- Platform: Windows 98 / Me / XP
- ESRB Rating:
Mature - Media: CD-ROM
- Item Quantity: 1
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The President of the United States of America has been assassinated. You wake up on a desolate strip of New England beach. The near-fatal impact of a 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. Head swimming in amnesia, you struggle to your feet only to encounter more assailants intent on finishing the job. To your shock, you handle the hitmen with the killing skills of a professional--before heading to the bank in search of any shred of information about your lost identity and your 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.
Features:
- The Ultimate Conspiracy. Unravel a whirling conspiracy plot where your identity, the President's assassination, and the future of America are shrouded in mystery.
- Unique Visual Style. Graphic novel presentation, flashback graphics, and pop-up windows create a groundbreaking entry into the genre. XIII marshals the power of Unreal II technology and unique comic book visual styles.
- Groundbreaking Gameplay. Experience a wide variety of gameplay--cunning use of human shields, silent weapons, and XIII's internal "sixth sense" that detects approaching enemies. To survive, you'll master techniques ranging from covert infiltration to heavy combat as you battle sinister conspiratorial forces.
- A Deadly Arsenal of Weapons. Handle a dizzying array of weapons, ranging from silent crossbows to precision sniper rifles, to furious automatic weapons, to chairs, bottles, ashtrays, shovels, and even enemy soldiers' bodies.
- A New Kind of Multiplayer. Square off against other PlayStation2, Xbox, and PC players in innovative multiplayer modes such as Barfight and the cooperative Cover Me, along with classic modes such as Capture the Flag and Deathmatch.
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The world thinks you killed the president - and for all you know you did. Your search for the truth begins with "XIII" - a number mysteriously tattooed on your chest, and it will lead you straight into the darkest conspiracy America's ever faced.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
PLAYING INSIDE A COMIC-BOOK,
By NeuroSplicer (Freeside, in geosynchronous orbit) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME) (TOP 10 REVIEWER)
Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: XIII (CD-ROM)
This is a unique game, effectively it is the father of both Far Cry and Borderlands. And it can now be enjoyed worry-free.The good plot of Far Cry bears eerie similarities to XIII, not in the tropical island setting but in that the hero wakes up with amnesia on a beach (with the roman numeral XIII tattooed on his arm) and than has to feel his through an obsessed assassin and a pack of ruthless mercenaries. The race is on not only to stay one step ahead of his conspiring enemies but also to discover his true identity. This was the first major PC game to sport the daring comic book look of cel-shading. Unlike Borderlands, which I found to have done so only halfheartedly, XIII pulls it off with gusto as the comic-book graphics are accompanied with comic-book exclamations and comic-book picture-in-picture format, offering a unique experience. It is like playing a comic-book - and it is great fun! Now, the game is not without its flaws. It has a checkpoint saving system that makes it much harder that it should and the guns (probably to stay faithful to the original comic-book the game was based on) look rather underwhelming. However, although not perfect, this a game that you will enjoy playing and you will remember it for years. When XIII came out in 2003 I went nowhere near it as it harbored an overzealous DRM scheme (an early version of TAGES) that blocked disk drives from working properly and refused to launch the game if you had any form of "suspicious" software installed (let's just say that UBISOFT considered NERO to be ...pirateware!). Eight years (and a couple of class-action suits) later, one can enjoy the game DRM-free (just be careful which version you choose). RECOMMENDED!
4.0 out of 5 stars
unique looking, solid FPS,
This review is from: XIII (CD-ROM)
I admit, I've only played the demo, but this game is awesome from what I've played. It feels and plays out like a mix of Goldeneye 007 and No Ones Lives Forever (sweet!).Pros: Cons: All in all, I'd say that if you like FPS games, definately get this, but it is quite violent , so if you don't like violent games , don't get it.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible copy protection and game,
By Dmg (Southern California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: XIII (CD-ROM)
Ubisoft incorporated the copy protection software knows as Tages into XIII. This is singlehandedly the worst copy protection known to man. It's so bad that if you have a CD-RW or DVD-RW drive in your computer, the installation of the game will most likely purposely defect itself towhere the game won't run. If you have CD or DVD burning software, or anything even related, or any virtual drives, the same will most likely happen; defective installation. The game's "Minimum Requirements" are a lie since they're so low, and you need brand-new, up-to-date drivers for all your hardware. Not only all that, but the game straight out doesn't like some CD/DVD-ROM drives and thus won't install properly, or even at all. Ubisoft support does nothing.After all this, you'd think they were protecting a really nice game. But, no. The game is riddled with bugs and crashes. Major bugs are commonplace, and the official forum is thriving with hundreds of user requests for bug/crash help. The game also spans 4 CDs (for no apparent reason - the game is very short) that seemingly randomly need to be changed (more copy protection). This leads to scratched discs you can't duplicate, thus you must buy the entire game again. The game is beautiful and mildly entertaining, albeit short, buggy, and contains terrible voice acting and a horrid saving scheme. That's if you can even get it to install! What a waste of money. Beware!
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