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While there is a fun charm to this mid-2000's shooter, I found myself getting more irritated by the game as it wore on. The number of enemies increases of course, and with that, the problems of the game are more noticeable. Examples of getting shot through doors before they are fully open, enemies with incredibly precise aim even on the easier difficulties and blind spots where enemies can hardly be seen with minimal cover to utilize provide lots of opportunities for the player to take unavoidable damage that can be immensely frustrating. The worst example of this was the second to last level as you scale the Eiffel Tower, a neat concept that sadly gets deflated by numerous instances of blind corners and moments that can't be avoided, making the level frustrating when health packs are minimal and the number of enemies feels endless. When enemies aren't assaulting you all at once, they sometimes go right into the open and make it incredibly easy for you to pick them off with a headshot, making for moments of weirdly uneven difficulty throughout certain levels.
Despite the gameplay being frustrating at times, the game generally runs smoothly aside from some glitches involving climbing up stairs that can mess you up if you're in combat. The sound is perhaps the best all-around element, with it roaring and providing a strong atmosphere, especially since it's THX certified. The cutscenes throughout are also gloriously cheesy, making for lots of unintentional humor throughout the game. The plot is barebones to say the least. As far as mission structure, several levels will make up a single mission. However, without any explanation most of the time, your loadout and the teammates you're with just randomly change between levels on the same mission. It makes for very odd and frustrating moments when you're expecting a certain gun and you no longer have it.
It's easy to have fun with this game at first, but the issues seem to compound more as the game goes on and one only desires to finish it for the sake of finishing it. There are some interesting levels and settings to go through, but the game just doesn't come together all around. I highly doubt I will ever play this one again.
Despite the gameplay being frustrating at times, the game generally runs smoothly aside from some glitches involving climbing up stairs that can mess you up if you're in combat. The sound is perhaps the best all-around element, with it roaring and providing a strong atmosphere, especially since it's THX certified. The cutscenes throughout are also gloriously cheesy, making for lots of unintentional humor throughout the game. The plot is barebones to say the least. As far as mission structure, several levels will make up a single mission. However, without any explanation most of the time, your loadout and the teammates you're with just randomly change between levels on the same mission. It makes for very odd and frustrating moments when you're expecting a certain gun and you no longer have it.
It's easy to have fun with this game at first, but the issues seem to compound more as the game goes on and one only desires to finish it for the sake of finishing it. There are some interesting levels and settings to go through, but the game just doesn't come together all around. I highly doubt I will ever play this one again.
Sheep, Dog 'n' Wolf
2001
Playing through this game as an adult - after not fully understanding it as a child - proved to be a blast.
The combination of stealth/puzzle elements and the classic Looney Tunes humor was lightning in a bottle. Inventive levels + multiple ways of approaching puzzles + great soundtrack = me being hooked until the very end.
The combination of stealth/puzzle elements and the classic Looney Tunes humor was lightning in a bottle. Inventive levels + multiple ways of approaching puzzles + great soundtrack = me being hooked until the very end.