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Raven Software

2010•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 9 hours

Taste attributes: actionfantasyhorrorscience fictionhistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalvehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA fantastical shooter that is wide-ranging, dark and fresh. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

78 / 100

282 ratings

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About This Game

In this FPS, you travel across a remote island off the coast of Russia ripping through space and time, and are given your own Time Manipulation Device of which you use to vaporize enemies. You can upgrade your TMD, yourself, and weapons throughout the campaign which is reminiscent of every modern shooter from the Call of Duty Modern Warfare and World at War series to Half Life 2, and F.E.A.R. Time is power. Multiplayer included but is no longer filled with an active community.

Summary: IGDB

Story

When a strange electromagnetic surge from Katorga-12, a long-abandoned Soviet island, damages an American satellite, Captain Nathaniel Renko leads a team of Marines to investigate, only to crash-land on its shores. Once there, Renko begins slipping between the present and 1955, the year of a catastrophic accident tied to a mysterious element called E-99, and impulsively saves a scientist from a deadly fire. Returning to the present, he discovers his single act has rewritten history into a nightmare, and armed with a recovered Time Manipulation Device that can age, restore, and reverse matter,...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionFantasyHorrorScience fictionHistoricalMonster/alien/supernaturalVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardy

Keywords

GhostsExplorationBloodyTime travelDeathDoctorTime manipulationBacktracking

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Details

Developer: Raven Software
Publisher: Activision
Released: 25 June 2010
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 9h normally, 28h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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