Death By Degrees PlayStation 2 Game Review

Genre: Action Adventure
Developer: Namco
Rating: MA15+

The CIA has been commissioned to find out more about an organisation called "Kometa". They are aware that a Kometa scientist called Lucus has been working on a special weapon called "Salakia" on a cargo ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

An agent had been dispatched to investigate the ship and had discovered that Lucus was unhappy with the organisation and was in discussions with terrorist nations to sell Salakia. However, following a mysterious communication from the agent, an explosion occurred and the cargo ship sunk.Meanwhile, based on information from the agent on the cargo ship, the CIA is investigating a gathering of Kometa leaders in a luxury liner called "Amphitrite". The leaders have gathered on the liner to witness a fighting tournament called "Dark Fighting".

In order to find out more about this strange organisation, three agents including Nina are sent to the passenger liner. Nina's duty is to clean up after her colleagues' errors. However, in order to infiltrate the ship, she has to take part in the "Dark Fighting" tournament.

She obtains a flawless victory but Lana Lei, a leader in the organisation imprisons her. Right at that moment, an urgent communication reaches Nina. It's from a companion who failed his mission. Nina has to act.

The story surrounding "Salakia" begins...

• Assume the role of the ultimate assassin, Nina Williams from the best-selling Namco franchise Tekken
• Members of the Death by Degrees development team have also worked on the Tekken series
• Nina is able to use a number of her signature Tekken moves, including Evil Mist and submission moves
• There are guest appearances by other Tekken characters including Anna Williams and Heihachi
• Experience 360 degree combat with hundreds of possible attacks in all directions using both analog sticks. Master acrobatic moves and fight with melee weapons and firearms
• Innovative 'Critical Strike' targeting system - use the on-screen 'X-ray vision' mode to target and destroy enemies' vital bones and internal organs, inflicting an accurate one-hit deathblow
• Employ stealth and espionage in your role as an undercover operative; lay enemies out cold with sleeper holds and use a fingerprint scanner to obtain fingerprints to gain access to secure areas
• Huge game map with over 140 rooms to explore and over 20 hours of gameplay to enjoy
• Multiple game modes in addition to the main Story Mode extends the longevity of Death by Degrees - Challenge Mode, Anna Mode, Sniper Mode, Hover-camera Mode and Puzzle Mode
• During the hour of real-time, pre-rendered movies, the detailed story unfolds, creating a cinematic adventure. The in-game movies were created by Shirogumi Inc., responsible for CG in games such as Onimusha 2 and Resident Evil Zero