PunishedWalrus
Janky, generic, and mediocre. Massive crackhouse game energy. The core gameplay mechanics of recon, stealth, and long-range precision shooting are still far superior to the Sniper Elite franchise and thus I finished it because I really really like sniping. Threading the needle for a kill-shot amidst windage, drop, breath, and occasionally hostile gunfire is very satisfying. Walking a shot onto your target after a miss before they realize what's happening is thrilling. It's just a shame everything besides the actual sniping is so aggressively average.
both of the contracts games are superior to this in just about every way, so go for them first if you have a similar itch for realistic marksmanship.
Also, get the SVD, Vintorez, LMG, and 34x russian scope ASAP
both of the contracts games are superior to this in just about every way, so go for them first if you have a similar itch for realistic marksmanship.
Also, get the SVD, Vintorez, LMG, and 34x russian scope ASAP
2004
I reached rank 12 on the Xbox Live world leaderboards briefly at this game at the age of 14 and everything has been downhill ever since.
2007
Be polite, be efficient, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
I laughed, I cried, I called an orbital strike laser down on someone far weaker than me out of a spite. Maybe my favorite JRPG of all time after Skies of Arcadia.
2018
The first two seasons of the World of Assassination trilogy were the successor to Blood Money that I'd waited over a decade for. Despite the always online BS, IP kerfuffle, and anti-consumer practices in regards to purchasing, this is easily in my top 10 of the decade, maybe 5.
spooked my guts out
1992
This was a short Car trip MVP.
1994
I see a lot of harsh reviews for this game, and tbh most of them are fair critcisms. I played this game more than most would because A) I liked monster trucks and you could play as one and B) I didn't get an N64 until almost 1998 so 3D racing games were basically nonexistent for me.
Looking at this game objectively though, it did some pretty cool stuff. While your Top Gears and Pole Positions were fixed on the distant horizon and only let you follow a fairly narrow track, this was a truly three-dimensional racing game, complete with jumps and and hills and shortcuts. It even had minigames and bonus courses specifically for stunts. If nothing else it's an interesting and impressive demonstration of the FX chip and SNES hardware. Yes the frame-rate ranges from meh to abysmal, yes it's a little easy, but the controls really aren't bad once you get used to them and when you get rolling this game really gives you a sense of speed that isn't present in other 16 bit titles.
Yeah it's a bit janky, but if you appreciate retro games and seeing how tech capabilities evolved, this is worth a visit. It's no Mario Kart or F-zero, but you could far worse on the SNES.
Looking at this game objectively though, it did some pretty cool stuff. While your Top Gears and Pole Positions were fixed on the distant horizon and only let you follow a fairly narrow track, this was a truly three-dimensional racing game, complete with jumps and and hills and shortcuts. It even had minigames and bonus courses specifically for stunts. If nothing else it's an interesting and impressive demonstration of the FX chip and SNES hardware. Yes the frame-rate ranges from meh to abysmal, yes it's a little easy, but the controls really aren't bad once you get used to them and when you get rolling this game really gives you a sense of speed that isn't present in other 16 bit titles.
Yeah it's a bit janky, but if you appreciate retro games and seeing how tech capabilities evolved, this is worth a visit. It's no Mario Kart or F-zero, but you could far worse on the SNES.