Cid the Dummy preview for Sony PSP and Nintendo DS

Coming soon on both the PSP and the DS is Cid the Dummy, a futuristic adventure with plenty of puzzles and action along the way. You'll guide Cid, a Crash Impact Dummy that's been fully animated and equipped with a full set of emotions, on a quest to find a missing girl - the action is advanced through platform levels and some big bosses to defeat. The game isn't out for a while yet, but we have an early look and all the latest news from Cid the Dummy in this issue of HGZine.

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Cid the Dummy preview for Sony PSP and Nintendo DS
In a future where compensation culture is rife, and safety is of paramount importance, Crash Impact Dummies (CIDs for short) have become a real moneyspinner for professor B.M. Werken (we're sure there's a joke in there somewhere). Saddened by the loss of his daughter, the professor creates an artificial replacement, MIA, who is promptly kidnapped by an evil megalomaniac. Imbuing one of the other dummies with human emotions, Werken sends this CID out to rescue MIA…

What do we know?
The gameplay is somewhat less bizarre than the premise, with the bulk of the game reliant on third-person platforming action for its thrills. As well as his fists, CID can rely on his bazooka in combat – it can fire non-fatal rubber bullets, or freeze or burn enemies. There's a fair amount of puzzling too, with CID's unique abilities put to the test in a series of unusual conundrums.