Uplink: Hacker Elite

Description

Uplink Corporation needs you, the Hacker Elite!

Be an independent operator who leases a gateway from us. Access it from anywhere and perform your jobs, anything from sabotage of enemy computers to backtrack another hacker, to modifying public databases, you may be called upon to do it all. Start with the small jobs, and gain money and reputation. Then you can take on the bigger jobs with the right tools and upgrades to your gateway. Consider adding motion sensor and/or self-destruct to your gateway... as Uplink will allow law enforcement personnel access to your gateway should they trace illegal activities to your gateway. Can you become the elite among the Hacker Elite?

Uplink is a pseudo-hacking game where you simulate hacking into various systems and using various fictional (but good sounding) tools to help you break through, including password guessers, cryptographic attack tools, voiceprint fakers, proxy bypassers, and more. Bounce your connection through many hosts to slow down the backtrace. Perform your job before the backtrace is completed, and destroy any records of you ever been there! The law can and will come after you if you are not careful. However, opportunities are plentiful. Various corporations are always at war with each other, and there are plenty of jobs for hackers of various calibers. As you complete missions and get money and reputation, use the money to upgrade your gateway (to process faster on tasks that require a lot of computing, such as password guessing and cryptographic key attacks) and/or to purchase more powerful hacking tools. Continue to participate in the game and make your decisions. Soon, the game will draw you in, and you'll soon be required to make a choice... and pick a side.

Alternate Titles

• "Сеть" -- Russian title
• "Uplink: Trust is a Weakness" -- European Title
• "Uplink: Hakerzy, Pieniądze i Władza" -- Polish Title

Part of the Following Group

• Pseudohacking games

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User Reviews

Hacking for fun and profit!	Windows	Dave Schenet (130)
Hacker Wannabe's Unite!	Linux	silentgreen (8)
Cyberpunk fans MUST have this game!	Windows	William Taylor (4)

The Press Says

Game Chronicles	Windows	Feb 25, 2003	8.7 out of 10	87
Armchair Empire, The	Windows	Mar 30, 2003	7.7 out of 10	77
Worth Playing	Windows	Mar 15, 2003	7.6 out of 10	76
GameSpot	Windows	Jan 02, 2002	7.1 out of 10	71
GamersHell.com	Windows	Jun 27, 2003	7 out of 10	70
Mac Gamer	Macintosh	Jul 09, 2003	70 out of 100	70
GameZone	Windows	Feb 13, 2003	7 out of 10	70
GameSpy	Windows	Mar 25, 2003	68 out of 100	68
Just Adventure	Windows	May 01, 2003	B-	67
Netjak	Windows	Oct 17, 2003	6.4 out of 10	64

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Trivia

Another interesting in-joke concerning the movie "Sneakers" - when you use a voice-print analysis to break into a system, the text reads "Hello. My Name Is _______ My Voice is my passport. Verify Me."

These are the same words used to break into Playtronics, near the end of the movie.