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Spec Ops: The Line

Yager Development

2012•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 6 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurewaranimalsdetectivemusic/dancerobots/ai/spacesportsvehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA breakneck, heightened shooter: sweeping and weighty. Best if you like pace over patience.

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

IGDB rating

79 / 100

932 ratings

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About This Game

A third-person shooter in which three American soldiers led by Capt. Walker are sent to Dubai in order to recover whoever remains of an infantry unit, the 33rd Battalion, until they decide to take action against the militants situated in the city. As they progress, however, the logistical and ethical complexity of their objective deepens, and their perception of themselves, and their enemy, is put into question.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The game will follow the story of player character Captain Martin Walker (voiced by Nolan North) as he is sent into a post-apocalyptic Dubai with an elite Delta Force bravo team. Previously, Dubai was a wealthy area with many high profile citizens until catastrophic sandstorms left a majority of the city buried. This caused many to evacuate, leaving only a few behind. One of the people left behind was U.S. Army Colonel John Konrad (a reference to the author of Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad), a founding member of Delta Force, who refused to evacuate from a training facility in the city and...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureWarAnimalsDetectiveMusic/danceRobots/ai/spaceSportsVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashGame/competitionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

Modern warfareHelicopterBasketballBloodyMurderSharkMilitaryGoat

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Details

Developer: Yager Development
Publishers: 2K Games, Missing Link Games, Take-Two Interactive
Released: 26 June 2012
Series: Spec Ops
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 6h rushed, 6h normally, 10h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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