Insecticide trailer now airing

June has been a good month for adventurous insects. First Bad Mojo Redux was released in the UK, and now Crackpot Entertainment has unveiled a trailer for its upcoming "action-adventure", Insecticide.

Available for streaming or download from GameTrailers, the game's prologue offers a teasing glimpse of its futuristic, humanoid bug-dominated world. The video introduces the game's main characters, detectives Chrys Liszt and partner Roachy Caruthers, members of the Insecticide Squad called in to investigate a murder at the Nectarola soft drink company.

While the developers (several of whom are key LucasArts adventure veterans) have made it clear that this game is not a traditional adventure, the gameplay in Insecticide will serve the story rather than the other way around, so any action in the game will be a natural extension of its hard-boiled detective investigation. Playing as Chrys, players will use her "unique insect abilities, a range of creative bug weaponry, and old-fashioned street smarts to solve the case and uncover a shocking secret, ultimately bringing the mighty boot of justice down hard on the city's infestation of crime."

Insecticide is being developed for both PC and handhelds, targeted for release by the end of this year. For more information about the game, be sure to check out our interview with Mike Levine.