

You are Sam Gideon – an American soldier armed with state-of-the-art combat armor known as an Augmented Reaction Suit. Battle for the fate of your nation in a shooting action game like none ever seen! In addition to an arsenal of firearms and considerable hand-to-hand combat skills, Sam has a few tricks at his disposal thanks to the power of ARS: Tricks like AR mode, which shows him surrounding enemies in slow motion, and Boost, which lets him slide around the battlefield at breakneck speed. Mastering these abilities and more is critical to surviving the no-holds-barred action! Vanquish combines precise shooting and fast-paced combat action in dazzling new ways. From superpowered battle armor to space colonies; space battlecruisers to giant, autonomous transforming battle robots – Vanquish brings you a sci-fi future loaded with wonder, rooted in the geopolitical and technological realities of the present, to create a compelling, believable setting that will capture your heart and mind. Since the late 20th century, the precipitous pace of population rise on Earth pushed the total number of humans on the planet past 10 billion. The lack of consumable food and energy for this expanding population led to numerous wars over depleting natural resources. It was in this period of fear, uncertainty, and doubt that America placed her hopes in the skies with the SC-01 Providence space colony. The colony was not immune to social evils that had become prevalent on earth. The Order of the Russian Star, a faction of the Russian military who had taken power in their homeland via coup d’état, immediately launched a surprise invasion of the colony. They began work converting the microwave energy array into a powerful weapon in the skies, then unleashed this fearsome power upon the residents of San Francisco. The Order’s declaration of war via weapon of mass destruction complete, they demanded the unconditional surrender of the United States within 10 hours, under penalty of the destruction of New York City. In steadfast refusal to cooperate with aggressors, the President had no choice but to order a military strike to annihilate the invaders and recapture the colony. The strike was to be led by Lt. Col. Robert Burns. DARPA operative Sam Gideon has also been assigned to the mission with an advanced weapons prototype.
ShooterAdventureActionScience fictionfuturistic warfaregravitymechinvasionfast paceddeathrobotsbullet hellspace battlewarachievementsbullet timePlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
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Contemporary, plot-driven, relentless and grave.
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Developer
- PlatinumGames
- Publisher
- Sega
- Released
- October 19, 2010
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Engine
- Platinum Engine
- Time to beat
- 5 h rushed · 6.5 h main story · 15 h completionist
IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 246 ratings.
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