Dark Void

Developed by Airtight Games, which includes much of the team behind Crimson Skies, Dark Void is an intriguing combination of air combat and on-foot third-person action. The game kicks off when the protagonist, cargo pilot Will, flies through the Bermuda Triangle and winds up in an alien dimension where he discovers a hostile race known as The Watchers, who are subjugating humans for various nefarious ends. In addition to a range of traditional human and alien energy-based weapons, Will has a jetpack at his disposal that allows him to quickly traverse the Void.

Dark Void is certainly looking crisp and vibrant, no doubt in part because of its use of the Unreal engine. The external natural environments were particularly impressive, with plenty of sharp textures on the canyon's rock faces, in addition to the vivid backdrop of a late-afternoon sun bursting through some giant clouds. This contrasts with the clean, sterile look of the advanced Watcher facility to good effect. It's not just the visuals that are getting a quality treatment either: the music of Dark Void is being arranged by Bear McCreary--the composer for TV's Battlestar Galactica.