The Great Escape puts players into the shoes of a group of men being help in a German P.O.W. camp, Stalag Luft III, including MacDonald, Hendley, Sedgewick, and Hilts, played by Steve Mcqueen in the movie. Through the course of the game, players will alternate between the characters as they progress on with their escape. This gives the player the opportunity to learn what each of the men did to be locked up in the highly guarded camp. Once inside, you will alternate characters in order to plan out and execute the big escape.
Prisoner of War is quite different to other ’stealth ‘em ups’ in that, although other ’stealth ‘em ups’ utilise some small form of violence for the player to achieve his objectives, this game portrays little to no violence. For example, if the Nazi guards on duty, spot the player acting suspiciously, they will not shoot on sight. Instead, they will call on the player to cease his activity. If the player continues to disobey the guard, the guard will shoot him. There are other similar such scenarios for the player losing. If the player is near the guard when he is caught acting suspiciously, he will automatically surrender and lose. These scenarios open up a whole new dimension of ideas for the player to achieve his objectives, but the key aspect to the completion of this game is stealth