Section 8 (2009) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Section 8

Section 8 is a Sci-Fi first-person shooter that allows players to dynamically alter the flow of combat utilizing tactical assets and on-demand vehicle delivery. Your mission is to scout and secure difficult…

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What Section 8 is

Section 8 is a shooter game developed by TimeGate Studios and released in 2009. It was published by SouthPeak Interactive. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Section 8 is a first-person shooter video game developed by TimeGate Studios and published by SouthPeak Games. It utilizes the Unreal Engine 3 and was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was released in September 2009 for Xbox 360 and PC, and for the PlayStation 3 on March 25 in North America and April 15, 2010, in the PAL region.

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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 40 players online. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Section 8 holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Section 8 launched on 4 September 2009, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham Asylum, Pokémon SoulSilver Version, Pokémon HeartGold Version and Halo 3: ODST. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Pokémon SoulSilver Version, Pokémon HeartGold Version, Halo 3: ODST.

Cheats and codes

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