Gameloft's heavily "Diablo"-inspired iPhone title "Dungeon Hunter" will be making a transition onto the PlayStation Network, getting a visual tune-up and extra features suitable for the PlayStation 3. The HD port will stretch out its screen and bypass a more predictable PlayStation Portable release to test the console market's waters, and they've even prepared some screenshots.
A cooperative four-player multiplayer mode that works online and offline, as well as 30 levels of dungeons and over-worlds will accompany the title to PS3's, according to a report on GamerBytes.
A successful launch could mean big things for the brand if console users are receptive. Right now, "Dungeon Hunter" has a substantial reputation among iPhone gamers, but if Gameloft can expand its audience into other markets to compete with some established fantasy/action RPG franchises, it's entirely possible we could see ports of the game appear elsewhere.
If the price point doesn't turn out to be too scary, plenty of iPhone and iPod touch owners should be open to trying this out. Nailing the gameplay and controls will be key as well, of course, but as of yet there's no trailer to show off such things.
Assuming the graphics and look have been re-tooled as much as this report makes it sound, I'm keen on seeing such a trailer. Tackling existing console and PC genres to the iPhone's control system isn't always the easiest thing in the world for developers, but "Dungeon Hunter" set the bar for its category when it originally hit. We'll see if its makers at Gameloft are up to accomplishing such a feat one more time.
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