The story of Puppeteer follows a young boy named Kutaro who one dark moonlit night, was carried away by the maleficent Moon Bear King to a black castle where the unlucky lad was transformed into a puppet.
Kutaro displeased the terrible tyrant, who devoured the boy's wooden head and cast away his body.
But the headless hero was not alone, for he had discovered a very special pair of scissors to help him on his harrowing adventure to find his head, and his way home.
The 3D PlayStation 3 exclusive platformer is being developed at the SCE Japan Studio and is set for a release in 2013.
Watch the 2012 Tokyo Game Show trailer.