Highlander: The Game Trailer for Playstation3 and X-Box 360

Highlander: The Game is an upcoming action role-playing game based on the Highlander franchise and will be published by Eidos Interactive for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. It was announced on January 14, 2008 by way of a trailer on Gametrailers.com. After multiple release date push backs, the game was finally given a release date of March 30 2010.

Highlander: The Game will be a third-person action game featuring a previously unknown Immortal, Owen MacLeod as the main character.

An Immortal cannot die from wounds that would be fatal to a mortal such as gunshots, electrocution, and falls from a great height. As such, certain encounters will involve Owen using his body as a conductor for high-voltage electrical currents and/or jumping off of buildings. Though these actions cannot kill him, he may still be severely injured.

Over and above his ability to withstand otherwise lethal attacks, Owen will be able to use certain magical abilities such as resurrection, chi balance, fireblade, wind fury and stone armor, to name a few. Like any other Immortal in the Highlander franchise, Owen must wield various types of swords to do battle with other Immortals. Owen can also choose between different combat styles to defeat his enemies.

The game will span up to 18 missions in which Owen will encounter up to 77 unique characters. Most of these characters will be Immortals just like Owen and must be slain. Some of these characters will be previously known - Connor MacLeod and Duncan MacLeod are both expected to make appearances and Methos has been confirmed as Owen's mentor.

The story, written by David Abramowitz who was Creative Consultant (Head Writer) on Highlander: The Series, revolves around Owen MacLeod, ancestor to both Connor MacLeod and Duncan MacLeod. It begins over two thousand years ago. And similar to other Highlander films and media, the story spans several timelines including Ancient Gaul, Pompeii, and finally modern-day New York City.

Owen is captured and enslaved by Romans who force him to compete as a gladiator. During this time, Owen dies only to come back to life. Methos, the oldest living Immortal, approaches Owen to be his mentor. He teaches Owen about The Game and how he and other immortals can only be slain by beheading.

As with other Immortal MacLeods, Owen is pursued throughout his life by an arch-nemesis. This enemy proves to be extremely powerful, one that Owen is unable to defeat. Owen learns of a magical stone, fragments of which are scattered all over the world. Throughout the game, Owen embarks upon a quest to recover these fragments and restore the stone in an attempt to gain the power to overcome his foe.

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[reavin81]

any idear when it comes out

[RedQueeney]

After multiple release date push backs, the game was finally supposedly given a release date of March 30 2010.

[GSSAGE7]

@jcpadmore He wasn't really a MacLeod. He fought with them, "died" in battle, they honored him as one of their own after they thought he was dead. He decided to keep the name.

[IamConnorMacLeod]

I love how the cover of this thing for the various consoles is ready, but the game will never be made.

Awesome.

[jcpadmore]

Looks gay. Who the f*ck is "Owen" MacLeod?!?!?!?! They've made such a HUGE mistake with this - why not just get Chris Lambert's voice and make a game based on the ORIGINAL MOVIE?!?!?! THAT WOULD BE F*CKING AWESOME!!!! Thing of all the cool immortals you could fight - Fasil, The Kurgan, etc etc - you could even unlock The Kurgan and play as him! Idiots! Let me design the game for you!! Why do these software houses NEVER consult fans before they bring out their shit?!!!!! Makes me so angry! :-(

[KeLtiCxWaRRioIR]

wtf he scottish and highlander where the fuck his his claymore :@

[ooskulloo]

@RedQueeney well that date was my birthday, and I was looking forward to it sooo much! I went online and to a store and it didn't come out...I'm still hoping it will come out soon even though i heard rumors that the game was canceled. BTW i'm a diehard fan of Highlander (TV series, Movies, etc.

[ZazcKun]

the films were just great

[reavin81]

nice cheers thanx for the update