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The Movies: Stunts and Effects Preview

Joe "OuTkAsT-1" Topolnisky

2006-05-12 04:32:10.0


Kicking things off, GameSpy has whipped up a preview on Lionhead Studios' upcoming The Movies expansion pack, Stunts and Effects. Here's a nugget on the new stunt doubles:

Once a character has been hired as a stunt person, they can then be assigned as a specific stunt double to an actor. Whenever a film calls for a dangerous scene, it'll now be the stunt double, not the precious star who risks his skin. That, however, means that players will have to take new factors into account when running their studios. One of these is "resemblance." If the stunt double is physically too different from the star, it reduces the believability and audience enjoyment of the movie. On the other hand, if the player decides (or worse, the prima donna star insists on doing the stunt themselves) there's the possibility of injury. If a needed celebrity has to spend several weeks in a studio hospital it can cause major delays in filming and major financial hassles for the studio.


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