24 The Game is an action-adventure title for PlayStation 2 inspired by the television series 24. Players take on the role of Jack Bauer, tackling terrorist threats in Los Angeles such as an assassination attempt on the vice president and a corporate kidnapping. The game challenges players to use diverse skills to unravel a conspiracy involving nuclear weapons and stop a terrorist group led by Peter Madsen.
CTU is investigating a series of terrorist attacks in the Los Angeles area ranging from an assassination attempt on the vice president to the kidnapping of the chairman of a highly profitable corporation. CTU identifies Peter Madsen, a former employee of Jack Bauer, as the leader of the terrorist cell responsible for the attacks on Los Angeles. What remains unknown to CTU is that the attacks have been arranged by an old enemy who plans on smuggling nuclear weapons into the hands of Middle Eastern terrorist networks. Jack Bauer must shoot, drive, and interrogate his way to the truth behind the attacks.