24: The Game (2006)

Developer: SCE Cambridge Studio
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, 2K Games
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Rating: 3.0 of 5, 9 player ratings
Main story: about 12 hours

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

Playing out like an interactive TV episode, you race through tightly scripted missions with a constant sense of urgency as Jack Bauer shoots and interrogates his way through a ticking-clock conspiracy.

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About

CTU is investigating a series of terrorist attacks in the Los Angeles area ranging from an assassination attempt on the vice president to the kidnapping of the chairman of a highly profitable corporation. CTU identifies Peter Madsen, a former employee of Jack Bauer, as the leader of the terrorist cell responsible for the attacks on Los Angeles. What remains unknown to CTU is that the attacks have been arranged by an old enemy who plans on smuggling nuclear weapons into the hands of Middle Eastern terrorist networks. Jack Bauer must shoot, drive, and interrogate his way to the truth behind the attacks.

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