2 Days to Vegas
Encyclopedia
2 Days to Vegas is an upcoming third-person action-adventure game
developed by Steel Monkeys. The game is set in several major cities across the United States
and takes place during a 48 hour period. 2 Days to Vegas is set to release for the Microsoft Windows
, PlayStation 3
, and Xbox 360
platforms. While the game has been in development for almost eight years, there is no announced release date.
about a recently released convict
named Vinny who must help his younger brother Tony, who is in trouble in Las Vegas. Over the course of 48 hours, players will journey across America, stopping at major cities on their way to Las Vegas. So far, the confirmed locations include New York
and Las Vegas
.
studios of Steel Monkeys. When Steel Monkeys in the UK
shut down, the game moved production to the secondary Steel Monkeys studio established in Minsk
, Belarus
.
On February 11, 2009, confirmation from Steel Monkeys that 2 Days to Vegas is still in development was received by IGN.
According to the official Steel Monkeys website, 2 Days to Vegas is still “under construction” as of 2011.
solution. They have also licensed SpeedTreeRT SDK of IDV Inc., which will help to create virtual plants in the TPS
.
At the 2007 GDC, Steel Monkeys showed off new screenshots of the game which the Steel Monkeys's boss assured was real-time and not pre-rendered. On January 22, 2008, PlayStation Universe hosted a two day exclusive where they revealed twenty new screenshots and two new videos of 2 Days to Vegas.
Steel Monkeys opted to purchase 2 Motion Capture systems for the MoCap within the game as opposed to outsourcing. Instead of the more common optical systems, Steel Monkeys chose an inertial system. The wireless capabilities along with the portability has allowed Steel Monkeys to use everyday surroundings as sets, instead of having to build sets within a confined optical stage.
Action-adventure game
An action-adventure game is a video game that combines elements of the adventure game genre with various action game elements. It is perhaps the broadest and most diverse genre in gaming, and can include many games which might better be categorized under narrow genres...
developed by Steel Monkeys. The game is set in several major cities across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and takes place during a 48 hour period. 2 Days to Vegas is set to release for the Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
, and Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
platforms. While the game has been in development for almost eight years, there is no announced release date.
Plot
2 Days to Vegas is a third-person action-adventure gameAction-adventure game
An action-adventure game is a video game that combines elements of the adventure game genre with various action game elements. It is perhaps the broadest and most diverse genre in gaming, and can include many games which might better be categorized under narrow genres...
about a recently released convict
Convict
A convict is "a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison", sometimes referred to in slang as simply a "con". Convicts are often called prisoners or inmates. Persons convicted and sentenced to non-custodial sentences often are not termed...
named Vinny who must help his younger brother Tony, who is in trouble in Las Vegas. Over the course of 48 hours, players will journey across America, stopping at major cities on their way to Las Vegas. So far, the confirmed locations include New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
.
Development
Development of the game began in 2003 at the now defunct GlasgowGlasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
studios of Steel Monkeys. When Steel Monkeys in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
shut down, the game moved production to the secondary Steel Monkeys studio established in Minsk
Minsk
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, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
.
On February 11, 2009, confirmation from Steel Monkeys that 2 Days to Vegas is still in development was received by IGN.
According to the official Steel Monkeys website, 2 Days to Vegas is still “under construction” as of 2011.
Graphics
In August 2006, Steel Monkeys announced they would be using AGEIA PhysX SDK technology and NovodeX Physics software for their physicsPhysics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
solution. They have also licensed SpeedTreeRT SDK of IDV Inc., which will help to create virtual plants in the TPS
TPS
-Math, science, and engineering:*Theorem Proving System, an automated theorem proving system for first-order and higher-order logic*Twin Prime Search, a distributed computing project that looks for large twin primes...
.
At the 2007 GDC, Steel Monkeys showed off new screenshots of the game which the Steel Monkeys's boss assured was real-time and not pre-rendered. On January 22, 2008, PlayStation Universe hosted a two day exclusive where they revealed twenty new screenshots and two new videos of 2 Days to Vegas.
Steel Monkeys opted to purchase 2 Motion Capture systems for the MoCap within the game as opposed to outsourcing. Instead of the more common optical systems, Steel Monkeys chose an inertial system. The wireless capabilities along with the portability has allowed Steel Monkeys to use everyday surroundings as sets, instead of having to build sets within a confined optical stage.