S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl war game

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007)

Categories: first person shooterssniper games

First person shooter set in mysterious and dark surroundings of the Chernobyl nuclear plant, known as the Zone, completely deserted after the 1986 nuclear reactor disaster. The emissions from fictious further meldown of the reactor caused the surrounding turn into wasteland filled with deserted buildings and cars, strange artifacts, mutated animals and the stalkers (people venturing into the Exclusion Zone to gather things of any value). The player becomes one of the stalkers, known as the Marked One, who has amnesia and wakes up inside the Zone with the single thought in his mind - to kill the Strelok. The problem is he can’t recall who Strelok is and why he has to kill him. On the way he has to base on the informations received from other characters, search for the items required to survive and finish the tasks.

Set in near future the game combines the elements of role-playing game, first-person shooter, survival game and bit of horror. It’s hard to describe all the factors within the game, but in some points it reminds such titles as Far Cry 2, where you have to survive in hostile area on your own and carefully plan all the steps since in the Zone almost anything is possible - mutated animals will attack you, other stalkers will try to rob you, strange anomalies will try to kill you. All you have is backpack to carry the items you need and the will to survive. The unique atmosphere, the non-linear plot and a lot of freedom when it comes to approach to the tasks makes the title entertainment for long hours.

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