XIII

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Summary: Refreshing Cartoon-Style game that's worth the money!
Review: I bought this game because of reviews I read on here. I was delighted to find it very entertaining. The latter levels near the end are a bit frustrating as you have to kill the bad guys and they are very hard to kill, while you aren't... But, it was still a lot of fun once I figured out how to play the game. The only real drawback I see in this game is the saves. You can quick save or save the game at any point. But, when you try to load the game, you always start at the beginning of the level and have to work your way back up to the spot you saved at. That can be a bit annoying... Still, I'd recommend this game to gamers. I LOVE FPS and this one was interesting and the cartoon art was excellent. The saves annoyed me because I tried to save after certain lengthy cut-scenes only to learn that the save was essentially worthless. I had to go through it all over again... I look forward to the follow-up to this game. I think most gamers would like this game... If it hadn't been for the flawe in the save game, I would've given this 5 stars...

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Summary: Very kewl game indeed!
Review: I have recently only played the demo and from what I can see I will be buying this game soon! The graphics are top notch first rate! With a decent video card you will enjoy hours of visual bliss, the colors are crisp and clear. The game play is quite good with lots of interaction and an intriguing storyline. This game will be another one of the greats like UT2K3 but with a much better story to follow.

The AI in the game is as good if not better than that of the Thief series of games, they are very responsive to the slightest of change.

All-in-all a very good game for those looking for something new and exciting in the FPS genre.

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Summary: The goofy save system nearly ruins a great game.
Review: I just finished playing XIII and I think its great. The graphics are really interesting, the controls are easy to master and the storyline keeps one engaged (and yes, Adam West and David Duchovney are doing some of the voices in the game).

I love the "zoom-in" cartoon panelling feature of the game; where you take out a bad guy or an enemy targets you. I liked the weapons selection - especially the crossbow. What I detested, however, was the incredibly stupid save game feature. I guess the programmers at Ubisoft created this almost useless system so that this short game would seem to last longer. Why else would it limit you to saving only at game chapter points?

Despite this annoying problem, I am still giving this game a mostly positive review since I did enjoy playing it; and I really liked the "fireworks" scene at the end - truly awesome graphics..

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Summary: mmmmm...cell shaded....pretty...
Review: I LOVE IT! It's perhaps the most interesting game I've played in a while. You shoot things that look 2D! What's not to like?

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Summary: Looks like an awesome game, can't wait to see it finished
Review: I love the fact that Ubi spent much time in the plot and that the plot focuses on a government conspiricy. The cell shading looks amazing and should add a whole new enviroment to FPS gameplay. Plus that it is a 'playable comic book'. When you sometimes kill people, you see comic book boxes depicting their demize. Plus a multiplayer option. It seems this title might have it all. Rock on

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Summary: very cool
Review: I thought this game was pretty damn cool. It has nice smooth gameplay, the wicked cell shading (you can cell shade pretty much anything and it will look awsome).
I didnt understand why the game took up 4 CD's either, after switching CD's continuously for a while I found out you can download an exe file for XIII which makes the game never ask for a CD again, I guess it is hacker reasons or pirating reasons that Ubisoft just doesnt do this.
Also the ending was really dumb, but I didnt seem to have the problem of some people where when you save it puts you back at the start of the level. Maybe that is a console thing, I always started up at the last checkpoint.
But all in all this was a really good game until the end, I was hoping I could keep playing, and expected a longer game on 4 cd's. But hey...

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Summary: Great Looks but poor Game Play
Review: I'll have to say I was excited about this game coming out. With it's awsome graphics and the fact it's a FPS I thought it was a must have. Well I was wrong. I'm not saying the game is horrible or even bad, it just has some crappy gameplay points. The thing I absolutly hated about this game was the save option. When you save during a level, then load, it'll start you over. Plus when you shoot a person it may take two shots or twenty. Even if it's the same kind of guy! I once wasted an entire clip on one enemy! I'll tell you the thing's I do like about it.
1.Innovative cel-shaded graphics
2.Creative weapons, you can kill someone with a chair or a flower pot
3. Lots of weapons

So, I would say don't waste forty or fifty bucks on this game, buy used for fifteen or twenty, then it's somewhat worth it.

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Summary: Won't run on my video card
Review: I've never considered myself a big FPS fan, but thought I'd give this a try because I really enjoy cel-shading-based graphics and thought it would be an interesting concept for a FPS. Well, not only were the graphics very impressive, but the game overall was very enjoyable and this became the first FPS I've actually finished. The story was ok -- it has a more developed story than most FPS's I've seen, but it became a little confusing to keep track of all the characters and after awhile I stopped paying much attention to it. If you like cel-shading and you enjoy FPS's, I would recommend at least downloading the demo from www.ubi.com. I can't say anything about the multi-player mode since I never tried it.

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Summary: Pleasantly Surprised
Review: I've never considered myself a big FPS fan, but thought I'd give this a try because I really enjoy cel-shading-based graphics and thought it would be an interesting concept for a FPS. Well, not only were the graphics very impressive, but the game overall was very enjoyable and this became the first FPS I've actually finished. The story was ok -- it has a more developed story than most FPS's I've seen, but it became a little confusing to keep track of all the characters and after awhile I stopped paying much attention to it. If you like cel-shading and you enjoy FPS's, I would recommend at least downloading the demo from www.ubi.com. I can't say anything about the multi-player mode since I never tried it.

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Summary: Fun Game Worth Checking Out
Review: If anyone reading this review has ever played Aliens Vs. Predator, you know how the "save game" feature worked. You might also know that a patch was eventually released to allow you to save "anywhere" in the game.
I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm going to guess the "save game" feature in XIII was designed to work on 3 platforms (PS2, XBox, and PC). Without having to write additional code, the game could be released on all three platforms at about the same time. For those of you who gave this game a poor review based on the lack of a good "save game" feature, take it a step further and complain to Ubisoft. They just might be nice enough to release a patch for us PC users.

As far as the rest of the game goes... very fun. The voice-overs are so-so (General Carrington is voiced by 60's TV's Batman - Adam West). The sound is good, and the graphics are a nice change. If you've seen the movie Bourne Identity, you get the idea of the game.

I got the game as a gift and really enjoyed it. When it goes on sale for less than $40, I'd highly recommend it to anyone - especially those that thought they'd be playing the legal version of Half-Life 2 right now.