Gekido Announced for PlayStation

Interplay announced its latest PlayStation game on Friday. Called Gekido, this new arcade-fighting title inspired by classic beat-em-ups like Streets of Rage allows players to explore multiple paths throughout the game. Unlike the extremely linear adventure fighting titles of yesteryear, Gekido will give gamers the ability to explore their own routes.

Players select one of four characters to battle on the streets - Travis, the "hotheaded hurricane" (as described by Interplay), Michelle the "young military operative," Takada, the "touku-shin master, or Ushi, the "aged-aggressor." The game will feature ten levels of progressive skills, allowing gamers to learn more deadly moves and combinations as they progress. It also sports fifteen levels to battle through.

Developed by UK-based Infogrames Sheffield House, expect Gekido to land on store shelves this fall.