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(More customer reviews)This game has a lot going for it. The graphics are great and unique. Of course, the whole cell-shading aspect only carries the game so far. After a few levels, you won't even notice it anymore.
The game has a lot of good content presentation going though. The way it shows important scenes in "picture in picture" boxes makes sense to me even beyond the comic-book look and feel. Some of the gameplay however is pretty unique due to the comic-style presentation. For instance, you can see that guards are about to walk around a corner, because you can see little "tap tap tap" indicators on the screen. This adds a nice spin.
So why only 3 stars? Because of the damn save game mechanism. I mean: Why even allow to save anywhere, if you can only start over at the beginning ov levels?!? This completely ruins the game for me. And I mean, c'mon! Every game magazine criticises this! At every Game Developer Conference, everyone keeps repeating "the user must be able to save anywhere!", yet people still keep messing this up! And in this game this is particularily annoying, because the parts that have to be re-played are relatively lengthy, and (worst of all), one has to watch the same cut-scenes again and again, and there is no way to skip them.
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XIIIConfront your shadowy past and America's darkestcorridors of power.Product InformationYou wake up on a desolate strip of New England beach. The near-fatal impact ofa bullet has left your head pounding and your memory erased. What's more, the number XIII has been mysteriously tattooed on your chest, while your pocket holds a key to a New York City bank box. As your head is swimming in amnesia, you struggle toyour feet only to encounter more assailants intent on finishing the job. To your shock, you handle the hit men with the killing skills of a professional -- before heading to the bank in search of any shred of information about your lost identity andyour involvement in the President's murder. What lies ahead is a deadly quest not only into your shadowy past, but America's darkest corridors of power.Product FeaturesDiscover who is really behind the presidentialassassination and government cover-upEliminate all that stands in your way to the truthUtilize today's weapons and gadgetsTravel from the streets of New York, to the snowy Colorado mountains, to the beaches of the CaribbeanBecome immersed in the graphic-novel visual styleExperience a wide variety of gameplay, including cunning use of human shields, silent weapons and XIII's internal sixth sense to detect approaching enemiesHandle a dizzying array ofweapons, ranging from silent crossbows to precision sniper riflesSquare off against other players in innovative multiplayer modes, including the cooperative Cover Me, along with classic modes, such as Capture the Flag andDeathmatchProduct Reviews"Overall Best Game of Show" - ects 2003"Top 10 of E3 2003" - Computer Gaming World"A stunning presentation of
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