True Lies

A top-down shooter based on the 1994 action film of the same name starring Arnold Schwarzenegger where he is trying to get to the bottom of a terrorist organization.

Overview

True Lies is a game based on the film of the same name, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. The game is displayed with a top-down perspective and roughly follows the plot of the film, as Schwarzenegger's character Harry Tasker tracks the activities of a terrorist cell while trying to keep his anti-terrorism agent status a secret from his wife and teenage daughter.

True Lies features a penalty for civilian casualties, as well as the ability to roll under bullets. Harry can find additional weapons besides his handgun, but they all have limited ammo and vanish after their ammo is depleted. True Lies gets progressively more difficult as the player progresses through the game and features a password system.

Plot

The player takes the role of Harry Tasker, a secret agent working for a specialized anti-terrorism agency, who is pursuing group of terrorists led by Salim Abu Aziz. While chasing after the terrorists and uncovering their plot involving nuclear weapons, Aziz determines Harry's true identity takes his daughter hostage. Harry is then tasked with taking down this terrorist organization and Aziz, as well as saving his daughter.