Three big titles launch today across multiple platforms. Backbreaker makes with the physics based football action. The Sims 3 has an all new expansion launching today with Ambitions. Finally, the Obsidian developed espionage RPG, Alpha Protocol hits the shelves today.
We'll have some media and game information all set for you in just a few moments. Check after the jump to see a little background information about each title.
- Backbreaker - PS3, Xbox 360, PC - $49.99 (USD)
- The Sims 3: Ambitions - PC - $39.95 (USD)
- Alpha Protocol - PS3, Xbox 360, PC - $59.99 (USD; PC: $49.99 USD)
- The Sims 3: Ambitions - PC - $39.95 (USD)
- Alpha Protocol - PS3, Xbox 360, PC - $59.99 (USD; PC: $49.99 USD)
We'll have some media and game information all set for you in just a few moments. Check after the jump to see a little background information about each title.
Alpha Protocol
In Alpha Protocol the player is Michael Thornton, a rookie spy tasked with tracking down a group of fanatical terrorists behind a tragic missile attack on a passenger jetliner. Soon though, Thorton discovers there are much more devious forces at work, and before he realizes it, he is pulled into a dark and dangerous conspiracy orchestrated by ruthless, corrupt businessmen determined to control the fate of the world. He must use every tool and skill at his disposal to stop a cartel hell bent on shaping the world as they see fit.
Thornton has access to the latest in military weaponry and possesses tremendous raw physical and mental capacities, but it’s completely up to the player to develop his abilities and determine how he interacts with every character in a vast, exotic real world locales. Alpha Protocol breaks new ground in gaming with the implementation of a decision-based mechanic where the player’s every action and choice shapes the outcome of the game and its constantly evolving story. No two players will experience the game in the same way.
The Sims 3 Ambitions
The Sims 3 Ambitions allows players to pursue a variety of exciting careers in their Sims’ lives that in turn affect their overall gameplay experience and neighborhood. Players can choose to hunt down vengeful spirits as the ghost hunter, invent brilliant and potentially destructive gadgets as an inventor, craft glorious masterpieces as a sculptor, dole out experimental medicine as a doctor, save lives as a firefighter, and solve riveting cases by any means necessary as an investigator with dozens of cases to solve and numerous clues to find. For the first time, players will be in charge of how their Sims’ career progresses and decide if they will work for good or evil, pursue creative endeavors or technical affairs, change the town for the better or wreak havoc on everyone’s homes. Choices made while playing the new careers and activities such as stylist, architecture designer and tattoo artist directly impact the look and feel of the town and other Sims. For example, as a player you get to determine what a Sims’ new appearance will look like, whether that be a hip makeover or a new tattoo fit for a rockstar. Additionally, players will be able to explore Twinbrook, an entirely new playable town in The Sims 3 Ambitions, where they will be able to meet new locals, explore their surroundings and find new employment opportunities.
Backbreaker
Canned animations are now a last-season memory, as Backbreaker offers realistic, physics-based motion, crisp high-definition graphics and a camera angle that follows the perspective of the player to deliver a more accurate football game experience than ever before. The innovative camera view thrusts players into the middle of the action, revolutionizing the way football games are played on this generation of consoles.
"Backbreaker delivers hard-hitting action from the minute players pick up the controller," said Adam Kline, president of 505 Games U.S. "Experienced gamers will appreciate how Backbreaker revolutionizes the football genre, and gamers waiting to jump into sports can kick off their rookie season with Backbreaker."
In Backbreaker, special actions like spinning, stiff-arming or juking are mapped to the right stick, with movement mapped to the left stick. While in agile mode, players can run, turn and jump to avoid tacklers and throw off defenders. Players can run faster and are better able to ward off defenders in aggressive mode, though they are more likely to fumble.
In Alpha Protocol the player is Michael Thornton, a rookie spy tasked with tracking down a group of fanatical terrorists behind a tragic missile attack on a passenger jetliner. Soon though, Thorton discovers there are much more devious forces at work, and before he realizes it, he is pulled into a dark and dangerous conspiracy orchestrated by ruthless, corrupt businessmen determined to control the fate of the world. He must use every tool and skill at his disposal to stop a cartel hell bent on shaping the world as they see fit.
Thornton has access to the latest in military weaponry and possesses tremendous raw physical and mental capacities, but it’s completely up to the player to develop his abilities and determine how he interacts with every character in a vast, exotic real world locales. Alpha Protocol breaks new ground in gaming with the implementation of a decision-based mechanic where the player’s every action and choice shapes the outcome of the game and its constantly evolving story. No two players will experience the game in the same way.
The Sims 3 Ambitions
The Sims 3 Ambitions allows players to pursue a variety of exciting careers in their Sims’ lives that in turn affect their overall gameplay experience and neighborhood. Players can choose to hunt down vengeful spirits as the ghost hunter, invent brilliant and potentially destructive gadgets as an inventor, craft glorious masterpieces as a sculptor, dole out experimental medicine as a doctor, save lives as a firefighter, and solve riveting cases by any means necessary as an investigator with dozens of cases to solve and numerous clues to find. For the first time, players will be in charge of how their Sims’ career progresses and decide if they will work for good or evil, pursue creative endeavors or technical affairs, change the town for the better or wreak havoc on everyone’s homes. Choices made while playing the new careers and activities such as stylist, architecture designer and tattoo artist directly impact the look and feel of the town and other Sims. For example, as a player you get to determine what a Sims’ new appearance will look like, whether that be a hip makeover or a new tattoo fit for a rockstar. Additionally, players will be able to explore Twinbrook, an entirely new playable town in The Sims 3 Ambitions, where they will be able to meet new locals, explore their surroundings and find new employment opportunities.
Backbreaker
Canned animations are now a last-season memory, as Backbreaker offers realistic, physics-based motion, crisp high-definition graphics and a camera angle that follows the perspective of the player to deliver a more accurate football game experience than ever before. The innovative camera view thrusts players into the middle of the action, revolutionizing the way football games are played on this generation of consoles.
"Backbreaker delivers hard-hitting action from the minute players pick up the controller," said Adam Kline, president of 505 Games U.S. "Experienced gamers will appreciate how Backbreaker revolutionizes the football genre, and gamers waiting to jump into sports can kick off their rookie season with Backbreaker."
In Backbreaker, special actions like spinning, stiff-arming or juking are mapped to the right stick, with movement mapped to the left stick. While in agile mode, players can run, turn and jump to avoid tacklers and throw off defenders. Players can run faster and are better able to ward off defenders in aggressive mode, though they are more likely to fumble.