63/100
Players5 ratings: 58/100
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Steam

2008 · Wargaming Seattle · Action role-playing · Role-playing

Space Siege

A game filled with heavy combat action, fast-paced tactics and decision making, Space Siege is an all-new science fiction themed action-RPG being developed by Chris Taylor and his talented team at Gas Powered Games, the creators of Dungeon Siege I & II and Supreme Commander.

Released: 12 August 2008
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action role-playing Role-playing Science
Developers: Wargaming Seattle
Publishers: —
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB T PEGI 12
Time to beat: 6hmain story8hwith extras12hcompletionist

About

Space Siege is a 2008 action role-playing game developed by Chris Taylor and Gas Powered Games, published by Sega. The title is a play on the Dungeon Siege series, which is also produced by Gas Powered Games.

Space Siege takes place on a massive space colonization ship under attack by an alien foe that has annihilated the planet Earth before the game begins. Players have the choice to replace body parts with cybernetically enhanced components throughout the game, to more effectively counter the alien threat at the sacrifice of some of their humanity. Whichever path they choose, players can upgrade their robotic sidekick, powered armor, and weapons.

Keywords

aliens
post-apocalyptic
robots
futuristic
real-time
cyborg
steam
multiple endings
alien invasion
explosion
digital distribution
leveling up

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Story

Space Siege takes place in the far future, where Earth has just been destroyed by the Kerak, an insect-like race of aliens that are seeking to exterminate humanity in retaliation for mankind's colonization of their homeworld, Elysium IV. The game takes place on the escaping colony ship ISCS Armstrong, which is under attack by the Kerak. Players take the role of security officer Seth Walker who, along with his robot sidekick HR-V (pronounced "Harvey"), is tasked with repelling the Kerak attack on the ship. Assisting Seth are communications officer and love interest Gina Reynolds, Seth's best friend soldier Jake Henderson, cybernetics surgeon Dr.

Edward DeSoto, and alcoholic mechanic Frank Murphy. Throughout the game, the player is given the option of replacing their body parts with cybernetic augmentations, which allow Seth to battle the Kerak more effectively, at the nebulous cost of "some of his humanity". Gina is fiercely opposed to cybernetic augmentation, Jake supports it fervently, and Dr. DeSoto is in favour of it to a certain extent, believing that man should not replace all their body parts.