Saber Interactive may or may not be working on an HD remake of "Halo: Combat Evolved," as we learned earlier today. That doesn't mean they've forgotten about their upcoming Namco Bandai-published shooter "Inversion" however. In fact, mere hours after word of the "Halo" remake slipped out, Namco Bandai confirmed that "Inversion" is now set for release on February 7, 2012 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
"Inversion" was first announced back in 2009, with plans for a 2010 release. That obviously never happened, but it's typically better to see a game postponed than rushed out so no problem there. And the third-person action game looks like it will feature some fun gameplay mechanics, elaborate ones involving gravity manipulation, so all the added development will presumably give Saber a chance to get all of the game's systems up to snuff.
The story opens after an alien race known as the Lutadore invade Earth, using their gravity-based weapons to lay waste to everything. In the aftermath different parts of the world experience gravity fluctuations, which as you might imagine makes survival a bit of a problem. That's all setup however. The core of the story revolves around 28-year-old police officer David Russel and his neighbor Lou Delgado as they search for David's missing son.
It looks like there's going to be a heavy focus in the game on this gravity play and the destructible envrionments it all happens in. The newly released teaser trailer doesn't actually show off any gameplay, but you do get a cool visual of a city's skyscrapers floating upwards and crashing into one another. You can check it out for yourself right here.