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The story revolves around the "Big Shell", a massive offshore clean-up facility that has been seized by a group of terrorists who call themselves the "Sons of Liberty". They demand a massive ransom in exchange for the life of the President of the United States, and threaten to destroy the facility and create a cataclysmic environmental disaster if their demands are not met. The motives and identities of many of the antagonists and allies change throughout the course of the game, as the protagonists discover a world-shaking conspiracy constructed by a powerful organization known as the Patriots. |
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The story revolves around the "Big Shell", a massive offshore clean-up facility that has been seized by a group of terrorists who call themselves the "Sons of Liberty". They demand a massive ransom in exchange for the life of the President of the United States, and threaten to destroy the facility and create a cataclysmic environmental disaster if their demands are not met. The motives and identities of many of the antagonists and allies change throughout the course of the game, as the protagonists discover a world-shaking conspiracy constructed by a powerful organization known as the Patriots. |
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While the game received acclaim for its gameplay, graphics, and its attention to detail, critics were initially divided on the protagonist and the philosophical nature and execution of the game's storyline, which explores themes such as [[memetics]], [[Social engineering (political science)|social engineering]], [[Conspiracy theory|political conspiracies]], [[censorship]], [[artificial intelligence]], [[existentialism]], [[postmodernism]] and [[post-truth politics]]. The game's reputation has improved over time and it is considered to be one of the [[List of video games considered the best|greatest video games made]]. The game has shipped over 7 million copies worldwide and scored an average [[Metacritic]] aggregate score of 96%, making it one of the highest-rated games of all time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Best video games of all time|url=http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/all/filtered|website=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=26 June 2016}}</ref> |
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While the game received acclaim for its gameplay, graphics, and its attention to detail, critics were initially divided on the protagonist and the philosophical nature and execution of the game's storyline, which explores themes such as [[memetics]], [[Social engineering (political science)|social engineering]], [[Conspiracy theory|political conspiracies]], [[censorship]], [[artificial intelligence]], [[existentialism]], [[postmodernism]] and [[post-truth politics]]. The game's reputation has improved substantially over time and it is considered to be one of the [[List of video games considered the best|greatest video games made]]. The game has shipped over 7 million copies worldwide and scored an average [[Metacritic]] aggregate score of 96%, making it one of the highest-rated games of all time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Best video games of all time|url=http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/all/filtered|website=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=26 June 2016}}</ref> |