About
“InFamous”[1] is an action adventure video game that was created by Sucker Punch Productions (who were also responsible for the Sly Cooper series) and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. There are a total of three InFamous games. The first infamous game was released on the 26th of May, 2009. The second was released on June 7, 2011. The Third was released March 21, 2014.
Plot
The first two games focuses on Cole Macgrath. A bike messenger who had accidentally activated “The Raysphere”[2] and it caused an explosion so big that it almost leveled the fictional “Empire City”[3]. Most of the people caught in the explosion’s blast radius were killed, but those that survived received powers and mutations, and from then onwards were called “Conduits”[4]. With his new powers, Cole along side his best friend Zeke, must fight the “Reapers”[5], “Militia”[6], and other Conduits in order to maintain control of Empire City.
Gameplay
In terms of gameplay InFamous is a third person sandbox game. Where the player controls Cole Macgrath and use his electric powers in offense and defense. There is also a Karma system within the game, which means that Cole will be presented with situations that challenge his morality. He is given to either follow the good path or the bad path. Either path chosen has a level system, where the highest level will either reward or punish you. The Karma system also changes the apprearance of Cole himself. Following the good path will give his lightning powers a blue colour and change his jacket/shirt to become white once the third level of the good path has been reached. The evil path however is most popular giving Cole red lightning and changing his jacket/shirt to the colour red. The second installment of the game gives Cole a second power to rely on depending on his Karma. The good path gives him ice and lightning powers, and the evil path gives him fire and lightning powers. Through out the game opportunities for improving or down grading karma will be presented, there are also points where Cole will receive more upgrades to his powers, which would make him even more feared in the eyes of either the inhabitants of Empire City or the Reapers/Militia.
Reception
The game was very successful upon release. IGN[7] scored the game 9.2/10, and Metacritic[8] scored it a 4 out of 5. The second game was scored by more reviewers, and Gamespot[9] scored the game 7.5/10 where as both IGN and Metacritic scores remained the same.
Online Presence
Cole Macgrath has made more appearances in other games than the InFamous series itself. He is in popluar titles like “Street Fighter X Tekken”[9], “PlayStation All Star Battle”[10], even Uncharted 2’s Multiplayer as an unlockable skin.
Search Interest
External References
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