Massively multiplayer online shooter games are getting better everyday. A new launch in this genre is The Agency. Its a spy-themed game and it is being developed and published by Sony Online Entertainment studios Seattle. The Agency will be available on Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 3. It will have James Bond like spy characters.

Although very, less is known about story but it is confirmed that it will be based on the tie-ups of different agencies of the world. As the game starts player is given a choice to join any of the two agencies of the game. Style of the missions will depend on the agency player joins. The two agencies listed in the game are:

1. U.N.I.T.E. (United Nations Intelligence and Tactical Experts) – they are the most elite secret agency of the world. They are serving as the firing line against terrorism, rogue status, and corruption around the world. Agents serving for U.N.I.T.E are specialized in stealth and subterfuge. They can use never seen before technologies. Their headquarters are some where in North America. Main missions of U.N.I.T.E are stealth action.

2. ParaGON (Paramilitary Operations Network) is one of the largest private armies in the world. They serve both good and bad clients. They are often called as mercenaries and their agents are honorable and efficient. They can be found planting explosives and many such destructive missions on every continent of the world. Their headquarters are in any unknown location in Africa.

The Agency is a FPS-style gun fighting game but you can also switch to third person a view. There are some driving and other vehicular segments as well in the game. Skills will play most important part in player’s progress with some RPG elements as well. It is suggested that game will be realistic shooter experience as if a single shot to heads will kill any player instantly. Many kind of subgames and minigames are also included in the game. The Agency will have an unique feature if allowing low players to kill higher ones if they are that talented. PvP is also included in the game, but it will not be a requirement of the game. The user interface is streamlined compared to other massively multiplayer online games. The agency will operate more like a shooter game to increase the ease of interaction between the environment and inventory process.

You can change your roles based on what your playing avatar wears. Stealth player will wear stealthy equipment; assault player will simply wear an assault type equipment and so on. As you progress through the game amount of the equipment and costumes to be used also increase. To test weapons a firing range is also included in the game. The concept of operatives is the key feature of The Agency. In order to acquire new operative player has to complete various missions. Different type of operatives will provide you with missions to vehicles to weapons to anything. Access to better operatives is only opened for better players, this makes player more stronger. This concept of operatives is presented very stylishly as trading cards that can be traded, sold, auctioned and given to friends and other players.

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