Undercover prequel announced for Nintendo DS

Written by Jack Allin — October 5, 2006 at 10:56

Coinciding with the PC release of Undercover: Operation Wintersun in Germany, publisher ANACONDA has announced plans of a new Undercover adventure for the Nintendo DS.

Entitled Undercover: Dual Motives, the new game will be a prequel to the current WWII-themed PC adventure, putting players back in the role of physicist-turned-spy Dr. John Russell. This time around, Russell will be investigating a British research facility with the help of a second playable character named Audrey, the secretary of the facility's director.

The two screens of the DS will be used to coordinate the investigation of the two protagonists. According to today's announcement, "working separately, the player is in control of one of them at a time, directing them via the touchscreen and stylus. The other screen displays the currently inactive character, which he can switch over to at any time. The challenge: cleverly using the individual abilities of the two different characters in order to solve the game's logical puzzles -- even if they are in different rooms."

ANACONDA plans to release Undercover: Dual Motives worldwide, beginning in German-speaking territories in March '07, with localized releases to follow.