{"id":14622,"date":"2017-03-19T07:16:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T05:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=14622"},"modified":"2017-05-16T09:54:42","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T07:54:42","slug":"review-tom-clancys-the-division-ps4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/review-tom-clancys-the-division-ps4\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Tom Clancy\u2019s The Division \u2013 PS4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An outbreak of smallpox has left New York City in a state of a seemingly apocalyptic catastrophe. What caused the pandemic? This is what you\u2019re going to have to uncover, but be warned, in this dystopian atmosphere, anything can happen!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Platform: <\/strong>PS4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre: <\/strong>Third-person shooter<\/p>\n<p><strong>Game mode: <\/strong>Multiplayer<\/p>\n<p><em>The Division<\/em> is an online-only open-world RPG set in Manhattan, New York City.<\/p>\n<p>The setting is Black Friday, a day that fraught with \u201cretail wars\u201d as shoppers scramble to get their hands on heavily discounted products. The chaotic events can go viral on the web, but on this day, things go viral, literally! A virus is implanted\u00a0 on banknotes, sweeps the city quicker than the products fly off the shelves; New York City has to be quarantined.<\/p>\n<p>Your playable character is an agent of the Strategic Homeland Division, simply known as \u201cThe Division\u201d. Your mission is to find the source of the virus. In order to achieve this, you\u2019re equipped with weapons and explosives \u2013 you\u2019ll need to use them against any attackers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14630 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/The-Division-insert-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/The-Division-insert-300x300.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/The-Division-insert-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/The-Division-insert.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you move through the game, you\u2019ll have missions \u2013 within the overall storyline \u2013 that you\u2019ll need to conquer. Once you have achieved them, you\u2019ll be rewarded with experience points (XP); you can use these to learn new skills, and with the money, you can purchase extra weapons and\/or upgrade your gear.<\/p>\n<p>There is a <em>Base of Operations<\/em>; here, there are different wings such as the <em>Medical Wing<\/em> and the <em>Security Wing<\/em>; you\u2019ll receive intelligence reports, specific to the wing, throughout the game; it will aid your progression.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re keen to play against another a real-life adversary, then the Dark Zone mode is for you! This is separate from the main campaign and has its own advancement system. You can expect high-end artillery, which you\u2019ll need to survive the frenzy that awaits you; oh, and in the midst of this, you need to complete certain objectives.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Division <\/em>is one of the best representations of Tom Clancy\u2019s work. It\u2019s a fantastic combination of suspense, strategy, stealth and pure battle! If you\u2019re a RPG fan, this is definitely worth adding to your collection. Good luck, agent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pros: <\/strong>State-of-the-art visual design; captivating storyline; incredible detail<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons: <\/strong>Enemies are predictable; Dark Zone mode can be approved upon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/92669521\/Tom+Clancys+The+Division+Ps4?sst=clancy%E2%80%99s+division+ps4+the+tom+%E2%80%93%2Cfkey&amp;ssp=4&amp;sso=1&amp;rc=default\"><strong>Tom Clancy\u2019s The Division \u2013 PS4 available from R680<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An outbreak of smallpox has left New York City in a state of a seemingly apocalyptic catastrophe. What caused the pandemic? This is what you\u2019re going to have to uncover, but be warned, in this dystopian atmosphere, anything can happen! Platform: PS4 Genre: Third-person shooter Game mode: Multiplayer The Division is an online-only open-world RPG<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/review-tom-clancys-the-division-ps4\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[1777,1779,1778],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/thedivision-800x400.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14622"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14622"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16167,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14622\/revisions\/16167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}