Product Description

The Saboteur for Xbox 360... Welcome to Nazi-occupied Paris a unique open world where you are The Saboteur. Play as Sean Devlin a street-tough Irish racing mechanic seeking personal redemption on a Nazi officer that has taken everything away from him. Now it's time for payback--with the help of the French Resistance British intelligence an arsenal of weaponry your own street smarts and brawn you must exact revenge on those who aimed to destroy your life. Motivated by retribution and armed with tactics of sabotage blow up zeppelins derail trains implode bridges destroy armored tanks and level enemy facilities in the name of vengeance. This truly is the first open-world action game set in Nazi-occupied Europe.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #818 in Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Model: 19100
• Published on: 2009-11-30
• Released on: 2009-12-08
• ESRB Rating: Mature
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .57" h x 5.36" w x 7.58" l, .23 pounds

Features

• See and feel Paris change around you the innovative with "Will to Fight" system that changes a dark and oppressed black and white policed state, to a bright and inspired world where the citizens fight back.
• Fight, climb, prowl and race through the dark alleys, rooftops, burlesque houses, and seedy streets of the City of Lights¿the ultimate playground for The Saboteur.
• Open-world game design allows the player to go wherever he/she wants to in the game when not engaged in structured mission play.
• Use gameplay systems like climbing, sneaking, and stealth Kills to infiltrate the Nazi occupation to perform acts of sabotage, then use the cover system and assortment of weapons to blast your way to freedom.
• This version of Paris was designed to leverage the unique abilities of The Saboteur. Being a saboteur is all about surprise attacks and Paris' rooftops are the perfect path for your secret operations.

Amazon.com Product Description

The Saboteur is a brand-new take on familiar World War II gaming. The first open-world, action game set in Nazi-occupied Europe, it contains a mix of single player stealth, third-person shooter and racing gameplay in which the player assumes the role of a hero obsessed with a personal vendetta against the Nazi regime. Utilizing a wealth of items, abilities, weapons and vehicles the player turns his private, stealth war into something much broader with the game's "Will to Fight" system which graphically reflects the will of the occupied peoples in the game, which can proves the deciding factor for all. Open-world WWII gameplay. View larger. A wide array of weapons and items. View larger. Fast-paced vehicular action. View larger. Restore color and hope to Paris. View larger. Story Welcome to Nazi-occupied Paris, a unique open-world environment where you take on the role of street-tough Irish race driver Sean Devlin and eventually become The Saboteur. Although living in occupied WWII Paris, Sean is initially concerned only with the racing lifestyle and his friends within it. That all changes though when the Nazis kill his friends, and change his life forever. Seeking personal retribution on a Nazi officer and others involved, Sean's life soon becomes dominated by a need for payback, which is exacted with the help of the French Resistance, British intelligence, an arsenal of weaponry, and your own street smarts and brawn. Motivated by retribution and armed with tactics of sabotage you are a one man wrecking crew, blowing up zeppelins, derailing trains, imploding bridges, destroying armored tanks, and leveling enemy facilities in the name of vengeance. Open-world Gameplay The Saboteur in the first open-world, action game set in Nazi-occupied Europe, and combines a variety of different kinds of gameplay, including third-person shooter, stealth and racing. As in other open-world games, this means that although players will be tasked with completing an extensive list of set missions against Nazi units and individuals, they will also have the freedom to explore and fight throughout the game world as they choose. This world although set in Paris also encompasses the French countryside, as well as parts of Germany. Within it players will be able to use representations of actual landmarks — for example, the Eiffel Tower — for navigation, and a variety of vehicles for transportation and combat. In mission play, with each success players move closer to tracking down the particular Nazis responsible for the death of Sean's friends by putting the rewards that they receive for success to work on the black-market. They can trade for all sorts of items to help their progress, from weapons, to cars, maps and more. These all can also either be found throughout the game, or taken from defeated opponents, although the more commotion that is created and the higher the skills of the player, the greater the enemy response will be. The "Will to Fight" System Although built around Sean's desire for personal revenge, The Saboteur also contains a play mechanism through which the lives of the non-player characters (NPCs) are improved, and can even be manipulated. This is the "Will to Fight" system. Long known as the "City of Light," Paris as depicted in the game under Nazi occupation is a place dominated by stark black and white colors. These colors reflect the hopelessness of the people. But as the player collects victories against the invaders, a change will begin to be seen in the physical environments of the game, again reflecting the mood of the people. Where once there were only stark black and white colors and few civilians on the street, now players will see increasingly bright colors, reflecting the hope of the civilians and eventually incite an underground resistance among the Parisians to take up arms on their own, and even come to your aid when the odds are stacked against you. Key Features Explore Open-World Paris - Climb the Eiffel Tour, snipe from Notre Dame Cathedral, and brawl on the Champs d’Elysee as you sabotage your enemies. Fight, climb, and prowl through the dark alleys, rooftops, burlesque houses, and seedy streets of the City of Lights—the ultimate playground for The Saboteur. Be the Saboteur - Use a broad range of weapons and explosives to perform your blockbuster sabotage as you single-handedly hunt-down your enemies to dismantle and destroy the Nazi occupation. Stealth Gameplay - Use gameplay systems like Climbing, Sneaking, and Stealth Kills to infiltrate the Nazi occupation to perform acts of sabotage Once you've blown your target to pieces, leverage the intuitive cover system and assortment of weapons to blast your way to freedom. Vertical World - This version of Paris was designed to leverage the unique abilities of The Saboteur. Being a saboteur is all about surprise attacks and Paris' rooftops are the perfect path for your secret operations. The "Will to Fight" System - The Saboteur introduces a innovative new feature that is both an iconic visual style, and a compelling gameplay element. See and feel Paris change around you as you progress through the game. Go from a dark and oppressed black and white policed state, to a bright and inspired world where the citizens fight back. Jack Your Ride - From high performance race cars to military vehicles, as The Saboteur, you can drive any vehicle that comes along to escape your pursuers.

Customer Reviews

Unique Open World Experience
Been playing this about 10 hours, and it's a lot of fun. 3300+ open world targets to blow up, upgrades galore, everything can be upgraded in this game. Health, armor, cars, weapons, demolitions, you name it. Very much a "play the way you want to" open world. Lots of freedom. A vertical world too, since you can climb anything!

If you enjoy sandbox games, definitely give this a chance. Not your average WW2 game that's for sure. I haven't run into any bugs yet, but then again, in 10 hours I have only covered about 10% of the game, if that. Definitely going to get your money's worth. Give it a shot.

Naked Ladies, Climbing Buildings, and Nazi's!
I absolutely love this game. Firstly, the game starts out zooming out to show a sexy, naked (If you enter the free redeemable code which comes packaged with every new copy of the game. ;) ), WWII Dancer, in a night club, surrounded my many many other naked ladies. If that isn't a plus, what is?! Secondly, the whole game is just downright fun. Sure, it's not very original, everything in it has been done, and probably done better, before, but it's just fun. The game starts out in black and white, and you need to rid each section of Paris of Nazi's in order to bring "color" back to the city.
I'm only about halfway through, but despite what other people say, I've yet to feel repetition. That being said, this is one of those TIFYS (Try it for your self) games, as it is not for everyone. To me, The Saboteur is a mix of Assassin's Creed and Mercenaries. This is a great, final entry from the late Pandemic Studios, and while it could have used a bit more polish, it is still a great addition to my collection.
Pro's:
-Sexy
-Sexy Setting
-Blowing up stuff is fun
-Engaging Story
-Great Graphics (Black and white areas look stunning)
-Fantastic Soundtrack, both the Orchestrated Pieces and the WWII music
-Slick presentation
Con's:
-Climbing buildings does exist, but it doesn't feel fluid like other games
-Combat could be better

Best game that I have played in a long time
First off, this game is a 4.5.

Am I the only one that didn't know this game came out? I never saw a single preview of it. Also, every site that I see just seems to describe it poorly, and I had no interest in it. Only after I saw a portion from Jess Chobot did I say that looks fairly interesting.

This game is basically GTA meets Assasins Creed I and Wolfenstein. It is sandbox like GTA, you get to climb around and do stealth kills like ACI, and it is a FPS where you kill Nazi ala the great Wolfenstein.

This is also a game where I dread Amazon's star system. Sure a 2.5 or 3.5 can be rounded up or down without much affect, but to me a 4.5 game is a 4.5 game. It is still a lot better than a 4, but not perfect like a 5.

CONS:
Music - There is virtually no sound track. You have one in your car and in the cabaret. That is it. It is also pretty poor music. At first I thought, "Well, this does take place in the 40's, so it isn't like you can put Metallica in there." However, I absolutely loved Fallout 3's music, so that isn't really an excuse. I found myself singing the music to that game all the time when I was playing it.

Voice - I have seen some complaints about the main character. Most people have a problem with his voice and that he is a stereotypical Irishman. Maybe they have never actually heard an irishman talk. It is pretty good. There are a couple french people that aren't that good though. Anyway, not bad enough to detract from the game unless you are just looking for something to complain about.

Replay - Not really any replay value, but you do have a lot of extra goodies to pick up. There are over 1000. This would be a slight con.

PROS:
Fun - This game is fun fun fun. Main missions and side missions are all fun.

Other - There are plenty of weapons and cars although you will find yourself just using one or two, so they could improve on this a bit. Plus all the cars you find laying around suck, so you have to use one of your own, but you can summon your own almost at anytime.

Perks - These are "achievment" like items that give your character bonuses, almost like a leveling system for RPG. They actually added more to the game than I thought they would.

Artistic Value - I can appreciate artisticness, but don't "need" it. When you start the game everything is black and white except for lights, and red. So, the nazi flags stand out. It is actually very beautiful. As you inspire the Parisians, those respective areas get their color back. It makes for a very beautiful and unique game. I actually enjoyed the black and white look. It also added to the time that this is in.


Conclusion:
I look forward to the second one. They definitely left it open for one. His last words are I'm just gettin started! I think with some improvement on the perks along with some more stealth features and maybe some fighting features would be great. Add some more good cars to be found on the streets. Maybe an extra weapon or two. I would like to see a slight bit more emphasis on stealth too. Basically, I think with a little work, this game could be perfect.

Anyway, if you are looking for an absolute fun game to play, this is it. It is the best of most worlds game type. I have read a lot of reviews that it doesn't do this or that good. Well, it wasn't meant to be an FPS, so the weapons may be "arcadish", it isn't meant to be an RPG, so the leveling system isn't that complex. I will say that sometimes, climbing can be a chore. ACII is supposed to kill this on that aspect, but I thought it was pretty comparable to ACI. It also has a great storyline as well.

This is a great gift to any gamer, and now that the prices are dropping, it is worth the price as well.