Found this in my garage while scrounging for old games; I'd completely forgotten I had it! I was earnestly delighted by this replay of it nearly ooh uh god oh no 20 years later. If you can get over the barrier of the wildly unconventional controls (L1 to shoot!) there's a really solid action game in here.

My only gripes are with the sparse environments variety and small number of levels. The entire game takes place in warehouses and industrial hallways, and there's not much here that makes use of the honestly really great movement and hacking abilities. According to my save file I finished the game in under 3 hours. Still, It feels lovingly dedicated to the SAC property. The full dub cast is here, the story is structured like a standard episode of the show, and the music rocks. Kicking guys in slow motion never gets old, either.

I highly recommend this if you're on the lookout for cool PS2 stuff outside the typical top ten best ever lists, especially if you have a passion (or at least tolerance) for Cavia stuff.

Reviewed on Jan 20, 2023


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