I mean the word classic doesn’t even begin to cut it, because classic implies old but good but I’m confident if this came out today it would be still win all the awards. One of my favourite playthroughs ever really.

It has the feel of one of those arcade games that you literally never want to end and it doesn’t, it has a fantastic story but what makes the story so good is the boss fights which are easily the most captivating part of this game, I mean they’re all so different and use all different styles of play and feel so fulfilling to win.

I love things like the codec system and radar because it’s actually plausible for a soldier, instead of having a waypoint that lazily tells you where to go or you have to search up how to win a boss fight, you talk to your chief and listen and use your head and you can succeed.

I think the one only problem with this game is the fact the shooting is a little dated and sometimes not perfect, and the only other reason it gets 4 stars is because I’m pretty confident that 2 and 3 are better games, but for a game that came out 26 years ago it doesn’t get much better than this.

Reviewed on Apr 19, 2024


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