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
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The Press Says
| GamingExcellence |
Dec 14, 2001 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Armchair Empire, The |
Mar 30, 2003 |
7.7 out of 10 |
77 |
| DarkZero |
Dec 20, 2003 |
7.6 out of 10 |
76 |
| IGN |
Apr 30, 2003 |
7.5 out of 10 |
75 |
| GameSpot |
Jan 02, 2002 |
7.1 out of 10 |
71 |
| GameZone |
Feb 13, 2003 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| Eurogamer.net (UK) |
May 14, 2002 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| GameSpy |
Mar 25, 2003 |
68 out of 100 |
68 |
| Netjak |
Oct 17, 2003 |
6.4 out of 10 |
64 |
| GameGenie |
2003 |
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60 |
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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.
