The Shield (video game)

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The Shield
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Developers Point of View, Inc.
Publisher Aspyr Media
Platforms Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: January 9, 2007
  • EU: June 1, 2007 [1]
Windows
  • NA: January 22, 2007
  • EU: June 1, 2007 [2]
Genres Action, Stealth
Mode Single-player

The Shield (also known as The Shield: The Game) is a 2007 video game based on the television show of the same name. [3] The Shield is a third-person shooter where players take on the role of Vic Mackey (portrayed by Michael Chiklis) fighting crime on the streets of Los Angeles. The game was originally announced in 2004 by Sammy Studios for Xbox and PlayStation 2 for 2005. [4] During E3 2004 the game was handled as "one of the best TV licensed titles on the PS2". [5]

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Reception

The game was met with a negative reception upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 38.10% and 36 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version, [7] [8] and 38.40% and 34 out of 100 for the PC version. [6] [9]

References

  1. ↑ "The Shield: The Game Release Information for PlayStation 2 - GameFAQs". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  2. ↑ "The Shield: The Game Release Information for PC - GameFAQs". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  3. ↑ The Shield for PS2 at GameZone.com
  4. ↑ Dunham, Jeremy (2004-03-03). "SGD 2004: The Shield". IGN. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  5. ↑ Alfonso, Andrew (2004-05-12). "E3 2004: The Shield - Hands-On". IGN. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  6. 1 2 "The Shield: The Game for PC". GameRankings. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "The Shield: The Game for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "The Shield: The Game for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic . Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  9. 1 2 "The Shield: The Game for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  10. ↑ Nguyen, Thierry (January 18, 2007). "The Shield (PS2)". 1UP.com . Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  11. ↑ Lyon, James (June 23, 2007). "The Shield - The Game (PS2)". Eurogamer . Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  12. ↑ Reeves, Ben (March 2007). "The Shield (PS2)". Game Informer . No. 167. Retrieved June 7, 2014.{{cite magazine}}: |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ Damiano, Greg (February 15, 2007). "The Shield Review (PS2)". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  14. ↑ Navarro, Alex (January 19, 2007). "The Shield Review (PS2)". GameSpot . Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  15. ↑ Navarro, Alex (February 1, 2007). "The Shield Review (PC)". GameSpot. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  16. ↑ Chapman, David (February 8, 2007). "GameSpy: The Shield (PS2)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  17. ↑ Romano, Natalie (February 4, 2007). "The Shield - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  18. ↑ Onyett, Charles (January 23, 2007). "The Shield Review (PS2)". IGN . Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  19. ↑ Onyett, Charles (January 30, 2007). "The Shield Review (PC)". IGN. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  20. ↑ "The Shield: The Game". PC Gamer : 55. April 2007.
  21. ↑ Mastrapa, Gus (March 13, 2007). "The Shield: The Game". X-Play. Archived from the original on March 20, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2014.


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