Disappointing as a port. It is beyond bare bones. Re-releases can preserve the feeling and therefore impact of a game. Quality of life changes that link it to modern expectations place the player in a position similar to the time of release — where a game conformed to its time even if those expectations have evolved since then.

It is harder to meet this game on its level. It feels old but enough of the special is there. I love that it feels like an action game where shooting is more of an interaction than the devotional element. Progressing through levels and a facsimile of espionage via objectives makes this feel cool.

It’s old, it can be arcane and it should look and play better. The ability to play with pseudo modern controls is something, and it was nice to finally play through the campaign of a game I’d only ever played multiplayer of as a kid (but a lot!).