Tom Clancy's The Division | |
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Developer(s) | Ubisoft Massive |
Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
Director(s) | Magnus Jansén Julian Gerighty Ryan Barnard |
Producer(s) | Petter Sydow |
Designer(s) | Matthias Karlson |
Composer(s) | Ola Strandh |
Engine | Snowdrop |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
Release date(s) |
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Genre(s) | Massively multiplayer online game |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Aggregate score | |
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Aggregator | Score |
Metacritic | (PS4) 80/100 (XONE) 80/100 (PC) 79/100 |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
Destructoid | 6.5/10 |
EGM | 9/10 |
Game Informer | 8/10 |
Game Revolution | |
GameSpot | 8/10 |
GamesRadar | |
Giant Bomb | |
IGN | 6.7/10 |
PC Gamer (US) | 68/100 |
Polygon | 7/10 |
VideoGamer.com | 8/10 |
Tom Clancy's The Division is an online-only open world third-person shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Massive and published by Ubisoft, with assistance from Red Storm Entertainment, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It was announced during Ubisoft's E3 2013 press conference, and was released worldwide on 8 March 2016. The Division is set in a near future New York City in the aftermath of a smallpox pandemic; the player, who is an agent of the eponymous Strategic Homeland Division, commonly referred to as simply "The Division", is tasked with helping the group rebuild its operations in Manhattan, investigate the nature of the outbreak, and combating criminal activity in its wake. The Division is structured with elements of role-playing games, as well as collaborative and player versus player online multiplayer.
The game received positive reviews, and was a commercial success, with Ubisoft stating that the game broke the company's record for highest number of first-day sales. Furthermore, one week after the game's release, Ubisoft stated that The Division was the company's best-selling game, and the industry's biggest first-week launch for a new game franchise, which generated an estimated amount of $330 million globally.
The Division takes place in mid-crisis Manhattan, an open world with destructive environments that are free for players to explore. The player's mission is to restore order by investigating the source of a virus. The player character can carry three weapons, and explosives like sticky bombs and smart mines to fight against enemies. Players may take cover behind objects during firefights to avoid taking damage from enemies, and to give them a tactical advantage when attacking. As the game is set in a third-person perspective, the character model is visible.