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Alpha Protocol - PC

Brand: SEGA

Platform : Windows Vista, Windows XP |

Rated: Mature

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Choose your words and actions carefully in a living, reactive role-playing world. Experience the “ripple effect” as encounters with your allies and enemies change relationships, reveal storylines, and unlock new missions.
Mold Thorton into the secret agent you want to become with lethal close-combat techniques, marksmanship abilities, spy gadgets, and much more.
Access an arsenal of weapons and customize their many add-ons to create the perfect weapon load out.
Form relationships via dialogue and action choices within an intriguing cast of allies and enemies to get data for missions, new weapons and more. Remember who to trust and decide when to trust them …
The game reacts to every decision you make. Will you let a terrorist escape to follow a lead, or eliminate targets against the mission agenda? With no right or wrong choices, every player can create their own storyline and ending.

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Platform:PC

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The year is 2009. Hundreds of innocent passengers and crew are killed after a commercial airliner is shot down over Eastern Europe. The culprit? A high-tech U.S. defense missile which had somehow fallen into the wrong hands. As government agent Michael Thorton, you have been chosen to find those responsible and bring them to justice. Become the spy of your choosing in a modern-day conspiracy plot. As you progress, decide how to develop abilities such as devastating physical combat moves, customization of your weaponry, and the use of ingenious gadgets and traps. Stay vigilant though – the cast of Alpha Protocol will react intelligently to your every move, resulting in the most exciting and unpredictable role-playing experience ever created.

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The year is 2009. Worldwide political tensions are at a breaking point when a commercial airliner is shot down by a U.S. missile over Eastern Europe, killing all aboard. The U.S. government claims no involvement, and dispatches Agent Michael Thorton to investigate and bring those responsible to justice. As the first modern day spy role-playing game, Alpha Protocol offers unprecedented control over the development of Thorton’s abilities and his interactions with other characters. Upgrade skills such as physical combat, weapons mastery, cutting-edge technology and even seduction as you grow in experience and complete missions.

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Synopsis
In the near future, worldwide political tensions are at a breaking point when a commercial airliner is shot down by a U.S. missile over Eastern Europe, killing all aboard. The U.S. government claims no involvement, and dispatches Agent Michael Thorton to investigate and bring those responsible to justice.
As the first modern day spy role-playing game, Alpha Protocol offers unprecedented control over the development of Thorton's abilities and his interactions with other characters. Upgrade skills such as physical combat, weapons mastery, cutting-edge technology and even seduction as you grow in experience and complete missions.

Key Game Features:

Customizable Spy – Players continually develop their spy with advanced close-combat techniques, lethal marksmanship, the ability to wield ingenious spy gadgets, and much more.
Multiple Paths to Choose From – With no right or wrong decisions, players can constantly change the storyline based on the choices they make. Will they let a terrorist escape to follow a lead, or eliminate targets against the mission agenda? Demanding decisions are challenging and many.
Revolutionary Interaction System – With the Alpha Protocol “Ripple Effect” system, players can interact with allies and enemies in a variety of ways. Their choices will dynamically change the storyline and unlock new missions, weapons and alliances.
Complete Choice of Combat Style – An arsenal of weapons with a plethora of customizable add-ons allows players to create a personalized weapon load out for every mission. Cutting-edge technology, stealth maneuvers, ballistic explosives and more can be discovered and used!
No Time to Spare – Every decision and interaction in Alpha Protocol is made with a time-limit that steadily ebbs away. Players must think fast, act urgently, and then prepare for the consequences!
Real Modern-Day Setting – Players can live out real-world espionage within rich international settings such as Rome, Moscow, Taipei, and Saudi Arabia.
Developed by RPG Masterminds, Obsidian Entertainment – Founding Obsidian members have worked on RPG blockbusters including KOTOR II, Neverwinter Nights 2, Baldur’s Gate, Planescape Torment, and Fallout.

Dynamic Dialogue System
The Dynamic Dialogue System allows you to forge your own path within Alpha Protocol by determining the state of your relationships with the other characters in this high stakes espionage world. You'll have to think quickly when you're periodically given 2-4 stances to take during your interations with colleagues and enemies, uncovering a worldwide conspiracy through anything from suave sweet nothings to intimidating informants with brute force.

Product information

Platform:PC

ASIN

B0016G88RO

Release date

June 1, 2010

Customer Reviews

91 ratings

4.1 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#54,888 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
#2,061 in PC-compatible Games

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Product Dimensions

7.52 x 5.51 x 1.5 inches; 8.13 Ounces

Binding

DVD-ROM

Language

English

Rated

Mature

Item model number

85228

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Item Weight

8.1 ounces

Manufacturer

Sega of America

Date First Available

March 21, 2008

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Rated R Cars

Some annoyances but enjoyable game.

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2017

Platform: PCVerified Purchase

I'd rate this above average. Broken on install but luckily I found a patch online to fix it. Some annoying bugs throughout such as crashing when I reload after being killed (or the area empty after I reload and it's impossible to move forward). Luckily loading a save game will reboot the area. But seriously, should I have to deal with these bugs?

It's labelled as an RPG but I have to say progression didn't do much for my character's strengths. If I invested all points in assault rifles for example, why does it still take forever to zero in on a target? Frustration. Why do I have to headshot someone seven times to kill them? Frustration.

The game is too linear for me. I guess I'm too spoiled by open world games.

Stealth was not bad. Not great but not bad.

Sound of guns not good at all. Too muted. No kick.

Fade to black romance. Kids stuff. I prefer stuff like the Witcher series.

Ok I'll end with some pros: I like the protagonist. Some cool results if you make the right choices (Hmmm. Should I execute or spare this person? Should I save this other person, etc.). There are a lot of cool choices to make. I like the different options to talk to people. Good story. Hey, you can be a super spy.

All in all, I'm annoyed by some things but I'd say if you're a spy fan, go ahead and get it. Can't beat the price.

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God is a refuge for us (Psalms 62:8)

just couldn't get excited about it

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2013

Platform: PCVerified Purchase

I was looking forward to this game. It installed just fine for me on Windows XP Home SP3. It allows 5 installs. The CD key is not needed during install. Games for Windows Live is not needed to play.

The graphics are okay. The controls are okay, but the controls feel like they came from a console game. The game allows you to customize your character (hair, face, eyes, nose, skin color, etc.). There are lots of skills and inventory (too much, I think). The mission, skills, gadget, and email menu controls are awkward.

The following controls are not listed in the keyboard configuration menu in the game, but they are listed in the game booklet:
Z = skill radial
C = gadget radial
X = weapon radial
Tab = open PDA
P = open PDA - personal dossier
M = open PDA - map/mission select
I = open PDA - loadout
So, if you don't have the game manual, then you wouldn't know that these controls exist. You can't reconfigure these controls to your liking, because they don't exist in the configuration menu in the game.

The game play is not exciting. You are a secret agent, part of a secret government organization, that does secret missions...and other secret things. After the first cut-scene, you wake-up in a secret lab, and you don't know who you are or why you are there. Conspiracies! You are looking for a terrorist who blew-up a passenger plane (the very first cut-scene when the game starts). You are supported by secret agent office staff like Mina...a typical modern day woman with lots of attitude.

Is it an RPG? The box says so. You really can't tell what you're going to say, and your choices are timed. For example, your response choices may be something like "passive, aggressive, suave, or happy". Pick one. The problem is that you can't tell what you're going to say based on words like that. Unlike some games, your character actually speaks (instead of you just selecting a response and listening to what the other person says). But your response is timed; you don't have much time to think about each of the word choices based on the conversation. If you don't respond in time (5 seconds or less), then your answer becomes whatever your cursor happens to be highlighting at the time. I don't call that RPG. Also, does it really matter what you say? I got the impression that it doesn't.

The mini-games (like hacking and lock picking--which are essential to completing missions) are not very responsive to keyboard and mouse controls. This is especially true of hacking, which is incredibly awkward and frustrating when using a keyboard and mouse.

I got bored with this game after a short while and stopped playing. For me, the story was boring, not engaging, nothing new. The RPG was poorly executed. The mini-games were annoying. The controls/menu system were clunky. I'm not sure if I'll try to play it again. Honestly, I'd rather re-play other/better games I've played in the past, than try to play this one.

I purchased it new from an amazon seller called "the General Store". I paid 2 bucks.

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CubOfJudahsLion

Alpha Protocol: a different experience

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2012

Platform: PCVerified Purchase

I found this game while looking for a Splinter Cell-type fix, and it sounded like a good alternative. It's a fairly decent game with its own brand of play mechanics, and open-ended, intricate and adult storyline of shifting alliances, and it mainly relies on RPG, shooting, hand-to-hand combat and line-of-sight stealth (not that many shadow to hide in) -- and choosing quickly what you want to say. Dialogue IS important here. Alpha managed to pose quite a few challenges of its own, which you CAN'T solve by going gung-ho -- you have to approach this one tactically.

That said, there are often several solutions to each puzzle or obstacle, and they depend on your skill allocation. Sure, you can evolve your rifle shooting skills to Rambo level and TRY to outgun your many, not-as-stupid enemies (they don't stay there waiting for you to come and kill them), but you'll also want to leave some mojo to your lockpicking, stealth, conversational and hacking skills. Here it's better to have a well-rounded operative so you can hold your own in a variety of scenarios.

Again, do NOT buy this if you expect a regular shooter. It does hold up on its own though. The reason I removed a star has to do with the control-point save system, which always spoils some of the fun for me, and the undocumented bug that causes dialog choices not to appear if you force your driver to anti-alias the game, which can't do this on its own, at least not in the PC version. Once I got over these two issues, though, I still feel the game is worth playing.

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A good FPS/RPG marred by poor interface and checkpoint only save.

Reviewed in Canada on April 16, 2015

Platform: PCVerified Purchase

An interesting game that you can play to your liking marred by a clunky interface and checkpoint only saves.

The good: Interesting story. Hability to customize your avatar to suit your play style. Interesting environment and good graphics. Acceptable voice over.

The bad: The game installed from the DVD will not play unless you find the patch on the SEGA website, download and install it. Puzzles require fast reflex but the interface is so odd and clunky that, more often than not you'll fail, say what you did not want to say or just get killed. No save possibility safe for very far apart checkpoints forcing you to do the same over and over again. Uneven AI's, from plain stupid to just too good (see's you through walls...). Weak weapons and unrealistically costly (How about $125,000 for a handgun???!!!).

Overall: At Amazon's discount price, worth the buy if you like FPS/RPG style games. Just be prepared for lots of frustration and lack of consistence.

Lyall Donlevy

good product.

Reviewed in Canada on January 18, 2016

Platform: PCVerified Purchase

Quick delivery, good product.

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