Despite the fact that WET has had a very turbulent development on the face of it, the game arrives at European retail this Friday looking unmoved by the commotion. Developed by Artificial Mind & Movement, also known as A2M, WET was originally picked-up for publication by Activision. During the infamous Activision-Blizzard merger fallout, which saw titles such as Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Brütal Legend and 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand dropped from their then forthcoming portfolio, WET suffered under the strain. A year later, however, WET was still going strong, and it was announced that Bethesda Softworks had picked-up the publishing rights.
Eidos Interactive and Rocksteady Studios are set to release the highly-anticipated Batman: Arkham Asylum in both North American and European territories this week, and yet even prior to launch the game as been hailed as a success. Expected to perform exceptionally well at retail, Batman: Arkham Asylum will no doubt justify the cost of using such an established license, especially in these times of Dark Knight resurgence. But as longtime gamers are undoubtedly aware, commercial success doesn’t always equate to a successful implementation of that much loved subject matter.
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