*Info used was given by Lt. Josef.
INTRODUCTION
Saboteur is a new open world "sandbox" style game in development by Pandemic Studios and currently slated for a 2009 release on the Xbox 360, PC and the PlayStation 3. It will be published by Electronic Arts. In Saboteur, players take on the role of Sean, a normal Irishman who happens to be in
Official Saboteur Website - http://www.pandemicstudios.com/saboteur/
STORYLINE
Sean is a racecar driver from
Conflict: There is conflict in who exactly the Germans kill. Some sources say it's one of his friends, some say a group of his friends, some say his family, some say both his family and friends, some say it's something totally different. Until Pandemic speaks on this matter, it's anybody's guess.
ARTICLES
Every single article I can possibly find will be here.
WorthPlaying Interview http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=42106
WorthPlaying Delay Article http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=57174
IGN Interview http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/779/779282p1.html
IGN Blog http://blogs.ign.com/Specialk582/2008/03/03/82587/
IGN Boards Discussion http://boards.ign.com/board.asp?brd=11006
Gamespot First Look http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/ … lk=topslot
Gamespot Mention http://www.gamespot.com/news/6192703.ht … op;title;3
Gamespot Delay Article http://www.gamespot.com/news/6200397.ht … bj=6200397
Wikipedia Entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saboteur_V … Resistance
GameFAQs Section http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox360 … 38953.html
GameFAQs Boards Discussion http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/gentopic … ard=938953
GamesRadar Interview http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/f/saboteur … 3251386009
GameInformer Article http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v380/ … boteur.png
GameSpy Page http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/saboteur/
GameStats Page http://www.gamestats.com/objects/894/894259/
Team Xbox Page http://games.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1696/Saboteur/
Team Xbox Article http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/13220/Pan … -Saboteur/
Team Xbox Trailer Article http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/14269/Sab … -Released/
Jolt Preview http://www.jolt.co.uk/index.php?articleid=10486
ActionTrip Preview http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/360/saboteur.phtml
Xbox Advanced Article http://360.kombo.com/article.php?artid=9846
Eurogamer Article http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=74277
Eurogamer Extended Article http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=74277
Joystiq Article http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/19/pande … i-shooter/
Joystiq Delay Article http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/20/ea-sa … o-miss-08/
Playfuls Article http://www.playfuls.com/news_10040_Pand … lodes.html
Playfuls Article 2 http://www.playfuls.com/news_9849_Sabot … demic.html
Total Video Games News http://www.totalvideogames.com/Saboteur … 10904.html
Fragland News http://www.fragland.net/news/Saboteur-i … mic/15931/
Gamezone Interview http://www.gamezone.com/news/04_11_07_10_06AM.htm
Gamepro Interview http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/108 … -saboteur/
GameingBlogs Entry http://www.gamingblog.org/entry/saboteu … -pandemic/
Neon-Cube Delay Article http://www.neon-cube.net/news/view/3709/Saboteur-Delay
Bigdownload Delay Article http://news.bigdownload.com/2008/10/30/ … scal-2010/
Videogaming 247 Delay Article http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/0 … fiscal-10/
1UP Mention http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3166090
1UP Mention http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.off … Id=3165878
Dark Zero Article http://darkzero.co.uk/game-news/saboteu … aybe-2010/
Monsters And Critics Article http://www.monstersandcritics.com/gamin … r_revealed
The Xbox Domain Article http://thexboxdomain.com/home/2007/04/s … c-studios/
GameGuru Article http://www.gameguru.in/action/2007/19/s … c-studios/
PS3.net Article http://ps3.qj.net/Pandemic-Studios-to-r … /aid/88985
Xbox360.net Delay Article http://xbox360.qj.net/Saboteur-launch-m … aid/125703
Xbox360.net Delay Article 2 http://xbox360.qj.net/EA-Saboteur-Drago … aid/121349
Play Article http://play.tm/news/9819/saboteur-revealed-by-pandemic/
Play Article 2 http://play.tm/news/10153/saboteur-further-revealed/
Play Delay Article http://play.tm/news/22092/ea-push-back-saboteur/
CheatCC Article http://www.cheatcc.com/xbox360/rev/saboteurpreview.html
CheatCC Article 2 http://www.cheatcc.com/xbox360/rev/sabo … view2.html
Cinama Blend Article http://cinemablend.com/games/Saboteur-R … 13169.html
Armand Constantine Post http://www.armandconstantine.com/2008_0 … chive.html
Edge Online Article http://www.edge-online.com/news/pandemi … r-revealed
GAMEPLAY
Combat - Being just an average dude means you don't have all those extra hand to hand moves they teach you in the military. Sean has a variety of hand to hand moves he can use in a very rugged style to defeat his enemies. Grabs, headbutts and groin kicks all make an appearance in the game. But as the game progresses, Sean's hand to hand combat skills progress allowing him to become an even deadlier weapon. Weapons also play a big part in the game. While melee weapons are unconfirmed you will be able to use a variety of German firearms such as the famous MP-40 and the STG-44. But you can't just walk around occupied
Will To Fight - Will to fight (abbreviated to Wtf) is a factor that tells how much the people in
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Clamoring - Sean is very acrobatic. Whenever needed, he can find his way up any wall or cliff face through the use of drain pipes, ladders, shutters, windowsills, chimneys, brick walls and all manners of objects to get to the safety of a rooftop. This is especially useful when a patrol of German soldiers is coming your way and you can't afford to be noticed.
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Make-Out System - Need to buy some time to get yourself un-noticed by the enemy? Grab the nearest woman and be affectionate! The Nazi's will just think you're a normal civilian couple and continue on their way. She might kiss you back, she might slap you, but its worth it considering the alternative. Nazi's will become suspicious of you if you loiter around in the same area for an extended period of time. This is the best way to keep them from questioning you.
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Suspicion - When you commit an act such as fighting a soldier, walking around with a gun slung on your back or killing a person, the Nazi's take notice. They regard you as a common plaything at first but after you piss them off for a bit, their response methods become bigger. It is similar to the wanted star system of the Grand Theft Auto series.
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Papers And Questioning System - On occasion you'll come across a German soldier who's job is to randomly select people for questioning. Upon encountering one you may want to try and avoid him. If you come across an officer he will ask for your identification. If you are in an area with low WTF and don't have the correct papers you are immideatley thrown into a fight.
The Disguise System - The game has a heavy focus on disguises to help move the stealth element along. This includes mostly switching your standard garb with that of dead Nazi and Allied soldiers, allowing you to march alongside them with them not knowing who you are. Of course, these uniforms must be intact. You can't go about wearing a bullet-ridden suit or you'll be discovered. Also, the type of suit allows access to different areas. An officer would have more clearance to higher-security areas than a normal grunt would.
Action Hijacking - Pandemic hasn't spoken on hijacking much, but some form of Mercenaries-style action can be expected. View it at around 0:53 in this video.
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VIDEOS
Reveal Trailer http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=CnMWWatOf … re=related
Slowed Trailer http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=WkF3N82ow … re=related
HD Trailer http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/8942 … 81607.html
Gamespot Interview http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=-8RyqIyOn … re=related
Gameplay Video http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=gdd85RXH8 … re=related
A Few Facts http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ND8Vcvd9s … re=related
Image Slideshow http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=HAO5xmNvD … re=related
CHARACTERS
Sean Devlin - Sean is a proffesional racecar driver from
Outfits
- Brown jacket (default skin)
- No jacket (possibly from an early build or an in-game option)
- Other costumes will be available for disguise
Derker(sp?) - The main Nazi in the game, Derker is Sean's nemesis, the one who murdered his friends and family. According to GameInformer, he runs a racecar circuit that Sean participates in.
ORGANIZATIONS
Wehrmacht - The German Army is the main enemy in the game. You will be fighting them, hiding from them, destroying them, shooting them or assassinating them 90% of the time.
Maquis - The French Resistance has gone inactive at the start of the game. However, liberate some areas and they will come out of hiding to help you in your quest for revenge.
Special Operations Executive - It is unclear what role the SOE will play in the game but the Pandemic staff has stated they will be included, perhaps having one of their agents as a supporting cast memer.
French Civilians - They are afraid of you at first but liberate enough areas and raise your will to fight and they will cheer you on, become enthusiastic and even help you fight the German occupiers.
Allied Army - The Allied soldiers will make brief appearances in the game and fight alongside you.
ENEMIES
German Soldier - The basic infantry of the Wehrmacht. Seen mostly armed with an MP-40 or on occasion, an STG-44.
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Medium Officer - So far only one screen is available of this enemy. They wear whats called a Garrison cap.
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German Officer - Officers command squads of soldiers. Killing them rewards you with will to fight. They are often armed with a simple Walther P-38 but sometimes have more heavy weapons.
Gestapo - According to Eurogamer, the secret police will in fact chase you via car should you try and escape them. Car chases are a staple of any sandbox game, are they not?
ENEMY HAND TO HAND COMBAT
- Enemies will be able to grab a hold of you and keep you in place while their friends attack you.
WEAPONS
Walther P-38 - Main German sidearm, commonly used by German officers and other high ranking officials.
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Machinepistole 40 (MP-40) - A popular German submachine gun used mainly by higher ranking officials.
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Sturmgewher 44 (STG-44) - Considered the world's first good assault rifle, this weapon only entered service in the later half of the war.
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Machinegewehr 42 (MG-42) - I'm unsure of this but it's what looks like an MG-42 in the bottom right hand corner of this pic. It could also be an MG-34.
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Flak 88 Cannon - It might be a bit hard to see in this pic but you can tell Sean is looking at it. It may or may not be usable but it probably will be destroyable.
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Dynomite - A high explosive stick of . . . oh hell you know what dynamite is don't you? This is one of the game's grenade-like explosives.
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Stielhandgranate - Main German stick grenade. Unknown if it is usable or not since it is simply attatched to the soldier's leg.
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M1A1 Thompson SMG - American SMG with a high rate of fire. Inidcateing there may be other Western weapons in the game. It's only concept art however, and thus dosn't count as official confirmation of this weapon.
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Luger - Only seen in the trailer.
Chair - Its just concept art, however several articles have stated that the player will be able to use various objects in the world to defend himself.
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SABOTAGE TOOLS
Hatchet - Only seen in the trailer so don't get your hopes up.
Sledge Hammer - Only seen in the trailer.
Wire Cutters - Only seen in the trailer.
Pipe Wrench - Only seen in the trailer.
Demolition Charge - Only seen in the trailer but likely going to be used as the chief sabotage item in the game.
HAND TO HAND COMBAT
Left Hand Punch - A basic combat move.
Right Hand Punch - Another basic combat move. Can be strung together in a combo.
Grabbing And Prepping - It may or may not be possible to grab an enemy and hold him while you prep a stick of dynamite for demolition.
Grabbing And Throwing - Grab an enemy them toss him into anything. Toss him at a wall, toss him at a car, toss him at a tree, toss him at other enemies!
Grabbing And Punching - Grab onto an enemy and hold him in place while you beat him to a bloody pulp.
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Choke - Slowly drain an enemies health, its a brutal way to die, but efficient.
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Stealth Kills - Quickest way to achieve a stealth kill, sneak up on an enemy from behind and snap! That or you will see one of the many other stealth kill animations.
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- snapping an enemies neck
- tapping a guard on the shoulder then sucker punching them in the face
Groin Kick - The best way to immobilize any unarmored male enemy. Keep him in pain while fending off his allies!
Headbutt - A really heavy attack that can really hurt enemies. Its a dirty move but who really cares?
Elbowing - Hitting somebody in the face with your elbow is a good way to make them cry.
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ITEMS
Compass - Can be seen in the trailer, may indicate the prescence of a compass on the HUD.
VEHICLES
A wide array of vehicles will be available for use in Saboteur. This ranges from cars to trucks to boats to planes to bycicles to motorcycles.
Cars
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German Officer Limousine - Confirmed in this video. At 0:45.
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Ford Model T - I'm guessing at the model since it's almost impossible to see it clearly in this picture. Its in Inspiration picture # 9.
Sean's Racecar - Seen in the trailer, it is unconfirmed if we will be able to drive it or not. It may be a secret vehicle.
Trucks
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German Cargo Truck - Large military transport, looks like it carries more than one person, keep an eye out for them when they