Tekken's Nina Williams in: Death by Degrees is an adventure game developed by Namco in 2005 for the PlayStation 2 . The game is the spin-off of the Tekken fighting game series .
| Death by Degrees | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Namco |
| Publisher | Namco bandai games |
| Part of a series | Tekken |
| Date of issue | |
| Genre | action adventure beat 'em up |
| Creators | |
| Producer | Yozo sakagami |
| Composer | Kazuhiro Nakamura |
| Technical details | |
| Platform | Playstation 2 |
| Game mode | single user |
| Interface language | English |
| Carrier | |
Initially, the game was announced under the name Nina [1] . The first game in the series to be rated M (Adult) by ESRB .
Content
Gameplay
The game is controlled by analog sticks. The left analog panel is touch sensitive; through various degrees of retention, pressing or pressing, along with other buttons, allows the character Nina Williams to walk, run or dodge. The right stick is used for attack.
Nina can use martial arts skills, breaking the bones of enemies with concentrated attacks.
Upon completion of the game, “Anna Mode” opens, allowing the player to play for Anna Williams . Throughout the game, you can unlock various outfits that include a bikini, cocktail dress, purple jumpsuit, black and silver invisible costume, and weapons.
Story
Nina Williams, a world-renowned hitman, was hired by the CIA and MI6 to join a team trying to infiltrate Comet, a well-known criminal organization. The team’s strategy involves gaining access to the target through a combat tournament held at Amphitrite, a luxury cruise ship owned by Comet. Video leaked to the Internet showed that the Comet ship exploded near the Bermuda Triangle , and those who posted it were afraid that the Comet is working on a superweapon after the collapse of the Soviet Union . Nina plays the role of "cleaner" in the team; if her partners fail, she must finish the job. Nina enters the competition, but she is discovered and captured. Soon she receives a message about the failure of the team and the death of one of the agents named John Doe, who was killed by the comet killer Edgar Grant. She is informed that she must now perform the operation herself.
Nina must infiltrate Comet and prove her criminal activity. During her mission, Nina fights with Comet top managers, starting with Lana Ley's personal bodyguard and lover, Bryce. She then photographs the meeting of directors with the help of MI6 agent Alan Smithy.
Nina escapes from a cruise ship and sets off for the Comet Island research center. Here she meets Lucas Hayes, a scientist who informs her of the Comet’s plans to use satellites to heat and activate methane hydrate at the bottom of the ocean. The result is a bubble that causes ships to lose their buoyancy. Thus, the weapon has the ability to destroy marine vehicles at a distance, plunging them to the bottom of the sea. Hayes's plan was to find a new source of energy and an alternative to fossil fuels, but military research hindered his research. The Salasia project is rumored to be a secret operation by the CIA and MI6. Nina understands that she must stop the project, and takes on the second chief executive of Comet Enrique Ortega. However, Anna Williams (Nina's sister), hired by the Tekken squad as a bodyguard, joined him. After briefly participating in the battle with Anna, Nina continues her mission and kills Enrique. Lucas Hayes, however, is also killed. With the help of Alan, Nina escapes by helicopter, chasing Lana Lei on her way to the cruise ship.
The second time, Nina must enter the Comet on a boat. This time she is confronted by cyborg soldiers - another weapon project of Lana Ley. Nina finds Salasia and defeats Lana. After defeating her, Alan catches them, who tells Nina that he is also a “cleaner”. He shoots Lana to destroy evidence of his involvement in crimes. When trying to shoot Nina, Lana shoots him and runs into a secret room. Nina kills Lana and goes to the rescue unit, after which an explosive device fires in the boat and Nina lands on the edge of the ship. When a rescue helicopter flies behind her, Anna Williams stops her. The sisters fight in a ship that crashes, and they both fall overboard. They try to grab the rope to save themselves. Nina at this moment recalls the death of her father and the moment when the two sisters mourned together. Anna pushes Nina into the ocean and says that now they are no one else. Nina scrambles onto lifeboats, the ship explodes and goes under water, and Anna flies off in a helicopter.
Reviews
| Reviews | |
|---|---|
| Summary rating | |
| Aggregator | Rating |
| Gameranks | 52.2% [2] |
| Metacritic | 51% [3] |
| Foreign language editions | |
| Edition | Rating |
| 1UP.com | 4/10 |
| Edge | 5/10 |
| Egm | 5.33 / 10 |
| Game informer | 5.5 / 10 |
| Game revolution | D + |
| Gamepro | 2.5 / 5 |
| Gamespot | 5.6 / 10 |
| Gamepy | 3/5 |
| IGN | 5/10 |
The game received mixed reviews [4] . Critics praised the videos and the plot, but criticized the cutting eye angles, long loading and control [5] .