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When a violent earthquake hits Capital Island, the city is
ripped apart. Hundreds are dead, thousands are missing and
the streets erupt with panic as the fight for survival begins.
As the tremors continue your need to escape becomes more and
more desperate. But your route to safety is filled with unknown
dangers and terrifying obstacles. Can you get to safety before
it is too late?...
SOS:
The Final Escape looks
and feels very much like the Silent Hill range of games.
However, instead of the threat of zombies at every corner,
it is falling buildings, cars and bridges that you need to
beware of.
The
game starts in the year 2005 with your character Keith Miyamoto
(a newspaper reporter) waking up on a large, and rather unstable,
suspension bridge after the earthquake has hit Capital Island.
The bridge seems to be deserted apart from a number of vehicles
that were travelling along it when the disaster struck. And
as you look towards Capital Island you can see that the bridge
has broken into several pieces - making your journey there
all the more perilous.
From
the start SOS: The Final Escape will have you hooked.
Getting off the bridge is no easy matter and every step you
take causes the bridge to move - one false move and the whole
thing will collapse into the sea. And once you finally make
it off the bridge you realise your quest has only just started.
The
controls are easy to get used to and you don't have to worry
about falling off narrow gangways as you can only fall if
you are running - if you are walking you automatically fall
and grab the ledge until you decide to pull yourself back
up.
There
are loads of nice little touches which make you realise just
how much attention to detail has gone into this game - for
example you can pick up sunglasses along the way and when
you opt for a first person view everything is darker. And
the ability to collect different compasses is novel too.
As
you progress through the game there are some great sections
including an amusement park that collapses before your eyes
and an underground shopping arcade that has turned into a
lethal, twisting maze.
In
this day of violent shooting and fighting games it is refreshing
to see a game where you have to keep your wits about you without
having to kill everything in sight.
This
is destined to become a best seller. I can't recommend this
game enough.
Nick
Smithson
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