Saboteur will have a gameplay mechanic where the occupying forces will be suspicious of the player, rather than simply detection as in many stealth games. Sure, there is going to be a detection element, particularly when the game’s main character Sean is in a place he isn’t supposed to be, but the detection and suspicion elements while related, will be separate. It comes down to how the Nazi’s perceive Sean in the game, and there are various things that will raise suspicion – such as perhaps carrying a gun out in the open. It will be important to remember that the Nazi forces in Paris are occupiers, and not out to arrest everybody on sight. This leads us to combat.

Fighting is going to be a mixed bag, where Sean, being a brawler, will more likely when needs be, grab an enemy by the shirt collar and headbutt them or give a quick knee to the groin. Don’t look for big martial arts style moves from the main character. There will be plenty of “traditional” weapons to use when found, though nothing was mentioned of improvised weapons, such as bottles and chairs. Hopefully we’ll be hearing more about that soon.

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Saboteur is newly announced game from Pandemic studios, and it is looking to be a fresh approach to a tired couple of genres. First up is the World War II setting, which has had a bunch of strategy games, first person shooters, and a few combat flight titles. Next up is the stealth action genre perhaps best exemplified by the Splinter Cell and Metal Gear Solid franchises. Then there’s the open world “sandbox” type of games, such as Grand Theft Auto or Crackdown. By placing a stealth action game in an open world with the setting of WWII one comes up with something unique and different enough.

Yes, the stealth action and open world type gameplay elements are somewhat at odds with each other, but the developers are working on finding a balance of the two. This won’t be a “dead body management” but some smarts will absolutely have to be used.

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A nice little update for all of you folk planning to get Splinter Cell Double Agent for the PS3. We have a few brand new screenshots which include the brand new female skin. Check them out below:

Originally from Ubisoft