this game is awesome. its cool blowing up pretty much anything. this had all the right elements to me. regenerating health, I hated fighting on gta 4 losing health then having to run and grab a hot dog. I love the regenerating health saves trouble finding health packs. the action was just right not too hard not too easy. I will admit the climbing is a little slow but to me its more realistic. I even liked the side missions, they didnt seem tacked on like pick up a certain car and bring it back, or bowling! I loved the mission where you had to blow up the chemical factory, everything you shot was explosive. I would say I loved the saboteur as much if not more than red faction guerilla and that's saying alot cuz I absolutely had a blast with red faction. Dont hesitate. GO BUY THIS GAME!
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My grandson tells me that this is the greatest PS3 game he has ever played !And believe me he is an expert in this field !
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This game is the last breath of pandemic. The poeple who brought you star-wars battlefront. This is the last game the produced before going under. I very much enjoyed this game becuase it takes a fresh perspective on WWII and it is not a shooter. Highly recommend.
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Hi,
I am really enjoying the sabotuer. it has really great graphics wwii style. The heavily occupied nazi areas are a glossy black and white, while the other areas not as heavily occupied are color. As you progress through the game you change the areas to color.
The gameplay is very fun. Driving cars is fun. You can drive any one and they are fun and fast to control. You can run, jump, stealth, punch, kick, drive, climb buildings, shoot, and set demolitions.
You control Sean an Irish regular guy much like most of us. He meets with various resistance people and performs missions. I will not tell about the missions or story as you should experience them yourself. Also since I am only 10hrs into it I don't know everything. Anyway the story and missions so far are really good and fun.
The game can be quite challenging once the nazis are alerted that you are a sabotuer. To help this you can melee attack with fists or kicking using stealth and being undetected and wear any nazis uniform. Or you can go in blazing which is tough. Anyway there are different approaches you can use. You can always climb buildings. But sooner or later the nazis are alerted and you have to go in blazing and it is quite challenging the ai is very relentless and good. After the missions you will have to outrun the nazis or when ever you are detected and want to not be. Then you have to either run or drive out side of the circle on the mini map that the nazis are chasing you. There are also a lot of targets to blow up and I will not spoil any but there are hundreds if not thousands. The map is big and there it is a really cool world. You can map out your location when driving so you can follow a marker on the mini map that is always shown at the bottom of the screen
Also which is cool when you finish missions or blow up targets you get black market currency where you can buy weapons or cars and you can even get upgrades that will improve your abilities.
anyway in conclusion. This is a very fun game with great graphics, a great story and characters, great action gameplay, fun driving, great controls, and Sean can do anything you would ever want a person to do. I mean as in running , jumping, driving, etc. Usually in a game they don't have an action you wish they did. In this one I thought they covered all the bases for a character. I haven't noticed any bugs. I read a review on the xbox 360 version where a guy said it had bugs like floating cars only in the first 2 hrs of play, but I have been on the ps3 version for 10hrs and not noticed any bugs. And have even stopped playing uncharted 2 because I am having more fun with this.
I plan on finishing the review after I finish the game just wanted to give my 2 cents for up to now.
Kevin
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Assassins Creed gives you; mapping, stealth/sneaking, climbing, walking, riding, running, jumping, swimming and killing. Fallout3 gives you, mapping, lots of weapons, snipering w/zoom, walking, running,swimming, climbing, blowing things up, where disquises, sneaking to mention a few. GTA gives you; driving/racing vehicles, running over people, shooting, etc. All have open world and limited open world gameplay.
Well "SABOTEUR" GIVES YOU ALL this and MORE!!!! MUCH, MUCH, MORE!!!!
Storyline (loose); You are Sean Devlin an Irish race car driver touring France when the Nazi Occupation occurs in the early 1940's. (prior to outbreak of WWII)
Being trapped in Paris and local countryside Devlin has limited choices. Drive around and be harrassed by the Nazi's or get involved with the Resistance (French and English) His driving skills are needed badly!!!! The rest is up to you!! Trust me this is a must have game!!!!!
Game Description/Background; you have approximately 20 square miles of open world game play, centered in Paris (famous landmarks ie. the Effiel Tower (which you can climb),surrounding detailed countryside, towns, coastal locations, railroads, factories etc. What an amazing canvas to play in.
COMPLETE INTERACTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT!!!!
SABOTEUR STUFF!!! These are the high lights of the most used features in brief (a tease) PERKS - the more proficient you become the better stuff you can get.
CONTRABAND - everything is worth something for trade/purchase in the black market. MAPS - ( NOTE:You will always have a your local eye sight map picture on the screen).Map mode displays entire game play area. Buying maps gives you detailed information on this map, Nazi emplacements, check points, Resistance Head Quarters, Auto repair shops and black market traders, Also roads, towns, railroads, factories, rivers, bridges etc. Very detailed need to know, for Saboteur planning, carrying out mission and escape route (this is A MUST for successful mission completion). (NOTE: There are several maps to earn/buy throughout the game. FUN STUFF!!!
WORKING WITH THE RESISTANCE; Unlocks for you;Auto repair shops, Head Quarter locations, (NOTE: THE ONLY PLACE YOU CAN SAVE YOUR GAMES!!!! So find as many as you can for saving) BLack Market locations - restock all your supplies/stuff. Maps and Nazi locations. Resistance assistance (send help when you need it!!!). Weapons and upgrades. Automobile from clunkers to race cars, Disquises, certified traveling papers for traversing Nazi check points. Skill experience.
Sean Devlin's Skills; Race car driver (you'll do a lot of driving) try driving all the game vehicles they handle very differently. Know your escape route !!!
While being chased you don't want them to direct you into a trap/dead end!! (NOTE: I always before the mission attempt I stage the cars escape direction to the straight route initially to gain distance. USING YOUR MA FEATURE PUT YOUR PURPLE MARKER ON THR RESISITANCE HG. when you enter the vehicle the route is labled/traced on the map so you can follow the purple trail back to safety.
Hundreds of sites/targets to explore, dozens of vehicles to driver, dozens of weapons /ordnance to use.
As you can see the detail is amazing. In short my Devlin load out is; Pistol w/silencer, Sniper rifle w/zoom, gernades, and dynamite!!. Best place to be rooftops (like Assassins Creed) Get high and destroy Nazi snipers in towers first. Always check 360 degrees before taking shot. If the see yo escape is must. ALWAYS PLAN AN ESCAPE BEFORE!!!!!. Blow things up have a ball!!!
This is an awesome game at least 150 hours of open game play. Great Graphics and plenty of fun and surprises in store. I free lance to destroy targets along escape route. This is a thinking mans game so have at it.
This only a tip of the iceberg. A MUST HAVE GAME. Thank you EA this is a GREAT GAME, MY SLEEPER HIT OF THE YEAR!!!!!!
ENJOY!!!
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As the release date for this game neared, I was convinced I wanted to own it BADLY. Release day came and went, and for some reason I hesitated, left it on the shelf pending some online reviews. Slowly the reviews began to pour in, and although the game was (overall) pretty well received, most people seemed to agree that it was just a lukewarm gaming experience. I don't spend $60 for that. Now, ff to present day. The price has dropped significantly, so I finally gave it a spin. Overall- I have to agree with the lukewarmers. Overall it's an okay game. Very similar to GTA, but less graphic. Sure the language is R-rated, but it seems a bit contrived. The violence seems very tame. The gameplay is repetitive, and not altogether that fun. As has been observed by others, the Nazis have an uncanny ability to spot you (even...no, especially...in disguise??), track you, and kill you. The nudity is cool, but I paid for the DLC before realizing the game came with a freebie voucher for the DLC in the box. Lame. All in all, an okay game. If you pay around $20 for it, you'll likely get your money's worth. If you pay more than that, you'll suffer buyer's/gamer's remorse. In sum, it's a watered-down GTA with boobs.
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I just completed this game and I have to say it is awesome. I really liked the open format of the game, you are constantly trying to get freeplay targets and missions completed. I really enjoyed it!
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This game has a ton of issues. The graphics up close are good, but from a distance it looks like its out of a older gen system. The controls are a bit akward but do able. And the night life is cool, with the topless dancers. But the driving is poor. Not that GTA4 is great, but this driving is like the Godfather. Well not that bad, but not good. I am only hoping that Mafia 2 comes out soon, and GTA can finially get a rival. If you don't have GTA and your concidering this, get GTA.
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It all starts with Sean Devlin punching a Nazi general in the face and stealing his uniform. Unfortunately, Sean gets spotted, and loses his disguise as the first alarm whistle blows.
The following is a highlight reel of the ensuing chaos.
Alarm 1: Climb onto rooftops to shake ground troops, get peppered by sniper, dynamite sniper's tower.
Climb onto nearby AA turret platform, throw two Nazis off (achieve Bronze Perk to unlock new abilities & equipment), take control of cannon. Alarm escalates!
Alarm 2: Start laying waste to Nazi towers and speakers within range. Lovely explosions and gained contraband.
Alarm 3: Destroy several approaching armored troop transports. Mass of Nazis grows on street level, leave turret, drop grenade off rooftop, kill 17 Nazis with single blast (achieve Silver Perk & more unlockables). Run out of rifle ammo sniping, return to turret.
Alarm 4: Shoot down 12 attacking zeppelins and more transports (achieve Gold Perk + still more goodies).
Place charge on AA gun; BOOM. Start running. Slide down zipwire, drop to street. Hijack Nazi motorcycle, hit three jumps running from pursuing zeppelin et al through French countryside. Run over hapless Nazi general. Plant charge on bike, bail, destroy Nazi fuel station with exploding bike.
Steal Nazi fuel truck, run over many more evil Germans, tear through French farmland, plow through Nazi checkpoint, return to city limits, half of the Third Reich right behind, search desperately for a shack or trap door to hide in.
How will Sean escape? The rest is up to you, dear gamer!
This is just a small example of what you can expect while playing The Saboteur, which is by far the best sandbox game I have ever played.
Don't pass on this game just because it sounds like GTA. The WWII-era Paris setting is incredibly realized, and the game shifts smoothly from driving to climbing to shooting to stealth and back again without a hitch. This versatility isn't surprising, since developer Pandemic made Mercenaries and its sequel, but The Saboteur is a hundred times better.
As far as totally unexpected surprises of this current generation go, The Saboteur is right there with the superlative Demon's Souls. Too bad Pandemic is no more, because their final game is an open-world gift to gamers everywhere.
In short, The Saboteur deserves to be played.
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Simply one of the best games I've played on PS3. Great music too (Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald!). And even after finishing the game was still able to kill a bunch of Nazi's!
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Definately a great buy, I'm not much for alot of games, and I can't put this one down, Lots of freeplay and missons, and beautifuly animated. Glad I could get it,It's not availabe for sale in my country...but amazon to the rescue!!!
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This is one of the best games I've played. It's a mix between GTA and Farcry2 but it takes place in 1940's Paris France. You get to go around and blow stuff up and kill Nazi's. You should try it out definitely worth it.
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I wasn't sure if I should get this game or not, but I'm glad I did. The game play/control system is the same free city run around most commonly recognized as the GTA style. But this game is much better than GTA. On top of the aesthetic and entertainment value increase, I prefer being a womanizing, drinking Irishman during WWII in Paris killing Nazis, instead of killing civilians and cops in town. Its not at all a game for children or people squeamish about violence and nudity, but its a great game and well worth the buy.
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Ok, short and sweet. You should buy this game, especially for the price it is at. This game might get repetitive if you play it alot, for me so far it hasn't really gotton that way. But I have seen for some people it has, and that is pretty much the games only flaw. So for 20$ you should really give this game a go, great plot, details, vehicles, guns, and all the little things all together make it a great game.
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I was huge fan of Pandemic's 2006 sleeper hit "Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction". While it wasn't perfect, it certianly was ambitious and a great deal of fun to play. I eagerly awaited the day when they released a second one for the current console generation, one that fixed and added to the fun gameplay of the 1st. When that day came I was a bit disappointed. "Mercenaries 2" was a barely playable buggy mess of a game. Despite it's very low quality, I still had myself a bit of fun while it lasted. The end of that game hinted at a possible sequel, but after how dissapointing Mercs 2 was I had lost all intrest in anymore games made by Pandemic Studios. All of that changed the day I found out about "The Saboteur".
What attacted me to "The Saboteur" most were it's setting and style, which are what this game does best. Set in Nazi occupied France during WWII, the game tells the story of Sean Devlin an Irish man fighting the good fight for the people of Paris. Like every open world game it has the elements it needs. A big city, places to explore, things to "collect", and baddies to shoot up. All of these make it so much fun to play. Unlike GTA where the only real enemy you have are the police, "The Saboteur" has Nazis who in a sense are like the police. They will get suspicious if you climb walls or carry guns out in the open. The game has many Nazi places to destroy such as spotlights, sniper towers, anti-air towers, parked tanks, etc. These on their own are fun to sneak up to and "sabotage" by blowing them up. The shooting in the game may take a while to get used to if you've been playing other 3rd person shooters this year. They may seem bad at first, but once you get used to them they work pretty well. The stealth aspect of the game does work, albeit not perfectly. You can steal Nazi uniforms if you kill them stealthily which will help you get into bases, but if you walk to close your suspicion will go up. If your suspicion level gets full the Nazi will blow a whistle and all in the area will attack. Like GTA there are 5 levels of their attacking depending on how long you last and how much damage you do to them. It is good fun to steal unifoms and sneak, but sometimes it is impossible to keep away from suspicion and you will mosy likley end up just going guns blazing. A perk system encourages you to go and do some demanding tasks to get some pretty rewarding abilities. For instance if you stealth kill 5 Nazi generals (those whom are randomly spread throughout the city with a number of guards), you will be granted the ability to stealth kill enemies with a knife that no one will notice since their bodies do not fall to the ground for a few seconds. Other ones have rewards that really help in tight situations like not being knocked over by explosions. The perks really do add to the experience.
Another new trend in open world games is urban traversal. This is one of the grey areas of "The Saboteur". The mechanic itself works well enough, that is it is a bit awkward. Sean looks kind strange as he is doing his seemingly impossible swings and jumps. Compared to something like "inFamous" of "Assassins Creed 2", the traversal in this is SUPER slow. It is reccomended to NEVER try climbing up tall buildings when being chased by Nazis for you will get riddled with bullets and never make it halfway up the building. That being said it is sufficent enough to allow you access to higher points, and once you get up you'll never want to stop jumping from roof to roof! The only other downside as well is the graphics. It looks like a game that definately has been in development for a while, but it really hasn't. It is a bit rough around the edges and the frame rate slows a fair amount throughout (especially during in-game cinematics). But for me graphics never really effect how much I love or hate a game, that is unless they are really terrible. A lot of little things like only being able to carry two weapons at once, an ok but never used cover mechanic, not being able to run down small trees, and terrible tank driving detract a bit from an otherwise really fun experience.
Overall "The Saboteur" is a pretty fun game with a few downsides here and there. It borrows many of it's elements from other recent games, but they aren't just straight-up rehashing them. It's too bad Pandemic was shut down this past year, and it seems a few parts of this game may have suffered due to them knowing they were going to lose their job after finishing it. This game is their most complete and accomplished game to come out. With style, a great setting (many Paris landmarks can be found throughout if you explore the world), and some average game mechanics that work well enough to play, "The Saboteur" is definately a good game to get a load of fun out of!
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