Kill.Switch is an action game (shooter) released in 2003 by Namco Hometek. The game was released for PC (Windows), PlayStation and XBox.

The story of Kill Switch revolves around attempts to cause war between the North and West factions. As a super soldier with an implanted chip enabling its remote control (and possible elimination, hence the title Kill Switch), we perform a number of combat missions in which we face the futuristic soldiers of the mentioned factions. Along with subsequent tasks, the impact of the chip begins to weaken, and the main character slowly begins to regain control of his own actions ...


Although it was the Gears of War series that made the so-called cover shooters, i.e. shooters based on fire exchanges from behind shields, were experimented with this solution much earlier in the title Kill Switch. It is in this game that the Offensive Cover System has been implemented, which is a kind of "great-grandfather" of gameplay solutions that are now present in almost every game from the perspective of a third person.


The main element of the game are shootings with increasingly difficult enemies. Attempts to run around the open space quickly end in the death of the player, it is primarily tactical coverage behind terrain covers. This is undoubtedly an interesting proposition for people who want to learn the roots of modern games.