Alpha Protocol

Alpha Protocol is no Bond Girl, nor is it Daniel Craig standing up in the sea and making ladies with horses swoon. However, it has a brilliant concept, and developers with impressive CVs intent on bringing the international conspiracies of the movies into an RPG.

As Michael Thorton, a secret agent gone rogue much as Tom Cruise did when he killed all those poor fish with chewing gum in Mission: Impossible, you'll operate out of safe houses in Rome, Taipei and Moscow, tooling Thorton up with all manner of armaments and slot any advancement points you've earned through completing missions into your various espionage abilities. The idea is that you can make your own model of secret agent, whether a stealthy Sam Fisher, a James Bond bruiser or an Inspector Gadget gadget man.

Right now your interest could be lukewarm, but by the time Alpha Protocol is out we think you'll find escape is impossible.