Mindjack hacks stores on January 18 @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on November 02, 2010

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After showing three Kingdom Hearts games, Final Fantasy XIV and The 3rd Birthday, Mindjack took up a relatively small corner of Square Enix's E3 2010 lineup. But today, it has the spotlight all to itself as the publisher has given the third-person shooter an official release date. Developed by Feelplus, the game will be available for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on January 18.

In case you missed Mindjack during its E3 showing, Square Enix has released a fairly in-depth plot description:

Mindjack is a unique action shooter that will push the boundaries of the third-person genre with its thrilling co-operative gameplay, mind control abilities and other incredible surprises. The game will effectively blur the line between traditional single- and multi-player gameplay, creating a campaign experience where non-playable characters can, at any moment, transform into human-controlled allies or gun-toting foes.

Set in 2031, Mindjack throws players into the life of Jim Corbijn, a field agent with the Federal Intelligence Agency's elite УDirect Intervention Force.Ф As Jim becomes embroiled in a clandestine war between governments and corporations, he employs futuristic technology that allows him to take control of other characters and machines within the game world by УhackingФ into them.

As networked players join another gamer's single-player campaign through Xbox Live or PlayStation Network, they seamlessly transform the experience into co-operative multiplayer, instantly altering the challenge and game world, resulting in each game session being truly unique.