Description
XIII is a cel-shaded first-person shooter based on the popular Belgian cult comic created by Jean Van Hamme and illustrated by William Vance. The game is loosely based on the first five comics. The main theme of the game is based on Robert Ludlum's book 'The Bourne Identity' and features a man who is suffering from amnesia and quite possibly involved in the recent assassination of the President of the United States. You must be damn important, because everyone is trying to kill you. As you progress, you learn more about your secret agent past and your curious name, XIII.
You unravel clues behind a conspiracy of epic proportions in an environment that breathes a comic book ambiance. Footsteps and shots are visualized in text and actions such as head shots are shown in a series of still images. Aside from that, XIII has all the typical FPS elements: both stealth and action, more than 15 weapons (shotguns, crossbows, rifles, ...), interaction with environmental objects and a whole load of baddies in levels all over the world. During the game, you can learn a number of skills such as silent walking, lockpicking and dual weapons handling.
Alternate Titles
- "杀手十三" -- Chinese title (simplified)
- "Thirteen" -- Also known as
- "Shashou Shisan" -- Chinese title
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XIII |
PlayStation 2 |
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Trivia
The first XIII album appeared in 1984 and was titled "Jour du soleil noir" (Day of the black sun). The series has had annual releases mostly. At the time of writing, the last (15th) album appeared in 2002 and is called "Lâchez les chiens!" (Release the dogs!).
Dargaud is the publisher.
The creator,
Jean Van Hamme, also adapted his 'Largo Winch' novels into comic strips, which resulted in yet another successful comic series, illustrated by
Philippe Francq. In 2002,
a game based on these strips was published by
Ubi Soft as well.
