see about the iPhone game, the more I become impressed . The team behind the game, looks like they will be giving Dexter fans a full fledged game, with an actual story and everything. This is one aspect many games are missing on the iPhone, and it’s definitely a breath of fresh air when we see a company make a true original game on the phone.
The only problem I’m going to have to deal with, is my girlfriend having the ability to play as her super crush in her phone 24/7.
Back at Comic-Con during the Dexter Panel, Marc Ecko came out at the end of the Q & A session and announced his production company is developing a game based on the showtime hit series. He released some small tidbits regarding the game and features.
He confirmed the game would be exclusive to the iphone, be episodic, and take advantage of the accelerometer — he then showed his iPhone, held it like a knife and proceeded to gesture stabbing motions in the air. As he was simulating cutting someone with his phone, he discussed how that could be one of the many examples for the player to kill his victims.
Today, we have received word that Icarus Studios is officially developing the game and plans on making it a investigation/detective type of game. The player will live in the shoes of the infamous Dexter Morgan, a blood splatter analyst who works for the Miami-Dade Police during the day — serial killer at night. The structure of the gameplay will have the player investigate crime scenes, undercover evidence, then when he/she figures out who committed the crime, find the criminal and determine his/her’s fate.
Up top is the first screenshot of the game running on the iPhone. From what it looks like to us, we think it will control similar to a point and click adventure. Something like Myst, but instead you’re a serial killer…who works for the police.
