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{{Short description|2009 video game set in WWII Paris}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = The Saboteur
| image = Official Saboteur Game Cover Art.JPG
| developer = [[Pandemic Studios]]
| publisher = [[Electronic Arts]]
| director = Trey Watkins<br />[[Cameron Brown (game director)|Cameron Brown]]
| producer = Phil Hong
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| composer = Gabriel Mann<br />Rebecca Kneubuhl
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| genre = [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
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'''''The Saboteur''''' is an [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure video game]] developed by [[Pandemic Studios]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]]. It was released for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] in December 2009. A [[The Saboteur (2010 video game)|mobile version]] of the game was developed and released by [[Hands-On Mobile]] for [[BlackBerry]] on January 21, 2010, for [[iOS]] on March 24, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-06-05 |title=The Saboteur - Wireless |url=http://wireless.gamespy.com/wireless/the-saboteur/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605102524/http://wireless.gamespy.com/wireless/the-saboteur/ |archive-date=2010-06-05 |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=GameSpy}}</ref><ref name="MCiOS">{{cite web |title=The Saboteur for iPhone/iPad Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-saboteur/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |access-date=May 18, 2018 |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-date=June 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601013305/http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/the-saboteur |url-status=live }}</ref> The game is set in [[Military Administration in France (Nazi Germany)|German-occupied France]] during [[World War II]], and follows Sean Devlin (based on [[William Grover-Williams]]),<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 April 2007|title=Saboteur Interview|url=http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/779/779284p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502055018/http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/779/779284p1.html|archive-date=2 May 2009|access-date=12 January 2009|work=[[IGN]]|df=dmy-all}}</ref> an [[Irish people|Irish]] race car driver and mechanic,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/saboteur-first-look/1100-6168758/ |title=Saboteur First Look [date mislabeled as "November 18, 2008"] |last=Torres |first=Ricardo |date=April 6, 2007 |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=May 18, 2018 |archive-date=May 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519121157/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/saboteur-first-look/1100-6168758/ |url-status=live }}</ref> who joins the [[French Resistance]] to liberate [[Paris]] after his best friend is killed by [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] forces.
Gameplay in ''The Saboteur'' combines driving, shooting, melee combat, and exploration. Players can make use of a variety of weapons and abilities to fight enemies or explore the environment, such as Sean's [[parkour]] skills, which allow him to climb high buildings in seconds to facilitate traversal. The game features an [[open world]] comprising Paris' various boroughs and the surrounding countryside. Initially, most of the map is occupied by German forces, symbolized by a black and white filter applied on the in-game map, as well as the environment itself. By completing main and side missions, each borough is slowly liberated, and the environment returns to its natural colors.
==Plot==▼
''The Saboteur'' received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics. While it was praised for its visuals, sound design, setting, amount of content and entertaining gameplay, many criticized its repetitiveness, the storyline's execution, various technical issues, and the general unpolished feel. It also drew many comparisons to ''[[Velvet Assassin]]'', a game with a similar premise released earlier in 2009, as well as the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' series for their similar gameplay elements. ''The Saboteur'' was the final title developed by Pandemic Studios before their closure in 2009.
He starts a rivalry with Kurt Dierker, an infamous racer and champion of the Nazis. During the race, Dierker cheats by shooting out one of Sean's tires. For revenge, Sean and Jules plan on breaking into Doppelsieg, the automotive factory that Dierker works for, to sabotage his car, despite Skylar warning them that Dierker is not what he seems. At the factory, Sean and Jules are captured and tortured by Dierker, who reveals himself to be a Nazi [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] Commander and believes them to be British spies. Dierker tortures and murders Jules before Sean's eyes, before Sean manages to escape only to witness the [[Battle of France|German invasion of France]]. Sean manages to rescue Vittore and Veronique before they escape to Paris. Sean tells Jules' family what happened to him, and promises to take revenge on Dierker.▼
==Gameplay==▼
Months later, Sean is living in La Belle Du Nuit, a cabaret owned by Jules' family. Sean is approached by Luc Gaudin, a local writer, love interest of Veronique, and leader of a [[French Resistance|resistance]] group against the Nazi occupation. Sean is talked into joining the resistance by Luc, and is tasked with disrupting Nazi operations by killing high-ranking officers, and destroying military installations. He also gets involved with other resistance leaders and members including Father Denis, a defrocked Catholic priest; Duval Mingo, whose lover betrayed him to a high ranking Nazi; and Margot Bonnaire, who seeks to preserve French culture that the Nazis aim to destroy. Through his work, Sean builds a reputation as a member of the resistance. The growth in resistance activity in Paris as a result of Sean's work does not go unnoticed by Nazi command, and soon, elite Nazi terror units are called in by the German administrative commander in Paris who is revealed to be Dierker.▼
[[File:Saboteur 2009 screenshot.png|thumb|left|The player character, Sean Devlin, standing on a street corner in a Nazi-occupied borough of Paris (symbolized by the black and white filter).]]▼
''The Saboteur'' is an [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure]] game set in an [[open world]] environment and played from a [[Third-person (video games)|third-person perspective]]. The player can explore [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]]-occupied Paris, some of the French countryside and parts of Germany. Color is a key element in the
Throughout the game, Sean can upgrade his abilities and arsenal via "Perks", such as improving accuracy with a sniper rifle, ammo count for all weapons, damage, and more. Perks are gained through actions, such as evading high-level alarms, [[sniping]] targets or demolishing a set number of German installations or vehicles with a certain requirement. The player also has the ability to scale buildings and run across rooftops, where sometimes British supply boxes can be found, or to reach a good sniper's view of the ground beneath. Garages are available to the player, which can save parked vehicles and repair damaged ones. The player can also engage in fist-fights or use a more stealthy approach, such as sneaking around or using a Nazi's uniform as a disguise.▼
Sean meets up with Skylar again, who reveals herself to be a British spy with the [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE), and she takes Sean to her superiors. They task him with a series of jobs, including stealing an unknown treasure from the Nazis. Sean and Skylar are soon tasked with rescuing a defecting German scientist named Dr. Kessler. It is revealed that the Doppelseig factory is a front for an [[German nuclear weapons program|atomic weapons project]] that they were forcing Kessler to create. After Kessler is rescued, he refuses to work with anyone unless his daughter Maria is saved as well. Sean soon rescues Maria from her captors and takes her to the resistance headquarters, which is immediately then attacked by the Nazis, forcing the resistance to flee into the [[Catacombs of Paris|catacombs]]. During this raid, Veronique is captured and prepped for execution at [[Notre-Dame de Paris|Notre Dame]]. Luc, not wanting to expend resistance resources to save one prisoner, denies Sean's request for an organized raid to rescue Veronique. After this, Sean is forced to rescue Veronique by himself, which he succeeds in doing.▼
Should the player die while free-roaming, Sean will lose all of his weapons and grenades he had equipped prior to death. The player can buy [[weapon]]s, [[ammunition]], [[explosive]]s, [[map]]s, and other items from several [[black market]] merchants. Once Sean has purchased a weapon from the dealers, he can equip himself with that weapon at any time.▼
Luc comes up with a plan to topple the Nazi leadership, who are set to host a race, by having a driver blow them up with a rigged car. While Sean successfully wins the race, and wipes out most of the leadership, Dierker survives and takes control of the remaining Nazis. In retaliation, the Nazis destroy La Belle Du Nuit, killing Veronique's parents and Vittore. Sean races to the catacombs, where the resistance is being attacked by the Nazis. While Sean is successful in fighting them off, Luc is found to be half-buried under debris, forcing Veronique to kill him so he doesn't get taken alive when the next Nazi attack occurs. Furthermore, during the attack, the Nazis succeed in capturing Dr. Kessler and his daughter once again.▼
===The Midnight Show===▼
Sean, Veronique, and Skylar team up to raid the Doppelseig factory and rescue the Kesslers. Once Dr. Kessler is rescued, he and Sean go on to dismantle the weapons and set the factory to explode as they escape. With the factory destroyed, and the Kesslers rescued, Sean and Veronique return to Paris where the people have risen up against the Nazi power. Veronique takes on the duty of becoming the new leader of the resistance. After sharing a passionate kiss with Veronique, Sean tracks down Dierker to the [[Eiffel Tower]], where he is found to be executing his men for failing to subdue the civil uprising. Sean finally confronts Dierker at the top of the tower, where Sean can either shoot Dierker off the tower, or wait and witness Dierker jump off himself. With Dierker dead, Veronique asks Sean if it's all over, to which Sean replies he's "Just getting started."▼
A code for a downloadable patch entitled "The Midnight Show" was free to those who purchased a new copy of the game for either the
The extra content provides the player with
▲==Gameplay==
▲[[File:Saboteur 2009 screenshot.png|thumb|left|Sean Devlin standing on a street corner]]
▲The player can explore [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]]-occupied Paris, some of the French countryside and parts of Germany. Color is a key element in the [[gameplay]]. Areas which are heavily controlled by the Nazis are represented in black and white, with the exception of the characters' [[Iris (anatomy)|irises]], city lights, blood and blue symbols of the [[French Resistance]], and various [[Flag of Nazi Germany|German symbol]]s, which are bright red and complete with [[swastika]]s. In these areas, German soldiers are present in large numbers, making it far more likely that Sean will be detected in his rebellious activities. To "inspire" that district again, players must weaken the German forces occupying the area. In doing so, that district's citizens regain their hope, visually represented by the area becoming vibrant and full of color. Germans in these areas will not be completely evicted but Sean has a higher chance of escaping them since they will no longer be so ubiquitous, and will primarily be centered on military bases, barracks, checkpoints, HQs, and other strategically important sites. In addition, the [[French people]] will play an active role in the struggle for colored zones. For example, if Sean gets into a fight with German soldiers in a colored area, allies like the French Resistance, the [[Maquis (World War II)|Maquis]], and even passing French civilians will intervene against the occupiers.
▲==Plot==
▲Throughout the game, Sean can upgrade his abilities and arsenal via "Perks", such as improving accuracy with a sniper rifle, ammo count for all weapons, damage, and more. Perks are gained through actions, such as evading high-level alarms, [[sniping]] targets or demolishing a set number of German installations or vehicles with a certain requirement. The player also has the ability to scale buildings and run across rooftops, where sometimes British supply boxes can be found, or to reach a good sniper's view of the ground beneath. Garages are available to the player, which can save parked vehicles and repair damaged ones. The player can also engage in fist-fights or use a more stealthy approach, such as sneaking around or using a Nazi's uniform as a disguise.
▲
▲Months later, Sean is living in La Belle Du Nuit, a cabaret owned by Jules' family.
▲Should the player die while free-roaming, Sean will lose all of his weapons and grenades he had equipped prior to death. The player can buy [[weapon]]s, [[ammunition]], [[explosive]]s, [[map]]s and other items from several [[black market]] merchants. Once Sean has purchased a weapon from the dealers, he can equip himself with that weapon at any time.
▲Sean meets up with Skylar again, who reveals herself to be a British spy with the [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE), and she takes Sean to her superiors. They task him with a series of jobs, including stealing an unknown treasure from the Nazis. Sean and Skylar are soon tasked with rescuing a defecting German scientist named Dr. Kessler. It is revealed that the Doppelseig factory is a front for an [[German nuclear weapons program|atomic weapons project]] that they were forcing Kessler to create. After Kessler is rescued, he refuses to work with anyone unless his daughter Maria is saved as well. Sean soon rescues Maria from her captors and takes her to the resistance headquarters, which is immediately then attacked by the Nazis, forcing the resistance to flee into the [[Catacombs of Paris|catacombs]]. During this raid, Veronique is captured and prepped for execution at [[Notre-Dame de Paris|Notre Dame]]. Luc, not wanting to expend resistance resources to save one prisoner, denies Sean's request for an organized raid to rescue Veronique. After this, Sean is forced to rescue Veronique by himself, which he succeeds in doing.
▲===The Midnight Show===
▲A code for a downloadable patch entitled "The Midnight Show" was free to those who purchased a new copy of the game for either the [[Xbox 360]] or [[PlayStation 3]]. For the [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] version, the extra content was already included on the disc. The content was later released on [[Xbox Live Marketplace]] and on the [[PlayStation Network]] (in the UK, the content is free of charge) for people who did not have the code.<ref name="Nude Pack Gives Gamers Choice in The Saboteur">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/04/nude-pack-gives-gamers-choice-in-the-saboteur |title=Nude Pack Gives Gamers Choice in The Saboteur |last=Reilly |first=Jim |date=December 3, 2009 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=May 18, 2018}}</ref>
▲Luc comes up with a plan to topple the Nazi leadership, who are set to host a race, by having a driver blow them up with a rigged car. While Sean successfully wins the race, and wipes out most of the leadership, Dierker survives and takes control of the remaining Nazis. In retaliation, the Nazis destroy La Belle Du Nuit, killing Veronique's parents and Vittore. Sean races to the catacombs, where the resistance is being attacked by the Nazis. While Sean is successful in fighting them off, Luc is found to be half-buried under debris, forcing Veronique to kill him so he doesn't get taken alive when the next Nazi attack occurs. Furthermore, during the attack, the Nazis succeed in capturing Dr. Kessler and his daughter once again.
▲Sean, Veronique, and Skylar team up to raid the
▲The extra content provides the player with extra [[brothel]]s and hiding spots. It also includes a [[minigame]] in which the player can earn in-game items such as a car not found during the main campaign. Most notably, however, installing the add-on automatically renders all brothel girls in the game topless, although nudity can still be toggled on and off.<ref name="Nude Pack Gives Gamers Choice in The Saboteur"/> This caused some controversy at the time of the game's release.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://techland.time.com/2009/12/08/sex-and-the-saboteur-dev-talks-nudity-in-new-game/ |title=Sex and 'The Saboteur': Dev Talks Nudity in New Game |last=John |first=Tracey |date=December 8, 2009 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |publisher=[[Time Inc.]] |access-date=November 26, 2011}}</ref>
==Development==
The game has been called the developer's [[swan song]], since [[Pandemic Studios]] was liquidated soon after its completion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2009/12/the-saboteur-pandemics-swan-song-hits-most-of-the-right-notes.ars |title=The Saboteur: Pandemic's swan song is a helluva tune |last=Thompson |first=Michael |date=December 11, 2009 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |access-date=January 4, 2018 |archive-date=September 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911173844/http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2009/12/the-saboteur-pandemics-swan-song-hits-most-of-the-right-notes.ars |url-status=live }}</ref>
Areas that were cut from the game late in development include a giant Nazi missile silo built into the side of a mountain, called Valhall; Pandemic concept artist Jason Hazelroth spent three years designing the project. In further concept art, Hazelroth revealed an experimental Nazi jet called the XJ-05, which functioned as a [[Boss (video gaming)|boss fight]] while it was still docked, and another smaller jet, the JX-07, which could have been used by the player.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/games/Saboteur-Lost-Level-Boss-Fight-Revealed-22354.html |title=The Saboteur's Lost Level And Boss Fight Revealed |last=Haas |first=Pete |date=January 19, 2010 |website=CinemaBlend |publisher=GatewayBlend Entertainment |access-date=January 4, 2018 |archive-date=January 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105011910/https://www.cinemablend.com/games/Saboteur-Lost-Level-Boss-Fight-Revealed-22354.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
After the game was released, customers reported that the game was unplayable with an [[ATI (brand)|ATI]] [[graphics card]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/5422990/saboteur-pc-not-working-with-ati-graphics-cards |title=Saboteur PC Not Working With ATI Graphics Cards? |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |date=December 10, 2009 |website=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]] |access-date=October 25, 2011 |archive-date=August 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811010238/http://kotaku.com/5422990/saboteur-pc-not-working-with-ati-graphics-cards |url-status=live }}</ref> Some game retailers, including [[Direct2Drive]], had placed a warning on their web sites declaring problems with the game's compatibility.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.direct2drive.com/8775/product/Buy-The-Saboteur-Download |title=The Saboteur Download |website=[[Direct2Drive]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001003216/http://www.direct2drive.com/8775/product/Buy-The-Saboteur-Download |archive-date=October 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 18, 2018}}</ref> A workaround required the user to disable [[multi-core]] processing entirely, which would significantly decrease their computer's performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/pc-saboteur-sabotaged-by-ati-cards |title=PC Saboteur sabotaged by ATI cards |last=Purchese |first=Robert |date=December 10, 2009 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=October 25, 2011 |archive-date=June 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617120556/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/pc-saboteur-sabotaged-by-ati-cards |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Pandemic Studios|Pandemic]] employees acknowledged the issue and released a beta patch on December 18, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/353631.page |title=The Saboteur PC Beta Patch is Live! |date=December 18, 2009 |website=[[Electronic Arts]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410140526/http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/353631.page |archive-date=April 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 18, 2018}}</ref> The patch stated that users with quad core [[CPU]]s would possibly have severe streaming issues, which required restricting the game to a single core as a workaround.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/353573.page |title=BETA Patch Report/Support Thread |date=December 18, 2009 |website=Electronic Arts |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406042519/http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/353573.page |archive-date=April 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 18, 2018}}</ref> This was despite the game's recommended specifications listing a [[Multi-core processor|quad core]] [[CPU]].
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
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| PS3 = true
| X360 = true
| na = true
| Destruct_X360 = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-the-saboteur-156887.phtml |title=Review: The Saboteur (X360) |last=Sterling |first=Jim |date=December 5, 2009 |website=[[Destructoid]] |publisher=Enthusiast Gaming |access-date=May 19, 2018 |archive-date=September 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923020328/https://www.destructoid.com/review-the-saboteur-156887.phtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
| EuroG_PS3 = 6/10<ref name="EuroG">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/the-saboteur-review |title=The Saboteur (Xbox 360) |last=Donlan |first=Christian |date=December 3, 2009 |website=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=May 23, 2015 |archive-date=May 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525054627/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/the-saboteur-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
| EuroG_X360 = 6/10<ref name="EuroG"/>
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| GI_PC = 8/10<ref name="GI">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_saboteur/b/pc/archive/2009/12/03/review.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091206051505/http://gameinformer.com/games/the_saboteur/b/pc/archive/2009/12/03/review.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 6, 2009 |title=The Saboteur: Pandemic's stylish swan song reinvigorates World War II games |last=Bertz |first=Matt |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |issue=201 |date=January 2010 |page=78 |access-date=May 23, 2015}}</ref>
| GI_PS3 = 8/10<ref name="GI"/>
| GI_X360 = 8/10<ref name="GI"/>
| GamePro_X360 = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="GamePro">{{cite
| GameRev_PS3 = B−<ref name="GameRev">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/45103-the-saboteur-review |title=The Saboteur Review (PS3) |last=Tan |first=Nicholas |date=December 9, 2009 |website=[[Game Revolution]] |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009202439/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/the-saboteur |archive-date=October 9, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=May 19, 2018}}</ref>
| GameRev_X360 = B−<ref name="GameRev"/>
| GSpot_PS3 = 7.5/10<ref name="GSpot">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-saboteur-review/1900-6242264/ |title=The Saboteur Review (PS3, X360) |last=McShea |first=Tom |date=December 4, 2009 |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=May 23, 2015 |archive-date=January 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124162506/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-saboteur-review/1900-6242264/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpot_X360 = 7.5/10<ref name="GSpot"/>
| GSpy_PS3 = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="GSpy">{{cite web |url=http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/saboteur/1052097p1.html |title=The Consensus: The Saboteur Review (PS3, X360) |last=Gallegos |first=Anthony |date=December 3, 2009 |website=[[GameSpy]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=May 23, 2015 |archive-date=September 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922070047/http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/saboteur/1052097p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpy_X360 = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="GSpy"/>
| GT_X360 = 7.6/10<ref name="GT">{{cite web |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/hmlpff/the-saboteur-review |title=The Saboteur Review |website=[[GameTrailers]] |publisher=[[Defy Media]] |date=December 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812044613/http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/hmlpff/the-saboteur-review |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 23, 2015}}</ref>
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| GB_PS3 = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="GB"/>
| GB_X360 = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="GB"/>
| IGN_PS3 = (AU) 8.2/10<ref name="IGNAU">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/02/the-saboteur-au-review |title=The Saboteur AU Review (PS3, X360) |last=Pompadou |first=Jean-Claude |date=December 1, 2009 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=May 18, 2018 |archive-date=May 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519122137/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/02/the-saboteur-au-review |url-status=live }}</ref><br />(US) 7.5/10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/09/the-saboteur-review |title=The Saboteur Review (PS3) |last=Clayman |first=David |date=December 8, 2009 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=May 23, 2015 |archive-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212215447/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/09/the-saboteur-review |url-status=live }}</ref><br />(UK) 6.2/10<ref name="IGNUK">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/03/the-saboteur-uk-review |title=The Saboteur UK Review (PS3, X360) |last=Robinson |first=Martin |date=December 3, 2009 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=May 18, 2018 |archive-date=May 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519122023/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/03/the-saboteur-uk-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| PCGUS_PC = 86%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Saboteur |magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |publisher=Future US |date=January 2010 |page=68}}</ref>
| PSM_PS3 = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Review: The Saboteur |magazine=[[PlayStation: The Official Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |issue=29 |date=February 2010 |page=72}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
| rev1_X360 = 7/10<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/6823776/The-Saboteur-video-game-review.html |title=The Saboteur video game review (X360) |last=Cowen |first=Nick |date=December 16, 2009 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=May 19, 2018 |archive-date=May 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519131405/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/6823776/The-Saboteur-video-game-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''
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The PC version of ''The Saboteur'' received "generally favorable" reviews
''[[IGN]]'' praised the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions for their sound, black and white visuals, and "cheap thrills", while criticizing their unpolished gameplay and somewhat silly animation.<ref name="IGN"/> ''[[GameTrailers]]'' called the Xbox 360 version yet another open-world destruction game of 2009.<ref name="GT"/> The game was praised for being fun, although the site criticized the choppy voice acting, varying graphical quality and the unpolished end product. ''[[X-Play]]'' praised the same console version's unique look and setting, and the variety of gameplay, but criticized its poorly executed story, enemy AI, and various glitches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/45188/The-Saboteur/review/ |title=The Saboteur Review (X360) |last=Manuel |first=Rob |date=December 3, 2009 |website=[[X-Play]] |publisher=[[G4 Media (TV company)|G4 Media]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102090324/http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/45188/The-Saboteur/review/ |archive-date=January 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 18, 2018}}</ref>
The [[PlayStation 3]] version was noted for its [[Spatial anti-aliasing|anti-aliasing]] technique on a console that has traditionally had difficulty with AA. Using one of the PS3's [[Synergistic Processing Unit]]s to perform after-image [[edge detection]] and blurring, under optimal conditions it manages equivalent to 16xAA.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-saboteur-aa-blog-entry |title=DF on Saboteur's PS3 anti-aliasing |last=Leadbetter |first=Richard |date=December 9, 2009 |website=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=October 25, 2011 |archive-date=October 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015135807/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-saboteur-aa-blog-entry |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/the-anti-aliasing-effect-article |title=The Anti-Aliasing Effect |last=Leadbetter |first=Richard |date=January 16, 2010 |website=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=October 25, 2011 |archive-date=October 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029234858/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/the-anti-aliasing-effect-article |url-status=live }}</ref> The game was frequently compared to ''[[Velvet Assassin]]'', released the same year and featuring similar aesthetics and gameplay styles.<ref name="GamePro"/>
''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave the PS3 version an A− and said, "The nicest touch is that your free-roaming sabotage has a direct effect on the quests that advance the main story."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://games.avclub.com/the-saboteur-1798218508 |title=The Saboteur (PS3) |last=Teti |first=John |date=December 14, 2009 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |publisher=[[The Onion]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217092126/http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-saboteur,36255/ |archive-date=December 17, 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=May 19, 2018}}</ref> 411Mania gave the Xbox 360 version a score of 7.5 out of 10 and said, "If you’re a fan of GTA or Mercs 1 or 2 you’ll probably get some enjoyment out of the Saboteur, but for everyone else this game is a rental at best."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.411mania.com/games/reviews/126668/The-Saboteur-(Xbox-360)-Review.htm |title=The Saboteur (Xbox 360) Review |last=Salmela |first=Mark |date=January 13, 2010 |website=411Mania |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116131305/http://www.411mania.com/games/reviews/126668/The-Saboteur-(Xbox-360)-Review.htm |archive-date=January 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 19, 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' gave the same console version seven out of ten and called it "a highly enjoyable game in its own right and it succeeds at being pure, rollicking entertainment. Players who are prepared to look past its derivative gameplay will find its silly characters [and] ridiculous plot and even some of its technical flaws may just be part of the reason they continue playing it long after the first couple of hours have passed by."<ref name="Telegraph"/> ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'', however, gave the same console version six stars out of ten and called it "a big game best taken in small doses: An hour or two of clamber up the side of a building, snipe some guys, drive like hell, lather, rinse, repeat was plenty. Any more than that and I started to think maybe the Nazis could just ''have'' France, if they wanted it so bad."<ref name="Wired"/> ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' gave the PS3 version five out of ten and called it "an awesome display of clichés, stereotypes, shortcuts and failures in logic."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Saboteur (PS3) |author=Edge staff |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=Future plc |issue=210 |date=January 2010 |page=86}}</ref>
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