SIN: Wages of Sin is an expansion pack for Ritual Entertainment's first-person shooter game SiN. Wages of Sin was developed by 2015 Games Inc. as their first retail product and published by Activision in 1999. Taking place after the events depicted in SiN, players once again assume the role of HARDCORPS officer John R. Blade as he attempts to stop Mafia boss Gianni Manero from taking control of the remnants of SinTEK following the disappearance of its villainous CEO, Elexis Sinclaire.
After Nightdive Studios acquired the rights to the SiN franchise in 2020, SiN and Wages of Sin were republished together as SiN: Gold on Steam and GOG.com.
Wages of Sin is a video game that builds upon the mechanics of its predecessor while introducing new elements to change the gameplay experience. Among these differences are new enemies, locations, and weapons, such as the addition of a flashlight, night vision goggles, and rope. Furthermore, the game offers a multiplayer mode called Hoverbike Deathmatch, providing an alternative way for players to engage with the game.
PlotEdit
After Elexis Sinclaire's disappearance at the end of SiN, mob boss Gianni Manero seeks to gain power from the remnants of Elexis' former company, SinTEK. Manero produces new genetically engineered creatures (mutants) under secret supervision, but when some of the mutants break out and escape into Freeport City, the elite security force group HARDCORPS becomes aware of their existence. HARDCORPS leader John Blade, who starred as the player character in SiN, sets out to set things right. Blade's hunt for Manero leads him to new locations of Freeport City that were not included in the original game, encountering new enemies and weapons along the way. Some elements of the game, such as whether a specific level is visited during the day or night, can change depending on the player's choices, such as whether a scientist's kidnapped daughter is saved from being killed.
Although Elexis Sinclaire never appears in Wages of Sin, she is often referred to (in serious and humorous ways) throughout the game, and the ending hints towards her return (which occurs in SiN's official sequel, SiN Episodes).
DevelopmentEdit
Wages of Sin runs on the Quake II engine, utilizing the same technology the original game is based on. However, great attention to detail and interactivity was kept when 2015 designed Wages of Sin, resulting in even more options and visual treats than SiN could offer.[clarification needed] Because the entire expansion takes place in Freeport City, the player can visit many more locations in the city than was possible in SiN, such as a cargo ship, a vacant building, a nightclub, and Manero's casino and penthouse complex.[citation needed]
The game received generally positive reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2]GameRevolution said, "As an add-on, Wages of Sin is great. Unfortunately, was Sin ever that good to begin with? It becomes stale quickly and almost tediously repetitive as time went on, lacking both the sharpness and polish of games like Half-Life, which took the Quake 2 engine to new untold highs. Wages of Sin is still good, but it expands on that flawed base, like a rose growing from soil that was not blessed with Miracle Grow."[8]GameSpot was also mostly positive in their review, which stated,"Despite the sound problem and the other minor issues, however, Wages of Sin is a very impressive first-person shooter. If you held onto your copy of Sin and resisted the urge to return it before the patch came out, you should definitely give this mission pack a try. It's not a groundbreaking game experience, but it is a fast-paced, action-packed first-person romp that hearkens back to the classics of the genre."[9]
ReferencesEdit
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^House, Michael L. . AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
^Chick, Tom (March 25, 1999). . Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
^Bub, Andrew S. (April 22, 1999). . Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on May 30, 2003. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
^Olafson, Peter (1999). . GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 26, 2004. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
^ abJohnny B. (April 1999). "Wages of Sin Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
^ abRyan, Michael E. (April 12, 1999). "Sin Mission Pack: Wages of Sin [sic] Review [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. from the original on December 12, 2004. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
^Saltzman, Marc (June 1999). "Wages of Sin". PC Accelerator. No. 10. Imagine Media. p. 88. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
wages, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, . This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions June 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message SIN Wages of Sin is an expansion pack for Ritual Entertainment s first person shooter game SiN Wages of Sin was developed by 2015 Games Inc as their first retail product and published by Activision in 1999 Taking place after the events depicted in SiN players once again assume the role of HARDCORPS officer John R Blade as he attempts to stop Mafia boss Gianni Manero from taking control of the remnants of SinTEK following the disappearance of its villainous CEO Elexis Sinclaire SiN Wages of SinDeveloper s 2015 Inc Publisher s ActivisionNightdive Studios SiN Gold EngineQuake II engine enhanced Platform s WindowsReleaseNA February 25 1999 1 Genre s First person shooterMode s Single player multiplayerAfter Nightdive Studios acquired the rights to the SiN franchise in 2020 SiN and Wages of Sin were republished together as SiN Gold on Steam and GOG com Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Development 4 References 5 External linksGameplay EditWages of Sin is a video game that builds upon the mechanics of its predecessor while introducing new elements to change the gameplay experience Among these differences are new enemies locations and weapons such as the addition of a flashlight night vision goggles and rope Furthermore the game offers a multiplayer mode called Hoverbike Deathmatch providing an alternative way for players to engage with the game Plot EditAfter Elexis Sinclaire s disappearance at the end of SiN mob boss Gianni Manero seeks to gain power from the remnants of Elexis former company SinTEK Manero produces new genetically engineered creatures mutants under secret supervision but when some of the mutants break out and escape into Freeport City the elite security force group HARDCORPS becomes aware of their existence HARDCORPS leader John Blade who starred as the player character in SiN sets out to set things right Blade s hunt for Manero leads him to new locations of Freeport City that were not included in the original game encountering new enemies and weapons along the way Some elements of the game such as whether a specific level is visited during the day or night can change depending on the player s choices such as whether a scientist s kidnapped daughter is saved from being killed Although Elexis Sinclaire never appears in Wages of Sin she is often referred to in serious and humorous ways throughout the game and the ending hints towards her return which occurs in SiN s official sequel SiN Episodes Development EditWages of Sin runs on the Quake II engine utilizing the same technology the original game is based on However great attention to detail and interactivity was kept when 2015 designed Wages of Sin resulting in even more options and visual treats than SiN could offer clarification needed Because the entire expansion takes place in Freeport City the player can visit many more locations in the city than was possible in SiN such as a cargo ship a vacant building a nightclub and Manero s casino and penthouse complex citation needed ReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreGameRankings75 2 Review scoresPublicationScoreAllGame nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 CNET Gamecenter8 10 4 Computer Games Strategy Plus nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Computer Gaming World nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 GamePro nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 GameRevolutionB 8 GameSpot7 7 10 9 PC Accelerator7 10 10 PC Gamer UK 70 11 PC PowerPlay73 13 PC Zone84 12 The game received generally positive reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings 2 GameRevolution said As an add on Wages of Sin is great Unfortunately was Sin ever that good to begin with It becomes stale quickly and almost tediously repetitive as time went on lacking both the sharpness and polish of games like Half Life which took the Quake 2 engine to new untold highs Wages of Sin is still good but it expands on that flawed base like a rose growing from soil that was not blessed with Miracle Grow 8 GameSpot was also mostly positive in their review which stated Despite the sound problem and the other minor issues however Wages of Sin is a very impressive first person shooter If you held onto your copy of Sin and resisted the urge to return it before the patch came out you should definitely give this mission pack a try It s not a groundbreaking game experience but it is a fast paced action packed first person romp that hearkens back to the classics of the genre 9 References Edit Fudge James February 25 1999 Sin Mission Pack in stores company releases preview AVI Computer Games Strategy Plus Strategy Plus Inc Archived from the original on May 30 2003 Retrieved May 7 2021 a b Sin Mission Pack Wages of Sin for PC GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 20 2019 Retrieved May 7 2021 House Michael L Wages of Sin Review AllGame All Media Network Archived from the original on November 14 2014 Retrieved May 8 2021 Chick Tom March 25 1999 Wages of Sin Gamecenter CNET Archived from the original on August 16 2000 Retrieved May 8 2021 Bub Andrew S April 22 1999 Wages of Sin Computer Games Strategy Plus Strategy Plus Inc Archived from the original on May 30 2003 Retrieved May 7 2021 Lynch Jim June 1999 Wages of Sin PDF Computer Gaming World No 179 Ziff Davis p 151 Retrieved May 7 2021 Olafson Peter 1999 Wages of Sin Review for PC on GamePro com GamePro IDG Entertainment Archived from the original on October 26 2004 Retrieved May 8 2021 a b Johnny B April 1999 Wages of Sin Review GameRevolution CraveOnline Archived from the original on September 12 2015 Retrieved May 7 2021 a b Ryan Michael E April 12 1999 Sin Mission Pack Wages of Sin sic Review date mislabeled as May 1 2000 GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on December 12 2004 Retrieved May 7 2021 Saltzman Marc June 1999 Wages of Sin PC Accelerator No 10 Imagine Media p 88 Retrieved May 7 2021 SiN Wages of Sin PC Gamer UK Future Publishing 1999 Hill Steve May 1999 SiN Mission Pack Wages of Sin PC Zone No 76 Dennis Publishing p 105 Retrieved May 8 2021 Campbell Rod July 1999 Wages of Sin PC PowerPlay 38 100 101 External links EditSiN Wages of Sin at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SiN Wages of Sin amp oldid 1165880116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
