![]() The applications in Uplink are highly simplified, and almost fully automated, similar to depictions in movies such as Hackers. Verify me." which is similar to the one Sneakers used. In addition, the voice print sections use the phrase "Hello. Another reference to the anagram is the password "MySocratesNote", sent to the player in an e-mail which starts the plotline. It also features at least three references to the movie Sneakers, including one which can be found in the first version of the game (and was later removed in an update released by Introversion) which is a cheat code in which the user has to enter "TooManySecrets" (an anagram to the phrase "Setec Astronomy") as the username thus allowing them to access a cheat menu. References to these movies can be found throughout the game, including joke servers for companies such as Steve Jackson Games (which has been raided by the Secret Service) and a nuclear missile control system from WarGames. Uplink focuses on emulating highly stylized, Hollywood-esque hacking, as seen in movies such as Hackers, Sneakers, WarGames and Swordfish. The ending of ARC's storyline ends with the destruction of the internet due to Revelation (including the player's gateway) and causes Uplink to cease operations. It is also suggested the government is oblivious to the possible hacks available within Uplink. Andromeda then shuts down operations, while shares rise to a new high for Arunmor, as they release "Faith" to the public. ![]() He is then sentenced to 8 years in prison. He goes on to state that people's lives are being destroyed by computer technology despite its perceived benefits. He also says that people will never be safe on the web and that their lives are on file waiting to be tampered with. The leader of Andromeda then issues a statement, making no apologies for releasing Revelation, as he argues that the internet became more of an extension of Western capitalism to serve the interest of elites, rather than to promote free speech and anonymity. The Arunmor storyline ends with the destruction of Revelation, which leads to a federal raid of Andromeda and the subsequent arrest of suspected staff members in the company, along with a number of Uplink agents. The government is also said to be helping fund Arunmor's "faith" anti-virus and is looking to raid ARC and arrest people involved yet lack the evidence to do so before the launch of "Revelation."Īfter the Revelation virus is released, the final mission of the game begins, and the storylines play out. Including a mission leading the chief technical director of Arunmor being framed for bank fraud. Numerous attacks on ARC and Arunmor systems also occur in the storyline. Thus allowing it to behave like a normal human virus allowing it to spread quickly. The player can choose to side with ARC or Arunmor or even ignore the plot in its entirety, concentrating on freelance hacking, in which case the storyline plays out without the player's participation.ĭuring the missions Andromeda uses stolen information about "The Darwin Project," digital lifeforms that exist and reproduce on the internet and puts it into the Revelation virus. One of the companies, Arunmor, attempts to cross their plans by developing Faith, a counter virus that can purge Revelation. It is constructing a computer virus known as Revelation using artificial life research as a base in an attempt to destroy the Internet. The storyline of the game begins with the player receiving a delayed e-mail from a deceased top ranking Uplink agent concerning the research done by the Andromeda Research Corporation, related to the Andromeda organization a " Anti-capitalist, Techno-anarchist" group which proclaims the destruction of the Internet (however, this email can be cancelled by player). The player amasses money, software, gateway hardware and skill in the course of performing jobs for various clients, and hacking servers of global corporations for profit. In the game, the player assumes the role of a hacker in the year 2010, who begins work for the Uplink Corporation, which is a worldwide company providing work for hackers. ![]() Uplink was later ported to Android and iOS systems in 2012. The game, which was Introversion's first release, was generally well received in Europe, and was released in North America by the publisher Strategy First as Uplink: Hacker Elite in 2003. The player takes charge of a freelance computer hacker in a fictional futuristic 2010, and must break into foreign computers, complete contracts and purchase new hardware to hack into increasingly harder computer systems. ![]() Uplink (also known in North America as Uplink: Hacker Elite) is a simulation video game released in 2001 by the British company Introversion Software.
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