The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH

Zardon · Dec 2, 2009, 11:41 AM

Read The Review Here
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The Saboteur is a new third person action game by Pandemic Studios and focuses on the exploits of Sean Devlin, a moody Irishman who has to deal with the Nazi occupation of France. This is a revenge story set during World War II and is actually surprisingly good.

IvanV · Dec 2, 2009, 12:28 PM

A drinking, smoking hero who just goes around blowing things up? Finally, I don't think we had one of those in ages!

I'm not sure how a (stereo)typical Irishman managed to seamlessly blend into the background of French resistance during WW II, but I suppose that the developers handled that somehow. Other than that, the game seems really interesting and I can only ask when it's coming to the PC?

BlueMak · Dec 2, 2009, 12:36 PM

I am interested in this game, I just hope it isn't a second rate port and/or it needs patches now that they have fired most of the studio.

At worst, I will probably get it on sale few months from now.

Very interesting game.

Erroneus · Dec 2, 2009, 02:36 PM

Yeah it's a bit concerning EA has sacked Pandemic Studios before the game has been released, considering it looks to be a great game. I'm picking up my copy Friday, looking forward to it.

Let's hope they at least were given the time to make it pretty much bug free.

comp_ali · Dec 2, 2009, 07:09 PM

Thanks for the review , looks like this game is very much fun.
R.I.P Panamedic.
Anyone going to get this one on the PC , just wait for the reviews , I found most people who played it on Ati cards (even high ends) had freezing issues and other bugs in the game while people with nvidias didn't encounter something like that.

comp_ali · Dec 3, 2009, 02:42 PM

This is sad really , check this thread on EA forums
DOESNT WORK ON ATI CARDS! - The Saboteur General Discussion - The Saboteur: EA Forums

Zardon · Dec 3, 2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by comp_ali

This is sad really , check this thread on EA forums
DOESNT WORK ON ATI CARDS! - The Saboteur General Discussion - The Saboteur: EA Forums

Tested it this evening on a 5870 with Windows 64 bit ultimate, core i7 and the latest catalyst beta with hotfix - runs perfect, looks quite good too.

Although going by that thread on EA there certainly appear to be issues, cant say im seeing any over here however.

Zardon · Dec 3, 2009, 08:10 PM

actually it hardlocked the system and caused a black screen - will investigate more. seems fine on the 285 GTX...........

Mr cairo · Dec 3, 2009, 08:10 PM

I have played a little and really dont like it the controls are not great and it feels like an unpolished Assasins Creed to me

Although that may also be down to playing this alongside AC 2 .... now thats an awesome game

SeraphicSorcerer · Dec 3, 2009, 08:12 PM

Interesting and they sacked the studio, so who's going to fix the issue eh?

Is it a WIMTBP game?

Zardon · Dec 3, 2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr cairo

I have played a little and really dont like it the controls are not great and it feels like an unpolished Assasins Creed to me

Although that may also be down to playing this alongside AC 2 .... now thats an awesome game

i quite like it, but ive only played it for 20 minutes, i like the art style, very stylish - its a little like mafia/gta but thats only my views on an initial run.

As for the ATI issues, I am just after having a chat with ATI on the phone there and they are liasing with EA about this, they are aware of it. Sorry we never reported it in the review even as a side note, but John was using Nvidia hardware for his upcoming PC review as his 4870 is being RMA'd (PC review is hopefully coming up after this one). I have sent him a few cards for the future so we can hopefully report these issues better in the reviews.

comp_ali · Dec 3, 2009, 10:03 PM

Thanks Allan , Good job as always. I hope the "remain" of Panamedic studios at EA can fix it.
I am sick with amount of games released having issues with Ati cards like this one and NFS Shift

Zardon · Dec 3, 2009, 10:28 PM

I should have more information on this tomorrow, been in talks with ATI but I can't release information just yet. ill keep you posted ....

Zardon · Dec 4, 2009, 07:40 PM

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/news.php?newsid=441
AMDs offical response

Mr cairo · Dec 5, 2009, 08:39 PM

not sure about the ATI thing but this game gave me CTD's at the main menu until i upgraded the Nvidia drivers to the 195.62's

Zardon · Dec 5, 2009, 08:51 PM

thats unusual, seems reports show its pretty stable on Nvidia, ive tested it on three nvidia based systems and its fine. just ati for the time being seems to be the issue.

comp_ali · Dec 6, 2009, 12:08 AM

Zardon , how do you find the game , is it interesting like Mafia more or less .

Zardon · Dec 6, 2009, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by comp_ali

Zardon , how do you find the game , is it interesting like Mafia more or less .

its not in the league of mafia no, I havent played it that much, but it seems quite good.

I think the developers of this game were fans of mafia however because the music and the cars and even some of the environmental touches are very reminiscent of Mafia.

comp_ali · Dec 6, 2009, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

its not in the league of mafia no, I havent played it that much, but it seems quite good.

I think the developers of this game were fans of mafia however because the music and the cars and even some of the environmental touches are very reminiscent of Mafia.

That's cool and interesting too

I will try it for sure

SeraphicSorcerer · Dec 8, 2009, 02:25 AM

Here's what I love, it runs fine on the 360, right?

360, has ATI hardware.

comp_ali · Dec 8, 2009, 04:55 AM

I still can't realize how did they finshed the game and didn't try it on Ati cards. Even if they are so lazy the should have played the game on two different cards one from nvidia and the another one from Ati to be sure it will work on both not just releasing something that doesn't work on any Ati GPU .

Auto94 · Dec 9, 2009, 05:13 PM

I've got a 4890 vapor-x and it works fine for me... loving it so far! To me its like a mix of an improved Wolfenstein 2009 with GTA

the enviroment you can move through is huge and very rewarding!

MythicaL · Dec 13, 2009, 02:14 PM

This is one of the buggiest and most unpolished games I've played in a long time. Some parts were so rediculously bad I couldn't help but laugh. There's just no way this is the finished game, it's more like a beta or a rough developer snapshot.

I'll be watching EA's support with this game very closely, but knowing them I don't expect much.

I'll give a "real" review when EA releases the "real" product.

Dec 2, 2009, 11:41 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH Read The Review Here ___________________ The Saboteur is a new third person action game by Pandemic Studios and focuses on the exploits of Sean Devlin, a moody Irishman who has to deal with the Nazi occupation of France. This is a revenge story set during World War II and is actually surprisingly good.

Dec 2, 2009, 12:28 PM	#2
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,914 Rep Power: 333 System Specs	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH A drinking, smoking hero who just goes around blowing things up? Finally, I don't think we had one of those in ages! I'm not sure how a (stereo)typical Irishman managed to seamlessly blend into the background of French resistance during WW II, but I suppose that the developers handled that somehow. Other than that, the game seems really interesting and I can only ask when it's coming to the PC? __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Dec 2, 2009, 12:36 PM	#3
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH I am interested in this game, I just hope it isn't a second rate port and/or it needs patches now that they have fired most of the studio. At worst, I will probably get it on sale few months from now. Very interesting game. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Dec 2, 2009, 02:36 PM	#4
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH Yeah it's a bit concerning EA has sacked Pandemic Studios before the game has been released, considering it looks to be a great game. I'm picking up my copy Friday, looking forward to it. Let's hope they at least were given the time to make it pretty much bug free. __________________

Dec 2, 2009, 07:09 PM	#5
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH Thanks for the review , looks like this game is very much fun. R.I.P Panamedic. Anyone going to get this one on the PC , just wait for the reviews , I found most people who played it on Ati cards (even high ends) had freezing issues and other bugs in the game while people with nvidias didn't encounter something like that.

Dec 3, 2009, 02:42 PM	#6
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH This is sad really , check this thread on EA forums DOESNT WORK ON ATI CARDS! - The Saboteur General Discussion - The Saboteur: EA Forums

Dec 3, 2009, 08:10 PM	Thread Starter #8
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH actually it hardlocked the system and caused a black screen - will investigate more. seems fine on the 285 GTX...........

Dec 3, 2009, 08:10 PM	#9
Mr cairo F0rum For Humans Only Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Slightly to the left Posts: 1,780 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH I have played a little and really dont like it the controls are not great and it feels like an unpolished Assasins Creed to me Although that may also be down to playing this alongside AC 2 .... now thats an awesome game __________________ *Please consider Sponsoring my wife for the race for life*

Dec 3, 2009, 08:12 PM	#10
SeraphicSorcerer HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 2,295 Rep Power: 156 System Specs	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH Interesting and they sacked the studio, so who's going to fix the issue eh? Is it a WIMTBP game? __________________

Dec 3, 2009, 10:03 PM	#12
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH Thanks Allan , Good job as always. I hope the "remain" of Panamedic studios at EA can fix it. I am sick with amount of games released having issues with Ati cards like this one and NFS Shift

Dec 3, 2009, 10:28 PM	Thread Starter #13
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH I should have more information on this tomorrow, been in talks with ATI but I can't release information just yet. ill keep you posted ....

Dec 4, 2009, 07:40 PM	Thread Starter #14
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH http://www.hardwareheaven.com/news.php?newsid=441 AMDs offical response

Dec 5, 2009, 08:39 PM	#15
Mr cairo F0rum For Humans Only Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Slightly to the left Posts: 1,780 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH not sure about the ATI thing but this game gave me CTD's at the main menu until i upgraded the Nvidia drivers to the 195.62's __________________ *Please consider Sponsoring my wife for the race for life*

Dec 5, 2009, 08:51 PM	Thread Starter #16
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH thats unusual, seems reports show its pretty stable on Nvidia, ive tested it on three nvidia based systems and its fine. just ati for the time being seems to be the issue.

Dec 6, 2009, 12:08 AM	#17
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH Zardon , how do you find the game , is it interesting like Mafia more or less .

Dec 8, 2009, 02:25 AM	#20
SeraphicSorcerer HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 2,295 Rep Power: 156 System Specs	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH Here's what I love, it runs fine on the 360, right? 360, has ATI hardware. __________________

Dec 8, 2009, 04:55 AM	#21
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH I still can't realize how did they finshed the game and didn't try it on Ati cards. Even if they are so lazy the should have played the game on two different cards one from nvidia and the another one from Ati to be sure it will work on both not just releasing something that doesn't work on any Ati GPU .

Dec 9, 2009, 05:13 PM	#22
Auto94 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Slovenia Posts: 312 Rep Power: 26	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH I've got a 4890 vapor-x and it works fine for me... loving it so far! To me its like a mix of an improved Wolfenstein 2009 with GTA the enviroment you can move through is huge and very rewarding!

Dec 13, 2009, 02:14 PM	#23
MythicaL I like computers. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In front of a monitor Posts: 3,399 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	Re: The Saboteur - Review (X360 & PS3) @ GH This is one of the buggiest and most unpolished games I've played in a long time. Some parts were so rediculously bad I couldn't help but laugh. There's just no way this is the finished game, it's more like a beta or a rough developer snapshot. I'll be watching EA's support with this game very closely, but knowing them I don't expect much. I'll give a "real" review when EA releases the "real" product. __________________ Always knew I didn't belong in this world. I wasn't made for this. But I'll never forget those who betrayed me, and those who never failed my trust.