Ubisoft has quietly launched a brand new recreation based mostly on its Captain Laserhawk animated sequence, which options beloved mascot Rayman and NFTs.
Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E., as noticed by Game File’s Stephen Totilo (through Polygon), is a PC top-down multiplayer shooter that makes use of cryptocurrency and blockchain expertise. Though it is technically in early entry, Totilo described it as “probably the most fundamental top-down shooter conceivable”.
Players require an NFT Niji Warrior ID card to play, which itself requires a crypto pockets to buy (the NFT prices $25.63).
Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix was created by Ubisoft for Netflix and launched final yr. It’s based mostly on the Far Cry 3 spin-off Blood Dragon and options a number of characters from throughout Ubisoft’s video games, together with Rayman.
According to the FAQ for this recreation based mostly on the sequence, it is a “transmedia gaming journey the place the neighborhood drives the narrative by means of revolutionary governance”.
It continues: “Eden Online is the layer which provides energy to the neighborhood on the subject of resolution making for the sport updates every season.
“Eligibility to play the sport in early entry shall be mirrored by possession of a Citizen ID Card. Eden Online has a restricted capability of 10,000 seats for citizenship.”
Once an ID has been bought, which Totilo acknowledged is a convoluted course of, it is customised with a cartoon headshot and additional particulars to make it distinctive. Then, as a Medium publish on the sport reads, your “Niji Warrior NFT is dynamic”, which means it “evolves by capturing your in-game accomplishments, rising in uniqueness and worth, and showcasing your dedication and ability”.
You can then promote your ID as an NFT, although it is unclear why anybody would want to.
Rayman, in the meantime, options because the announcer of the sport’s deathmatches.
Back in 2021, Ubisoft introduced Quartz, its “energy-efficient” NFT platform for AAA video games, although it did not seem like a hit.
Despite criticism, Ubisoft has ploughed on. Back in October this yr it quietly launched its first-ever blockchain recreation, tactical NFT battler Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles the place gamers buy NFT collectible figurines to battle utilizing cryptocurrency.
Now it is added Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E. to its rising NFT portfolio.
