A platform game starring a crash impact dummy sounds like a vaguely interesting premise at the very least. All sorts of crazy scenarios spring to mind, and solid action coupled with the unique expendability of the dummies could lead to a genuinely enjoyable videogame. It's a shame then that, judging by the preview code of CID The Dummy, any and all good ideas appear to have been left to perish on the drawing board in favour of an uninventive, bog-standard trudge through all too familiar territory.
Independent game sales for the weekend of June 20.
Italian developer Twelve Interactive has announced that it has reached "an amicable compromise" with UK distribution firm OG International over the rights to the CID The Dummy franchise.
Twelve Interactive had said in October that it was seeking legal advice over OG's claim that it held rights to CID The Dummy supposedly acquired from former license-holder Oxygen when the publisher went into administration.
AVault is a huge proponent of the Wii, but during the last few years they have not been shy about voicing their displeasure towards developers using it as their personal shovelware dumping ground in a bid to take advantage of unsuspecting casual gamers. Too many PS2 ports for their tastes. It's time to take a stand. If CID the Dummy succeeds at anything, it demonstrates that a recall is in order.
