Prisoner of War is an adventure developed by Wide Games, released 31 December 2002 on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Prisoner of War is
Prisoner of War is an adventure game developed by Wide Games and released in 2002. It was published by Codemasters. It is available on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows). It carries an ESRB T age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
It is World War II, and the player takes the role of an American pilot, Captain Lewis Stone, who is thrown into a prison camp of the Nazis. While attempting to escape the camp, Captain Stone discovers that the Germans are developing a secret weapon they intend to use against the Allies. Soon his personal wish of escape turns into a desire to save the world from the destruction the Nazis are planning.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Prisoner of War holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 2 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Prisoner of War launched on 31 December 2002, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, SimCity 4, Sonic Advance 2 and Space Rangers. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, SimCity 4, Sonic Advance 2, Space Rangers.
Official trailer
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