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.

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Alternate Titles

"杀手十三" -- Chinese title (simplified)
"Thirteen" -- Also known as
"Shashou Shisan" -- Chinese title

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User Reviews

Old shed, new paint... but such sexy paint!	PlayStation 2	Bill Clay (31)
High on Graphic, Low on Novel	Windows	Terrence Bosky (5239)
Superb graphics, good gameplay	GameCube	Paul Jones (277)
Best attempt at a playable comic book yet	Windows	Paul Sinnett (496)
A fantastic FPS. Blew away all my expectations.	Windows	kbmb (400)
It looked great and played terribly.	Windows	Ricky Pugh (7)

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The Press Says

PC Zone	Windows	Oct 31, 2003	8.3 out of 10	83
UOL Jogos	Windows	Nov 25, 2003		80
ActionTrip	Windows	Nov 17, 2003	74 out of 100	74
Game Over Online	GameCube	Nov 30, 2003	70 out of 100	70
Gamekult	Xbox	Nov 21, 2003	7 out of 10	70
Kingdom of Desire	Windows	Nov 02, 2007	6.5 out of 10	65
GameSpot	GameCube	Dec 04, 2003	6.4 out of 10	64
Withingames	Windows	Dec 10, 2003	3 out of 5	60
GameSpy	Xbox	Nov 24, 2003		60
Game Revolution	Xbox	Dec, 2003	C+	58