Alekhine's Gun: Difference between revisions
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[[file:AlekhinesGun Makarov PM aim.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The player aims to "Makarov PM".]]
[[file:AlekhinesGun Makarov PM aim.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The player aims to "Makarov PM".]]
[[file:AlekhinesGun Makarov PM menu.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Makarov PM in menu.]]
[[file:AlekhinesGun Makarov PM menu.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Makarov PM in menu.]]
[[file:Alekhines Gun - Makarov PM Silenced - Painting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Semyon points a silenced Makarov PM to a target, who is painting part of an early promotional artwork showing Olga Godunova-Lopes distracting a guard.]]
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[[file:AlekhinesGun Walther PPK SD holding.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Semyon holds his silenced Walther PPK.]]
[[file:AlekhinesGun Walther PPK SD holding.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Semyon holds his silenced Walther PPK.]]
[[file:AlekhinesGun Walther PPK SD aim.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aiming the silenced Walther PPK.]]
[[file:AlekhinesGun Walther PPK SD aim.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aiming the silenced Walther PPK.]]
[[file:Alekhines Gun - Walther PPK Silenced - Painting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Semyon points a silenced Walther PPK to a target, who is painting part of an early promotional artwork showing Olga Godunova-Lopes distracting a guard.]]
[[file:AlekhinesGun Walther PPK SD menu.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Walther PPK with a silencer in the menu.]]
[[file:AlekhinesGun Walther PPK SD menu.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Walther PPK with a silencer in the menu.]]
Alekhine's Gun is a third-person stealth action video game set during World War II and the Cold War, following series protagonist KGB Colonel Semyon Strogov. Developed and published by Maximum Games, it is the third installment in the Death to Spies series, that began with Death to Spies which was followed by its sequel Death to Spies: Moment of Truth, developed by Haggard Games and released in 2007 and 2009 respectively. The series borrows heavily from the Hitman games.
Alekhine's Gun was released on 1st March 2016 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One; and features open maps with multiple methods to complete levels. Each mission is described as being non-linear in design, featuring multiple ways of completing tasks. The plot features around historical events such as the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. The game has a very Noir athmosphere in both cutscenes and gameplay.
The title name is borrowed from that of a powerful chess formation used by former World Champion Alexander Alekhine in a match against fellow grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch. The idea consists of placing the two rooks (towers) stacked one behind another and the queen at the rear. This can lead to substantial material loss for the opponent as it places considerable pressure on the "target" of the gun, especially if it is pinned (in this case it was only four moves before resignation).
Originally, the game was title Death to Spies 3: Ghost of Moscow. In this original premise, the player would actually deploy a team of three agents in a third-person version of Commandos gameplay; with each agent having special, unique skills for the tasks at hand. Semyon would have his usual silent assassin skills, while Olga Godunova-Lopes would be a femme fatale who could distract enemies, with the third agent being Viktor Kovalev, a sniper and explosions expert. According to the developers, the idea was based on a Mission Impossible-style task-force, with the trio taking inspiration from Blizzard's The Lost Vikings, but the idea was scrapped due to financial constraints.
The following weapons were used in the videogame Alekhine's Gun:
The Izhmash AK-47 is available ingame, incorrectly referred to as an AKM, and having an erroneous 40-round capacity despite its use of 30-round magazines.
