In a near-future world where Russia and the United States vie for ownership of the world’s fast-depleting energy resources, the US has constructed a space station in order to harness energy from the sun. Russian forces capture this space station and divert its harvested solar energy into a blast wave that destroys San Francisco, aiming to force the US into a total and unconditional surrender. In response, the US tasks its armed forces with recapturing the space station before the Russians can annihilate their next target – New York.
Before Shinji Mikami made his triumphant return to the game industry, many wondered what was behind closed doors from the man who conceived Resident Evil 4. His answer is Vanquish, developed by Platinum Games.
