3D Realm: Prey coming to the iPhone

This is pretty exciting -- 3D Realms has announced that their 2006 first-person shooter, Prey, is coming to the iPhone. IGN has a preview up now, and it looks pretty impressive -- the texture work is very well done, and the gravity-defying puzzles that helped the original game stand out as an above-average shooter are back as well.
As you can see above, the controls are overlaid on the touchscreen, and while IGN says they take a little getting used to (they're obviously not the usual WASD and mouse movement that most shooter fans are used to), they do work well once you figure them out (and you can change the transparency of the controls, so they won't get in your way while you're blasting aliens). 3D Realms says there's no release date yet (the port is being done by a company called MachineWorks Northwest), but it'll definitely be something to watch out for.
As you can see above, the controls are overlaid on the touchscreen, and while IGN says they take a little getting used to (they're obviously not the usual WASD and mouse movement that most shooter fans are used to), they do work well once you figure them out (and you can change the transparency of the controls, so they won't get in your way while you're blasting aliens). 3D Realms says there's no release date yet (the port is being done by a company called MachineWorks Northwest), but it'll definitely be something to watch out for.
Thanks, Nick!
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This is pretty exciting -- 3D Realms has announced that their 2006 first-person shooter, Prey, is coming to the iPhone. IGN has a preview...
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BigDog
Woot, my suggestion made it :)
February 11 2009 at 6:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Reality Check
Doubtful- http://duke.a-13.net/
February 11 2009 at 5:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
GeoTracker
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I'll bet Duke Nukem Forever shows up first.
February 11 2009 at 5:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
bob
i think its meant to be in the next month
February 11 2009 at 6:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
w00master
LOL, that was my first thought as well when I saw this article. Knowing the release track record of 3D Realms, who knows when this will come out, and who really cares. Besides, Prey is simply a terrible game.
February 11 2009 at 9:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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