Updated On: 23 December, 2012 09:32 AM IST | | Shreyas Rajagopal
The illusion of 'choice' or player agency separates video games from all other media. No game in this console generation can match the breadth and depth of choices offered by Arkane Studio's phenomenal stealth shooter.
XBOX 360
Single Player
Rs 3,499
Dishonored stars you as Corvo, bodyguard to the Empress of Dunwall, a dystopian steampunk city wracked by a deadly rat-plague. The game kicks off with Corvo’s failure to protect her from assassination. The corrupt court grabs power and condemns Corvo for the murder. In chains and awaiting death, Corvo is rescued by rebel noblemen loyal to the old regime, who arm him, and set him on his powerful betrayers. Corvo is further aided by a mysterious figure who gifts him demonic powers, turning Corvo into the perfect assassin.u00a0