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XIII
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Experience an epic, conspiracy-driven thriller set in a highly stylized
graphic-novel world, starring the voice of David Duchovny.
XIII (pronounced: Thirteen) is a first-person shooter video game released
for PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, PC, and the Mac and based on the 1984
Belgian XIII comic series. XIII was developed and published by Ubisoft and
released on November 25, 2003. The game was published for Mac OS X by Feral
Interactive. The PC DVD-ROM version has recently been re-released in the UK
under the Sold-Out Software budget games label.(this release)
The plot of the game centres on the main character, who has awakened with
amnesia. XIII is unique in that the characters and weaponry are cel-shaded,
giving a deliberately comic book style appearance, including onomatopoeic
words contained in bubbles for sound effects similar to those in comic books.
The story begins at Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, New York City where XIII
awakes, badly wounded and with no memory of his past. The game roughly follows
the storyline of the first five volumes of the comic (the first fifteen issues),
although there are several additions to the storyline, and changes were
made to better adapt the story to game format. The game ends at the exact
point where the comic's fifth volume ended, and as such, the complete story
is unfinished, leaving room for a sequel. Sales performance for XIII has
been lower than expected,despite its positive reception
(Game Rankings: 74%). As such, a sequel is unlikely, and no
announcements have been made.
Features:
- ESRB Rating: Mature
- Genre: Shooter
- Mission: You're a secret agent suffering from amnesia, trying to unravel
sinister plots and clues behind your true identity
- Platform: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Voice cast
* XIII - David Duchovny
* Major Jones - Eve
* General Carrington - Adam West
* Mongoose, Colonel Amos - Ken Starcevic
* Walter Sheridan, Others Men #1 - Eddie Crew
* Kim, Conspiracy Members #4, Nurses/Other Women #1 - Jodie Forrest
* Pam, Nurses/Other Women #2 - Adriana Anderson
* Pacha, Conspiracy Members #8 - Gary Cowan
* Johansson, Galbrain, Conspiracy Members #2 - Christian Erickson
* Standwell, Conspiracy Members #9 - Mike Morris
* Willard, Others Men #2, Conspiracy Members #1 - David Gasman
* Winslow - Joe Sheridan
* Mac Call, Others Men #3, Conspiracy Members #3 - Jerry Di Giacomo
* SPADS #1, Conspiracy Members #6 - Peter Thias
* SPADS #2, Conspiracy Members #7 - Andy Chase
* SPADS #3 - Dominic Gould
Television adaptation
A XIII TV mini-series is currently filming with Stephen Dorff starring as XIII.
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Who We Are ?
XIII pronounced: Thirteen
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