December 13, 2005 - We previously reported on an upcoming action game called Data Fly that's still early in development for the next generation of consoles, and recently got a few updates on some of the game's specifics. Being developed by ORiGO Gaming Entertainment, Data Fly puts you in the futuristic shoes of a female character called, well, Data-Fly. At the game's outset you find yourself stranded in the desert and charged with the simple directive to find your creator. As you progress through the game, you'll find this task becomes increasingly complicated, as the creator tends to move around and is heavily guarded to boot. The actual gameplay centers on using a variety of stealth techniques to vanquish your opposition. Generally, these techniques revolve around hacking into enemy mainframes and manipulating enemy units to do your bidding.

Specifically, Data-Fly will be able to use a guardian hack technique to infiltrate the circuitry of manned and unmanned enemy units. She'll also be able to shape shift into other characters and blend into environments with a special AI she has equipped. Using this, she'll be able to scan and replicate enemy appearances, movement aspects and weapons. She'll also be able to mimic enemy voices, the exact consequences of which are as of yet unclear, but it definitely opens up some intriguing possibilities.

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In addition to these more stealth-based techniques, Data-Fly will have a variety of unique attacks and weapons at her disposal. Her main weapon is being called a body blade which, like the name implies, is generated within her being. Different body blade forms can eventually be discovered and created at will, at the cost of a certain amount of energy points. In order to maintain your energy points to continuously generate weapons and ammunition, you'll need to see out large energy sources such as open circuits or the electrical elements of dropped enemy weaponry.

Why the creator is so heavily guarded, who you really are and how all your skills will balance with each other are still questions that cannot yet be answered. These are the only concrete details we have at this point, though they certainly sound interesting and could make for some unique gameplay experiences. Stay tuned to IGN for more on this upcoming next-generation title as more information surfaces.

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