Trigger Man (video game)
{{Short description|2004 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Trigger Man
|image = Trigger Man Coverart.png
|caption = GameCube cover art
|developer = Point of View
|publisher = {{vgrelease|NA|Crave Entertainment|EU|Play-It}}
|designer = Kraig Horigan
Brian McInerny
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|September 28, 2004{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=David |date=2004-09-28 |title=Trigger Man Ships |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/09/28/trigger-man-ships |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=IGN |language=en}}
|PAL|August 12, 2005 (PS2)}}
|genre = Third-person shooter
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms = PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox
}}
Trigger Man is a third-person shooter developed by Point of View for GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox and published by Crave Entertainment in 2004.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}}
Summary
The main character of the story, who seems to have no actual name. He is Don Coladangelo's personal "clean-up guy". He has no remorse for cold-blooded murder as long as it serves his boss' desires. His reasons for blindly serving the Don are never revealed, only that he has "some ties" to the mob boss. He is only called "The Trigger Man". The game opens with Don Coladangelo holding a meeting between him, his capo Ralph Borrello, and the game's protagonist, The Trigger Man. He relays the information that the Montagano family is moving against the Coladangelos due to the murder of Tony Montagano, Don Montagano's only son and successor to the Montagano Family.
The Trigger Man proclaims his readiness to "deal with" the Montagano's any way the Don sees fit. Don Coladangelo then asks his favorite assassin to convince the Montagano's of their innocence in Tony's murder, and to persuade them to call off the vendetta with an apology.
Ralph Borrello then informs Trigger Man of a diamond smuggling operation being used to finance the Montagano's new casino, and that the diamonds are more than likely being moved fast, as their funds have been drastically depleted, and proclaiming war amongst mob families is anything but cheap. The Don seems certain they're keeping the diamonds in a high-tech vault inside the casino, and hires you to steal them, in order to cut out the Montagano's income, and possibly ending the war before it starts.
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| GSpot_PS2 = 4.2/10{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Ryan |date=October 20, 2004 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/trigger-man-review/1900-6111035/ |title=Trigger Man Review (PS2, Xbox) |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=January 15, 2018}}
| IGN_PS2 = 2/10{{cite web |last=Sulic |first=Ivan |date=October 15, 2004 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/10/16/trigger-man |title=Trigger Man |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=January 15, 2018 |archive-date=January 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116043125/http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/10/16/trigger-man |url-status=live }}
| NP_NGC = 1.3/5{{cite magazine |title=Trigger Man |magazine=Nintendo Power |volume=186 |date=December 2004 |page=148}}
| TX_XBOX = 2.4/10{{cite web |last=Ahearn |first=Nate |date=November 30, 2004 |url=http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/859/Trigger-Man/p1/ |title=Trigger Man Review (Xbox) |website=TeamXbox |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310171451/http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/859/Trigger-Man/p1/ |archivedate=March 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 15, 2018}}
| MC_NGC = 35/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/trigger-man/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=Trigger Man for GameCube Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=January 15, 2018}}
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The game received "unfavorable" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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References
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External links
- {{mobygames|/trigger-man}}
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Category:Crave Entertainment games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Organized crime video games
Category:PlayStation Network games
Category:Third-person shooters