Sunday Mirror (Northern Ireland)

A Woman of No Importance

- The Lives We Touch Eva Woods Sphere. Out now One More Lie Amy Lloyd Century. Out Thursday

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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