Infamous
Infamous is a single player open-world action/adventure game that places you in the role of Cole McGrath, a once regular guy who in the aftermath of a horrific catastrophe finds himself not only alive, but…
Infamous is an adventure developed by Sucker Punch Productions, released 26 May 2009 on PlayStation 3.
What Infamous is
Infamous is an adventure game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and released in 2009. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
inFAMOUS is set in Empire City, a fictional metropolis based on New York City, consisting of the Neon District, where most of Empire City's businesses are concentrated, the Warren, a slum dependent on international shipping activity, and the Historic District, the location of the city government. Each district has an elevated train system and a separate power grid. The premise of the game is built around the partial destruction of the Historic District by a mysterious explosion, followed by a viral epidemic that forces federal authorities to seal the only bridge leading to the mainland. A rise in violent crime overwhelms the police, resulting in societal collapse. Characters The protagonist…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Infamous series
Infamous is the first of 15 entries we hold in the Infamous series. The next entry was Infamous: Special Edition in 2009. Its critic score of 86 is 9 points above the series average of 77. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.
How it was received
Infamous holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 19 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 370 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
A full completion run takes around 34 hrs.
What it launched against
Infamous launched on 26 May 2009, within three weeks of Minecraft, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, The Sims 3 and Plants vs. Zombies. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Minecraft, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, The Sims 3, Plants vs. Zombies.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Infamous yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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