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December 2009 

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The Inglourious Basterds of World War II games


By Scott Gardner

The Saboteur

PC, PS3, Xbox

There have always been World War II-themed videogames. A lot of them. And there are certain rules that MUST be observed. Games must star either a lone-wolf commando single-handedly winning the war, or a grizzled sergeant leading a baby-faced band of brothers to hell and back. More importantly, the experience must pay homage to the sacrifices of the Greatest Generation, with corn-fed American boys fighting for duty, honour, God, mom and apple pie.

 

The Saboteur gets it all wrong. Thank goodness.

 

Trapped in Paris when the Germans arrive, beefy Irish racecar driver Sean Devlin is mostly ignoring the war in favour of booze, fast cars and faster women. But after a wrenching personal loss, our tough street-smart vows to do whatever he can to aggravate the Third Reich. Undertaking a campaign of sabotage, his missions blend stealth with over-the-top action: hijacking vehicles, imploding bridges, assassination and even blowing up a zeppelin.

 

One of the very few open-world, go-anywhere WW II games, the cobbled streets and gothic spires of 1940s Paris are faithfully recreated, but with a twist: as Devlin’s quest begins, the city is rendered in stylized black and white. But as he commits ever greater acts of defiance, resistance to the Nazis grows, and vibrant colours return to the city.

 

So does our reluctant hero ever warm to his patriotic duty? Hardly. Through it all, Devlin’s only true loyalty is to his beloved base of operations: the Belle de Nuit cabaret and brothel, and he never loses sight of the small picture: bloody revenge.


Release date: December 8

 

 

Rogue Warrior

PC, Xbox, PS3

Here’s a rarity — a first-person shooter based on a living, breathing person: legendary American badass Richard “Demo Dick” Marcinko, counterterrorism specialist, founder of the US Navy’s SEAL Team Six and a best-selling author. Set in 1986, Demo Dick (voiced by Mickey Rourke) is alone behind enemy lines, foiling a nuclear plot by North Korea and the USSR.

 

Release date: December 1

 

 

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

DS

Zelda hero Link returns in this highly anticipated adventure. This time he voyages from dungeon to dungeon by train, and his new weapons include the Whirlwind, activated by blowing into the DS’s microphone. But please — don’t do it on the bus during flu season.


Release date: December 7



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