Hidden Invasion
{{Short description|2001 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|image = Hidden Invasion.jpg
|developer = Toka
|publisher = {{vgrelease|EU|Swing! Entertainment Media AG|NA|Conspiracy Games}}
|designer = Lyes Belaidouni
Soufiene Belaidouni
Carlo Perconti
|writer = Lyes Belaidouni
|released = {{vgrelease|EU|December 7, 2001|NA|July 29, 2002}}
|genre = Action
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms = PlayStation 2
}}
Hidden Invasion is a video game designed by Toka. The European version was published by Swing! Entertainment Media AG in 2001 and the American version by Conspiracy Games in 2002, both for the PlayStation 2. GameCube and Xbox versions were also announced but were later canceled.{{cite web | author=IGN staff | date=February 6, 2002 | title=Soul Fighter, Hidden Invasion Announced | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/06/soul-fighter-hidden-invasion-announced | website=IGN | publisher=Ziff Davis | accessdate=October 15, 2020 | archive-date=April 12, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412142047/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/06/soul-fighter-hidden-invasion-announced | url-status=live }}
Overview
Players are given the option of playing as either one of two playable characters, Dean Travis or Karen Bride. The two playable characters possess different stats and abilities allowing for multiple strategies. Players venture through multiple levels in seven stages. The camera is set allowing the player to see only an area of a level. Once the player leaves an area, the camera switches to the camera in the new area.
In the year 2027, one or two members of the Shadowforce Team is sent to assassinate the leader of a "terrorist" organization who has taken a hospital hostage in Alpha City. After defeating the terrorist boss, the agent is attacked by an unknown creature. When the Shadowforce agent recovers, a surviving "terrorist" explains a conspiracy in which aliens are attempting to take over Earth. The agent must then defeat the invading aliens.
Reception
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| MC = 39/100{{cite web | title=Hidden Invasion for PlayStation 2 Reviews | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/hidden-invasion/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 | website=Metacritic | publisher=CBS Interactive | accessdate=October 15, 2020}}
| Allgame = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite web | last=Marriott | first=Scott Alan | title=Hidden Invasion - Review | url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=35578&tab=review | website=AllGame | publisher=All Media Network | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116212442/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=35578&tab=review | archivedate=November 16, 2014 | accessdate=October 15, 2020}}
| JXV = 10/20{{cite web | author=Pilou | date=December 26, 2001 | title=Test: Hidden Invasion | url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00001833_test.htm | language=French | website=Jeuxvideo.com | publisher=Webedia | accessdate=October 16, 2020 | archive-date=October 20, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020034432/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00001833_test.htm | url-status=live }}
| OPM = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine | title=Hidden Invasion | magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | publisher=Ziff Davis | issue=60 | date=September 2002 | page=113}}
}}
The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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References
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- Hidden Invasion. (design features of soon-to-be-released action game) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement), Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, Sep. 2001.
External links
- {{moby game|id=/ps2/hidden-invasion}}
{{Toka (company)}}
Category:Cancelled GameCube games
Category:Conspiracy Entertainment games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:PlayStation 2-only games