military and espionage

I saw the reviews of this game and how good they were, but was still wondering if I should get the game because of the look of it. I had a extra $50 so I bought it and tried it out. Well I was wrong this game is awsome. I beat the game in a full day I just didn't stop. I played Monday from 4:00 to 11:00 and then Tuesday from 6:00 till 12:00 so it definetly has quite some replay value. The graphics are great and very fluid nothing hitches or glitches while playing. The voice acting and sounds of guns were top notch 100%. The game has awsome controls and great level design. You also have a branching story line were in order to get past the snipers you must get c4 in another level which is easy to access. Here is how it is designed you have a hide out place which is underground. When there you get to talk to your friends nd get free weapons of your choice. You play the game buy looking at the map on the table which shows you for instance Fire Station and Hospital. The c4 is at the Hospital and the snipers are on the Fire Station roof. You must blow up the Fire Station and raise the flag in order to continue to the next map which has new objectives. The game is not easy in parts sometime snipers,mini guns,heavly shielded Russians,tanks,helicopters,and bombs are just a few of the things that can easily kill you. The games shooting setup is great also just plain perfect. The game is worth $50 and the reviews are right on actually I would rate it higher. I would give the game a 9.5/10 it is great.Highly reccomended for a Christmas gift.

I bought this game not fully knowing what to expect, but to my surprise, I was EXTREMELY satisfied. I don't know why some people keep saying the game is too short, or they finished in 2 days. I can only assume that those people did not play on the Revolutionary level, as I did. True gamers only play EXTREME!

On Revolutionary level, it takes nearly half your clip to kill one person, unless you shoot them in the head, which is obviously an instant kill. The A.I. for your soldiers is pretty decent. I found that even though I tell them to follow, when danger arrives, they spring into action, going so far as to chase down the enemy. Their ability gets better later on in the game also, as you'll find that some of them are equipped with liquor bombs. This helps when dealing with those blasted armored soldiers with the heavy machine guns.

The only problems I have with this game are the hand to hand combat. All you have is a wrench. You'd think after months of fighting, Chris could learn how to fight. The computer soldiers are like trained assassins, with some of them actually doing rolls or charge attacks. At one point, I saw one of my soldiers being strangled to death by a shaded soviet that snuck up behind him. Speaking of sneaking up, the stealth on this isn't done well either. Countless times I tried sneaking up on people, and somehow they saw me anyway, even from behind walls!

Another problem is that Chris doesn't do a good job of avoiding death by his own hand. Several times I've gotten myself killed because a liquor bomb or grenade was thrown into the wall I was hiding behind instead of out the window or over the railing. He should have more sense than that.

As for the music, it is truly epic. There's a Soviet score with chorus and all that plays at the beginning and throught the game. I have to say that the overall music in this game coupled with the dialogue of your soldiers makes you feel like you are truly at war. They will have you reminiscing about the Aliens movie with lines like "Game over, man," and "What are we gonna do know?"

Finally, the secret Liberty Island level is pure crap. You will need to cheat at this point, as they actually start you off with only your wrench to fight with. This part of the game is truly a war against all odds, as the Russians hit you with tons of soldiers, aerial bombs, one chopper, and four heavily armored soldiers. The fight is so intense, that you'll see tens of dead freedom fighters sprawled all around the wreckage of lady Liberty.

Hint: Don't swim in the ice water for too long, or you'll freeze to death. And you won't get a warning about it either.

This game is a top notch game. It has great sound effects with kick ass graphics. The game is great for kids 8 - any age. It has cool eXplosions, intense story line and action. I highly recamend you get this fun game.

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