Earlier today, we posted our review of Damnation, a highly anticipated co-op title. We went into this review with an open mind, in spite of the other reviews we'd read. It was not our intention to post this less-than-thrilled review on the eve of such terrible news for the developers. We wished the outcome were different both for the review, and developers circumstances. Unfortunately, the Development staff for Damnation have all hit the unemployment lines after recent layoffs.

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Steampunk and Western seem like a genre that would meld nicely together. One could say they would even cooperate. But if Wild Wild West taught us anything, it's not to judge a book by its cover. We climb the ledge and jump face first into Damnation in our co-op review.

This week Damnation, a steam punk meets western action game, hits the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.  What sets Damnation apart from other shooters is the game's verticallity.  That is, the levels are designed to be more up and down, not just front to back.

The two player online co-op allows players to jump in at anytime to help their friends through the story.

You can snag all three versions from Amazon, supporting Co-Optimus.  Or you can snag the PC version via digital download from services like Steam.

Codemasters has just unleashed a brand new video of the two player co-op Damnation.  The steampunk style game features drop-in and drop-out online co-op play through the entire story, which, appears to be a shooter on the surface.  The latest video is all about the moves players and enemies perform in the game bringing things a bit closer to a platformer.

Damnation appears to share a lot in common with a game like Prince of Persia, while still retaining a hardcore edge of a game like Gears of War.  The game is very vertical with climbing and jumping playing just a big a role as shooting, as developers didn't want to limit player's access to the levels.  Buildings are scalable, windows are breakable, and ropes are usable.

Hit up the game's official site to check out the latest video, but be warned, if you are afraid of heights this game might make you go queezy.  We've also got a handful of new screenshots of the game in action, including the above co-op vehicle sequence.

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A few months ago, we previewed Damnation at New York Comic Con, with less than impressive results. Fortunately, the new behind the scenes trailer shows us part of Codemasters and Blue Omegas creation process, seems as though they're still working out the kinks. It also appears the date has been pushed back from late April, to late May, hopefully crisping the glaze on the top for this co-op shooter.

At any rate, the video behind the jump shows some pretty impressive environments that give players a lot more wiggle room than most shooter games. With the ability to jump, climb around, and explore these beautiful environments, this could make Damnation a wholly satisfying experience, or a frustrating time lost in the Wild West. Add in the co-op to the climbing jumping mix, and we may actually have fun with it!

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We've almost come to the end of our NY Comic-Con coverage.  With so many games on the show floor, we didn't have as much time as we wanted to to go in depth with everything.  But...we tried our hardest to play what we could.  There's two more games I wanted to briefly talk about,  both have cooperative play.  Both games also couldn't be anymore different.

On one hand you have this sort of steam punk western style shooter...and on the other you have this gorgeous space flight MMO.  I'm talking about Damnation and Jumpgate Evolution

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It's really no secret, we know you've been logging away hours on Gears of War 2, and want something fresh but similar to feast on. So - what if I told you that Codemasters, the creators of some interesting sleeper hits, such as Overlord, and Rise of the Argonauts, has announced a game that boasts to be similar to Gears of War 2, but let you wear more cowboy hats and draw pistols Wild West style? You know you're at least a bit curious.

The story is one of corruption, the apocalypse, and a lone(ish) gunman out to reveal the truth behind “the corporation” in a western style third person shooter. To me, this looks like a happy mix between Gears of War, and Fallout3 – but I suppose only time will tell. A preview from Videogamer.com tells us:
 

Damnation is set in an alternate American history in which a 40 year conflict has waged between the Nationalist and the Coalition forces, draining the country of its resources. Players take control of Captain Hamilton Rourke, a member of the guerilla resistance force known as the Peacekeepers. As a veteran of the Great War, Rourke has his own personal agenda against the PSI and embarks on an epic journey to reveal the sinister truth behind the corporation and save the country from damnation.

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