NecroVisioN Prequel: Germans vs. WWI Demons

Developer Farm 51 will be returning players to its demonic World War I shooter series NecroVisioN (PC) in Q1 2010, publisher 1C Company revealed this morning.

The prequel, subtitled Lost Company, puts players in the role of a German soldier that "discovers the evil forces unleashed by the war" and later sees them become "the first Necromancer that will fight against Simon Bukner in [the original] NecroVision."

A rundown of the prequel's "key features," as laid out by 1C, follow below:

10 new levels in the single player campaign

15 new characters

6 new weapons

Variety of special weapon upgrades

New drivable vehicles to use in the fight including the FT17 tank and Halberstadt CL.II airplane

Several additional close combat techniques, spells and fatalities in single player

New, unique multiplayer mode: Gas Attack

3 new maps and several new skins for multiplayer mode

New visual effects like enhanced depth-of-field, soft shadows and new shaders with optimized renderer and data loading system.