Danny Bilson, EVP Core Games, THQ has said:
We believe that Metro 2033 was a flawed masterpiece. It was a beautiful, original game that didn't get the marketing support it needed. We won't make that mistake with Metro: Last Light. This game improves on the original in every way - it will have more polish, deeper and more sophisticated gameplay, and satisfyingly visceral combat, without losing what our fans loved about the original. Metro: Last Light is another artful piece of game development from an Eastern European studio that will thrill and terrify anyone looking for a more cerebral experience than your typical first person shooter.
Metro: Last Light throws the player into the middle of a civil war for control over a doomsday device that threatens to wipe out humanity forever. Included on top of the single-player campaign is the multiplayer experience that brings Metro's flair of extraordinary lightning, physics and destruction that is made possible by Metro: Last Light's amazing 4A Engine technology.