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THE DIVISION 2
Bring order to a capital in chaos and earn yourself some sweet loot
W
hen the virus broke containment, society collapsed in a matter of
days. Institutions crumbled. Armed looters swarmed the streets. And, worse still, it became near impossible to get a Deliveroo in all but the most built-up areas. The Division 2 picks up seven months
after the events of the wintry original game, and swaps the snowy streets of NYC for the midsummer sun of Washington D.C. The pathological threat that defi ned The Division is all but spent, and now it’s up to you to restore some semblance of order to the US capital city. Fortunately for us, the
developers at Ubisoft have adopted a fairly gung-ho interpretation of the phrase ‘restoring order’. Rather than carefully repairing infrastructure, you’ll be dispensing the law at high speeds from the barrel of a heavily modifi ed M4. Working as part of a co-operative squad, you’ll battle through the ruined city as part of a tensely tactical campaign. Fans of the original will immediately
recognise the tight, cover-based gunplay and interlocking selection of skills on off er in The Division 2, and skilled players
will quickly learn to co-ordinate closely with squadmates to maximise their fi reteam’s damage output.
Going dark But this time around, the game’s
developers are working hard to ensure the end of the campaign is just the beginning of your experience. So, once you wrap up the main storyline, you can take your pick from one of three new ‘specializations’ – Sharpshooter, Demolitionist, or Survivalist – and gain access to a host of new skills and abilities. The addition of 8-player raids, meanwhile, ensures that even the most skilled will
be challenged by The Division 2 for months after its release. And then there’s The Dark Zone. This
relentlessly hostile environment was one of the defi ning features of The Division, off ering brave players the opportunity to earn high-end loot if they could survive against ruthless computer-controlled enemies and treacherous player- controlled rogue agents. It’s been expanded for The Division 2, with three distinct zones to plunder and a new system for betraying your fellow agents. The result is so tense that it’d make Ross Kemp reach for the chamomile tea.
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Three major downloadable updates are coming to the game in its fi rst year, and they’ll all be free
Capital idea 1 Washington off ers a more diverse range of environments than NYC. 2 A dedicated player-versus-player mode lets you clobber your mates on isolated maps. 3 The open world is a 1:1 representation of the US capital – but a bit more on fi re.
| Info
Format PS4, XO, PC Release date 15 March Publisher Ubisoft Developer Massive Entertainment
Standard Edition Squad up, gear up, and take back D.C.
Washington D.C. Edition
Washington D.C. world map
Art book Battleworn Secret Service pack
Perfect Partner Saving a nation from collapse is thirsty work, so grab The Division 2 Steel Mug for a cuppa. Ah, tastes tactical
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