This game made me realize how stale the FPS genre is. Asides from a few gems, there just isn't much new here, and this game is a perfect example.

The levels are uninspired and boring. We have seem almost all of it before. There are a few cool details, such as the jetpack enemies that are flung around by the physics engine when you shoot them. Towards the end of the game, it also gets a little better in the level where you work your way up a high-rise building. This level is OK and would do nicely, but it can not elevate the game to greatness.

Overall, I was rather bored by this game. Not that there is anything really wrong with it, but it simply made me feel like I would not miss a thing if I never played another FPS again. Also, like most Source-powered games, this game makes me nauseous. I guess the problem is more with me than the game, so I won't deduct any stars, but still...

Oh, and in case you want to play this game because a game magazine wrote "this puts the hooters back in shooters": If you are over the age of 15, there isn't much in this game you'd find titillating...

This is also another Steam-game, which means that you have to install Steam and be online to play the game, even though there is no online component to the game. Due to Steam, it takes forever to install the game (this is supposed to be an episodic game - a concept inspired by TV shows - but it takes twice as long to install this as it would take to watch an episode of a TV show... odd). Also, Steam will now sit on your machine and deliver advertisement to you and generally keep an eye on the things you do. Valve has now fixed Steam to a point where at least it won't take you days to unlock the game, but I still do not care for it. I have also bought Half Life 2 - Episode 1 together with this game, but unless it blows me away completely, I will probably not buy another Steam-game in the near future... (I might have actually rated this game a 3 overall, it if wasn't for Steam).
This game made me realize how stale the FPS genre is. Asides from a few gems, there just isn't much new here, and this game is a perfect example. The levels are uninspired and boring. We have seem almost all of it before. There are a few cool details, such as the jetpack enemies that are flung around by the physics engine when you shoot them. Towards the end of the game, it also gets a little better in the level where you work your way up a high-rise building. This level is OK and would do nicely, but it can not elevate the game to greatness. Overall, I was rather bored by this game. Not that there is anything really wrong with it, but it simply made me feel like I would not miss a thing if I never played another FPS again. Also, like most Source-powered games, this game makes me nauseous. I guess the problem is more with me than the game, so I won't deduct any stars, but still... Oh, and in case you want to play this game because a game magazine wrote "this puts the hooters back in shooters": If you are over the age of 15, there isn't much in this game you'd find titillating... This is also another Steam-game, which means that you have to install Steam and be online to play the game, even though there is no online component to the game. Due to Steam, it takes forever to install the game (this is supposed to be an episodic game - a concept inspired by TV shows - but it takes twice as long to install this as it would take to watch an episode of a TV show... odd). Also, Steam will now sit on your machine and deliver advertisement to you and generally keep an eye on the things you do. Valve has now fixed Steam to a point where at least it won't take you days to unlock the game, but I still do not care for it. I have also bought Half Life 2 - Episode 1 together with this game, but unless it blows me away completely, I will probably not buy another Steam-game in the near future... (I might have actually rated this game a 3 overall, it if wasn't for Steam).