The Saboteur

I have read mixed reviews on this one.... I decided to try it out and 6 hours later I was forced to put myself to bed.... This game is fantastic!!

If you like the GTA thing and can deal with the exact same format then this is for you... Nothing new I must admit but if it ain't broke then why fix it??

Massive playing area, stunning graphics, loads of extras..... I loved the humour and use the of black and white for the Nazi areas and the beautiful colour countryside in the friendly zones....

I REALLY enjoyed this game and from the looks of things there is a LOT more gameplay to be had.....

Don't be scared to give this a go.... I think you will be surprised..

For some reason, the critics were widely divided over this offering from Pandemic. Admittedly, I was hesitant about playing it because of the reviews, however, a massive price decrease since its release meant it found its way onto my xbox......and to my surprise, it turned out to be a couple of weeks worth of damn good, fun, addictive gaming.

The Saboteur starts well enough, throwing XP at you like its going out of fashion, and giving you a quick flash of what's on offer - however, it soon settles down after the intro to give you a handsome helping of driving, racing, shooting, blowing stuff up, escaping, and, for fun, a good plot with some good characters - oh, and a war time Paris occupied with plenty of Nazi's!

It's pretty much a mix of Grand Theft Auto and Assassins Creed in my opinion - the climbing part of AC, and the panoramic shots of famous monuments as you reach the top are a definite steal - however AC doesn't let you plant bombs on sniper nests, and it definitely doesn't give you an array of weaponry to fight the hun with! The GTA "do something naughty and run / drive away" part is also a steal but is still good fun, and a must for fans craving for more of that type of gameplay.

The main plot could be finished in a weeks worth of steady gaming, however, to clear all of the Nazi outposts / tanks and other military parafinalia out of Paris and its outer countryside regions could take you a decent fortnight - with the scenery turning from black and white to colour as you take out a certain number of the enemy, it certainly inspired me to turn on and blow-up......

So try The Saboteur - its good fun - and a little different - even if that difference is a combo of GTA and AC, those are still two mighty games to pilfer from.....enjoy!

This game is extremely gripping. Story is set at the height of World War 2 in France, you play an Irish Saboteur who fights for the French resistance. The gameplay is very GTA-esque with slight branches of difference.

However, the game has one fundamental, and for me, a ruining flaw. The save system doesn't work all the time. It's designed to be a "Save at any point" game via the pause menu, but after trying two copies of the game in three Xbox's i've found that the save files, after loading, tend to put you several missions behind your current progress and sometimes followed by having certain items/weapons missing from your arsenal.

This flaw caused me personally to give up on this game 83% into it.

Great game, bad flaw.

If your loooking for a sandbox games then most would go GTA4, Red Dead, Saints row, Far Cry e.t.c. This little gem probally woundnt even get a mention because it seems to have slipped out unnoticed. Seriouslly 13 for this is an absolute steal of the centuary. Basicy plays as a cross between assassins creed and GTA4. You can climb buildings to snipe plant bombs on crows nests e.t.c. Even has a little bit of the old commandos game on the P.C in the mixer in that you can don a german uniform to sneak round and do missions. The cutscenes are quality and genually funny in some spots the main charater is good typicall irish drunken womanizer type. Very similar to GTA in that you carnt visit certain areas of the city till you get a certain depth in. which actuall fits in well to the story as you have to do missions to get the right papers to fool the germans to letting you past the checkpoints. For the price has to be one of the best sandbox games out. It is set during WW2 so dont expect ferrairs and modern warfare sytle weaponary just good old bangers and Panzershreek (somethink like that) rocket lanchers.

i bought this game about a week or so ago and must say WHAT A GAME!! Best 15 i think i could have possibly spend dont think about it buy this game you will not be dissapointed!! :)...