A team of developers has released a concept trailer for an Unreal Engine 5 remake of the open-world action-adventure game Scarface: The World Is Yours. The brief trailer showcases how the developers were able to use Unreal Engine 5 to reimagine the now 16-year-old game.
Released in 2006 for PC and consoles, Scarface: The World Is Yours serves as a sequel to the classic 1983 crime film Scarface from director Brian De Palma. The game allowed players to step into the shoes of the character whose poster has graced countless dorm room walls, taking control of Tony Montana as he attempts to rebuild his drug empire and once again become the kingpin of Miami after miraculously surviving the shootout at the end of the film.
Released on YouTube by TeaserPlay, a team of graphic designers who also recently showed off a concept trailer for an Unreal Engine 5 remake of Half-Life 2, the Scarface: The World Is Yours concept trailer shows off some impressive environmental shots of the game’s Miami setting along with a highly detailed character model for Al Pacino’s Tony Montana. Pacino had licensed his likeness to the developers of Scarface: The World Is Yours when it was originally released, with the game doing a generally good job of capturing his appearance at the time, but the level of detail on display in the concept trailer is truly next-gen. Created using Unreal Engine 5’s MetaHuman character creation system, TeaserPlay’s version of Tony Montana looks nearly identical to Pacino as he appeared in the 1983 film, right down to the character’s trademark scar running down his face.
Replies to the video were overwhelmingly positive, with many commenters expressing their love for the original game and their hope it will receive a proper remake at some point similar to EA’s upcoming Dead Space remake. The game did receive a bit of a graphical upgrade when a port for the Wii was released a year after its initial release, but plans for a similar release on Xbox 360 never materialized. Though Scarface: The World Is Yours was commercially successful upon release, receiving praise from fans and critics for its unique spin on the GTA formula, the game ultimately failed to leave much of a mark on the gaming landscape and plans for a series of sequels were eventually scrapped.
This trailer for Scarface: The World Is Yours is just the latest in a string of remarkably impressive fan-made videos using Unreal Engine 5. From concept videos for dream titles to a full-fledged remake of The Simpsons: Hit and Run, Unreal Engine 5 has given small teams and solo creators the power to create prototypes with a level of graphical polish that previously would’ve required dozens of artists and developers.
Scarface: The Worlds Is Yours is available now for PC, PS2, and Xbox.