The Shield (video game)
{{Short description|2007 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = The Shield
|image = The Shield game cover.jpg
|caption = Cover art
|developer = Point of View, Inc.
|publisher = Aspyr Media
|designer =
|series =
|engine =
|released = PlayStation 2
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{{vgrelease|NA|January 22, 2007|EU|June 1, 2007{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/936105-the-shield-the-game/data|title=The Shield: The Game Release Information for PC - GameFAQs|access-date=2014-06-07|archive-date=2014-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714170959/http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/936105-the-shield-the-game/data|url-status=live}}}}
|modes = Single-player
|platforms = Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2}}
The Shield (also known as The Shield: The Game) is a 2007 video game based on the television show of the same name.[https://web.archive.org/web/20081004081502/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gamesell/p23653.htm The Shield for PS2 at GameZone.com] The Shield is a third-person shooter where players take on the role of Vic Mackey (portrayed by Michael Chiklis) fighting crime on the streets of Los Angeles.
Plot
The Shield plants itself firmly post-third season, but pre-fourth season. The fallout from the money train robbery has already taken place and Detective Vic Mackey and his strike team of dirty cops are on the verge of disbanding. The game begins with the final episode of the third season. Officials want the team reassigned, members of the team are unhappy with the way things are going and Captain Aceveda tells them it's going to take a major bust to salvage any hope of keeping the team alive. The big bust in question turns out to be an arms race between the Byz-Lat and One-Niner gangs.
Mackey is tasked with breaking up the battle, finding the guns, and arresting as many of the thugs in charge as possible. Vic later realizes that the Armenian Mafia is responsible for orchestrating the gang war, and that Margos Dezerian had poisoned the heroin they had seized as a trap intended to destroy the Strike Team. Vic manages to kill the new head of the Armenian Mafia, Hagop, and plant the poisoned drugs on him.
This clears the Strike Team, but Shane is still upset about Lem burning the money train cash, preventing the team from being truly re-assembled until the events of the fourth season.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| GR = (PC) 38.40%{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/936105-the-shield-the-game/index.html |title=The Shield: The Game for PC |publisher=GameRankings |accessdate=June 7, 2014 |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819180730/http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/936105-the-shield-the-game/index.html |url-status=live }}
(PS2) 38.10%{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/919960-the-shield-the-game/index.html |title=The Shield: The Game for PlayStation 2 |publisher=GameRankings |accessdate=June 7, 2014 |archive-date=November 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125041525/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/919960-the-shield-the-game/index.html |url-status=live }}
| MC = (PS2) 36/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-shield-the-game/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=The Shield: The Game for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=June 7, 2014 |archive-date=January 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113164951/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/the-shield-the-game |url-status=live }}
(PC) 34/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-shield-the-game/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=The Shield: The Game for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=June 7, 2014 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029052157/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-shield-the-game |url-status=live }}
| 1UP = D{{cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Thierry |date=January 18, 2007 |url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/the-shield |title=The Shield (PS2) |website=1UP.com |accessdate=June 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618133105/http://www.1up.com/reviews/the-shield |archive-date=June 18, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
| EuroG = 3/10{{cite web |last=Lyon |first=James |date=June 23, 2007 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/the-shield-the-game-review |title=The Shield - The Game (PS2) |website=Eurogamer |accessdate=June 8, 2014 |archive-date=July 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724222538/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/the-shield-the-game-review |url-status=live }}
| GI = 4/10{{cite magazine |last=Reeves |first=Ben |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/466E3838-0202-45AF-BDAB-6688FA8B56F3.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070528113350/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/466E3838-0202-45AF-BDAB-6688FA8B56F3.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-05-28 |title=The Shield (PS2) |magazine=Game Informer |issue=167 |date=March 2007 |access-date=June 7, 2014}}
| GameRev = C−{{cite web |last=Damiano |first=Greg |date=February 15, 2007 |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/the-shield |title=The Shield Review (PS2) |publisher=Game Revolution |accessdate=June 8, 2014 |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908061206/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/the-shield |url-status=live }}
| GSpot = 3.9/10{{cite web |last=Navarro |first=Alex |date=January 19, 2007 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-shield-review/1900-6164473/ |title=The Shield Review (PS2) |website=GameSpot |accessdate=June 7, 2014 |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117043456/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-shield-review/1900-6164473/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Navarro |first=Alex |date=February 1, 2007 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-shield-review/1900-6165182/ |title=The Shield Review (PC) |website=GameSpot |accessdate=June 7, 2014 |archive-date=December 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225183241/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-shield-review/1900-6165182/ |url-status=live }}
| GSpy = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Chapman |first=David |date=February 8, 2007 |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/the-shield/762735p1.html |title=GameSpy: The Shield (PS2) |publisher=GameSpy |accessdate=June 8, 2014 |archive-date=September 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919165731/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/the-shield/762735p1.html |url-status=live }}
| IGN = (PS2) 2.2/10{{cite web |last=Onyett |first=Charles |date=January 23, 2007 |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/757/757775p1.html |title=The Shield Review (PS2) |website=IGN |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228175136/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/757/757775p1.html |archivedate=February 28, 2007 |url-status=dead |accessdate=June 7, 2014}}
(PC) 2.1/10{{cite web |last=Onyett |first=Charles |date=January 30, 2007 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/01/30/the-shield-review |title=The Shield Review (PC) |website=IGN |accessdate=June 7, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714140052/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/01/30/the-shield-review |url-status=live }}
| PCGUS = 62%{{cite journal |title=The Shield: The Game |journal=PC Gamer |date=April 2007 |page=55}}
| XPlay = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Mastrapa |first=Gus |date=March 13, 2007 |url=http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1432/The_Shield_The_Game.html |title=The Shield: The Game |publisher=X-Play |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320185711/http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1432/The_Shield_The_Game.html |archivedate=March 20, 2007 |url-status=dead |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}
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The game was met with a negative reception upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 38.10% and 36 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version, and 38.40% and 34 out of 100 for the PC version.
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=1038081|title=The Shield: The Game}}
- [http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=13580 Interview] at FiringSquad.com
- [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/164261/interviews/the-shield/ Interview] at Computer and Video Games
- {{moby game|id=/shield-the-game|name=The Shield: The Game}}
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Category:Detective video games
Category:Organized crime video games
Category:Third-person shooters
Category:Video games about police officers
Category:Video games based on television series
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Video games set in Los Angeles
Category:Single-player video games
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