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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
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Major Matoko Kusanagi leads an elite team of operatives
dubbed Public Peace Section 9 three decades in the
future. Involved in the investigation, infiltration, and
sabotage of rabid cyborgs and the viruses that cause
them to go awry, Section 9 hacks and attacks
machine-based motorheads and other cybernetic criminals
and masterminds in the near future.
Starting up the game, one wouldn't be faulted if comparisons to
P.N. 03 were made. The action is viewed from behind
heroine Matoko Kusanagi as she walks, runs and fires
away at enemies far off in the distance or nearby. When
close to a foe, Matoko gets into hand-to-hand combat
where finishing blows are shown in bullet time. After
she drops someone with a crushing attack, the camera
swivels slightly overhead as everything slows to a crawl
for a second or two and then normal time resumes. It's a
nifty cinematic effect to watch for the first couple of
times but we imagine that it could become tedious after
the 300th time. In addition to Matoko, players may also
play the Section 9 operative called Batou who's built
like a tank, fires a big gun and is friendly with the
PPS9 Tachikomas. |
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Back cover of the Japanese version
of GITS. |
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