XIII

XIII

Developer : Ubisoft Paris (France)
Publisher : Ubisoft
Genre : Shooter
Release Date : November 18, 2003
ESRB : Mature for Blood, Intense Violence
Official Site : http://www.xiii-thegame.com

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XIII (pronounced: Thirteen) is a first-person shooter video game released for PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X and based on the 1984 Belgian XIII comic series. XIII was developed and published by Ubisoft and released on November 25, 2003. The game was published for Mac OS X by Feral Interactive. The Windows DVD version has recently been re-released in the UK under the Sold-Out Software budget games label.

The plot of the game centers on the main character, who has awakened with amnesia. XIII is unique in that the characters and weaponry are cel-shaded, giving a deliberately comic book style appearance, including onomatopoeic words contained in bubbles for sound effects similar to those in comic books.

The story begins at Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, New York City where XIII awakes, badly wounded and with no memory of his past. The game roughly follows the storyline of the first five volumes of the comic (the first fifteen issues), although there are several additions to the storyline, and changes were made to better adapt the story to game format. The game ends at the exact point where the comic's fifth volume ended, and as such, the complete story is unfinished, leaving room for a sequel. Sales performance for XIII has been lower than expected, despite its positive reception (Game Rankings: 74%). As such, a sequel is unlikely, and no announcements have been made.

Minimum System Requirements
Computer: A 700 MHz Pentium III or equivalent processor is required.
Memory: The game requires 128 MB of RAM.
Controls: A keyboard and mouse are required
Drives: 1,2 Gb of free space on hard disc are required to install and play the game
Video: A 3D accelerator video card with support for DirectX® 8.1 and at least 32 MB of video memory is required.
Sound: A DirectX®-compatible 16-bit sound card is recommended.
Multiplayer Connectivity: Access to UBI.com online gaming service, requires a low-latency, active Internet connection, rated at 56,6 Kbps or faster. Multiplayer games played over a LAN require an active connection to a TCP/IP network

Recommended System Requirements
Computer: A 1,0 GHz processor or better is recommended.
Memory: We recommend 256 MB of RAM
Video: A 3D accelerator video card with support for DirectX® 8.1 and at least 64 MB of video memory is recommended
Multiplayer Connectivity: We recommend the use of cable or ADSL connection with 512 Kb/s in reception and 128 kb/s in emission.