The Protector: Generic looking and sounding action comes to PC and 360

I want to let Gingerbread Studios — a new Polish developer — off the hook for their first project, but I’m finding it a tad bit difficult. The just-announced first/third-person shooter The Protector for the PC and Xbox 360 looks and sounds so painfully generic that it’s impossible to ignore.
The story has something to do with South American mythology and, of course, "the escalating threat of global terrorism within the modern day world." Which is fine, because I’ve played enough "global terrorism" games that I just assume every game will, in some way, involve it. But then the game throws in two playable characters — a British mercenary, Jonathan Kane, and the "beautiful and wily" U.S. archaeologist, Jennifer Guile. Get it? She’s smart and crafty, so her last name is "Guile"? Clever. 
Gingerbread Studios are promising a high-intensity mix of action and stealth, framed by an intriguing plot which will […]

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