XIII (game)
| XIII | |
| Developer(s) | Ubisoft |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Release date | November 25, 2003 |
| Genre | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Mature (M) |
| Platform(s) | GameCube, PS2, Xbox, PC, Mac |
XIII (pronounced: Thirteen) is first-person shooter video game released for PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Mac and the PC, and based on the XIII comic series of the same name. XIII was developed and published by Ubisoft and released on November 25, 2003.
Similar to The Bourne Identity, the plot of the game centers on the main character, who has woken up with amnesia. It is unique in that the characters and weaponry are cel-shaded, giving a deliberately comic book style appearance, including onomatopoeic words contained in bubbles for sound effects.
The story starts on Brighton Beach, New Jersey where XIII wakes, badly wounded and with no memory of his past. The game follows the storyline of the first five volumes of the comic (the first fifteen issues), although there are several additions to the storyline, and minor changes were made to better adapt the story to game format. The game ends at the exact point where the comic's volume five ended, and as such the complete story is unfinished, leaving room for a sequel (which has however as of early 2005 not been announced).