Mars: War Logs

Mars: War Logs
Developer(s) Spiders
Publisher(s) Focus Home Interactive
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Xbox 360 (XBLA)
PlayStation 3 (PSN)
Release date(s)

Microsoft Windows

  • WW April 26, 2013

Xbox 360 (XBLA)

  • WW July 26, 2013

PlayStation 3 (PSN)

  • WW August 13, 2013
Genre(s) Action role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player

Mars: War Logs is a cyberpunk role-playing video game developed by Spiders and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game is set on Mars and was released on April 26, 2013.[1] It features a character who can specialize in stealth, combat or 'technomancy'.[2] Spiders CEO Jehanne Rousseau has described the game as featuring a variety of companions and side-quests, as well as a world which reacts to the moral choices made by the player.[3] On June 18, 2013 new English localization was released for the game, containing rewritten game text and rerecorded dialog.[4][5]

Plot

The game is set on Mars, a century after a great upheaval. Powerful guilds battle over water, which has become a valuable resource. Two of the most powerful of these are Aurora and Abundance. The player takes on the role of Roy Temperance, an escaped prisoner of war who finds himself caught between a variety of powerful factions, and must also battle a variety of creatures created by the planet's radioactive environment.[6]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PC) 60%[7]
(X360) 62%[8]
(PS3) 60%[9]
Metacritic(PC) 59/100[10]
(X360) 61/100[11]
Review scores
PublicationScore
IGN5.3/10[12]
PC Gamer (US)65%[13]

Mars: War Logs has received mixed reception, with PC version scoring 59 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 32 reviews,[10] and 60% on GameRankings, based on 20 reviews,[7] Xbox 360 version scoring 61 out of 100, based on 6 reviews, and 62%, based on 6 reviews,[11] while PlayStation 3 version scored 60%, based on 2 reviews.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Hilliard, Kyle (January 11, 2013). "Mars: War Logs Sends Players To Fight On Mars". Game Informer. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ Good, Owen (28 February 2013), Mars: War Logs Won’t Come In A Box, But Does Think Outside Of One, Kotaku, retrieved April 20, 2013
  3. ↑ Neltz, Andras (18 April 2013) Spiders’ CEO Talks About Mars: War Logs, Kotaku, retrieved April 20, 2013
  4. ↑ "MARS WAR LOGS REWRITES THE STORY (IN ENGLISH)". mars-thegame.com. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  5. ↑ http://www.polygon.com/features/2013/7/25/4517620/mars-war-logs
  6. ↑ New Mars: War Logs Trailer Offers a Story Overview
  7. 1 2 "Mars: War Logs for PC - GameRankings". GameRankings. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Mars: War Logs for Xbox 360 - GameRankings". GameRankings. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Mars: War Logs for PlayStation 3 - GameRankings". GameRankings. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Metacritic score for PC version of Mars: War Logs". Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Metacritic score for Xbox 360 version of Mars: War Logs". Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  12. ↑ Richard Cobbett (May 3, 2013). "Mars: War Logs Review - IGN". IGN. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  13. ↑ Jon Blyth (July 16, 2013). "Mars: War Logs review - PC Gamer". PC Gamer. Retrieved February 9, 2016.

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