The quad squad of Exit Strategy Entertainment seems to be cooking up something very nice in their upcoming unity-powered third-person action adventure platformer Pirates of New Horizons. In development for nearly two years, the game is grabbing some buzz on the heels of its recent announcement, debut screenshots and trailer (below) of a female space pirate and her awesome adventures.

Exit Strategy is currently gauging interest for the title, stating that some prototypes of the game will make its way out for PC and Mac for sure, but they’re hoping it builds enough interest for the team to justify putting the time and money into making a full game; potentially aimed for digital distribution on consoles (PSN, Wiiware, XBLA.)

My smile lit up the room from what I saw of the gameplay. Several different mechanics have been brought together, many building on the enjoyable elements similar to what we’ve seen before in tried and true series such as Sonic and Zelda. Words can only sway so much, tell me after watching the trailer you wouldn’t want to play that.

For the record: I muted the trailer volume, dodging the Dropkick Murphys track and opting instead to run a Radiohead song over it. It may not be the right decision for everyone, but it was the right decision for me. Read up on the game and its development over on Pirates of New Horizons IndieDB page.

Definitely on our grid and we’re eager to see more.