A6, A 6 or A-6 can refer to:

Biology[link]

• British NVC community A6 (Ceratophyllum submersum community), a British Isles plants community
• Xenopus A6 kidney epithelial cells in cell culture
• Subfamily A6, a Rhodopsin-like receptors subfamily

Transportation [link]

• A6 road, in several countries
• Route A6 (WMATA), a bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• bus between London, England, and Stansted Airport, England, run by National Express Coaches
• A6, the IATA code for Air Alps Aviation
• United Arab Emirates aircraft registration code

vehicles 

• A-6 Intruder, a twin-engine, mid-wing all weather US Navy medium attack aircraft manufactured by Grumman, in service from 1962 to 1997
• Arrows A6, a 1983 British racing car
• Audi A6, an executive luxury car produced by Audi from 1994 to present
• Focke-Wulf A-6, a WWII German Focke-Wulf aircraft
• HMS A6, a British A class submarine of the Royal Navy, built around 1903
• Maserati A6, various Italian cars
• Prussian A 6, a 1913 German railbus
• A6, an aggregate series (A1 to A12) German rocket design in World War II, never implemented
• A-6, formerly the USS Porpoise (SS-7), a Plunger class submarine of the United States Navy, built in 1900

Other things [link]

• A-6 tool steel, an air-hardening SAE grade of tool steel
• Hanlin eReader A6, an ebook reader
• A6, an ISO 216 international standard paper size (105×148 mm)
• A6, or A (musical note) above soprano C, the highest note written or acknowledged as musical in classical music
• A6, the designation for air force headquarters staff concerned with signals, communications or information technology
  • In the United Kingdom, the A6 Air CIS (Computers & Information Systems) branch, also known as JFACHQ, UK Joint Force Air Component Headquarters
• A6, the name of a disease in the short story "Night Surf" by Stephen King
• A-6, a renamed version of the US Security Group in the 1997 comic book movie Spawn
• A 6, a Swedish regiment, according to the list of Swedish artillery regiments

A06 [link]

• A.06, a track title on Linkin Park Underground Linkin Park fan club compilation
• A06 (band), a Massachusetts-based rock band associated with multi-instrumentalist Casey Crescenzo
• ATC code A06 Laxatives, a subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
• HMNZS Monowai (A06), a 1975 Royal New Zealand Navy hydrographic survey vessel
• Réti Opening code in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings

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I Am Alive is a survival horror^[7][3][8][9] video game developed by Ubisoft Shanghai and published by Ubisoft. The game focuses on facing the permanent insecurity of a now decaying and hazardous world, and humanity's darkest inclinations. Originally under development by Darkworks from 2008 until 2010, Ubisoft Shanghai completed the title. It was released for Xbox Live Arcade on March 7, 2012 and was released on the PlayStation Network on April 3, 2012 in North America and April 4, 2012 in Europe.^[10]

Plot[link]

The game takes place after America has gone through a massive earthquake that destroys most cities and areas. Due to the damage of the aftermath, many people are forced to go without resources. The government tries to help citizens, but their attempts are small and useless since they are not able to complete much as hazardous dust clouds have paralyzed the city. Supplies become low and this causes citizens to become agitated, violent and bitter and turn them to savage hunters.

A male survivor named Adam travels to his old home of the fictional city Haventon, to rescue his wife Julie and daughter Mary. When he gets to his old apartment though, he finds they have left to get to safety and meanwhile video tapes his apology for not being there and says that he will do everything to find them. As he is leaving, Adam sees a small girl who he mistakes for his daughter and saves her from three hostile men. The girl, Mei, is missing her mother and gives Adam a walkie-talkie in which he talks to Henry, a friend of Mei. Henry asks Adam to bring Mei to him and he agrees. Adam and Mei travel out to Henry's apartment but soon stop in a dilapidated mall to rest during a dust storm and Adam notices that Mei is having a fever. He goes to find a supply drop that the government landed for survivors and is able to recover medicine for Mei. The two leave the next day and arrive at Henry's place and sees that Henry is a cripple who is unable to walk. Adam is then tasked of finding a radio for Henry and traverses through the deadly dust clouds and makes it to an old boat. After searching the boat and finding the radio, Adam makes it off and travels back to Henry.

Adam makes it back and Henry thanks him and finally trusts Adam as a friend. Henry also suspects that Mei's mother might be in a local hotel and pressures Adam into finding her for Mei. Adam gets to the hotel and fights through a large number of killers who have kidnapped and attacked women into doing embarrassing sexual acts for them. Adam finds Mei's mother, Linda, and rescues her from the men. They both get back to Henry's place and Mei reunites with her mother. Linda is able to use the radio to get messages from a boat coming to Haventon to pick up survivors. This seems as their way out but they soon learn that the boat is not coming to shore because of the dust. Henry makes the plan of creating a beacon to bring in the boat by using fireworks. Adam is able to discover some fireworks and successfully makes a beacon for the boat. Just after they set it up though, hunters attack and Adam is forced to fight them off but Henry is nowhere to be found after. Finally, the beacon attracts the boat and it arrives at the dock just in time.

In the end, Mei and Linda go aboard the boat but Adam decides to stay, hoping to find Henry and his family. Mei and Linda bid Adam farewell and he records his last tape and says that he will find Julie and Mary and try to rescue Henry, before it is shown that Julie has been watching all his videos and currently has all his gear as well. She cries after the video ends and it is left on a cliffhanger whether or not Adam and Henry survived.

Gameplay[link]

The player controls the main character from a third person perspective during navigation, the camera switches to first-person when aiming and shooting. During encounters with hostile survivors, the player can use various tactics to stay alive, including sneaking to surprise enemies with a machete quick kill, performing stealth kills with a bow, or using bluff and intimidation e.g. pointing an empty gun at hostile non-playable characters.

The game has an emphasis on climbing and exploration. The player will scale wrecked buildings and navigate hazardous areas. Every effort has a cost and, when engaging in physically demanding activities, such as climbing or jumping, it is critical to manage the main character's stamina for him to survive. By managing stamina skillfully players are rewarded by accessing hidden paths, resources and other survivors.

Gameplay also involves collecting hidden resources and supplies scattered throughout the city: water, food, gas, medicine, cigarettes, tools, climbing gear, weapons, and ammunition. Anything that the player can salvage from the destroyed city can be used to keep the main characters strong and healthy, or prove helpful in his quest by allowing him to rescue survivors. Retries can be collected throughout the game by helping or rescuing people, with optional side quests to complete.

Development[link]

The game was first rumored to be in development in July 2008, when it was known that Assassin's Creed producer Jade Raymond was working on a new game, which was announced at E3 2008, along with a trailer. It was later revealed that Raymond was not working on the game.^[11] Development experienced various delays. The original developers, Darkworks, announced that it would not be working on it any longer due to a "mutual decision" and that the studio had other obligations, and that the game would be finished at Ubisoft Shanghai's studio.^[12] On August 2009, various screenshots of an old build of the game were leaked onto the Internet.^[13] An announcement from Ubisoft indicated a release window between Q2 April 2010– Q2 March 2011. These dates passed with no new information, until June 2011 when a notification was published at the Australian classification website which indicated a possible release in the late summer of 2011.^[14]

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said at the start of 2010 that the studio was "totally re-engineering the product."^[15] Elias Toufexis is reported to have a major role in the game, playing a character known as Henry. In May 2011, Ubisoft cancelled a number of games, but it was revealed that I Am Alive and another Ubisoft title Beyond Good & Evil 2 were not among them, with Ubisoft stating that the cancelled games were unannounced games.^[16] On September 29, 2011, a new announcement trailer was released for the game with a release date of "this winter" at the end.^[17] On January 23, 2012, the developers announced on Facebook that the game would be available for Xbox 360 on March 7, 2012.^[18]

Reception[link]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the game received an average score of 72, based on 45 reviews, indicating "mixed to average reviews".^[20] At GameRankings, the game received an aggregated score of 73.81%, based on 26 reviews.^[19]

GameSpot gave it an 8, complaining that "The few unrealistic elements are a stark contrast to the engrossing world and only lessen the experience."^[24] Eurogamer gave it an 8, commenting "What I Am Alive lacks in originality, though, it makes up for in execution.", praising the tone and gameplay.^[22] Several reviews praised the survival aspects of the game, commenting on the scarcity of resources and oppressive atmosphere.^[22][3][32] IGN gave a negative review, giving it a 4.5, citing outdated graphics and poor gameplay elements.^[26]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website