Secret Service (2008 video game)

Secret Service
Developer(s)Cauldron HQ
Publisher(s)Activision
Designer(s)Dan Arey
Writer(s)Dan Arey
Michael G. Ryan
Composer(s)
  • Juraj Karkuš
  • Marek Lacena
EngineCloakNT
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360
Release
  • X360/PS2: November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04)
  • PC: November 11, 2008 (2008-11-11)
  • EU: December 3, 2009 (2009-12-03)
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Secret Service is a first-person shooter video game developed by Cauldron HQ and published by Activision for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360. It is set in Washington, D.C., on Inauguration Day, where the player assumes the role of an elite agent named Pierce, whose task is to eliminate enemies to prevent them from attacking the Capitol. The game uses the CloakNT in-game engine. The game, announced in October 2008,[1][2] was released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 on November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04),[3] and for PC on November 11, 2008 (2008-11-11).[4] It was later released in Europe on March 12, 2009 (2009-03-12).[5]

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  2. ^ "Activision Publishing's Secret Service Puts the President's Life in Gamers' Hands" (Press release). Activision Publishing. October 10, 2008. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via IGN.
  3. ^ "Shippin' Out Nov. 2-8: Gears 2, Resistance 2". GameSpot. November 3, 2008. Archived from the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "Shippin' Out Nov. 9-15: Wrath of the Lich King". GameSpot. November 10, 2008. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
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