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''Sunset Overdrive'' is an open world, third-person shooter video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox One. It was announced at E3 2013, and was released on October 28, 2014. The game is set in 2027, in a fictional open world metropolis called Sunset City. The player controls an employee of FizzCo, who has to fight off the OD, short for Overcharge Drinkers: humans who have turned into mutants after drinking FizzCo's soda beverage. In the dystopian Sunset City the player character can wall-run, use zip-lines, and grind rails to swiftly navigate through it, with a large arsenal of weapons to use. The game focuses on aggressive combat and, as a result, does not feature a cover system. The game also has a cooperative multiplayer mode called ''Chaos Squad'', which tasks players to complete a series of missions with seven players. The development of the game began in 2010 when Insomniac completed ''Resistance 3.'' After the project was green-lit internally, the studio partnered with Microsoft Studios, which helped fund the game and allowed Insomniac to keep the rights to the franchise. Insomniac described the game as a "celebration of games", as the team took inspiration from different sources, including ''Jet Set Radio'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater''. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic future, but the team depicted it as an "awesomepocalypse" that turns the game's initial world depiction into a "playground" for players. ''Sunset Overdrive'' is powered by Insomniac's internal engine, previously used in their ''Fuse''. The game received generally positive reviews, with praise for the its visuals, traversal system, combat system, and humor. However, the game was criticized for the lack of a compelling story or innovative quest-design. It was awarded multiple year-end accolades, including Game of the Year and Best Xbox Game of the Year awards from several gaming publications. The game was supported with multiple downloadable content upon release. == Gameplay == ''Sunset Overdrive'' is an action-adventure game set in a third-person perspective. Players navigate a metropolis called Sunset City in the year 2027. This dystopian world has been overrun by mutants called the OD, short for Overcharge Drinkers. The player character is a former FizzCo employee, tasked with cleaning up the mess left behind from a party FizzCo had thrown to celebrate the launch of its new energy drink, Overcharge Delirium XT. At the start of the game, Players can customize the protagonist's gender, body type, hairstyle, and outfit using the character creator.〔 Players may also alter the look of their customized character at any point during the game by approaching a vendor named Callista. After creating their characters, players can proceed to the game's open world, which is free for players to explore at any time. A fast travel system is provided allowing players to reach different locations and to navigate the world quickly. The game features a main campaign, which has story elements, and side-missions, which are triggered automatically when players enter certain locations in the city. These quests mainly involve players delivering objects to other non-playable characters and collecting items from the world. Some of these quests have time limits.〔 Throughout the game, players encounter both human enemies, such as gang members, OD'd humans who have mutated from drinking too much of the energy drink, and several bosses who are more difficult to defeat compared with other ordinary enemies.〔 The game features a variety of weapons for players to use to combat enemies including the standard assault rifle AK-FU, and the TNTeddy grenade launcher that fires teddy bears strapped to sticks of dynamite. Fireworks and toy helicopters can also be used to fight enemies. All weapons eventually run out of ammunition but do not need to be reloaded while being used. Players unlock more weapons by progressing through the story or purchasing them from shops. Weapons can be upgraded and modified by applying "Amps", items players collect in the game's world, which increases their lethality, efficiency, and strength.〔 The weapons can be leveled up when players earn enough experience points or defeat enough enemies with them.〔 The game's combat focuses on velocity, and encourages players to defeat enemies in a fast-paced way. As a result, players can employ different moves including: wall running, air-dashing, zip lining, performing parkour, acrobatics, and water traversal. Players use grind rails to deftly navigate city streets, and can switch direction instantly at will. The city is also filled with items for players to bounce up into the air. Players may utilize their weapons while performing these movements, and time can be slowed down somewhat for players to take aim.〔 On-foot, players cannot walk, take cover, or take out enemies silently, but instead must rely on agility to survive as they will be overwhelmed quickly by enemies if they choose to walk on the ground. In order to combine combat and traversal together, the team introduced the Style Meter. Shown in the head-up display (HUD) of the game, the Meter increases as players perform stylish moves like killing enemies and grinding on-rails without touching the ground.〔 When players are killed, the protagonist can respawn without using the loading screen. Players can also return to the world by different methods, such as descending with a rocket, or exiting a golden sarcophagus. Insomniac named this system "Next-Gen Respawning". The game features a co-operative multiplayer mode called the Chaos Squad. This mode supports up to eight players, and tasks players to complete a series of missions, as decided by the players themselves. Players defend vats of Overcharge Delirium XT from waves of OD'd at night, in a manner similar to tower defense games In this mode, players need to stop the progression of the ODs by laying traps and setting up fortifications and barriers. This mode is inter-connected with the single-player mode allowing players to transfer their story character, with all the weapons and gadgets they have already accumulated, to the mode. Although players work together, players also try to earn more Style points during play than their co-op partners. The game did not support free roam co-op when it was launched, but this feature can be added to the game through a post-release expansion. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sunset Overdrive」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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