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.
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Gamigo |
Jul 24, 2006 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| ActionTrip |
May 17, 2006 |
79 out of 100 |
79 |
| PC Powerplay |
May 31, 2006 |
79 out of 100 |
79 |
| Gameslave UK |
May 28, 2006 |
7.5 out of 10 |
75 |
| Gamernode |
May 19, 2006 |
7.2 out of 10 |
72 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
Jul, 2006 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| PC Gameplay (Benelux) |
Jun, 2006 |
69 out of 100 |
69 |
| PC Games (Germany) |
Aug 28, 2006 |
68 out of 100 |
68 |
| GameStar (Germany) |
Jun, 2006 |
63 out of 100 |
63 |
| G4 TV: X-Play |
Jun 14, 2006 |
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60 |
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Trivia
Bianca Beauchamp and Cindy Synnett were hired to play real life versions of Elexis Sinclaire and Jessica Cannon for E3 2006 and other promotional events for the launch of SiN Episodes: Emergence.
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Shadowcaster (240) on May 19, 2006.
