Brute Force

Play as Tex, Brutus, Hawk and Flint in Microsoft’s squad-based third-person shooter.

Overview

Brute Force, developed by Digital Anvil, was highly anticipated as an Xbox exclusive shooter released between Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2. As a result, Brute Force set Xbox records for first day and first week sales at the time of its release.

The game features basic squad control and special abilities for each of its four characters. The game's notable omission is Xbox Live Multiplayer support, as only system link and split-screen multiplayer and co-op are supported.

Story

Brute Force is set in the year 2340. As the player you take control of four special operatives working for the Confederation Republic, the governing organization of the Known Worlds. The Known Worlds consist of over 50 star systems home to both humans and aliens alike. Your job is to keep the peace inside the republic, and also to protect the people of the republic from hostile invaders.

The story begins once you hear about some attacks on outlying areas of the Confederation Republic. The Confederation Republic sends you and your team to go find out what is happening and to deal with the problem

Characters

Tex
Tex

Tex is the squads' walking tank, able to take significant amounts of damage and carry heavy weaponry. His special, known as berserk, allows him to fire two weapons at a time, one from each hand. Tex is also the only member of the squad who is able to disable sentry mines.

Brutus

Brutus is the most rounded member of the squad, able to carry both a large weapon and a rifle. His special, Spirit of Vengar, allows Brutus to see enemies as heat signatures, highlighting them against the background and revealing invisible enemies. While using his special, Brutus' health regenerates and if he physically runs into a non-boss enemies, they are killed immediately. Brutus becomes playable after he is rescued in the 2nd mission.

Hawk

As the team's scout, Hawk moves quickly but is not able to take much damage. Using her speed and her special ability, the ability to cloak herself and appear invisible to enemies, hawk can eliminate enemies at no danger to herself or the team by sneaking up on them and hitting them with her powerblade melee weapon. Hawk is unable to carry the larger weapons.

Flint

Flint is a cyborg character, whose augmentation makes her a unmatched shot with a rifle. She is the team's sniper and her special ability, auto targeting, allows her to automatically target and quickly dispatch her enemies at range.

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Game Name	Brute Force
Platform(s)	Xbox
Publisher(s)	Microsoft Game Studios
Developer(s)	Digital Anvil
Genres	Add a new genre Action Shooter
Themes	Add a new theme Sci-Fi
Original US Release	May 27, 2003 need a fuzzy date?
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ESRB	ESRB: M

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