- Overstrike (video game)
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Overstrike 
The game's logo, along with the members of Overstrike 9Developer(s) Insomniac Games Publisher(s) Electronic Arts Platform(s) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Release date(s) 2012 Genre(s) Action Mode(s) Single player, Cooperative, Multiplayer Rating(s) PEGI: 16
ESRB: RPOverstrike is an upcoming, four-player cooperative action video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Electronic Arts in 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game's development was announced on May 25, 2010 by Ted Price, with the game then officially being revealed at E3 2011 on June 6, 2011. It marks the first time that the developer will release a multiplatform game.
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Plot
The game is set in the near future and follows a team of four misfit agents collectively known as Overstrike 9, who infiltrate enemy strongholds using fringe-tech gadgets and lethal teamwork. The members of Overstrike 9 are Dalton Brooks, a reformed mercenary, Naya Deveraux, a mischievous, lifelong thief, Isabelle Sinclair, a gifted, but rebellious young scientist and Jacob Kimble, a decorated detective with a bit of a temper. The plot follows these agents as they attempt to stop a shadowy organization, which threatens to wipe out humankind. Due to each agent’s unique talents and a tendency to completely ignore protocol, Overstrike 9 is the only option left.
Gameplay
Not much is known of the game's gameplay, beyond the fact that it is an action game, which features four-player co-op and a selection of weapons, akin to those which are prominently featured in Insomniac Games' PlayStation-exclusive Ratchet & Clank and Resistance series'.
Development
On May 25, 2010, Ted Price stated that Insomniac Games were currently at work on a multiplatform game for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. On June 6, 2011, during Electronic Arts' press conference at E3 2011, that game was revealed to be called Overstrike. The game is currently in development at their main studio in Burbank, California, and is being published as part of the EA Partners program for the aforementioned platforms. This marks the first time the developer will own its own IP, as well as the first time it will release a multiplatform game on a platform other than PlayStation, and with a publisher other than Sony Computer Entertainment since Universal Interactive Studios.
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Insomniac Games Spyro Spyro the Dragon (1998) • Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (1999) • Spyro: Year of the Dragon (2000)Ratchet & Clank Ratchet & Clank (2002) • Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (2003) • Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (2004) • Ratchet: Deadlocked (2005) • Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (2007) • Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty (2008) • Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (2009) • Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One (2011)Resistance Resistance: Fall of Man (2006) • Resistance 2 (2008) • Resistance 3 (2011)Other games Disruptor (1996) • Overstrike (2012)Categories:- Action video games
- Cooperative video games
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- PlayStation 3 games
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- Upcoming video games scheduled for 2012
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