Kill Switch (video game)
Kill Switch (stylized as kill.switch) is a third-person shooter video game developed by Namco USA in 2003 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows. A Game Boy Advance port was released in 2004. The GBA port was created independently of Namco, due to a licensing deal with Destination Software. The PAL release of the PS2 port came with a demo of SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs on a separate disc.
| Kill Switch | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Namco USA |
| Publisher(s) | Namco |
| Director(s) | Matt Sentell |
| Designer(s) | Chris Esaki |
| Programmer(s) | Gil Colgate |
| Writer(s) | Alvin Muolic |
| Composer(s) | Kevin Manthei |
| Engine | RenderWare |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 Xbox Windows Game Boy Advance |
| Release | October 28, 2003
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| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
The most distinguishing characteristic of Kill Switch is its cover system, a mechanic that has the player character taking cover behind objects and around corners in a manner similar to Namco's own Time Crisis series of light gun shooters as well as Koei's third-person shooter WinBack and Hideo Kojima's stealth game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.