The year is 2037 and a plague has spread throughout a major metropolitan area. You and your special operations team are responsible for saving a group of scientists sent to eradicate the plague but whom a radical bio-terrorist group is now holding hostage.

As Ash, the leader, your role is to lead a handpicked squad through futuristic plague-infested city streets while fighting off bio-terrorists in X Squad, the first squad-based 3-D action shooter for the PlayStation 2 console.

In X Squad, gamers command their squad through a unique and sophisticated “buddy” artificial intelligence system. As Ash, you will give the other three team members general orders such as attack or cover. But just like real-life characters, they have minds of their own and will talk back, think and act freely.

Ash must lead his team of skilled male and female soldiers -- with a huge assortment of weaponry -- into a dangerous war zone fighting through incredible cityscapes, subways, dark sewers and a variety of other locations. Terrorists wait in ambush, attacking from levels above and below, often catching the player’s team in a deadly crossfire. To successfully complete the mission, the player must best utilize their members’ unique abilities, ranging from demolitions to sniping.

X Squad features enhanced special effects unique to the PlayStation 2 console including fog, smoke, mist and rain. The game uses over 2,500 motion captured animations to deliver as realistic an experience as possible. Each character contains over 5,000 polygons to fully detail each character’s unique look and style.

Features:

First-ever squad-based 3-D action shooter for the PlayStation 2 console.

Command a four-person squad through dangerous, plague-infested streets using unique and sophisticated “buddy” artificial intelligence.

Each character has a special skill set, along with personality, from demolitions to sniping.

Upgrade your character as you progress to deliver an even more effective attack.

Huge array of weaponry and equipment from hand guns to rocket launchers.

Unique enhanced PlayStation 2 console effects including fog, smoke mist and rain.

Over 2,500 motion captured animations that add realism.

Over 5,000 polygons per character to give each a fully unique look and style.

Over 800 in-game speech segments with synchronized facial animations.