Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy
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| Developer(s) | Sierra Entertainment High Moon Studios[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra Entertainment |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3[2] |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360[1] |
| Release date | NA June 3, 2008[3][4] AUS June 5, 2008[3][4] EU June 27, 2008 [5] |
| Genre(s) | Third-person espionage |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: T |
| Media | Blu-ray Disc, DVD-DL[6] |
| Input methods | SIXAXIS Controller, DualShock 3, Xbox 360 Controller |
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy is a video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.[1] The game was released on June 3, 2008. Developed by High Moon Studios, The Bourne Conspiracy expands upon Robert Ludlum's character Jason Bourne, and immerses the player in a cat and mouse style espionage action adventure.[7]
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[edit] Features
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy gives players the experience of becoming a 30 million dollar elite agent, combining elements that delve deeply into Jason Bourne's character with gameplay and game presentation informed by the style of the films. The game does not use the likeness of Matt Damon who portrays Bourne in the films. As the game progresses, players are provided with more clues to Bourne's true identity and begin the game by first hunting targets around the world as a deadly government assassin then labelled the agency's most wanted.
Players use Jason Bourne's sense of survival, cunning nature, heightened target awareness and firearms training to engage and eliminate small armies. As a third-person espionage action game, players move from fistfights to firefights to experience sequences that aim to seamlessly blend Bourne's signature hand-to-hand combat with intense shooting and the ability to escape and evade deadly situations.
There are three difficulty settings which the player can choose from when playing the single-player campaign: Trainee (easy mode), Agent (normal mode) and Assassin (hard mode). The Xbox 360 version of "The Bourne Conspiracy" will have 49 achievements worth 1000 gamerpoints.
[edit] Plot
The game takes place within the confines of the film, with a few liberties taken.
The game begins in Marseilles, where CIA assassin Jason Bourne has been tasked with assassinating a former African dictator named Nykwana Wombosi. After killing O'Conner, an assassin hired by Wombosi, Bourne heads down to the docks and stows away aboard Wombosi's yacht. After killing both Wombosi's lieutenant Solomon and one of his hired guns, he goes to assissinate Wombosi but is unable to as his children are watching. As he leaves, he is shot in the back by an unknown assailant, and falls into the Mediterranean. He is picked up by a passing fishing trawler, where, upon awakening, he realises he has amnesia, although he can speak at least four different languages; English, French, German, and Hungarian. A small laser pointer embedded in his hip leads him to a bank in Zurich. While sleeping on a park bench, he is awoken by two police officers, who he knocks unconscious. This causes a flashback to a mission a year and a half previous, where he was tasked by his handler, Alexander Conklin, to kill a rogue Turkish general named Devandelin. Devandelin is being transported from Zurich to the Hague to face a war crimes tribunal, but the CIA wants Devandelin dead. After knocking unconcious most of Devandelin's police escort, a group of commandos attack the transport and kill the remaining officers, freeing Devandelin. Bourne chases the assailants through Zurich International Aiport, eventually stowing aboard a plane Devandelin uses to escape. He knocks Devandelin out, but in the scuffle, the pilot is shot, causing the plane to nosedive. Bourne grabs a parachute and the plane crashes with Devandelin aboard.
Back in the present, Bourne heads to the bank where he finds a safety deposit box with money, passports and a gun. As he leaves the bank, he is recognized by the Zurich police, but he manages to find refuge in the American embassy. However, moments later, a consular official moves to detain him, either after talking to the CIA or the Zurich police. Bourne fights off the official and escapes the Marines stationed at the consulate. He pays a woman he saw in the consulate, Marie Kreuz, $10,000 to drive him to Paris. After arriving at his old apartment, he finds a Lithuanian passport that causes him to flashback to an assassination mission he undertook in Vilnius in which he assassinated another former army general. After the flashback ends, he is attacked by Castel, another one of the CIA's assassins. After beating him, Castel jumps out the window, committing suicide. Paris police descend on Marie's Mini Cooper, but Jason manages to avoid them. Marie recommends that they visit her stepbrother Eamon in the French countryside. After spending the night, Eamon reports the family dog has gone missing. Jason believes that this is because there is another assassin nearby. He orders Marie, Eamon and his children into the basement. After blocking up the windows to allow Marie to get into the basement, Jason takes Eamon's shotgun and blows up several propane tanks to act as a distraction to allow him to get closer to the assassin known as the Professor. Bourne manages to kill him after a gunfight and hand-to-hand combat in a burning barn. He calls Conklin and tells him to meet him alone at Pont Neuf in Paris. Bourne notices that Conklin is not alone, and calls off the meet. He follows Conklin back to the CIA's Paris safehouse, where he covertly takes out the snipers stationed around the building and attacks Conklin. He warns Conklin to leave him alone just before the room is stormed by CIA agents. Bourne fights them off and escapes. The CIA's last assassin Manheim is waiting in a car and is seen attaching a silencer to a pistol. As he steps out, it is clear that his target is in fact Conklin. After killing Conklin, he is followed by Bourne into a nearby church. The two have a shootout inside the church, whereby Manheim blows up a gas tank, causing the church to catch fire. After a lengthy fist fight outside, Bourne delivers a lethal blow to Manheim with a shovel, sending him plummeting to his death. The scene shifts to Greece, where Marie is operating a scooter rental shop. She sees Bourne standing at the door, and the two embrace.
[edit] Demo
The demo was released on Xbox live on May 5th and on Playstation Network May 8th. There are three levels in the demo: the escape from the Zurich American Embassy, a past assassination onboard an airplane, and a part of the Parisian car chase that was featured in The Bourne Identity.
[edit] Reception
The game has received generally positive reviews.
Official Xbox Magazine 7.5 / 10 Jul 1, 2008
Hardcore Gamer Magazine 4 / 5 Jul 1, 2008
TeamXbox 8.1 / 10 Jun 4, 2008
1UP C+ Jun 3, 2008
Game Revolution B- Jun 3, 2008
Daily Game 8.3 / 10 Jun 3, 2008
Cheat Code Central 4 / 5 Jun 3, 2008
Gamer 2.0 7.7 / 10 Jun 3, 2008
GamingTrend 84 / 100 Jun 3, 2008
Kombo 8 / 10 Jun 3, 2008
GamePro 3.8 / 5 Jun 3, 2008
IGN 7.5 / 10 Jun 3, 2008
GameSpy 4 / 5 May 30, 2008
X-Play gave it a 3/5. June 5, 2008
GameTrailers 7.2/10 June 10, 2008
GameZone 8 / 10 June 9, 2008
IGN praised the combat, and story, but criticized the shooting and driving mechanics and camera angles hampering the gameplay.[8]. G4TV's game review show, X-Play gave it a 3 out of 5, also praising the combat but criticizing the shooting and driving mechanics, short game length, and problems with the camera. [9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Bourne Conspiracy Announced", 2007-06-26. Retrieved on 2007-06-27.
- ^ The Bourne Conspiracy Hands-on for Xbox 360 - VideoGamer.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ^ a b http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/robertludlumsthebourneconspiracy/similar.html?mode=versions
- ^ a b http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/robertludlumsthebourneconspiracy/similar.html?mode=versions
- ^ "Sierra announces 'Bourne Conspiracy'", Digital Spy, 2008-04-03. Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
- ^ The Bourne Conspiracy Page. GamePro. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Sierra Announces The Bourne Conspiracy", 2007-06-27. Retrieved on 2007-06-27.
- ^ IGN: Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy Review. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ^ G4 X-Play Reviews: Bourne Conspiracy. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
[edit] External links
- Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy - Official game website.
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