It’s over now, of course, Prison Break left our screens for good last year. So it’s odd to see a video game tie-in appear now, recalling a TV show that most people have since forgotten. Originally pegged for release during the Prison Break's final season, The Conspiracy had a rather tumultuous path to release after its original publisher went bust, hence the ostensibly odd timing. Smartly, the game takes place during the franchise-best first season. “Well, this is great news!” I thought, relishing the prospect of returning to Fox River.
‘Blind optimism’, I think is the term. Being a fan of the source material is always a double-edged sword when it comes to video game tie-ins. On the one hand, your fondness of the characters and setting can see you through some ropy execution; but on the other, there’s a heightened expectation of getting that familiarity right. No matter how big a Prison Break fan you are, no matter how forgiving you can be, The Conspiracy is an abject failure on all counts.
You play Tom Paxton, an agent of the nefarious ‘Company’, a shady organisation that has framed Lincoln Burrows -Michael’s beefcake brother- for murder. The Company has got wind of an escape attempt by Michael and Linc, and wants you to step in and make sure Burrows makes it to the electric chair. A man with a comedy Irish accent sees to it you’re incarcerated at Fox River to snoop on the scheming brothers.
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