The President of the United States of America has been assassinated and you're the world's prime suspect. The FBI, the CIA, and a gang of murderous killers are trying to hunt you down. Stricken with amnesia you remember nothing, not even who you are. You're on your own and there is no one you can tr...
The President of the United States of America has been assassinated and you're the world's prime suspect. The FBI, the CIA, and a gang of murderous killers are trying to hunt you down. Stricken with amnesia you remember nothing, not even who you are. You're on your own and there is no one you can trust. All you have is a safe deposit key, a mysterious tattoo, and a gun. Clear your name, solve the mystery, and catch the true assassin before he strikes again.
Exciting espionage story and fast paced action
Top-notch voice acting preformed by actors such as David Duchovny and Adam West
‘Cel-shaded’ graphics and comic book like narration brings the experience of the acclaimed comic book to life on your computer
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Be warned. This game is old, and it shows.
The graphics still are ok, thanks to the comic look. But the controls are clunky at best, and the game, even on easy is pretty unforgiving. I remember having played it back in the days, only finishing it half way through. So I wanted to give it another shot, but stopped after one hour.
What kills this game for me in the end is the missing save function. Checkpoints in an old shooter are a no go.
So, if you have enough time to try sections of the game multiple times, then maybe give it a try, the story is pretty well told. But if you're like me and don't have time to sink in a game like you were 15 years old, then better think twice.
Btw, after trying this game I installed Doom again, my reflexes are still fine. It really are those controls.
I really wanted to like XIII. The visuals are great and it has an awesome soundtrack, but the single player campaign is plagued by several problems. I honestly found the bot matches more fun than the single player campaign. :( My gripes are listed below:
* Poor checkpoint positioning. I'm all for checkpoint systems, as long as they're implemented in a way that doesn't punish the player with tedium. In XIII, there aren't enough checkpoints to separate every "chunk" of of the level into its own thing. The result is that you often have to redo tedious stuff or re-watch unskippable cutscenes / conversations.
* The save system is not typical for a PC FPS. Saving just records your progress up to the most recent checkpoint, like a 90's console game that writes to a memory card. Don't be fooled by the quicksave option: it functions exactly the same as saving from the in-game menu. Worse, there is *no* autosaving in XIII. If you quit without saving, you will lose your progress!
* XIII's game design includes a heaping dose of forced stealth. Despite this, I wouldn't call it a genuine stealth game. It just happens to be an FPS with a considerable number of levels where you lose instantly if someone activates an alarm. (Me, bitter?) These sections get very aggravating due to the aforementioned checkpoint issue.
* Weapon reloading and switching animations are slow, and you can't interrupt a reload to switch to another weapon. Some weapons later in the game have no hotkey assigned by default. You can't pick up bodies while wielding a two-handed weapon (and there's no in-game message message to indicate this).
* While stylized visuals are the main attraction of XIII, the window dressing can sometimes impair your vision. During an intense firefight, the last thing I want occupying space on the screen is comic book frames showing off a headshot, or signaling the entry of more enemies.
It should be easy to understand from the title, if you have never played XIII before, please play this version, i promise it is a damn good game, but if you have already played the Remake, I am very sorry
If your going to expect top notch FPS mechanics and that's all you're interested in then this game will disappoint you.
I'm not saying that the gameplay is bad because it isn't.
I would better classify it as mediocre.
If on the other hand you can appreciate a game that has great story told with a unique artistic style then you will be very pleased and have quite a bit of fun.
If I would have rated this game when it first came out at full price I would have given it a 3 out 5.
Good but not great and only held back by its serviceable but not stellar gameplay.
But at a mere $5.99?
4 out of 5.
As a fan of the XIII comic series I really wanted to enjoy this game. But couldn't.
Level design, progress and overall feeling is at most mediocre. But the finall killer was the save system. I understand checkpoint-based save system. I can even to some point understand annoyingly rare checkpoints implemented in this game. But giving a player a "save" option which regardless of when and where you "saved" pushes you back to last checkpoint is really disappointing. Up to the point of "uninstall and forget".
Shame really, because the visuals are quite ok. Maybe too polygony for modern standards but still quite good. Cel-shading makes the game not age that badly. But the gameplay just doesn't deliver.
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