Torrente (video game)
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| Developer | Virtual Toys |
| Publisher | O~3 Entertainment |
| Platform | Windows |
| Release | 2003[1] |
| Genre | third-person shooter[2] |
Torrente is a 2003 video game from O~3 Entertainment. It is based on the Spanish film of the same name.
Torrente is a third-person action shooter set in two Spanish locales: Madrid and Marbella. Players assume the role of Torrente, a crude, overweight ex-cop, navigating large city environments filled with pedestrians and cars. The game spans roughly 60 missions with varied objectives—escort duties, timed deliveries, item collection, and straightforward combat. Occasionally, odd tasks appear, such as shooting manhole covers to prevent a hostage from falling into a sewer. Bonus on-rails levels inject brief moments of high-speed chaos.[3]
Development
The game was developed by Madrid-based Virtual Toys in partnership with Cinemaware.[4] The game was originally released in Europe (in Spain) in 2001[1] and later in North America in Summer 2004.[5]
Virtual Toys also created the first Spanish multiplayer game, Free2Play Torrente On-Line, which was released with the FX edition.[6] And reached 2,500,000 downloads worldwide.[7]