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The Club

The Club is a new breed of third-person shooter, combining fast-paced run and gun gameplay, destructive environments, and lethal weapons. You will fight to survive in a shadowy underground blood-sport…

74 7 February 2008 from $2.99

The Club is a shooter developed by Bizarre Creations, released 7 February 2008 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $2.99 at Steam.

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What The Club is

The Club is a shooter game developed by Bizarre Creations and released in 2008. It was published by Sega. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Club is a third-person shooter video game developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Sega. It was released for PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, and Xbox 360 in February 2008. The story of the game centers on The Club, an underground blood sport controlled by a wealthy elite who place their bets on who will survive the gladiatorial-style combat. The game utilizes both racing and run-and-gun elements, where players must either complete a level quickly or defend a location from numerous enemy attacks for a set amount of time, all while accumulating their score through various kills with a bonus multiplier. It also includes eight multiplayer modes, featuring four-player local split…
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How it plays

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

How it was received

The Club holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 52% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 9 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.0 Ghz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP 2000+ processor, 512 MB RAM and 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB video card with latest manufacturer drivers. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 6GB.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at Steam, 80% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

The Club launched on 7 February 2008, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Burnout Paradise, Devil May Cry 4 and Audiosurf. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Burnout Paradise, Devil May Cry 4, Audiosurf.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Club yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Quick answers

The Club — frequently asked questions

When did The Club come out?
The Club was released on 7 February 2008 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does The Club cost?
The cheapest current price for The Club is $2.99 at Steam, which is 80% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Club?
At minimum, The Club needs 2.0 Ghz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP 2000+ processor, 512 MB RAM, 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB video card with latest manufacturer drivers graphics, 6 GB uncompressed free hard disk space of storage.
How many GB is The Club?
The PC version needs about 6 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("6 GB uncompressed free hard disk space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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