I never made it through to the end without using cheats as a kid. Having played through it for Twitch recently, I understand why. This game is brutally hard at times. Enemies can drain your health with one burst of their smg, and you can't effectively dodge because of clunky PS1 collision detection. It's unfortunate, as this game's high points are very high. The catacomb level, Morocco, and the entire Crete section are incredibly atmospheric. Being able to play as a woman French resistance fighter is a nice touch, too, adding a bit of variety to the World War II first-person shooter genre. On top of that, this game has some of the best graphics the PS1 ever had. This could have been a better game than the first one, but its relentless, unfair difficulty and poor collision detection hold it back. This game is worth at least a look, but as far as first-person shooters from 2000 go, you'd be better off playing Perfect Dark, preferably the remake of it they did for the Xbox consoles, though the Nintendo 64 version works just fine, too.

Reviewed on Sep 19, 2023


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