Spec Ops: The Line (EU/US)

Spec Ops: The Line is a new original title from 2K Games that features provocative and gripping Third-Person modern military Shooter gameplay designed to challenge players’ morality by putting them in the middle of unspeakable situations where unimaginable choices affecting human life must be made. Features include, a gripping, storyline reminiscent of Apocalypse Now and Heart of Darkness but set in a ruined Dubai, tactical squad-based Delta Force gameplay throughout a horizontally and vertically oriented world, devastating sandstorms which can be used in combat, a variety of multiplayer modes and maps, and deep support featuring two factions.

It’s been 6 months since Dubai was wiped off the map by a cataclysmic sandstorm. Thousands of
lives were lost, including those of American soldiers sent to evacuate the city. Today, the city lies
buried under sand, the world’s most opulent ruin. Now, a mysterious radio signal is picked-up from
Dubai, and a Delta Recon Team is sent to infiltrate the city. Their mission is simple: Locate survivors
and radio for Evac. What they find is a city in the grip of war. To save Dubai, they’ll have to find the
man at the heart of its madness—Col. John Konrad.

Gameplay

Spec Ops: The Line is an action-packed Third-Person Shooter that delivers heart pounding physically close combat through a squad-based play mechanic. Players lead a team of three characters, Captain Martin Walker, Lieutenant Adams and Sergeant Lugo. Each character has his own distinct personality and specialized skills, and the mature story they each play a role in explores the dark side of war in a realistic way, in which there are no good outcomes, only hard choices. As missions are completed more advanced weapons and equipment are made available. In addition, the desert environment of Dubai is brought into the game in a unique way with stunning visuals, and dynamic sandstorms that actively effect level designs, and which can be used to help and hinder progress. The vertical interiors of Dubai high rise buildings also provide tactical advantages and risks that can used be by players. Multiplayer campaigns bring new modes and unusual situations and environments to expand the single player experience.

Key Features

• A new portrayal of the military shooter experience with twisting narrative uncertainties.
• Action packed 3rd Person Shooter gameplay provides an up-close and personal view into the
  brutality and emotion within the combat.
• Command an intelligent and powerful squad of Delta-Force soldiers in a dangerous and
  unpredictable combat zone.
• Cross “The Line” in a mature story that explores the dark side of war, where there are no bright
  outcomes, only bad or worse choices.
• Unique Dubai setting strikes the imagination and transports players to a larger-than-life
  playground for vertical gameplay and stunning visuals.
• Sand-filled Dubai provides new gameplay experiences including sand avalanches, and powerful,
  disorienting sandstorm combat.
• Customisable, Class-Based, Blazing Multiplayer