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Suffering from sequelitis? You’ve come to the right place. In our third annual New Horizons special, we preview the original properties set to take flight in 2012.

Shaq-Fu designer Paul Cuisset is set to embrace survival horror with AMY. As the ill-prepared Lana, you’ll emerge from a train wreck only to be menaced by contagious mutants. Worse yet, you’ll be responsible not only for your own safety, but also for that of the eponymous child. Frankly, if you’re still willing to travel by train after Rise of Nightmares, you deserve everything you get. Amy should arrive on XBLA and PSN in early 2012. REVIEW

Super Smash Bros. notwithstanding, there appears to be plenty of room in the market for an online adversarial brawler. SEGA and Vanquish developer Platinum Games aim to fill that gap with ANARCHY REIGNS. Despite its focus on fast paced multiplayer madness, it will also offer a full single player campaign. Originally due in January, Anarchy Reigns is now expected on 360 and PS3 in July.

If you fantasise about barking orders at diminutive underlings, you should probably seek professional help. You should also check out ARMY CORPS OF HELL, which places you in command of up to 100 murderous goblins. Entersphere founder Motoi Okamoto is more than familiar with the RTS genre, having contributed to Pikmin during his time with Nintendo. Publisher Square Enix is planning to launch the game alongside the Vita in February.

While Capcom continues to factory farm the likes of Resident Evil and Street Fighter, it is also prepared to roll the dice on original ideas. Inspired by Chinese mythology, ASURA’S WRATH is a fantasy action tale packed with colossal boss battles and flashy quick time events. The game is in development at CyberConnect2, the Japanese studio best known for its work with the Naruto license. Look for Asura’s Wrath on 360 and PS3 in February.

The MOBA scene has long been awash with top down fantasy epics in the League of Legends mould. Ronimo Games plans to shake things up with AWESOMENAUTS. This explosion of colour retains the focus on team tactics, but transfers the action to a side-scrolling sci-fi setting. If you only play one game featuring a jetpack monkey this year, it will almost certainly be this one. Awesomenauts is coming to XBLA and PSN.

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