The Great Escape is a game based on the 1963 movie The Great Escape

The Great Escape (film)

The Great Escape is a 1963 American film about an escape by Allied prisoners of war from a German POW camp during World War II, starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, and Richard Attenborough...

. It was developed by UK-based developer Pivotal Games

Pivotal Games

Pivotal Games were the developers of the Conflict series.which included Conflict: Desert Storm, Conflict: Desert Storm 2, Conflict: Vietnam, Conflict: Global Storm. They also developed The Great Escape, based on the film of the same name. They were acquired by SCi on Sep 29, 2003...

 and published in 2003 by SCi Games

SCI Games

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, which had purchased the rights for the game from MGM. The game was released on PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

, PC

IBM PC compatible

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 and Xbox

Xbox

The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...

. It reached No.2 in the UK charts upon release.

Gameplay

There are four playable characters in the game each with a special ability. They include Macdonald, who can speak German to pass himself off as a guard; Hendley, who can pick pockets to get papers, keys, etc.; Hilts, who can pick locks to get into buildings; and Sedgwick, who can fix mechanical devices. Captain "Vergil" Hilts is American with an attitude, Hendley is an American who joined the RAF eagle squad before the US joined the war. While the other characters are citizens of Great Britain or the British Commonwealth: Macdonald is Scottish and Sedgwick is Australian. There are 18 levels in the game, most of which have fictional tasks and attacks most of which did not happen in the movie.

External links

• http://www.scribd.com/doc/26619735 Great Escape Game Design Document