Sunday Mirror (Northern Ireland)
A Woman of No Importance
In this beautifully-crafted third-person shooter, a civil war has broken out in Washington DC and you’re tasked with cleaning up the streets.
The aim is simple – players move across districts and kill the enemy, while stocking up on rare and powerful loot including armour, items and weapons.
A key difference that sets Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 apart is the level design, where you always have several tasks on the go at once – whether it be rescuing hostages, collecting chests or exploring the Dark Zone.
Players level up by exploring and gradually progressing through 11 zones, each with its own safe-house or settlement, missions and enemies.
Gunplay feels sharper and more dynamic than its predecessor, with a huge amount of new weapons to try. Microtransactions are introduced in The Division 2 – but thankfully only for fairly cheap cosmetic items that offer no real in-game advantage.
DAVID RAVEN
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