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‘Horizon: Zero Dawn’ New Trailers Introduce Robotic Monsters Ahead Of Release, Plus Facts You Need To Know [Video]

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"Horizon: Zero Dawn" by Guerilla Games is an open world game that has expansive environments. Ahead of its release on February 28, Sony Entertainment dropped videos of four robotic dinosaurs that is part of the game.

The PlayStation 4 exclusive "Horizon: Zero Dawn" released a set of videos featuring these four monsters the game developers call "The Machines," in a post-apocalyptic world that seem to be ruled by them. The world where the game protagonist, Aloy, a young woman shares the world in the wreckage of a matriarchal society.

According to Tech 2, Aloy has the ability to hunt these "Machines" and hack them to control them and use them in the game. "Horizon: Zero Dawn is published by Sony Interactive Entertainment and as such will most unlikely come to the PC.

"Horizon: Zero Dawn" a few fast facts

The game began development in 2011 just after the launch of "Killzone 3." Aloy is the main protagonist of the game. A strong-willed young woman, who is exiled by their matriarchal society living in a world filled with mechanical creatures, four of which are described below.

"Horizon: Zero Dawn" Thunderjaw

Thunderjaw is a tyrannosaurus-rex packed with many armaments including lasers, radar tracking, and machine guns. Thunderjaw is definitely one machine that cannot be messed around. This beast of a tank in "Horizon: Zero Dawn" can easily be anyone's favorite.

"Horizon: Zero Dawn" Snapmaw

A crocodile-alligator Machine makes players think twice before jumping in "Horizon: Zero Dawn's water regions. The developers have classified Snapmaw as an 'acquisition' type machine that has the ability to process resources. How it does that is still unknown since not much of the game is known. However, processing resources sure sounds, handy.

"Horizon: Zero Dawn" Behemoth

Despite its massive size as referenced by its name, the Behemoth has the ability to manipulate gravity. The buffalo-like Behemoth travels in herds, traversing the expansive landscape of "Horizon: Zero Dawn." Not much is said if it has weapons or does anything special, aside from it being designated as a hackable machine that can be used as an all-terrain transport.

"Horizon: Zero Dawn" Stormbird

"Horizon: Zero Dawn" land area is expansive as is its skies. A winged beast that oddly resembles an extinct Haast's eagle, according to VG24/7, albeit being a robotic one, rules the sky, and is meant to combat from the air. Think of Stormbird as the air force of the game. With powerful wing blasts, claw slashes, and collect and discharge electricity using its wings.

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