Velvet Assassin (Xbox 360)

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Description

Velvet Assassin is a 3rd-person stealth shooter set during World War II and inspired by the real life secret agent Violette Szabo. The player assumes the role of the fictional secret agent Violette Summers. While she is in a coma at a military hospital, recovering from injury, the player plays through the memories of her former missions behind German enemy lines.

Gameplay is centered around stealth and heavy use of dynamic lighting. At several places in the game, the player must exploit the shadows of moving objects to remain unseen. When hidden, she is surrounded by a purple aura that fades when she moves into the light or is spotted by an enemy. A special variant of bullet-time, called Morphine Mode, is explained as such that the real Violette is administered a dose of morphine by a nurse during those moments. Many different types of stealth kills can be performed, based on the weapons Violette is currently wielding. There are collectibles hidden throughout the levels that give experience points upon discovery, which can be used to boost player abilities.

Since the game takes place in a fantasy world of memories, the atmosphere and art style is purposefully contrasted and moody.

Certain releases include bonus disc which contains game trailers, wallpapers, and comic.

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Alternate Titles

• "Sabotage" -- Working title

Part of the Following Groups

• Covermount: Level (Romania)
• Historical conflict: World War II
• Physics Engine: PhysX
• Protagonist: Female

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The Press Says

That Gaming Site	May 04, 2009	7.7 out of 10	77
4Players.de	May 20, 2009	75 out of 100	75
GameSpot	May 04, 2009	7.5 out of 10	75
Xbox360Achievements	May 20, 2009	70 out of 100	70
Game Informer Magazine	Jul, 2009	5.25 out of 10	52
Jeuxvideo.com	Jun 25, 2009	10 out of 20	50
Thunderbolt Games	Jul 10, 2009	4 out of 10	40
Jolt (UK)	Jun 08, 2009	30 out of 100	30
Play.tm	Jun 08, 2009	30 out of 100	30
Giant Bomb	May 15, 2009		20

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Trivia

Development

The game was originally titled Sabotage and has a long history with publishers. Originally it was signed with dtp entertainment AG and meant to be released in the fall of 2006. The release date slipped, and in August 2007 it became known that Gamecock Media Group had signed the publishing rights outside Germany, also announcing that the game would not be released sooner than the fall of 2008. In February 2008 the name was changed to Velvet Assassin and by October 2008 Gamecock was acquired by SouthPeak Interactive Corporation, who became the final company to handle the title. In the end, it also appears that dtp entertainment AG was no longer involved with the publishing in Germany.

WWII games

Four development companies that released WWII-themed games in 2009, closed their doors in the second half of 2009 in a 4 months window:

• Velvet Assassin developer Replay Studios (Germany) in early August.
• Heroes Over Europe developer Transmission Games (ex IR Gurus, Australia) in October.
• Square Enix decided to close Battlestations: Midway developer Eidos Hungary also in October.
• EA closed The Saboteur developer Pandemic Studios (USA) in November.

Related Web Sites

• Velvet Assassin (official game website)
• Wikipedia: Velvet Assassin (article in the open encyclopedia)
• X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for Velvet Assassin.)