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Shoot 'Em Up
| Also for: | PS3 | ||
| Viewed: | 3D Third-person, over the shoulder | Genre: | Shoot 'Em Up |
| Media: | DVD | Arcade origin: | No |
| Developer: | SEGA | Soft. Co.: | SEGA |
| Publishers: | SEGA
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Released: | 24 Feb 2012
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| Ratings: | BBFC 15 | ||
| Connectivity: | Live Online Enabled | ||
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Summary
We all fear the day when technology gains sentience and tries to take over the world. Those microwaves, man, they could get nasty...
SEGA is tackling that very concept in Binary Domain, a third-person squad-based shooter drawn from the mind of Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi. It’s the sort-of near future (well, 2080) and science has advanced a bit further than the humble microwave.
Japan and the US are the leaders in a brave new world of robotech where full-blown walking, talking androids happily co-exist with humans in a manner similar to i-Robot. Until an incident occurs in the US, that has world leaders believing that someone out there is manufacturing robots that look like humans. Which is a big no-no in Binary Domain land.
A crack team of international soldiers are sent to Japan to investigate a suspicious technology company that could be the key to this madness. Coincidentally, no sooner does the squad - lead by no-nonsense American Dan Marshall - set foot in Tokyo than a horde of green Terminators start marching towards you baying for blood. Guess that’s just given away the source of the international breach, then!
Where Binary Domain differs from other third-person shooters, however, is in its rather interesting voice recognition system. Holding one of the triggers down initiates the voice command function, giving you a chance to say a squadmate’s name and an order for them to carry out. You can also respond to requests from others.
You have three squad members available to assist you - Big Bo from the USA, Faye from China and Charlie and Rachel from the UK - but you can only choose two in any given mission. Each has their own unique abilities, preferred weapons and combat style, and at the start of each level you can check a vast array of stats to see if they have the clout you need to overcome a particular challenge. Most important of these is a Trust gauge, which changes depending on how well you work with them on the field. Their attitudes, certain cutscenes and their willingness to help you in a tight spot are tied directly to this system.
The commands that you can trust to your fellow soldiers include hiding under cover, regrouping or charging at an enemy. Regardless of their trust level, however, some teammates are unlikely to follow certain orders if you’re just going to lead them to the slaughter - asking Rachel to advance while she’s under cover from a hail of bullets will lead her to outright call you “mental” in a pleasingly plummy British accent.
If we're going to beat these darn robots, we'll have to stick together!
SEGA is tackling that very concept in Binary Domain, a third-person squad-based shooter drawn from the mind of Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi. It’s the sort-of near future (well, 2080) and science has advanced a bit further than the humble microwave.
Japan and the US are the leaders in a brave new world of robotech where full-blown walking, talking androids happily co-exist with humans in a manner similar to i-Robot. Until an incident occurs in the US, that has world leaders believing that someone out there is manufacturing robots that look like humans. Which is a big no-no in Binary Domain land.
A crack team of international soldiers are sent to Japan to investigate a suspicious technology company that could be the key to this madness. Coincidentally, no sooner does the squad - lead by no-nonsense American Dan Marshall - set foot in Tokyo than a horde of green Terminators start marching towards you baying for blood. Guess that’s just given away the source of the international breach, then!
Where Binary Domain differs from other third-person shooters, however, is in its rather interesting voice recognition system. Holding one of the triggers down initiates the voice command function, giving you a chance to say a squadmate’s name and an order for them to carry out. You can also respond to requests from others.
You have three squad members available to assist you - Big Bo from the USA, Faye from China and Charlie and Rachel from the UK - but you can only choose two in any given mission. Each has their own unique abilities, preferred weapons and combat style, and at the start of each level you can check a vast array of stats to see if they have the clout you need to overcome a particular challenge. Most important of these is a Trust gauge, which changes depending on how well you work with them on the field. Their attitudes, certain cutscenes and their willingness to help you in a tight spot are tied directly to this system.
The commands that you can trust to your fellow soldiers include hiding under cover, regrouping or charging at an enemy. Regardless of their trust level, however, some teammates are unlikely to follow certain orders if you’re just going to lead them to the slaughter - asking Rachel to advance while she’s under cover from a hail of bullets will lead her to outright call you “mental” in a pleasingly plummy British accent.
If we're going to beat these darn robots, we'll have to stick together!
