Codemasters announced a new next-gen title called Hei$t. The game, that’s being developed by inXile Entertainment who previously worked on ‘The Bard’s Tale’, centers around a bunch of bank robbers in San Francisco in 1969. You’ll have to plan, pull off and escape safely from dozens of heists all over town. The concept sounds pretty neat, unfortunately the first screenshots are not.

Checkout the awesome shading on that dude’s ‘fro and that awesome fireworks coming from that guy’s handcannon. The concept on the other hand is neat.

It’s 1969, the summer of love in San Francisco. Enter Johnny Sutton, fresh out of jail and a descendant from a long line of big-time thieves, including his father who was gunned down during a job some years back. Playing as Johnny, and together with his Uncle Sal and reunited crew, players are set pull off dozens of heists that will inevitably make a name for him as the greatest bank robber of all time.

In addition to knocking off banks, each with their own set security precautions, throughout the city, players will be highly motivated to pull off further jobs. These include raiding bars, restaurants, strip clubs, armoured cars, and more in order to acquire the bigger and better tools needed to penetrate the increasingly more difficult banks.

Hei$t should take us back to the days of Bullit, Gone in 60 Seconds and The Italian Job, according to Creative Director Maxx Kaufman. “We designed HEI$T so that players feel like a part of the best robberies and car chases from classic movies,”, he said. “Everything from the different types of jobs to pull and the reckless pursuits by the police through the streets of San Francisco, to the sarcastic banter back and forth between the members of the crew, gives HEI$T the action and style of the great attitude and rock-driven films of the 60’s.”. The description sounds interesting enough, but is it enough to compensate for the poor graphics? Maxx still has some time to shape up the visuals as they are aiming for a release in the fourth quarter of 2007 on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.

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