Through a series of flashbacks, relive the exploits of a renegade she-spy from WWII. The title has a few good ideas, mostly involving drug-addled killing, but it has many flaws you can't ignore.

Available on: Xbox 360 , PC
Genre: Action
Release date: Apr 30, 2009
Published by: SouthPeak Interactive
Developed by: Replay Studios

Multiplayer Modes:

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1 player SOLO

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News

Velvet Assassin's Developer Shuts Down

Worthplaying.com writes: Set in WW2, Velvet Assassin is a 3rd person shooter combining intense...

News from N4G Aug 5, 2009

New X360 Game (Velvet Assassin) has Dashboard...

We just our review copy of Velvet Assassin in and I noticed something different right off the bat....

News from N4G May 1, 2009

SouthPeak Games Ships Velvet Assassin

SouthPeak Games announced today that Velvet Assassin, their stealth-action WWII title has departed...

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Review

World War II stealth-'em-up inspired by real-life secret agent - supposedly

May 26, 2009

The story of Violette Szabo, the real ‘Velvet Assassin’, is a deeply unhappy one. She was an Allied secret agent during World War II, but in the middle of only her second mission she was captured, tortured, abused and eventually executed. The perfect story, sixty-six years later, to make a videogame about then. ...

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Previews

Velvet Assassin

She prefers ‘Hit-person’

Aug 12, 2008

The lead designer on Velvet Assassin, Sascha Jungnickel, was previously at IO Interactive working on the Hitman series. This will also be a third-person stealth assassination game, but more story-driven and narrowly focused. ... » Read Full Velvet Assassin preview

Velvet Assassin - first look

Violently reliving the past

Mar 13, 2008

Velvet Assassin could be the first action-stealth game to be set largely in a bed. The game opens with our heroine healing up inside a hospital, gun resting by her side. Based on a real-life WWII renegade agent, Violette Szabo’s story unfolds through a series of playable flashbacks that lead up to her current incapacitation. But trust us when we say this is one tough broad. The first mission we saw had Violette infiltrating a dreary cell ... » Read Full Velvet Assassin preview

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