Spec Ops: The Line

The game is set in Dubai where a series of sandstorms has ravaged the environment.

After serving in Afghanistan, colonel John Konrad volunteered to lead the 33rd battalion to evacuate the city.

After six months there had been no news of his mission until a transmission was picked up where he explains the evacuation was a completely disaster.

A team of three men who served under Konrad are tasked to locate survivors and then leave the city immediately to radio command from outside the storm wall and send in the cavalry.

The squad consists of Captain Martin Walker, Lieutenant Adams and Sergeant Lugo, and the player only controls the first while the other two are controlled by the AI.

They need to employ tactical squad-based maneuvers combined with shooting and seeking cover to progress through the missions.

The overall story draws inspiration from the book Heart of Darkness , also known through the film adaptation Apocalypse Now , and therefore it is no coincidence that the colonel's last name is Konrad, in reference to the book's author Joseph Conrad .

The game is introduced with a flashforward of a frantic fight in the air between two helicopters in the prologue and then starts off in the first chapter when the squad enters the city.

Initially the entire area is abandoned, but they quickly find some bodies of the 33rd and are attacked by locals insurgents.

The different missions then lead the squad through sandy Dubai mixed with modern buildings and palaces now in decay.

Game mechanics include seeking cover, aiming from behind obstacles, vaulting, sprinting, and taking out the insurgents.

As only the main character is controlled by the player, team mates act on their own but can also be given different orders.

These are not only general, as Walker can for instance ask to engage a sp

Spec Ops: The Line for Xbox 360 is currently worth €33.53 loose, €16.32 complete in box, and €37.06 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Spec Ops: The Line has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Spec Ops: The Line, loose is €33.53 and CIB is €16.32 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Spec Ops: The Line is currently worth €33.53 loose, versus €30.70 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.