By Hugh Langley
The end of days
There’s so much going on in Ubisoft’s The Division that it’s difficult to know where to begin, so let’s start with the premise: the end of days.
In 2001 the US government ran a simulation of a viral outbreak on American soil. The results showed that the country’s infrastructure could not deal with such a situation should it arise, and that revelation forms the foundation of The Division.
If you’ve been following the story of the game – and let’s face it, it’s been so long coming that you’ve probably seen something – then you’ll know that Ubisoft’s new Tom Clancy title takes place in a mid-crisis New York. A devastating pandemic has swept through the country, bringing the USA to its knees, but we’ve not quite hit Fallout point – there’s still hope to save humanity.
And that’s where you come in. You are part of a classified team called ‘The Division’ sent in to New York to neutralise threats born out of the anarchy, which include rioters, escaped prisoners, and some particularly tough foes known as ‘Cleaners’ who don’t tend to distinguish between healthy and sick humans when it comes to sinking bullets in heads.
So it’s end …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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