Savage Moon - Waldgeist (PS3 Extra Content)

Waldgeist (PS3 Extra Content)

On the 6th August 2009 the first DLC for the title as released called 'Waldgeist' - the German name for a forest spirit. The developers build on the ideas of evolution and adaptation, remarking;

As the Insectocytes have evolved, so new threats have surfaced: the Death Blossom Insectocyte; a deadly evolution that carries within itself a payload of beautiful but lethal missiles. It responds to being in range of towers it considers a threat by detonating itself and launching it's cruel cargo. A new sub-species of Insectocytes have emerged using photochromic biological adaptations, similar to those found on native Terran species such as the chameleon or the cuttlefish. They have acquired the ability to adapt their skin colour across a wide spread of the electromagnetic spectrum, rendering them invisible to all normal towers' targeting systems.

The game continued the idea of naming the levels after mythical creatures, deity or figures from ancient history;

• Nebula: Waldgeist - the German name for a forest spirit.
  • Menja - One of two female slave giantesses from the Old Norse poem Grottasöngr.
  • Niht - Is Continental Germanic mythology she is the Goddess of Night.
  • Odin - Is considered the chief god in Norse paganism. He is associated with wisdom, war, battle, and death, and also magic, poetry, prophecy, victory, and the hunt.
  • Pugot Also known as "the decapitated one" is a mythical fiend that is found in the Ilocos region of the Philippines.
  • Qiqirn - In Inuit mythology, Qiqirn is a large, frightening, bald dog spirit.
  • Rabisu - In Akkadian mythology Rabisu ("the vagabond") is an evil vampiric spirit or demon.

In 2010 the soundtrack to the DLC of Savage Moon: Waldgeist - also composed by Elsaesser, was nominated for Best Original Video Game Score in the 55th Ivor Novello Awards. This was the first year that music from games was given a category in the awards.