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SiN Episodes: Emergence

Description

Emergence is the first episode of the new SiN series. You play as Colonel John R. Blade, founder and top operative of HardCORPS, a private security firm operating in the city of Freeport sometime in the near future. Aided by rookie partner Jessica Cannon and technical wiz JC, you seek to shut down the operations of SinTEK and its founder Elexis Sinclaire, and prove that they are knowingly contributing to the outbreaks of mutant activity occurring in various districts of Freeport.

Gameplay is FPS-style, with a few non-standard elements, such as a couple of brief sequences where the player is riding in a car. All plot is conveyed in-game via NPCs and radio messages, rather than by cutscenes. Weapon variety for the player is limited to a pistol, shotgun, and assault rifle, each with a secondary fire mode, and incendiary grenades. Each weapon can also be aimed, which gives the player better accuracy at the expense of movement speed.

Enemy variety is similarly limited, with one basic trooper type armed with the same weapons as the player, a high-powered chaingun-wielding enemy, two mutant variants, and a super "boss" mutant. However, the game has a learning system that dynamically adjusts the game difficulty to your play style. For example, players who excel at making headshots will find that enemies later in the game begin wearing armored helmets to defend against the player's prowess, and that enemy trooper armament adjusts so that they are better equipped to fight at the player's preferred engagement range.

Emergence is the first major title to be released under the "episodic" format. Each episode is shorter than comparable games, comprising 3-6 hours of gameplay, but episodes are released every six months.

Alternate Titles

• "原罪第一部：浮现" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
• "シン エピソード1 : エマージェンス" -- Japanese spelling.

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: Source
• Black protagonists
• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• Games with Dopefish
• Law enforcement
• Physics Engine: Havok
• SiN series
• Technology: amBX

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The Press Says

Game Over Online	May 31, 2005	83 out of 100	83
Game Informer Magazine	Jul, 2006	7.75 out of 10	78
Fragland.net	May 30, 2006	76 out of 100	76
PC Action	Sep 13, 2006	75 out of 100	75
Video Game Generation	Jul 16, 2006	7 out of 10	70
Press Start Online	Nov 01, 2006	14 out of 20	70
Game Informer Magazine	Jul, 2006	7 out of 10	70
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Jun, 2006	69 out of 100	69
GameStar (Germany)	Jun, 2006	63 out of 100	63
JeuxVideoPC.com	Jul 15, 2006	9 out of 20	45

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Trivia

Sin Episodes is one of many in a long line of games to feature a cameo by the "Dopefish", an aquatic character created by Tom Hall. The Dopefish's first appearance was in Commander Keen Episode IV