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21:45 August 23rd, 2003
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SCI has launched the official site for The Great Escape, offering general information, screenshots, and more for their upcoming stealth action/adventure based on the classic Steve McQueen motion picture already released in USA. The Great Escape will be released in Europe on Xbox, PS2 and PC at the end of this month, but you can already read our review here. Thanks: Blue's.
'The Great Escape? is based on the 1963 Oscar nominated film staring Steve McQueen and revolves around actual events during WW2. The game is set in a number of unique locations, from POW camps to a mountain-top castle. Game levels include a busy hospital, a chase through a moving train and escape from an active Luftwaffe airfield. The core of the game centres on the largest mass breakout ever, from the ?escape proof? Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp. The game uses the powerful storyline and strong characters from the film to place the player in the heart of the action, as the POW?s resist the German war machine. It uses a combination of stealth, combat and frantic action involving multiple vehicles and an awesome motorbike based finale. Features: * Control four key characters from the film, each with their own skills and characteristics: Hilts is the master of escape, MacDonald speaks German to distract and fool the guards, Sedgewick will repair the most complex machines, and Hendley?s lightening quick fingers will get his hands on almost anything you need. * Stealth is the key, so sneak up behind guards subdue them or knock them out with a punch. * Steal semi-automatic pistols, sub-machine guns, and sniper rifles to use in action filled gunfights. * Jump behind the wheel of jeeps, trucks, APC?s, fuel tankers and, of course, the infamous motorbike. * Sneak around in the shadows of a mountain-top POW camp, have an all-action shoot out on top of a moving train and ride the motorbike through heavily guarded German countryside! * The Great Escape game is truly authentic and captures the essence of the classic film. This will be the benchmark for escape adventure games! The Great Escape will be available for Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation 2 and PC CD Rom this June

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