On the face of it CDV's Escape from Paradise City sounds an old premise flogged to death, but a supernatural weaving in and out of its polygons is enough to tweak our interest.
Escape from Paradise City is an action-RTS in development for PC that drops you into the shoes of an NSA agent who has to go undercover to infiltrate the criminal underworld in Paradise City. Your goal is to climb the law-braking ranks to ultimate crime boss and then take out the crime lord currently ruling the roost.
Yes, we've heard that one a million times before but the crime lord's "more than your average thug - or average human", CDV explains, with a hint that something far more sinister lurks behind the boss' hold on power.
The game word presented is dystopian, dark and gritty, and you can view it for yourself in new screenshots released. Escape from Paradise City should be out later in the year.