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Hardware Zone
June 8, 2003
Gamespot Alias Hands-on
Posted by Battousai
Edison reports :: Gamespot check out Acclaim's upcoming third-person stealth action game based on the hit TV show starring Jennifer Garner.
Prelude Though Acclaim showed off a number of different games at this year's E3, the one game that the company spotlighted most of all was Alias, an upcoming game based on the hit television show of the same name. Featuring an original story and script by the show's authors, as well as the likeness of leading actress Jennifer Garner for the game's main character, Alias will be a stealth action game that sends Garner's character Sydney Bristow undercover on a mission to infiltrate and subvert the sinister SD-6 organization. We tried out the PS2 and Xbox versions of Alias that were being shown (GameCube and PC versions are also in development) and found that, while Alias definitely needs some more time before it comes together, it's already promising.
The gameplay involves looking for clues, sneaking around, engaging in close-quarters martial-arts battles, and using high-tech gadgets. We didn't have much patience for sneaking around in a miniskirt, so we immediately ran up to our enemies and picked a fight, at which point we quickly noticed that Alias sports some great-looking fighting moves. Sydney can kick the stuffing out of her opponents with relative ease, or disarm weapon-wielding foes, and in a nice touch, the game convincingly uses rag-doll physics for when a character is struck with a crushing blow, so you'll see characters get slammed against walls and tables and slump to the ground. The game isn't all action, though--we spent some time interacting with characters in a bar, prying for information while disguised as a waitress.
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