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E3 08: Sega Blowout: Alpha Protocol photo

The deluge of Sega assets continues, this time with screens from Obsidian Entertainment’s -- the folks who brought us Knights of the Old Republic 2 and Neverwinter Nights 2 -- new modern day role playing game Alpha Protocol.

The game follows special agent Michael Thorton who is the only person that can prevent a catastrophic international crisis. Players will be able to choose how Michael completes his missions: by the book, going rogue and slaughtering everyone that gets in your way, or being a smart mouthed jackass to everyone you meet, which will determine how things ultimately turn out.

Alpha Protocol will be skill -- rather than level -- based, letting you choose between close combat techniques, marksmanship, and gadget proficiency for Michael to focus in. The game’s title refers to some sort of weapon that the forces of evil are trying to utilize for their own nefarious ends. There’s no word on what that weapon actually does, though.

Planned for release next February, Alpha Protocol will have a PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 version.


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king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 16:11
king3vbo
I am so excited for Alpha Protocol. Obsidian does great work
CookieMonster's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 16:12
CookieMonster
I've been looking forwards to this game for awhile. It's great that the folks over at Obsidian are finally getting their hands on creating their own original IP instead of "picking bioware's slack" this time around.
MultiJoe's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 16:36
MultiJoe
Chances the game is a design masterpiece but released totally unoptimised and buggier than an ants nest?
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 17:51
DaedHead8
I hadn't heard of this one yet. I'll b keeping an eye on it.
Josh Tolentino's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 17:52
Josh Tolentino
@multijoe

Medium. This is Obsidian we're talking about, sure, but publisher pressure is the primary culprit behind both issues. If SEGA isn't as much of a bunch of jerks as Atari and Lucasarts are, we might be in for a properly QA'd game.
oepn's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 18:05
oepn
This is starting to sound interesting! Something about the shading and colors in that screen shot are giving me a Killer7 vibe, though.
Eschatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 19:02
Eschatos
Coming out on PC is a plus, but I 'll need more details.
loki d20's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 19:50
loki d20
What king3vbo said. Much like BioWare, Obsidian does some good work.
Impulsedaniel's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/26/2008 12:03
Impulsedaniel
I forgot all about this one. Game Informer had a write up on it a few months ago.
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