Ubisoft cel-shading FPS based on Vance and Van Hamme's cult comic book. The comic book aesthetic with on-screen onomatopoeia is unique and memorable. Solid FPS gameplay, intriguing amnesia narrative. An artistically original game often underrated.
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Action Adventure1 player16+
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An amnesiac man suspected of assassinating the President of the United States uncovers a conspiracy far beyond him while trying to prove his innocence. Published by Ubisoft, released in 2003 in the United States and Europe. FPS with cel-shading inspired by the Belgian comic, featuring visual sound effects, illustrated chapter screens, political thriller narrative, and a cover system with blindfire.
XIII review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Inspired by the Belgian comic, the game transposes the ink, the flat colours and the panels right down to the onomatopoeia that burst onto the screen. This nervous cel-shading freezes the action into genuine animated pages of perfect readability. A rare gamble in the FPS, this style made history and keeps a unique cachet.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Is XIII still worth playing in 2026?
An FPS from Ubisoft adapted from the comic, XIII casts an amnesiac caught in a state conspiracy, in a cel-shading art direction reproducing the comic's line with onomatopoeia bubbles and panels on screen. The unique graphic style, the conspiracy thriller mood and the polished voice acting make it a work apart. The conventional gunfights and a dated AI weigh on it. A striking title for fans of FPS with a strong style and of comics brought to the screen on Xbox.
