player if they are not killed fast enough. Players must take care not to shoot innocent civilians in the crossfire. During game stages the player is able to choose one of two (easy, hard) or three (easy, medium or hard) paths to progress, facing a different boss and doing a different following mission depending on the choice made. Points are scored based on where an opponent is hit, multiplied by the number of successful shots the player has made. In arcade mode, the best points are given for headshots, but on the practice range, bonus points are obtained for shooting the human shaped targets' guns. The home versions have a cheat code where one can exchange life for time and vice versa. There are also secret codes for all versions that will make the game more difficult, such as hiding target indicators on enemies. Reception The Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance versions of Silent Scope received "mixed or average reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Brett Alan Weiss of AllGame said the arcade version was "a blast to play, though a few more realistic sniper missions would be nice. Graphics are acceptable with decent animation, but the music is indiscernible during the action. The voice acting is unintentionally hilarious." Larry "Major Mike" Hryb of GamePro said of the PlayStation 2 version, "In a field devoid of competition, Silent Scope is a strong first-generation offering and a picture-perfect arcade conversion. While a debatable purchase, Scope easily qualifies as a must-rent title." Edge gave the Dreamcast version a score of seven out of ten, saying that "it won't take most players long to complete the game, but Silent Scope is all about high scores through high accuracy. That's what Konami needed to port the consoles, and the one shot, one kill moments moments of euphoria and despar crystallise this as a success." Randy Nelson of NextGen said of the PS2 version, "It's not groundbreaking, but it's a solid shooting game with unique play mechanics." In Japan, Famitsu gave the GBA version a score of 23 out of 40. Also in Japan, Game Machine listed the arcade version in their September 1, 1999 issue as the second most-successful dedicated arcade game of the month. Notes References External links 1999 video games Arcade video games Dreamcast games Game Boy Advance games IOS games Konami games Light gun games Mobile games