It was announced today that the Destroy All Humans franchise is making a comeback in the form of a remake; developed by Black Forest Games and published by THQNordic. This came to a surprise for some – but not for others, as the news was leaked a week before the announcement stating THQNordic would announce some new games on the run-up to E3, Destroy All Humans (DAH) being one of them.
The game is a remake of the original from 2005, originally developed by the now-defunct Pandemic Studios, who also went on to develop the sequel. The franchise had a rough development after Pandemic’s closure in 2009, with DAH getting 2 sequels that were developed by other studios. Destroy All Humans: Big Willy Unleashed (2008) was planned to be released for the PSP, and the Nintendo Wii, however ultimately only the Wii version was released to below-average reviews. Another sequel was released in 2009 titled Destroy All Humans: Path of the Furon for the PS3 and Xbox 360, developed by Sandblast Games. The developers were closed down midway through the development, and as a result, the final game was released in an unfinished state – The generally unfavourable reviews reflect this, many of them highlighting the bugs and glitches they experienced during their playthrough.
The newly announced remake is slated for release in 2020, being developed by the previously mentioned Black Forest Games – Who do not appear to have a good track record; developing the infamous “Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back”. While I am cautiously optimistic for the title, I hope that the Germany-based developer can prove their talent through the reimagining of the original DAH, making Bubsy a simple misstep in their development history.
J. Glover 