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Spec Ops: The Line

Captain Martin Walker leads a three-person Delta Recon team into a Dubai devastated by sandstorms. Sent to locate survivors and call for evacuation, the squad finds a city engulfed in conflict and sets out to find the man at its center. Fight through third-person, cover-based firefights with firearms and grenades, and issue basic combat orders to Walker’s two squadmates. Missions introduce tougher weapons and equipment as the team pushes deeper into the city. Sandstorms and the ruined city shape combat: sand can obscure sightlines, and breaking glass can send sand cascading into enemy positions. The campaign also presents difficult decisions, while separate class-based multiplayer modes offer another way to fight.

A Delta squad enters sand-buried Dubai to find survivors, using cover-based combat and squad commands as its rescue mission unravels.

Released 29 Jun 2012

93%positive of
56k player reviews
Free
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Command Delta Squad

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Bury Enemies in Sand

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Fight Through Sandstorms

A Third-Person modern military Shooter designed to challenge players' morality by putting them in the middle of unspeakable situations.

Developed by YAGER · Published by 2K, Missing Link Games

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Repetitive Cover Combat
  2. Clunky Controls
  3. Dated Gunplay
  4. Weak Squad AI
93%
positive of 56k player reviews
76/100
Metacritic

Back of the Box

Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements 50
Age ratings
  • ESRB M — Blood and Gore Intense Violence Strong Language
  • PEGI 18 — Violence Bad Language
  • USK 18
  • BBFC 18 — Contains strong violence and very strong language
  • CRL 18
  • ClassInd (Brazil) 16 — Não recomendada para menores de 16 (dezesseis) anos
  • KGRB 18 — 내용정보표지사항: 폭력성, 언어의 부적절성 제명: 스펙옵스 더 라인 이용등급: 청소년이용불가 등급분류번호: CC-NP-120210-004 등급분류일자: 20120210 상호: 테이크투인터렉티브유한회사 제작.배급업 신고번호: 제 2009-00016호 ---------------------------------- Game Descriptive: Violence, Inappropriate language Title Name: Spec Ops The Line Age: 18+ Certificate #: CC-NP-120210-004 Issue date: 20120210 Company Name:테이크투인터렉티브유한회사 Distributor No,: 제 2009-00016호
  • NZOFLC R18 — Strong war themes violence coarse language
  • OFLC MA15 — Strong war themes violence coarse language
Play modes
  • Online co-op
  • Online PvP
  • LAN play
Other modes
  • Cross-platform multiplayer
  • LAN matches
  • Steamworks online matches
  • Private matches
  • Lobby matchmaking
  • Solo queue
  • Class-based multiplayer
  • Multiple multiplayer modes
  • Co-op missions
  • Co-op challenges
  • Faction-based multiplayer
Multiplayer Spec Ops: The Line includes multiplayer in addition to its single-player campaign. The provided text confirms online multiplayer, cross-platform multiplayer, LAN play, private matches, lobbies, solo queue, multiple modes, maps, factions, and class-based customization. Reviews also mention co-op content and co-op missions, but no player counts are stated.
Multiplayer & mods No mod support or multiplayer mod features are mentioned in the provided text.
Controller support Xbox
Controller required No
DRM / EULA
  • Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Spec Ops: The Line EULA
Content notices
  • Blood and Gore
  • Intense Violence
  • Strong Language
  • Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic 76/100 View on Metacritic
Website Official website

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