Spec Ops: The Line

Spec Ops: The Line

Released: June 26, 2012
Status: Delisted
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

PlayStation 3 Linux PC (Microsoft Windows) Mac Xbox 360

Genres:

Shooter Adventure

Game Modes:

Single player Multiplayer

Themes:

Action Stealth Warfare

Player Perspectives:

Third person

Ratings

User Rating

82.2
Based on 832 ratings

Critics Rating

76.7
Based on 9 ratings

Total Rating

79.4
Based on 841 ratings

Summary

A third-person shooter in which three American soldiers led by Capt. Walker are sent to Dubai in order to recover whoever remains of an infantry unit, the 33rd Battalion, until they decide to take action against the militants situated in the city. As they progress, however, the logistical and ethical complexity of their objective deepens, and their perception of themselves, and their enemy, is put into question.

Storyline

The game will follow the story of player character Captain Martin Walker (voiced by Nolan North) as he is sent into a post-apocalyptic Dubai with an elite Delta Force bravo team. Previously, Dubai was a wealthy area with many high profile citizens until catastrophic sandstorms left a majority of the city buried. This caused many to evacuate, leaving only a few behind. One of the people left behind was U.S. Army Colonel John Konrad (a reference to the author of Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad), a founding member of Delta Force, who refused to evacuate from a training facility in the city and instead remained behind with the men under his command to help protect the citizens that could not evacuate.

After several weeks of no contact, the Army fears that Col. Konrad and his men are lost to the destruction of the city until a weak distress signal is picked up. This gives the Army reason to deploy the player and their squad, who must infiltrate the city, neutralize outlaws and survive sandstorms as they attempt to determine what happened to Konrad and his men. Through the narrative in the trailer and sound clips from the game's website it is hinted that Konrad may not have entirely genuine motivations for remaining in Dubai against orders.

Involved Companies

2K Games

Role:
Publisher

Darkside Game Studios

Role:

Yager Development

Role:
Developer

Take-Two Interactive

Role:
Publisher

Missing Link Games

Role:
Publisher

Game Engines

Unreal Engine 3

Keywords

modern warfare helicopter basketball bloody murder shark military goat steam bird achievements multiple endings special forces online hostages building artificial intelligence torture tank camera racism over the shoulder level selection airplane darkness explosion steam achievements digital distribution xbox controller support for pc steam cloud steam leaderboards playstation trophies modern military voice acting bink video polygonal 3d breaking the fourth wall licensed soundtrack collectibles motion blur wasd movement white noise fake in-game advertising corpse retail games with steam activation playstation plus checkpoints moral decisions downloadable content melee kill feed a.i. companion betrayal difficulty level audio logs vending machine interaction post-credits plot twist rock music conveyor belt cover system destructible environment banned central intelligence agency no hud been here before starfish evolving title screen unlockable difficulty level suicide difficulty achievement hallucination game with chapters games on demand squad tactics multiplayer lan plot twist team deathmatch stealth kill banter during gameplay squad based shooter regenerating health compact disc finishing move scripted events aggressive door-opening burning propaganda severed limbs united states army arrival by crash landing context sensitive pax east 2012 forced slow walking environment as weapons rail shooting segment hero turned evil military jargon male protagonist

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