The Sum of All Fears announced

Ubi Soft Entertainment has announced The Sum of All Fears, its upcoming tactical action game based on the upcoming motion picture The Sum of All Fears, which is in turn based on the Tom Clancy novel of the same name. The game will let players assume the role of a member of an elite FBI hostage rescue team on a mission to foil a conspiracy against the United States.

"The film adaptations of Tom Clancy's novels always thrill audiences with their intensity and action-based realism, which is the same formula for making great games," said Laurent Detoc, president of Ubi Soft. "The Sum of All Fears will give players the chance to fully experience the fast-paced action of this Tom Clancy bestseller at home."

The Sum of All Fears will follow the storyline of the film and the book, and it will be set in a number of modern-day locations, including West Virginia, the Middle East, and South Africa. Players will have the option to play as part of a three-person team or join up to 35 other players in the game's multiplayer mode. The game is powered by the engine used in Ubi Soft's recent tactical action game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon.

The Sum of All Fears is in development at Ubi Soft's Red Storm Entertainment studio, and it is scheduled for release in May in conjunction with the release of the film. Ubi Soft plans to release console versions of the game in the months following the film's release.