XIII (0)

First release date

2003-11-25

Platform

Mac PlayStation 2 GameCube Xbox PC

Developer

Ubisoft Paris Studios SouthEnd Interactive AB

Publisher

Ubisoft Entertainment Feral Interactive

Aliases

Thirteen

Overview

XIII is a Shooter based on the 1984 Belgian of the same name. The game was released in late 2003 on a variety of platforms. The player takes control of , an attempting to discover his identity and uncover a conspiracy which threatens the democracy of the .

Story

Explosions in XIII.

The story of the game is based almost entirely on the comic with a few changes for gameplay reasons. The game starts out in Brighton Beach where XIII awakes with amnesia and is badly wounded. He is taken to medical center by a lifeguard who finds all he has on him is a and on his neck. Shortly there after, the lifeguard is and groups of thugs attempt to kill XIII causing him to flee to the bank he believes the key is to. From here XIII learns that he is being targeted by a hitman called the Moongoose and he is wanted by the FBI for the murder of .

Through a series of flashbacks and memories, XIII discovers that he is actually Jason Fly, a special agent who, through surgery, took the identity of Steve Roland in order to infiltrate the ranks of a secret brotherhood called XX. XIII attempts to uncover the conspiracy throughout the game and learn the true identity of I the leader of the brotherhood. However, it must be noted the game ends at Volume 5 of the comic series and as such the game is left at a .

Gameplay

Comic style panels.

The game has various gameplay elements which the player can use to their advantage throughout the single player portion of the game. As players progress through the game, various actions bring up comic book style panels, emphasizing the comic motif.

XIII is also able to obtain various abilities found in briefcases around the levels, for example you can sense where enemies are by the "tap tap" of their feet displayed on screen which players can use in situations. Other abilities include weapons and more health.

Multiplayer

XIII features various multiplayer modes for up to 16 players and 3 modes are exclusive to each console. The modes are as follows:

-Classic deathmatch (i.e. free for all)
-Classic team deathmach
-Players run around the map trying to capture the enemy team's flags
The Hunt-Players get a shotgun and chase a creature around the map. With each shot the creature gets smaller and faster. It can kill you,and you can also kill the other players
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