Saboteur

I really enjoy this game. For all of you GTA fans... This is basically a 1940's WWII Germany version of Grand Theft Auto.

Overall:<br /><br />The Saboteur plays and acts like the previous two Godfather titles from EA down to an exact replica. The idea of being behind enemy lines in occupied france is interesting, but it fall short do to the inability move beyond the same old gameplay.<br /><br />The Good:<br /><br />- Story line is intriguing and original<br />- graphics are above average<br />- Trophies are easy to get a Platinum <br /><br />The Bad:<br /><br />- The driving controls are horrible<br />- Character controls are horrible<br />- Aiming system and cover system lack the fluidity of games like uncharted and gears of war<br /><br />Summary:<br /><br />Ultimately if you loved The Godfather games and their gameplay than this will be a good game for you, however if you aren't to into the game from the premise of it you will be quickly disappointed.<br /><br />ps. True EA money scam in giving a dlc code to allow for extra portions of the game only to those who buy the game and charge $3 to those who don't buy the game first hand.

At first I thought the game was kind of boring but after playing for a few hours all I can say is Wow!<br /><br />The game starts off slow but half way thru it really gets good. All I can say is rent the game and be prepared to spend time on a really long game which gets really exciting.

This game is better than the critics rate it. It is fun to play unlike others that are just plain frustrating like Assassins Creed 2 and Fallout 3. The game has a lot of driving, climbing and blowing stuff up. It is similar to Red Faction mixed with the 1st Uncharted. There is a good selection of weapons and you get credited for your skills with extra perks. Additionally, you get money for blowing stuff up. The game has a seedy side with strippers, brothels and you get to kill some Germans. How can you beat that... The assignments are challenging and not repetitive. Also, you can joist go wild and blow stuff up without being on an assignment. <br /> <br />I hope you give this game a chance and at least rent it. <br /><br />gary7354

Take control of Sean, an ex-mechanic/race car driver in a game that can only be described as “GrandThieftMercenariesCreed”, in the Saboteur. <br />Even though this game takes its design and core game play elements from some of the best games out there right now, the Saboteur implements them with clunky, glitchy imperfection. <br />First of all, the implementation of the driving is just sloppy. The vehicles feel light and the damage modeling is virtually non existent until the vehicle is about to explode at which point it will burst into flames. Also the engine sounds cut in and out while driving and sometimes are just gone all together creating an odd silence while the car is moving. <br />The combat mechanics are solid and will be immediately familiar to anyone who has played any of the games in the Mercenaries series. However the rifles sway so much before they are upgraded they are pretty much useless since you have to get close to the target before you can even hit it. And the AA guns simply will not destroy some targets. Even when those targets are the exact same vehicle or soldier you just shot and destroyed ten times a few seconds ago with that very same AA gun. <br />Furthermore the plat-forming is just plain clunky. Simply climbing up the side of a building cannot be done. You have to continually press the jump button to move from ledge to ledge. This can very tedious and sometimes frustrating to say the least. <br />However, the Saboteur does have its good points. Running around France blowblowing stuff up for contraband to buy new weapons, perks, and vehicles is lots of fun. The main story missions are varied and range from a variety of different tasks such as stealing ancient artifacts to beating German race car drivers in a race. <br />This is probably the best game to ever come out of Pandemic. Everything in this game has improved over their previous games in terms of quality, story, graphics, everything.

This game is great the guns sound and feel powerful the duck and cover system is great the climbing and free running are pretty realistic the driving is good and it has the best collectibles I've ever seen in a game. Instead of a bunch of useless junk like hidden packages that never have a good enough reward you have 1300+ n-a-z-i installations to blow up or generals to kill and many other fun side missions. I fully expect to put in another 20-25 hours to get the plat. If your looking for a great over the top action game then it has you covered too since most of the main story missions are epic in size like setting explosives on a train bridge and then getting on the train to save someone before the train reaches the bridge or running through an exploding zeppelin. Not to mention the game looks great its by far the best graphics that Pandemic has ever had in any of their games. My only complaint is there wasn't enough races like the ones in the mains story. Great game severely underrated luckily it looks like Pandemics idea for side missions may catch on since Just Cause 2 is using a very similar structure. Hopefully we'll see this type stuff in other games of this type as well.

At first I thought the game was a little bit flat, but about 5- 6 hours into it, I'm loving it!Definetly a pleasant surprise.

It's definitely an interesting story line, and the concept of the colors going from a Sin City-esque mix of black and white with pockets of color to full vibrant color once you liberate a section of the city gives the game an artistic touch. However, while it is fun to go around blowing up Nazis and hanging out with cabaret dancers, this game does fall short in a few areas. First of all, the graphics are a little sub-par. I feel like I'm playing a game that came out last year, not a week ago, and in a way I am, because it's very much like the Godfather games. Also, the ease of climbing and the way it looks doesn't even hold a candle to the fluidity of Assassin's Creed 2. The driving isn't that easy to control, but I'll give them a pass on that because cars in the 1940s probably weren't that easy to control either. Also, on a more minor note, the French characters speaking English in the game have the most awful fake accents. It's like fingernails on a chalkboard when your buddy Luc speaks. You wonder why these game designers can't just find a real person from that country when they need a voice done in an accent, it's not that hard to find. <br /><br />All in all, a fun game to try and mess around with, but definitely not as impressive as I was hoping for, and certainly not worth buying.