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1213: Special Edition

1213 is a series of sci-fi adventure games by Ben "Yahzee" Croshaw. The games follow an amnesiac man only known by his subject number 1213. He is locked inside mysterious facility where his captor runs…

22 February 2006

1213: Special Edition is a platform developed by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, released 22 February 2006 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What 1213: Special Edition is

1213: Special Edition is a platform game developed by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw and released in 2006. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

1213 is a series of sci-fi adventure games by Ben "Yahzee" Croshaw. The games follow an amnesiac man only known by his subject number 1213. He is locked inside mysterious facility where his captor runs terrible experiments on him. Then, for reasons yet unknown, 1213 is freed from his cell, just to find out something has gone terribly wrong inside the facility. Unlike previous games by Ben Croshaw, 1213 is an action-adventure game featuring Prince of Persia style platforming and 2D shooter mechanics.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, mystery and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

1213: Special Edition launched on 22 February 2006, within three weeks of The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, Daxter, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and Muv-Luv Alternative.

Released around the same time: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, Daxter, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Muv-Luv Alternative.

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When did 1213: Special Edition come out?
1213: Special Edition was released on 22 February 2006 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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