This WW2 GTA Clone is a Masterpiece | The Saboteur

The Saboteur sabotages your PC when you try to run it on modern hardware, it's still worth playing though.
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[@theprofessional155]

I will never forgive EA for ruining this studio and robbing us of Mercenaries 3, Battlefront 3 and and a possible saboteur 2

[@HurairahGT1]

Idk how you can create a sequel to saboteur. France has been liberated and the allies are marching towards Germany

[@AFGuidesHD]

still one of the greatest crimes in gaming is shutting them down, all of their games were bangers.

[@paulcarmi8130]

Yeah wait how would there be a sequel to this? Do we drop the protagonist in Vietnam 30 years later?

[@kitcloudkicker14]

I don't think there was a lot more to do with the Saboteur. After France liberation, all the job was done by the americans and the soviets with their respective armies, no way to insert Sean there. Maybe a sequel during the Cold War in the divided Germany with Sean fighting the soviet occupiers and helping to destroy the wall, although he would be like 60 or 70 years old by that time lol

[@TheWilku22]

There could be a sequel with different character

[@AFGuidesHD]

Ahh the good ol' days where we got stripper DLC and achievements for smoking 100 cigarettes

[@SomeCrusader]

Achievement unlocked: lung cancer

[@nemopouncey3827]

they made it dlc cause folk will complain about it.

[@nemopouncey3827]

pandemic was cockblocking folk into getting the DLC.😂

[@themeanestkitten]

I want to go back in time to play it for the first time again😔

[@abrahamgn3614]

America is not a country

[@believeinmatter]

This game is such an underrated gem, not many people played it but those who did all love it, it had a super fun open world almost a decade before that was trendy

[@Skuuskuu87]

I loved this game

[@seitheach]

Honestly I loved this game to pieces.

[@squishyblanket]

"almost a decade before that was trendy" Bro it was trendy when this game came out, don't lie.

[@holyterrashall787]

i played through this game so many times on my 360

[@Dxdan23]

@@squishyblanket he’s not lying? Google to top games from ‘09 when this came out. Only a couple of them are open world

[@Moss_flower]

the timing of "have you lost your nerve?" immediately followed by a headshot was perfection

[@frontierjustice2816]

Certified Sterling Archer moment

[@Mario_bland]

Needs a good one liner: "You're gonna lose your head" (still workshopping this)

[@cathybannister1311]

Uh oh, you agreed with WW2 bad guy… well this channel was fun while it lasted.

[@Johnnyboi1986]

This game was a true hidden gem. Basically GTA set in WW2 Paris. Such a great game.

[@NexusKin]

It was basically a mixture of GTA, Hitman, Assassin's Creed, Mercenaries and Just Cause.

[@DMAGAEscober]

Why does everything open world have to have GTA attached to it?

[@Johnnyboi1986]

@@DMAGAEscober GTA did it first, it set the bar, revolutionized the genre. I suppose you could argue Driver did it first but they weren’t as impactful. I wouldn’t call all open world games GTA clones though. No ones going to say Breath of the wild or elden ring is a gta clone.

[@Tony_Cardoza]

@@Johnnyboi1986 Elden Ring is just gta with guns.

[@girlpanzer9908]

@@Tony_Cardoza what?

[@Aussie_Tom]

If any game deserves a remaster it's this one, especially with how they handled the visuals.

[@NexusKin]

Yeah, if you look at the distant environments that aren't really close to you, the graphics are extremely subpar in this game. Definitely nothing on the same level as something like Just Cause 2, where the draw distance was immaculate and the graphics maintained a very high degree of fidelity for miles around you.

[@woodballfreak]

This or bully

[@AlexanderNash]

@@NexusKin Yeah I never thought about how you can see so far really well in Just Cause... wtf.

[@kaycred3361]

i been saying the same. they still like to sell it for 20 bucks like this. i have mods and got the resolution up and it completely made it look new.

[@ryzowypierog6256]

​@@kaycred3361 There are mods for The Saboteur? Where? And how do you install them?

[@nathanisjesuschrist1175]

Pandemic made the most enjoyable games as a kid. Mercenaries was glitchy but so damn fun blowing stuff up and using vehicles. I miss that game so much

[@NexusKin]

They also made Full Spectrum Warrior, the original Star Wars Battlefront games, and the Destroy All Humans games.

[@DBZ483]

I re bought it on origin few years ago and it’s still as glitch as I remember when I used to play it as a kid on console lol

[@tanneredge9774]

Socom 3 Us Navy Seals. That game was amazing.

[@SoleilPhoenix]

@@NexusKin OG Battlefront 2 is still amazing.

[@elfieharper]

"APC, so crunchy" idk what you mean to this day, Matthias, but you were the best mercenary and i miss you

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

I remember this game being famous for having a dlc to see the opening with the dancer being butt booty neked. Strange times those were.

[@WillyShankspeare]

Yeah everyone acts like people paid for it all the time but the game shipped with a code. I got the tits for free.

[@knitro9043]

@@WillyShankspeare I got the game years later the code actually had to many slots to fit I'm guessing,When PS3 starting developing they changed the amount of slots. And there is no footage of any of the dlc

[@WillyShankspeare]

@@knitro9043 It's nothing you can't get on Pornhub anyway. The real benefit of the dlc, still not worth 10 bucks CDN, was a car. A nice pretty car you could win in a knife throwing minigame. Glad I got that for free.

[@knitro9043]

@@WillyShankspeare I think I know what your talking bout I'm not sure if I got the car tho. Side note the terror squad was a bitch in this game

[@Deeznuts-cz3cs]

@@WillyShankspeare you can’t use the dlc today since pandemic shut down

[@JB2FROSTY]

Such an impressive gamer. He actually plays all these games with just one hand on the controller while he uses the other to pinch his nostrils closed.

[@duplicarus]

Damn…

[@scrublord1164]

Lul

[@Fighting_Fatigue_117]

You saying he's a liar?

[@combatbattalion6]

@@Fighting_Fatigue_117 no that his voice sucks

[@afterlife697]

This is a game I would highly recommend playing at either the middle of fall or the end of winter sometime when it’s nice and rainy. Makes the game really come alive.

[@panagiotist47]

Exactly,thats how i played it the first time

[@dl30wpb]

I live in Florida so I guess I'm screwed 😂

[@afterlife697]

@@dl30wpb I just moved to Florida

[@R-E-D-A-C-T-E-D.]

Saboteur is such a hidden underrated gem it’s a shame not a lot of people knew about it.

[@stephengold4474]

I’m so glad you did this game. I loved it when it came out, Pandemic was a really good studio that had the rug pulled out from under them unfortunately. You could tell they rushed to finish this game but I will always say this game was still fantastic and could have been transcendent

[@nemopouncey3827]

one day this game will be back. someone has to get the rights.

[@scottthewaterwarrior]

@@nemopouncey3827 It appears to be available for PC on GoG, though IDK how playable it is on modern PCs. Or did you mean a sequel?

[@LibertyTreeStudios]

Every so often I boot this on the disk and take myself to the glory days, such an underrated gem

[@Metroid545454]

God, I miss this game so much. I get depressed when people talk about it because my heart legitimately hurts that it never got a sequel. The best open world game ever made IMO

[@Commrade-DOGE]

Watching this vid I feel partially disrespected because he breezes over the story and characters and also calling Sean: the saboteur. But on the other hand. He’s reviewing the saboteur

[@nonenothing4412]

I am very happy that your channel was recommended to me. Thanks for the nostalgia and the laughs.

[@blindness134]

I remember picking up this game at random in a "remainder's bin" at a local game store, as a teen in 2010, when I was a huge fan of open world games and WW2 geek. I recalled something of the review of the game from a pc gaming magazine from an year before and it intrigued me. Bought the game and rode my bicycle back home, slammed the dvd in the reader and installed it immediately...well, not immediately, it took the regular hour/hour and a half that games took to install back then (still better than installing Heroes of MM 3 back in the Win98 days though). Spent 2,99€ for this diamond in the rough, replayed it four times, last time during the pandemic lockdown.

[@nemopouncey3827]

all this game needs now is a reboot.

[@davidgomez7882]

Heh, pandemic, I get it. Because Pandemic... Games.

[@blindness134]

@@davidgomez7882 That's an minor ironic coincidence I never thought about until you pointed it out lol

[@SturmgeschuetzIV]

Oh man I remember this game! It was not what I had hoped for but entertaining none the less. Edit: I miss Pandemic Games... Still kind of hope Mercenaries gets another installment.

[@Bencozens]

Mercenaries 2 had to best destruction. Better then just cause but no one remembers it

[@TheMavSloth]

@@Bencozens I remember, I remember 😞

[@schnauzer360]

@@Bencozens mercenaries 2 is one of my favorite games of all time, the game and its destruction still holds up

[@hiranmaydas4921]

@@Bencozens true. You could destroy anything minus the terrain. Anything

[@ilyakusenco8151]

I would never forgive EA for killing Pandemic. Saboteur makes me especially sad, because in Russian press this game was called "Swan song of a brilliant game devs". And it is.

[@Blackhawks19_xx]

The gameplay mechanic of oppressed areas being in black and white while the liberated areas being in color was pure genius.

[@SgtBuck01]

0:04 is why you don't try to fight a drunk Irishman

[@michealhill7275]

I had this on the 360. One of my favorite games from that console era

[@chrisbell9321]

This game was my childhood. One of the best under-rated GTA style games. Hopefully Oboeshoes will look at Mercenaries 2: World in flames

[@Commrade-DOGE]

Hopefully someone can help him get the blow it up again DLC so we can see OBAMA!

[@refreshing_ac6371]

Wine barrels leak wine when shot in Call of Duty 3 also. I remember noticing it when playing that as a kid and thinking “wow, I’m surprised they could make the game do that” lol

[@walkerwhited]

“They only made good games” …. Dang, that hit hard. So true. They were great….

[@LocoJunius]

Underrated game, Loved how you liberated more of Paris the screen would go from grey to colour

[@deanjohnson8644]

Me and my friend bought this game on a whim but we ended up playing this all night and loved almost every minute of it

[@LordPhantomWolfe]

I adored this game. The race car becoming a James bond esque car and how the world would go from black and white to color was pretty interesting and fun

[@t0xcn253]

"I thought I was supposed to be the saboteur? He saboteur-ed ME!" Power move right there.

[@apieceofbread1]

I love the janky hit registration on the cows where if it’s a direct hit with the rocket the gibs just fall on the ground rather than flying away like they do with splash damage, honestly not sure which is funnier lol

[@retro9964]

I always come back to this game. Just something about, not the most influential but damn did just make u feel like a Saboteur

[@aveteranplayer6403]

Mercenaries POD and this game were literally my childhood. I miss simple games like this

[@damonmavis4113]

I still want a sequel to this game.

[@0mn0mable]

lol loved this one, pandemic was a GOAT for sure. Funny how open world games were better in their infancy (2009) than in this the year of our lord 2022...."the saboteur" is now on my shortlist of classic-games to play. thanks Oboeshoesgames! :)

[@shaggyultra69]

You can get a code from g2a for cheap, that’s what I’d recommend 👌

[@DevoGaming93]

@@shaggyultra69 sometimes GoG if you’re lucky and it’s on sale. I got it for like 4.99 couple Christmas’ ago.

[@kaj7135]

Apart from a few exceptions, open-world games do kinda suck ass now, sadly.

[@scottthewaterwarrior]

@@DevoGaming93 It's on sale for 4.99 on GoG right now if anyone is interested, IDK how long it will be for so I plan on buying it tonight.

[@crazymachinima1]

As a PC only child, I grew up watching multiple walkthroughs of this game and absolutely loved it. Good times.

[@enemy1191]

But it was on a PC too. Your PC was a poop or you didn't pirate games? You can even buy it on GoG or from EA themselves. I don't know about the DLC tho.

[@crazymachinima1]

@@enemy1191 Wait really? For the longest time I believed it was a console exclusive for no reason lmao. Also yeah, my pc was trash

[@enemy1191]

@@crazymachinima1 how about now? If its good, then go buy it and play it ;d ... i dont know for sure, but maybe better to get it on GoG rather than form EA, because GoG is DRM free, no need for a game launcher, and you have a full instalation setup if you wana just transfer it to other pc. Except the price on gog is around 20€, but on EA 5€, so maybe wait for a sale on gog. Or maybe 🏴‍☠️

[@Patrickdaawsome]

@@enemy1191 I've tried playing it on multiple PCes but it's know for not being compatible with most PCs. None of the PCs I've tried have worked.

[@juancruzgoni1]

What a gem of a game. Needs a remaster/remake for sure

[@benkirtley9066]

Criminally underrated game

[@jakestocker4854]

This is legitimately one of my all time favorite games and as a teenager there was a night a friend and I pulled an all nighter and got the highest possible score in the duck hunting mini game lol. Truly a masterpiece in my opinion.

[@kaj7135]

Maybe the real Saboteurs are the friends we sabotaged along the way.

[@rustyshacklford245]

Literally one of my favorite games of all time, I wish i could get it on console soooo bad

[@Felix-Sited]

Treat yourself, I bought a PS3 a few months back just to play this game. And Just Cause 2 and GTA4 but mainly this game! You won't regret it, do it.

[@Quacktical]

I remember when I played saboteur, my favourite part was when Sean Saboteur decided to Sabotuered everywhere.

[@dylanmilne6683]

3:00 "Sorry Jews" man's really taking the whole weight of this war on his shoulders.

[@baudsp]

well, technically, the first helicopters were used in WW2, so they could appear in a WW2 game (even on either side!), but they were in very limited numbers and they never really entered the popular culture about that era the same way flying fortress, Wunderwaffen and sherman tanks did

[@RedRocky54]

They also weren't armed at all, and were generally only really used for transportation, and mostly in remote locations far from the front lines.

[@baudsp]

@@RedRocky54 true.

[@trunglequoc542]

@@RedRocky54 The heli might not be arm, but there's nothing stopping you from lugging an MG-42 aboard, sticking it out the door/window and just belched lead. Hell, bring a couple box of grenades too for some explosive over pass.

[@grizzly228]

One of my favorite games of all time. 100% completion and it took forever but I loved it.

[@TheMC1102]

Here are some games I hope to see on Oboe's channel in the future: -Sniper: Ghost Warrior series, -Call of Juarez series, -Bulletstorm, -Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Mankind Divided, -Medal of Honor 2010 and Warfighter.

[@christopherdempsey3878]

We need a remaster of this game and we need it now!

[@Jormyyy]

Wtf I've NEVER even heard of this one. How does Oboe find all these games??

[@endless_limes]

What??? Have you been living under a rock??

[@eheh3723]

@@endless_limes hey man, jormangundr doesn't have a lot of options at the bottom of the ocean

[@endless_limes]

@@eheh3723 lol fair

[@maskednil]

This was a mainstream game. Like ads and reviews and mentions everywhere.

[@Jormyyy]

@@maskednil literally never heard of this game until this video. And I had gameinformer magazine at the time this game was coming out so idfk how I missed it

[@BeenDerpinSince94]

One of my absolute favorite games. The gameplay, the music, the story and the atmosphere was just amazing. Such a shame Pandemic closed and we’re never gonna see anything saboteur related again. Also calling it a gta clone is a huge disgrace.

[@OTEJI]

7:36 "sing with me, sing for the year"

[@JimJamTheAdmin]

This game slapped so fucking hard. I played it every day after school for a couple weeks. Wish there had been even more ways to kill Nazis tbh.

[@travisreid9530]

6:54 a joke somewhere along the lines of “just following orders” would’ve been great here.

[@connorsmith1169]

I knew it was only a matter of time before oboe finally reached this gem

[@memebeam1350]

Before this video started I got an ad for yogurt that was displaying the cows, then I skipped the rest of the ad to see him punch a cow so hard it explodes lol

[@metalnerd3855]

I loved this game, I wish we could get a Remaster

[@G.IJoshua]

The black and white color change was artistically brilliant, and shooting waves of ww2 Germans is always a blast

[@tibor5675]

This game is a hidden gem.

[@dinodino732]

This game has always been one of the best games out and one that’s always been slept on since it’s drop back in the day. Every single thing about this game was ahead of its time but yet nobody really gave this game the true light it deserved imo.

[@bugcatcher8989]

Wow I’m definitely going to pick this one up after seeing this review! I remember hearing a little about this game when it came out but somehow it’s flown beneath my radar until now. Excellent review and pitch for an underrated title!

[@TheDAWinz]

Umm Actshually Helicopters WERE invented SMH

[@archangel2k12]

1. I have watched 1 second of this video so far. 2. This is one of my favorite games of all time. 3. I love your channel.

[@alliahcherry6721]

Does he really say "Sorry Jews"when he dies?. Truly a masterpiece

[@aidenpearce2709]

He says, "Sorry, Jules". Jules is your friend who gets killed in the beginning of the game and he apologizes to him because he can't avenge his friend if he himself dies and thus says he is sorry.

[@mkeefe4248]

@@aidenpearce2709 sorry Jews sounds better and is way more funny the way he says it

[@aidenpearce2709]

@@mkeefe4248 I agree and it makes sense given the context of the story. I thought he said it too and noticed later it was Jules, lol.

[@iamtrying2690]

DIERKIER! "I'm just getting started.." -Sean Devlin Damn, I miss this gem. Good old days.

[@ninjacat230]

That grammar nazi joke was way too clever for someone who unironically likes gears of war.

[@OrthwormJEB]

Seeing this reminds me that I need to hurry up and play this game. I bought a used copy of The Saboteur for the PS3 from a second hand game store several months ago and I still have the game sitting in my bedroom back at my mom’s house. On a side note, I’ve been binging your videos at my job this week and they really helped pass the time.

[@corpsecandy2076]

I love this game. One of the best ww2 games ever made.

[@bobsucks9647]

Lmaoooo 2:30 when he dies he yells “sorry Jews”

[@NotSure109]

loool he's saying "Jules", his French friend who he's fighting to avenge but that's way funnier and now when I play this he's saying "Sorry Jews". Good one.

[@mattyice002]

5:36 - the *nazis* are textbook bad guys lmao Can't wait to get more Oregarmi Killers content, when does the season start?

[@btb6542]

I only just found you recently because your Lord of the Rings Conquest video was on my recommended so I kept watching your videos and subscribed and I just want to say you are one of the funniest youtubers I have ever seen keep up with the amazing content

[@beter21137]

Everything Pandemic made is a master piece. Being it because its extremely good, or a complete meme, but its a master piece.

[@cf9590]

Miss this game, was so dope, the mix of climbing, combat, the visual combo black and grey/color was really awesome imo!!

[@elktreeproductions]

0:32 Mafia 1 race ptsd intensifies. Seriously that level is worse than the oblivion crisis.

[@cfm650gaming]

That level sucks

[@Commrade-DOGE]

Calling him Sean saboteur hurts. But I’m glad to see my favorite game getting recognized.

[@dannyyogendra51]

"Haff you lost your nerve?" "No" *headshot* *cartoon scream all the way down* 🤣🤣🤣

[@axelbitch7164]

I know this gets passed around way too much of late, but this game is TRULY one of the most underrated ever, it probably didnt get marketed properly at all back then at release. If you havent played it and can find a way to do it, then absolutely do it, it holds up unbelievably well to this day

[@trontosaurusrex9532]

I only got into because my friend recommended it and I listened. Really solid title.

[@axelbitch7164]

@@trontosaurusrex9532 In hindsight, it was a bit too solid for anything else to really compete, It’ s just that back then we thought there would be better GTA clones as so many were being pooped out of the industry at the time, but it actually never happened and I really only realize now looking back on this gem a few very rare others. Imah get a working order Gen 3 console again that’s it

[@trontosaurusrex9532]

@@axelbitch7164 I did the same recently so I can replay this and other classics. I had the same mindset about open world games and the like,but this current gen proved me wrong. Time to revisit some classics.

[@Courier6FNV]

“Have you lost your nerve?!” “No.” That had me cackling

[@serwalkerofthekeynes8761]

I was massively hooked on this game for a few months on release. I remember not hearing about it but then it popped up on the shelves at work.. loads of fun!

[@ericbooth3393]

Helicopters were actually invented and used in WWII. Thank God the devs didn’t know that.

[@Dial8Transmition]

Can't wait for the upcoming "Can you stop the TRAIN in THE SABOTEUR?! Watch till end for CRAZY results that will SHOCK you! [The Saboteur 2022 gameplay]" video

[@jasonarcher7268]

That game was a lot of fun. I had pretty low expectations going in, but was pleasantly surprised.

[@suckstosuck2032]

Man I loved this game. Scaling the Parisian roof tops shooting down blimps to stealthily KO’ing Nazi guards to steal their uniform.

[@cheriefsadeksadek2108]

One Of The Most Underrated And forgotten Games Ever Only The People who played it Really appreciate it, It's like a Perfect Mix between GTA,Farcry,And Assassin's Creed all In one game in a WW2 Era, This Game brings so many Good memories to me

[@ArolzStreams]

This is one of the best games I’ve ever played. I’m amazed I forgot about it

[@tomastomis2282]

i bought this game still in a box and played it all through my childhood. Such a nostalgia

[@burnzyburnswild]

I was recommended this game at a video game trade in store. The owner was selling it for $10 and he couldn’t get anyone to buy it. He kept saying to me how underrated it is. I’m so glad I bought it because it really is that good of a game.

[@IndyMiraaga]

I now know where Robin Atkin Downes got his Brynjolf voice for Skyrim...

[@rafazanguetin]

Oh man this game is a masterpiece. The atmosphere, colors, the ambientation, this open world everything made him a classic game for me. And by the way is a nostalgia for me because its a best years of my life. Thanks to bring this video for the light.

[@brutalismos5984]

I passed through years trying to remember that game’s name, cause one tv commercial I saw once . You saved my sanity causa I’ve almost thought I’ll never find this again Thanks 🙏

[@littleman787]

This game is so much more than a “GTA clone”

[@WarlordRising]

An overlooked classic. I wish there was a mod where the game stays black and white with subtle color cues the whole game.

[@themarinawave]

BRO I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO TALK ABOUT THIS GAME! i remember this was one of the first games my brother and i had when we got our xbox 360. brings me back to elementary school weekends man :’)

[@topshelfmusicgroup5899]

You preceded to use an anti-aircraft artillery cannon to attack ground targets, before attacking the blimp. IRL it did both but required different ammo, mounts, sights, and configurations. Was originally designed to shoot high flying aircraft before they realized it’s the best anti-armor weapon they have early on

[@genericnamehere7602]

"The Tommy Gun...Best American invention since Rita Hayworth. Can clear a room faster than a fart at a dinner party."

[@cillbosby2690]

This game is engraved in my soul one of my all time favorites

[@ButterDog42069]

0:35 The video just started and it's already a gem

[@ZzVinniezZ]

love it when i play it as a kid, the feature of black n white in enemy territory and colorful in Ally is what captured me

[@UnbotheredEv]

You have earned a subscriber solely on the Cars reference 💯💯

[@SammyPfoten95]

4:11 As a german myself i can 100% confirm that this is how we make McDonald's Hamburgers here.

[@garretherbrough5669]

Allie man sounded like movie Master Splinter trying out a French accent 💀

[@antnuh765]

Your glee from the exploding cows reminded me of how much pure enjoyment i got from throwing cows as a 7 year old playing Hulk: Ultimate Destruction

[@momsspaghetti4064]

I loved this game back in the day, man.

[@marcoornah]

I played a ridiculous amount of hours of this game. It was definitely ahead of its time in a lot of ways

[@ZennZennster]

I played this when it came out and LOVED it. Its a real shame it wasn't more popular

[@raresmacovei8382]

Fun fact: The Saboteur is the first game on 7th gen consoles (PS3 only actually) that dropped MSAA to specifically implement a high quality post-processing option ... NOT FXAA, but AMD's MLAA. So there's that.