Fracture for Xbox 360 (Product Code: SEC-00001) is a third-person sci-fi shooter developed by Day 1 Studios and published by LucasArts. It was released in 2008 and is most notable for its use of "terrain deformation" as a gameplay mechanic.

🎮 Game Overview

• Title: Fracture

• Platform: Xbox 360

• Product Code: SEC-00001

• Region: NTSC-J (Japan)

• Developer: Day 1 Studios

• Publisher: LucasArts

• Release Date: October 30, 2008 

• Genre: Third-Person Shooter

• Modes: Single-player Campaign, Online Multiplayer (Xbox Live)

🌍 Story & Setting

Set in the 22nd century, Fracture explores a future America divided by ideology and genetic engineering. You play as Jet Brody, a soldier in the Atlantic Alliance, battling against the genetically modified Pacificans in a war that tears across a ravaged U.S. landscape.

⚙️ Key Features

• Terrain Deformation (TDV): Use futuristic weapons to raise or lower the ground in real time, affecting cover, navigation, and combat strategy.

• Sci-Fi Weapons: Includes rocket launchers, vortex grenades, and the Entrencher tool for manipulating the environment.

• Multiplayer: Online multiplayer modes (Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, etc.), though servers are likely no longer active.

• Story Campaign: Linear missions across diverse U.S. environments altered by tectonic shifts.

📉 Reception & Legacy

• Fracture received mixed reviews, praised for its novel terrain manipulation mechanics but criticized for:

  • Generic story and characters

  • Repetitive mission structure

  • Limited practical use of terrain deformation beyond scripted moments

Despite its ambitious concept, it remains a cult curiosity for fans of mid-2000s experimental shooters.