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X-Squad, known in Japan as X-Fire/Crossfire (XFIRE ~クロスファイア~, XFIRE ~Kurosufaia~), is a PlayStation 2 launch title developed by Electronic Arts Square and published by EA Games. It was released on August 3, 2000 in Japan, October 26 in the U.S. and on December 8 in Europe.

X-Squad
North American PlayStation 2 cover art
Developer(s)Electronic Arts Square
Publisher(s)EA Games
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: August 3, 2000
  • NA: October 26, 2000
  • PAL: December 8, 2000
Genre(s)Action, Third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot


In this game the protagonist is Ash, the leader of X-Squad, along with teammates Maya, Melinda and Judd. Set in 2037, W-Squad has been defeated, Doctor Bianca Noble has been kidnapped and her experiment Project Medusa has been stolen.


Gameplay


X-Squad takes the form of a third person shooter, with the two analog sticks moving the character and camera respectively. In the game the player leads a group of up to three soldiers through nine levels, giving them commands to perform helpful actions.[1][2] The player can also use the R1 and L1 buttons strafe.[3]


Reception


The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5] Randy Nelson of NextGen called it "A concept game that unfortunately doesn't even get its concept right."[17] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.[9]


Notes


  1. Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 6.5/10, 7.5/10, and 6/10.
  2. In GameFan's viewpoint of the game, three critics gave it each a score of 65, 82, and 77.

References


  1. Thompson, Jon. "X Squad - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. Ahmed, Shahed (17 May 2006). "Q&A: X-Squad". Gamespot. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. Stahl, Ben. "X-Squad Hands On". GameSpot. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. "X-Squad". Game Rankings. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  5. "X-Squad for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  6. Steinberg, Scott (December 13, 2000). "X Squad [sic]". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  7. Edge staff (November 2000). "X-Fire". Edge. No. 90. Future Publishing. pp. 88–89. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  8. Kujawa, Kraig; Mielke, James "Milkman"; Lockhart, Ryan (December 2000). "X-Squad" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 137. Ziff Davis. p. 236. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  9. "プレイステーション2 - XFIRE ~クロスファイア~". Famitsu (in Japanese). Vol. 915. Enterbrain. June 30, 2006. p. 86.
  10. Helgeson, Matt (November 2000). "X-Squad". Game Informer. No. 91. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on November 18, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  11. Weitzner, Jason "Fury" (November 2000). "X-Squad". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 11. BPA International. p. 92. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  12. Mylonas, Eric "ECM"; Van Stone, Matt "Kodomo"; Ngo, George "Eggo" (November 2000). "X-Squad". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 11. Shinno Media. p. 23. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  13. Human Tornado (October 19, 2000). "X Squad Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  14. Liu, Johnny (November 2000). "X-Squad Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  15. Gerstmann, Jeff (October 25, 2000). "X-Squad Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  16. Zdyrko, David (October 24, 2000). "X-Squad". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  17. Nelson, Randy (December 2000). "X-Squad". NextGen. No. 72. Imagine Media. p. 102. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  18. "X-Squad". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 38. Ziff Davis. November 2000.
  19. Fryman, Avi (October 26, 2000). "X Squad". Maxim. Biglari Holdings. Archived from the original on June 26, 2001. Retrieved March 28, 2020.



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X-Squad — видеоигра для PlayStation 2, разработанная Electronic Arts Square и изданная EA Games. Была выпущена 3 августа 2000 года в Японии, 26 октября в США и 8 декабря в Европе.


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