The Club
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Developers | |
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Bizarre Creations | |
Publishers | |
Sega | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 7, 2008 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 67 |
IGDB | 74 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Arcade, Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
The Club is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action, arcade and shooter game.
The mouse sensitivity does not have separate settings for hip fire, and aiming down sights (see workaround for Logitech gaming mice).
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM DRM disc check.[1] | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Steam overlay doesn't work | |||
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | [2] |
- All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.[Note 1].
Essential improvements
Patches
- A Title Update is available. The game should automatically prompt for the update when using a LIVE profile.
- Automatic Title Update tends to fail. It is strongly recommended to install the update manually.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %PUBLIC%\Documents\The Club Game Save Data\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10460/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %PUBLIC%\Documents\The Club Game Save Data\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10460/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
- Motion blur, and depth of field are only enabled when 'Post Processing Effects' is set to High or Ultra.
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Some enemy scripting breaks over 30 FPS, causes enemies to freeze, and jitter and menu navigation becomes extremely fast at very high framerates. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | One global setting; the hip fire, and aiming down sights sensitivity is the same. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Choice of two controller presets. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | Xbox prompts even when using the keyboard. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
- Most of the audio is delayed by 0.5 seconds.
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | 5.1, adjustable in audio settings. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
- Online features require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Gunplay (Hotseat) is still included, but split screen was removed. | ||
LAN play | 8 | Called 'System Link'. | ||
Online play | 8 |
Issues fixed
Game does not launch on Windows 8 and newer
Install Games for Windows - LIVE[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Title update fails to install automatically
- Automatic update will fail, and will prompt to update every time the game is opened.
Install title update manually[3] |
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Stuttering and low framerate
Install DirectPlay[citation needed] |
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Install dgVoodoo 2 for DirectX 9 applications[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Resetting CPU affinity[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Mouse sensitivity workaround
Logitech DPI Script[4] |
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function OnEvent(event, gkey, family) if event == "MOUSE_BUTTON_PRESSED" and gkey == 2 then PlayMacro("DPI Down") elseif event == "MOUSE_BUTTON_RELEASED" and gkey == 2 then PlayMacro("DPI Up") end end Notes
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Increased game speed
- Some hardware configurations experience an issue where the game runs at 125% normal speed, speeding up running and reloading.
Cheat Engine Speedhack[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000 or XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP 2000+ processor | 2.5 GHz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP 2500+ processor |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | ATI Radeon X800 series or higher video card with latest manufacturer drivers |
Notes
- ↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: Legacy activation, local profile support unknown.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (10460) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Reclaim Your Game - RYG's SecuROM 7+ DRM List - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ The Club - Xbox.com - last accessed on 20224-05-12
- ↑ Manually installing the patch - Steam Community[1]
- ↑ Logitech DPI Script - last accessed on May 2023