Into the Shadows: Battle for Hell

Into the Shadows: Battle for Hell is a 3D open-world game developed by NetherRealm Studios and distributed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It features 40 playable characters from different franchises, like Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Friday the 13th. It will be released during the Halloween 2013 season for Xbox 360 and PS3 in North America.

Gameplay
The selected character is controlled from a third-person perspective, in a three-dimesnsional environment. Each character has certain abilities and items that allows access to hidden areas (ex. Chucky can sneak quiet;y into smaller areas, unaccessible to larger characters like Jason Voorhees). When an enemy is killed, he/she will drop a Lament Shard, which is the equivelent of a token. Collecting 100 will grant the player an extra sequel (mocking many horror film's evolution into framchises).

A HUD is displayed in the top-left, which features a character icon, the health bar, lives, Shards, and the Rage bar (which unleashes a "Brutality' (special move) when full). Clicking the B or circle button will access this move.

The story mode is up to 2 players, which is featured in a split-screen format. The premise is standard platforming: find an item, reach a destination, rescue a hostage, or defeat a certain amount of enemy waves. Once the mission is cmpleted, the player(s) will recieve a grade (A, B, C, D, E, or S) based on their performance (S being the highest, and E the lowest).

Legacy Mode
Legacy Mode serves as the story mode of  the game. There are two features to the gameplay: Hellworld (town) and Destinations (stage). Hellworld allows players to roam freely, interacting with people and the environments, play side-missions, and accepting Destination missions. Destinations are the main missions of the game, which follows the events of the story and has players take on certain tasks.

Reboot Mode
Reboot Mode is the customizable portion of the game, which allows players to create new costumes for unlocked characters. They can choose patterns, add their own color scheme, and add logos and text.

Characters

 * Freddy Krueger (alt. New Nightmare)
 * Jason Voorhees (alt. Uber)
 * Michael Myers (alt. Remake)
 * Leatherface (alt. Remake)
 * Chucky (alt. Scarred)
 * Pinhead (alt. Fangoria)
 * Ghostface (alt. Scarecrow)
 * Hannibal Lecter (alt. Red Dragon)
 * Norman Bates (alt. Mother)
 * Jack Torrance (alt. Black Turtleneck)
 * Leprechaun (alt. Gangsta)
 * Candyman (alt. Helen)
 * Herbert West (alt. Dr. Frankenstein)
 * Tallman (alt. Undertaker)
 * Xenomorph (alt. Predalien)
 * Predator (alt. Berserker)
 * Pennywise (alt. The Joker)
 * Andre Toulon (w/ Blade, Six Shooter, Pinhead, Jester, and Tunneler) (alt. PM2 (Toulon) and Retro (Puppets) (Dr. Death as Jester))
 * Wolfman (alt. Remake)*
 * Dracula (alt. Modern Vampire)*
 * Count Orlok (alt. Modern Vampire)*
 * Creature from the Black Lagoon (alt. Crusher Zoainad)*
 * Alex DeLarge (alt. Masked)
 * Otis Driftwood (alt. Corpses)*
 * Pumpkinhead (alt. Bloodied Wings)*
 * Djinn (alt. Armored)
 * The Creeper (alt. Scarecrow)
 * Rawhead Rex (alt. Graphic Novella)*
 * Captain Spaulding (alt. Rejects)
 * Chop Top (alt. Hitchhiker)*
 * Ash Williams (alt. Evil Ash)
 * Jigsaw (alt. Pig)*
 * Mr. Hyde (alt. League of Extroadinary Gentlemen)*
 * Carrie White (alt. 2013)
 * Regan MacNeil (alt. Emily Rose)
 * Samara (alt. Human)
 * Kayako (alt. Toshio)*
 * Cherry Darling (alt. Alice (RE))
 * Ellen Ripley (alt. Ressurection)*
 * Annie Wilkes (alt. Peyton Flanders)*
 * *-Unlock

Supporting Characters
Patrick Bateman

Donnie Darko

Stuntman Mike

Invisible Man

Dr. Frankenstein

Frankenstein's Monster

Philip Decker

Matt Cordell

Rumpelstiltskin

Capt. Rhodes

Mia

Horace Pinkey

Fats & Corky

Bosses
Gingerdead Man

John Doe

Lord of Darkness

Frank the Rabbit

Christine

Spike the Gremlin

Lord Summerisle

Henry Kane

Jaws

The Thing

Erik the Phantom

Buffalo Bill

Killjoy

The Demonic Toys (Baby Oopsie Daisy, Jack Attack, Grizzly Teddy, Divoletto & Mr. Static)

Jack Frost

Cheryl Williams

Severen

Victor Crowley