OVERVIEW

A massive explosion rips through six square blocks of Empire City, annihilating everything and everyone in its path. Everyone, that is, except for a lone man who not only survived the blast, but has been transformed by it.  From the creators of the award-winning Sly Cooper® series, Sucker Punch brings you inFAMOUS, the first open-world
action-adventure title exclusively for the PLAYSTATION®3 system.  

Experience what happens when a normal person suddenly begins to develop super powers.
Will they go on a mindless rampage, choose to protect the innocent, or do little of both? Those are the situations gamers face while being immersed inside a richly interactive and organic living city, a place where actions create broader reactions in the citizens and landscape around them.  inFAMOUS lets players unravel an evolving mystery, experience fame and/or infamy and battle powerful, iconic villains…all the while feeling what it is like to become a modern day superhero.

KEY FEATURES

• Be a Hero: Take on the role of Cole, an everyday guy and urban explorer, who develops a wide range of electricity-based powers.  Learn how to control Cole’s evolving powers in an attempt to save Empire City and its people.
• Super Powers: Unleash a wide of range of electricity-based super powers that evolve and grow based on the decisions you make during the course of the game. Play as an evil character, and the available power upgrades reflect your sadistic streak. On the flipside, playing as a good character unlocks good upgrades. Your actions dictate your gameplay experience.
• Karma System: Choose to be as good or evil as you want to be with a six-level karma system that monitors moment-to-moment actions, allowing players to see how Cole is perceived by the people of Empire City. Starting in neutral position, players can perform good deeds and rise to Guardian, Champion and Hero ranks, or they can perform unkind acts and lower their ranks to Thug, Outlaw and Infamous.
• Karma Moments: Discover the direct consequences of your actions with over 15 pivotal points in the story where you will be forced to make a choice and then deal with the end result.
• Urban exploration: As an experienced urban explorer, Cole is capable of traversing nearly any surface, whether it's the face of a skyscraper or a dilapidated tenement building. Explore Empire City in a way that no one else can, and use the city to open up a wide array of offensive and defensive combat options
• Epic Battles: Experience what it is like to be a true hero, taking responsibility for every action, as players battle against powerful, iconic villains
• Open Dynamic World: Coupling rich powers with a reactive environment and population, experience complete freedom to explore a deep, open interactive city.  With over 100 missions spanning three massive islands, players will be challenged to decide if they choose to save or destroy Empire City
• Organic City Ecology: Watch the citizens and city react and evolve depending on players’ actions.  Events will unfold based on the role players take in them, creating broader reactions in the city’s people and environment
• Graphic Novel Storytelling: Journey with Cole as he discovers what it means to be a modern day super hero. A dynamic story arc is unveiled as players progress through the game, told through a combination of graphic novel cutscenes and comic book animation.

Sony Press Release