Two teams of PSS9 operatives fight each other in one of three modes for dominance. She jumped at the chance to join PSS9 as an outsider. Trained in cyberbrain engineering, relatively jovial around her comrades.įormer CIA counterterrorism operative, her strong engineering and survival skills kept her useful, but weak social skills kept her from advancing within the Agency. Sometimes backs up Ishikawa on more technical tasks.Ī JSDF veteran who replaced most of his entire body with a cyborg prosthesis to stay battle-ready. Barely survived an encounter with the Major after encountering her as an enemy during a past mission.Ī rumored ex-Yakuza who joined PSS9 as a jack-of-all-trades.Ī former engineer who helped evacuate war refugees from Bolivia, was forced to work with local police when her company was shut down.Įxplosives expert of PSS9 with cybernetic eyes and a bald head. The tactical sniper of PSS9 with the cybernetic 'Hawkeye' in place of his left eye. A relatively laid-back man who served with Batou in the war. The information warfare/technology expert of PSS9 with a big beard. A detective by trade who is relatively inexperienced in combat. The only fully-human member of PSS9 with a loving wife and daughter. An outgoing jokester who is quick to anger when his ideals are threatened. The Major and leader of PSS9 who has spent the majority of her life in a prosthetic body, to the point she can barely remember her original identity.Ī former Ranger in the JGSDF and the number two operative of PSS9. Upon starting the game for the first time and completing the tutorial, players will choose from a roster of familiar characters working for Public Security Section 9, including some brand new game-original characters. We’re sorry to inform you that we will be sunsetting Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online in North and South America, Europe, and the Oceania region, with final closure scheduled for December 6.

On August 21, 2017, the dev team announced that they would be ceasing operations with a message on the official forums:

Though the game was in a playable state for months, it was not officially launched until July 28, 2016. The game originally launched into Steam's Early Access program on December 14, 2015. Using settings and characters from the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series, players must work together to defeat the opposing team. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online (or 'First Assault' for short) was a free-to-play online first-person shooter developed by Neople and published by Nexon Corporation for PC.

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