Release Date: October 28, 2005
A debut project by the British company CiRCLE Studios, commissioned by Capcom. The main protagonists of the program are a group of extremely well-trained commandos who were sent to the Peterson/Daniels chemical factory in order to exterminate the terrorists who occupy it.
In Without Warning, a radical terrorist group has targeted and seized the Peterson-Daniels Chemical Facility, a vulnerable location that jeopardizes millions of people from the devastating ecological hazard it imposes if destroyed. Pleas are useless and any direct military assaultwould be too great a risk. As terrified hostages fear for their lives, their only hope lies with a covert operations team, whose goal is to infiltrate the plant and eliminate the merciless enemy.
The Timeline is a distinctive feature that allows the six central characters to experience events across the same period but from their own unique viewpoints. Characters are controlled individually, with the gameplay automatically shifting to the next, often at critical moments. Cinematic cut scenes unfold the plot and by switching between characters, their individual tales are gradually woven together to create an overall picture of the events that happened during the crisis. The player may also retrospectively view events through the eyes of another character and is therefore not only a participant in the events, but a spectator as well. Furthermore, actions performed as one character could affect the progress of others and players must successfully utilize the strengths of each in order to advance.
Without Warning includes the following features:
• Unique Timeline element
• Play as six different characters and experience the game from each of their perspectives:
o Three members of the covert operations team:
• Kyle Rivers – the leader of the squad with an experienced combat background
• Jack Hooper – the youngest and most inexperienced member of the team for whom this is the first combat mission
• Ed Reagan – the squad’s bomb disposal specialist
o Three civilians with distinct agendasand views on the events:
• Tanya Shaw – a terrified secretary whose only desire is to escape safely
• Dave Wilson – a security guard who was overlooked by the terrorists; his fierce determination drives him as he fights to rescue his co-workers
• BenHarrison – a news cameraman who is grounded when his helicopter is shot down by the terrorists; his quest is to obtain breaking news coverage, however dangerous it may be
• Diverse gameplay – exploration, puzzle-solving and a variety of mini games including bomb diffusion, lock picking and hostage rescue
• Pick up and play control system – accessible and immediate participation in action-intense, volatile environments
• Objective based gameplay progression
• Advanced physics and lighting effects heighten the dynamic environmental interaction
• Full Motion Video and cinematic cut scenes link storylines together
• Modern environments – a sprawling chemical plant with numerous interior and exterior locations such as treatment plants, loadingand storage areas, offices, docks, train terminals and more
