Spec Ops: The Line
The game begins in medias res with Walker, Adams, and Lugo flying in a helicopter past the skyscrapers of Dubai, shooting down several pursuing helicopters until a sudden sandstorm forms, causing one of the pursuers to spin out of control and crash into the trio. The story then jumps back to the start, with Delta traversing the storm wall to the outskirts of a mostly buried Dubai, being taunted on broadcasts by the Radioman (Jake Busey), a DJ and former journalist speaking for the 33rd. After coming across refugees being rounded up by the 33rd and engaging in a firefight, Walker elects to disobey orders and find Konrad. Receiving a broadcast of CIA agent Daniels being interrogated by the 33rd, the team chooses to interfere. Tracing the signal's origin, they find Daniels already dead and the broadcast was a trap set for fellow CIA agent, Gould. Gould helps Delta escape, but is later captured and killed while assaulting a location called the Gate. The team heads there and continues the attack. Finding it heavily guarded by the 33rd, the team employs white phosphorus to obliterate their opposition and advance further into the city. While walking through the aftermath, they realize they accidentally killed 47 civilians moved to the Gate for shelter by the 33rd. Walker blames the 33rd and vows revenge.
Game Discussion
Steam User 797
One of gaming's most controversial stories that sparks endless debate to this day.
Why the hell was it delisted?
Steam User 103
4 hours of non-stop massacring.
1 hour of complete and utter mind-fucking.
I played this game when it first came out as a kid and it kinda made me give up on the whole "soldiers are cool, and I want to be one in the future".
Steam User 64
no one is going to see this but what liked about this game was its story but its gunplay was a better then most other 3rd person games
Steam User 62
A true Psychological Horror game, a PTSD simulator that shows the horrors of war, amazingly crafted writing that is critical of the shooter genre, a dark narrative in which main character gets worse over the course of story instead of getting better & walks a path of self destruction. 10/10 one of the Greatest experiences one can have through any media.
Steam User 40
A Serious Masterpiece
This game has such Spot on Storytelling the charcters are well developed
And the way the combat works is also really nicely done
Just add it back to the store steam XD
And yes this game also gives modern Remakes a run for their money :p
Steam User 48
Spec ops The line destroys any other "military" shooters like COD or Battlefield with a new and unique storytelling and the transformation the game has is one of the best i have ever seen
What does 2K do? instead of re-licensing a game which story needs to be told and shown to future audiences, they decide to remove the game off the store and now force you to pirate the game, 2K seriously never fails to disappoint us
Steam User 37
Welcome to hell Walker.
Goodbye Spec Ops: The Line, gone but NEVER forgotten, you pioneered the anti war movement in gaming and thus you have your mark in the industry forever!