Mutant dinosaurs bursting from wormholes in thousand-packs and super-powered exoskeletons showering them copiously in depopulated urban environments, all accompanied by a brutal and crazy soundtrack: Exoprimal looks like a Capcom game from the early 2000s, the kind of shoot uninhibited that could have come out in the early hours of the Dreamcast. There’s even a Lost Planet thing in there. With the difference that the title of Capcom will be played only online, in teams of five against five, in different game modes where it will be a question of accomplishing objectives imposed by a facetious artificial intelligence to win.
Named “Dino Survival”, the main game mode therefore asks the two teams to compete to carry out the orders given by Leviathan, the sinister artificial intelligence at the origin of the sudden appearance of the dinosaurs. In the heat of competition, the teams also search for a way to escape Leviathan’s deadly games.
Among the objectives imposed by the AI, the evening presentation evoked “VTOL Defense”, which consists of defending downed planes, and “Omega Charge”, in which each member of the team is given a giant model hammer. with which to smash the enemy hordes. If the confrontation between the two rival squads should liven up most games, it will sometimes be necessary for them to join forces to overcome titanic creatures like the Neo Tyrannosaurus seen in this trailer.
Capcom also unveiled two new exoskeletons (Barrage and Vigilant) that it will be allowed to pilot and the publisher obviously plans to market new ones after the release of its title. A closed beta will be held during the month of July, without a precise date having been announced for the moment. The commercial version of the game, however, will not be available until next year.