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Inversion

Inversion is a third-person co-op shooter that combines hard-hitting, adrenaline-pumping action with a revolutionary gravity manipulation engine. Featuring the Grappler weapon, players will be able to…

54 5 June 2012

Inversion is a shooter developed by Saber Interactive, released 5 June 2012 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Inversion is

Inversion is a shooter game developed by Saber Interactive and released in 2012. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set in the near future, the tranquil peace enjoyed by mankind shatters with an unforeseen invasion by an unknown enemy called the Lutadore. Armed to the teeth with futuristic gravity-controlling weapons, the Lutadore easily overrun the city's defenses. Unbeknownst to all, mysterious anomalies have surfaced in conjunction with the invasion. Random regions in the city have entered zero gravity or have suffered vector changes, throwing the world into topsy-turvy chaos. Assuming the role of Davis Russel, a hotheaded 28-year-old cop, or Leo Delgado, Davis’ neighbor, players will embark on a journey through the disorienting war-ravaged, gravity twisted streets of their home town and beyond, to…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Inversion holds a critic score of 54 out of 100. That places it above 14% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 16 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 59, across 58 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2GHz, 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA Geforce 8800, ATI Radeon 2900 XT, 512 mb Graphics Memory. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Inversion launched on 5 June 2012, within three weeks of Max Payne 3, Persona 4 Golden, Diablo III and Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Max Payne 3, Persona 4 Golden, Diablo III, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Inversion — frequently asked questions

When did Inversion come out?
Inversion was released on 5 June 2012 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Inversion?
At minimum, Inversion needs Intel Core2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2GHz, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA Geforce 8800, ATI Radeon 2900 XT, 512 mb Graphics Memory graphics, 5 GB HD space of storage.
How many GB is Inversion?
The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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