Summary
Prison Break: The Conspiracy is an action-adventure video game based on the first season of the Fox television series Prison Break, released for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Many cast members reprise their roles.
| Prison Break: The Conspiracy | |
|---|---|
 European cover featuring protagonists Lincoln Burrows & Michael Scofield | |
| Developer(s) | ZootFly |
| Publisher(s) | Deep Silver |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, two-player |
Plot edit
Prison Break: The Conspiracy is based on the events of the first season of Fox's convict drama. However, rather than playing as the main character Michael Scofield, players instead take control of Tom Paxton, an agent with the covert organization The Company, led by Jack Mannix, who must go undercover as a prisoner within Fox River State Penitentiary in order to ensure that the falsely incarcerated Lincoln Burrows be executed in the electric chair. The game is split into nine chapters, all of which represent a part of the TV series.
Release edit
The game was released in Germany on March 19, 2010; through the rest of Europe one week later; in North America on March 30 for Windows and PS3, on April 1 for Xbox 360; and in Australia on April 12. The game had been in development for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 for release in February 2009, but was canceled when Brash Entertainment closed. However, ZootFly continued the development and self-funded the project for 13 months. Once the game was nearly finished, it was acquired by a new publisher Deep Silver.[1]
Reception edit
| Aggregator | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PC | PS3 | Xbox 360 | |
| Metacritic | 47/100[14] | 42/100[15] | 40/100[16] |
| Publication | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PC | PS3 | Xbox 360 | |
| Eurogamer | N/A | N/A | 3/10[2] |
| GameSpot | 2.5/10[3] | 2.5/10[3] | 2.5/10[4] |
| GameZone | N/A | N/A | 3.5/10[5] |
| IGN | N/A | 3.5/10[6] | 3.5/10[6] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (UK) | N/A | N/A | 3/10[8] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | 4.5/10[7] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 60%[9] | N/A | N/A |
| PC Zone | 35%[10] | N/A | N/A |
| PlayStation: The Official Magazine | N/A |    [11] | N/A |
| VideoGamer.com | N/A | 4/10[12] | 4/10[12] |
| The Daily Telegraph | N/A | N/A | 2/10[13] |
The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[14][15][16] The Daily Telegraph described the Xbox 360 version as "an abject failure on all counts".[13]
References edit
- ^ Carless, Simon (August 17, 2009). "News - GDC Europe: Zootfly's Troha On Trials, Tribulations Of Prison Break Game". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ Whitehead, Dan (March 26, 2010). "Prison Break: The Conspiracy (X360)". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ a b McShea, Tom (April 13, 2010). "Prison Break: The Conspiracy Review (PC, PS3)". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ McShea, Tom (April 9, 2010). "Prison Break: The Conspiracy Review (X360)". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ Grabowski, Dakota (May 2, 2010). "Prison Break: The Conspiracy review (X360)". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ a b Ogilvie, Tristan (March 23, 2010). "Prison Break: The Conspiracy Review (PS3, X360)". IGN. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ "Prison Break: The Conspiracy". Official Xbox Magazine. June 2010. p. 82.
- ^ OXMUK staff (March 26, 2010). "Prison Break: The Conspiracy". Official Xbox Magazine UK. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ "Prison Break: The Conspiracy". PC Gamer. September 2010. p. 79.
- ^ "Prison Break: The Conspiracy". PC Zone: 88. June 2010.
- ^ "Review: Prison Break: The Conspiracy". PlayStation: The Official Magazine. June 2010. p. 83.
- ^ a b Orry, Tom (March 26, 2010). "Prison Break [The Conspiracy] Review (PS3, X360)". VideoGamer.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ a b Hoggins, Tom (March 31, 2010). "Prison Break: The Conspiracy video game review". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ a b "Prison Break: The Conspiracy for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Prison Break: The Conspiracy for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Prison Break: The Conspiracy for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
