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Golden hour strikes for 24: The Game

Jack Bauer's first PlayStation 2 mission given the go-ahead, will be in stores in February.

Already caught up in the midst of another hectic day on television, antiterrorist agent Jack Bauer will soon be battling foes in games. 2K Games announced today that 24: The Game, which is based on the popular Fox television show, 24, has gone gold for a "February" release date. Exclusive to the PlayStation 2, the game retails for $39.99 and is rated M for Mature.

The game's M rating shouldn't come as a surprise to viewers of the show 24, which contains a whole season of harrowing action packed into a 24-hour storyline. The game will be set between the events of the second and third seasons of the show, in the wake of the attempted assassination of President David Palmer, played in the game and on TV by Dennis Haysbert. The game will also feature the likenesses and voices of Kiefer Sutherland as the heroic--and often brutal--Bauer, Elisha Cuthbert as his daughter, and Carlos Bernard as Tony Almeda, one of Bauer's fellow agents at the Counter-Terrorist Unit (CTU).

The game was developed at SCEE's Cambridge Studio, creator of Primal and last year's Ghosthunter. The third-person shooter will feature 100 missions, including on-foot shoot-outs and high-speed vehicular pursuits. It will also sport stealth missions, interrogation challenges, and puzzles in the form of decoding various bits of intelligence. For a dossier containing more gameplay details, investigate GameSpot's previous coverage.

30 Comments

  • bucanero05

    Posted Feb 9, 2006 5:35 pm GMT

    ps2 exclusive, why did they take that bad decision?, xbox/xbox 360 version should be great.

  • A-S_FM

    Posted Feb 9, 2006 1:29 pm GMT

    if i recall correctly, this game is set to last about 24 hours... since it's *highly* unlikely there's over 15 hours of actual gameplay, we're looking at a *lot* of cutscenes... since it's being written by, iirc, the tv scriptwriters and has all the tv voice talent... well, even if the gameplay is bad, we'll still be looking at what might be a really cool experience - personally i'm considering it 24 season 2.5 rather than 24 the game...

  • turbo525

    Posted Feb 9, 2006 9:27 am GMT

    In this game ,will be able shoot people in the knee caps, run away from mountain lions, and torture people by threatening to stab them in the eyes?

    If so, I'm definitely buying it (except for the mountain lion part... that was sarcasm )

  • dibz78

    Posted Feb 9, 2006 7:07 am GMT

    Any idea's when is coming out in the UK?

  • Seraphim_24

    Posted Feb 9, 2006 7:05 am GMT

    Yay! If it doesn't suck I'll pick up a copy right away! I love the show.

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Feb 9, 2006 5:44 am GMT

    just a hunch....... this game is gonna stink.

  • TryMe01

    Posted Feb 9, 2006 5:14 am GMT

    those who have a GC/360/xbox/DC/DS/GBA/Gizmondo/ngage/GBM/GBA:SP/ and not a PS2 should get one. I wont

  • mikekare79

    Posted Feb 9, 2006 3:33 am GMT

    Too bad it's not on the 360. Oh well...

  • 777rak

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 10:22 pm GMT

    Too bad this game is not for Game Cube..........

  • GreyFoxV1

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 7:57 pm GMT

    Where's the Xbox love?

  • fatguy45

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 6:18 pm GMT

    Agent Jack Bauer doesn't follow protocol!!!

  • i_love_my_ds

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 4:38 pm GMT

    damn i thought this game was coming out for gc too.

  • deleteduser

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 4:00 pm GMT

    100 missions thats interesting....

  • Orasion_Seiz

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 3:32 pm GMT

    good to hear this

  • molivers7

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 3:27 pm GMT

    How do you capture the TV show in a video game? Good luck with this.

  • dagreyghost

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 3:24 pm GMT

    I PLAYED A DEMO FROM U S PLAYSTATION MAG AND I GOTTA TELL YA ITS SURPRISINGLY GOOD! THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THE CAR CHASES...IT FELT SLOW LIKE TRUE CRIME NYC

  • meteorgun7

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 3:08 pm GMT

    It sucks, i dont have enough money for it. I gotta save up for Kingdom Hearts 2.

  • steelcage

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 3:08 pm GMT

    I played the Demo in OPM and it sucked.... I relly hope that the game comes out better I love 24!

  • veracity024

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 3:00 pm GMT

    jack bauer could kick chuck norris's arse

  • ZEELIX

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 2:52 pm GMT

    wow i didnt know what to expect but it sounds pretty good interogation, stealth, car chases etc. this should be interesting i hope its good and does well.

  • timbrammer

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 2:44 pm GMT

    100 missions..... thats a like 15 seconds a mission....

  • edwardryan

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 2:20 pm GMT

    Even if it just captures some of the spirit from the television show, and is otherwise competent, this'll be a winner for fans of the show. Yippie!

  • djdizz

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 2:17 pm GMT

    ight let's just hope that the game lives up to its rep

  • Donkeljohn

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 2:17 pm GMT

    I wonder if you will really only have 24 hours to finish it. . .

  • decebal

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 2:13 pm GMT

    Man... games from movies suck. But I so hope this is a good one.

  • Heavystormdk

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 2:08 pm GMT

    Hmm....Old news, but good news ^^

  • m3g4t0ky0

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 2:08 pm GMT

    Yay, flopfest.

  • mex12

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 2:04 pm GMT

    I can't wait to interrogate terrorist and poke their eyes out with a knife.

  • StealthyBurrito

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 1:56 pm GMT

    If its as good as the show, We're in for a wild ride!!

  • fsales

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 1:54 pm GMT

    Highly anticipated this one...hopefuly will live up to the expectations

  • Piernik

    Posted Feb 8, 2006 1:52 pm GMT

    Great news!

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