Previewed: March 18, 2004
Previewed by: Mark Smith

Publisher
Acclaim Entertainment

Developer
Acclaim Studios Cheltenham

Release Date: Spring, 2004
Genre: Action
Players: TBA
ESRB: Pending

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Look for more exclusive info in our April issue Her name: Sydney Bristow.
Her job: Agent for the CIA.
Her target: Arvin Sloane, the man who murdered her fiancé.

After two years of being a double agent inside the criminal organization, SD-6, Sydney Bristow thought she'd brought it down from the inside. She thought her mission was over. She thought she was getting out of the CIA. But when you're a spy, the truth is never that simple... Arvin Sloane, the mastermind behind SD-6, remains at large. And as long as he's out there, Sydney will never be safe.

“Alias” is a third-person action adventure video game that allows players to step into the role of the series’ lead character, Sydney Bristow, an agent for the CIA. Bristow must use her cunning, extensive knowledge of martial arts and array of high-tech gadgetry to accomplish dangerous missions. “Alias” will encompass all of the key elements behind the series’ success, including high-action combat, stealth missions and time-based objectives, espionage, intriguing plot twists, high-tech weaponry and stunning gameplay locations that span the globe.

“Alias” was created by J.J. Abrams, who executive-produces the series along with John Eisendrath, Ken Olin, Alex Kurtzman-Counter, and Roberto Orci. The series, which is filmed in Los Angeles and premiered on September 30, 2001, is from Touchstone Television.

Product Features:

  • Original story and script from the writers of "Alias."
  • Game play offers a blend of combat, espionage and stealth.
  • Incredible combat system enables players to simultaneously fight multiple opponents in fierce hand-to-hand combat.
  • Fully interactive environments allow players to use objects as weapons or to create diversions.
  • The latest in state-of-the-art gadgetry designed by Marshall from "Alias."
  • Unique camera direction - utilizing multiple, simultaneous angles.
Costume and Disguises

Just like the TV series, Acclaim included a lot of different disguises to help Sydney work undercover. For example, as the game starts, we are actually working as a waitress in a casino. If we happen to move behind the bar while in our waiter’s outfit, the guards will scold us and tell us to get back to work. However, if you are found in a restricted area further into the casino, you will either be attacked or asked to surrender. Case and point, you must change your costume in order to go undetected in individual environments.

In addition, costumes can also affect how you move and act. For example, you will see in this case that Sydney is in the freezer looking for a disk that has been left by another agent. However, since we forgot to change out of our waiter’s outfit, Sydney is so cold that she is unable to move or fight. The solution, you must switch over to your heated stealth suit. As you can see, the costume impacts not only your ability to be undetected, but your game play as well.

Costumes:

  • Mission Briefing Suit
  • Stealth Suit
  • Cocktail Waitress Outfit
  • Museum Benefactor Suit
  • Burka Disguise
  • Tattoo Parlor Outfit
  • Doctor's Uniform
  • Evening Trouser Suit
  • Russian Outfit
  • Follower of Rambaldi Disguise
Environment

Just like the show, the game allows you to use your surrounding environment in combat.

You can grab an opponent’s head and slam it into a nearby desk; or push them into a wall and close-line them as they are coming back. For example, in this part of the nightclub I am forced to stick to the rooftop because of the heavily guarded streets below. We can use this situation to our advantage by sneaking up behind the guards who are patrolling precariously close to the edge and strategically throwing them to their deaths.

In other environments, there may be a nearby staircase, which we can hurl our opponents down. If your challenger should survive the fall, go down and give them a good kick and punch to make sure they won’t be getting up. Once they are down, try to keep them down!

Environments:

  • Casino - Monte Carlo
  • Museum - Saudi Arabia
  • Desert Ruins - Saudi Arabia
  • Tattoo Parlor - Romania
  • High Security Asylum - Romania
  • Embassy - Hong Kong
  • Night Club - Rio De Janeiro
  • CIA Rotunda - United States
  • Underground Bunker - Russia
While we wait for more details on this hot new action game, check out our collection of newly updated screenshots and gameplay movies in our Preview Gallery. Look for more information and exclusive interviews coming in April.