Spec Ops: The Line

Xbox One · 2012

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About this game

Spec Ops: The Line is a military third-person shooter.

It is an entry in the long-running Spec Ops series but with no reference to the story or gameplay mechanics from the earlier games.

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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

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About Xbox One

Microsoft's Xbox One launched in 2013 alongside the PS4 and leaned heavily into backwards compatibility and subscription services like Game Pass. Because so many Xbox One owners moved to all-digital libraries, physical Xbox One cartridges — sorry, discs — in good condition are comparatively less common on the secondhand market than their PlayStation equivalents from the same era.

Gamevaro tracks Spec Ops: The Line for Xbox One with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.

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Market values by condition

PAL

Loose / Item only

€52.91

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Recent sales

Date	Type	Region	Price	Source
2026-06-25	Loose / Item only	PAL	€52.91	eBay NL

Rarity & condition

Only a handful of market sales have been tracked for Spec Ops: The Line, suggesting it doesn't trade hands very often — a sign of relative scarcity compared to more common Xbox One titles.

Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.

Frequently asked questions

How much is Spec Ops: The Line worth?

Spec Ops: The Line for Xbox One is currently worth €52.91 loose. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Is Spec Ops: The Line rare?

Spec Ops: The Line has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common Xbox One titles.

What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Spec Ops: The Line?

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.