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Good storyline but very very frustrating

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game about 6 months ago after having played the demo about 1 1/2 years ago. I remembered that the demos (2 differnet levels) were fun and the graphics were pretty decent. After buying the game and attempting to play it several times on the second level, I finally uninstalled it and put it away. The levels can be hard since there is a lot of sneaking around so you dont attract attention. The problem is that when you do attract attention, every guard comes running at you and the AI is pretty decent. Herein lies the problem. You cant save the game through the difficult parts and continually getting killed is so frustrating and annoying that I finally said heck with it and put it away.

The game play is fun, the graphics are fairly decent, and the AI isnt terribly retarded. This game reminds me of Alien vs Predator, which you couldnt save between automatic check points until the patch came out which fixed it and made it fun. There is no such patch for IGI2. Dont waste your money unless you like to punish yourself. Good game but maddening.

A Nostalgic Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Back in the year 2003-2004 I played the heck out of this game. I enjoyed every moment. Back then the graphics were considered "very good". This game is somewhat a stealth based game so if your into stealth this should be in your collection. I see a writer of a review had stated that it is/was annoying that he had to start over if he got caught and that he had to sneak around in some parts of the game. Well yeah...Duh! it's part of the game man. Maybe you aren't geared for stealth based games but back to this game. This is a story driven single-player game. Continuing from where the first game left off. I think you have the option of having 1st & 3rd person views. There are several levels to this game. 19-missions are set in real world locations spanning three continents. Missions ranging from all-out fire fight and assaults. There are some Covert surveillance ranging from thefts, escapes in urban and rural environments. You get to use several weapons if needed though sometimes you are encouraged by Intel to use stealth & intelligence. You will have more than 30 guns and other weapons. These weapons are; Sub-Machine guns, miniguns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, pistols, rocket launchers, grenades and knives. To my recollection the ending didn't leave me hanging. It is a very fun game and for the price? Why not!? Buy it and have fun!

This game is old.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This may have been a great game at one time, but not any more. The controls are lame and choppy. The gameplay is very difficult in some levels where you have no way of not being spotted and wind up getting torn to pieces before you can find a spot to hide from the mob of people shooting at you. I wouldn't recommend this game unless you can get it cheap.

IGI 2 Review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Got this for a friend, and he absolutely loves it, though he's still busy finishing IGI 1 still.

F.P.S. Delight

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I purchased ' IGI-2 COVERT STRIKE ', a short time ago, to replace one I lost due to DVD malfunction.
Thankfully, ' Amazon ', carried NEW Games of IGI-2.The game it's self is a dream to play & set up to your own liking. I use a 256MG Video Card & Windows XP system & have had no difficulty playing the game. The graphics are wonderful, The landscapes are so real, it's really hard to tell the difference from real life. The AI characters all respond to your every sound or movement.

But here's the real kicker, regardless what others say, I have not found any working CHEATS!!, So you must take your time, be very careful or you will be shot.
In most of the levels you may save the game, but your severely limited on how many saves you get.
While there are some keyboard moves you need, Primary control is in the mouse.
One Hint, Keep those Heavy weapons for emergencies, You will need them.
Overall, Great game, Great play, Few if any glitches, Well worth the price.

engrossing and realistic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

IGI 1 was one of my fave games of 2001 although it was quite frustrating. The promised stealth aspect of the game never quite worked, and most missions ended with you killing just about every guard in sight or at least making a mad dash once the final objective was in sight. IGI 2 fixes a lot of these problems. First, stealth is absolutely necessary. Unlike most shooters, you can't carry an entire arsenal under your kevlar. Like in Rainbow Six or Ghost Recon, you can carry a realistic amount of ammo for one rifle, one sidearm and some grenades. The enemy AI is much better than the first. The amusing but annoying trick of nailing a perfect headshot while a tango 5 feet away stands idle is no more... these tangos are twitchy and will call for backup in a heartbeat. In the first 3 levels which I have played, Jones only kills a few tangos and must avoid the rest, since engaging in an all out firefight a la Soldier of Fortune will quickly result in a shallow grave. Second, Jones has some neat gizmos at his disposal, mainly the thermal imaging device, which can see through some walls although not all. Completing a mission usually involves crouching while observing patrols and waiting for the best moment for a quick, unseen takedown. The stealth aspect keeps the tension high. Many times, I have planned a stealthy assault only to be surrounded by tangos blazing away. The graphics are quite sharp.

It's unfortunate that this game is coming out just as Red Storm is releasing Splinter Cell and Raven Shield and Novalogic is releasing Black Hawk Down. IGI 2 deserves a look and will not disappoint. Don't buy it if you're looking for a hyper violent run and gun shooter - buy Allied Assault or Soldier of Fortune 2 instead if you want that. But if you want an engrossing, well planned shooter which relies as much upon planning and stealth as upon firepower, then IGI 2 is for you.

More of a work project than a game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I echo the comments of other reviewers here that this game was not a lot of fun to play. I was looking forward to this after playing the first IGI, and although I had my share of frustrating moments by not having save options it was good overall. Here you get all of 3 chances to save, and it's best to start saving as you go further along. With the slightest misstep you can have 100 soldiers right on you, and you're also an easy target from what literally must be a mile away for enemy soldiers with basic AK-47's. I was ready to throw my monitor out the window so many times I couldn't continue with the game, and I'm an avid gamer that looks forward to finishing each game I play. I'm glad I only paid $10 for this and not the $50 when it first game out. You'd be better off with another game. Huge disappointment for me.

Stick with IGI 1 - Jones is Bugged in IGI 2

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: May 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

While the game may work for me, I'm very dissatisfied with the graphic flickering. I would imagine that this would be IGI 1 and that the original IGI would be IGI 2 learning from your mistakes - not creating them in the next release!

IGI 1 runs perfectly smooth and is highly playable and fun. I still repeat the game every so often (with the trainer in GOD mode of course - for those of you unfamiliar of "trainers," they are applications written by coders who manipulate data in memory that affects the game - in the case of IGI in "GOD" mode - you are undefeatable + have unlimited AMMO. Just do a search on google for "igi 2 trainer") And apparently from the gameplay in IGI 2 - you'll need GOD mode!

My Specs are:

512 MB KINGSTON DDR 2600 ECC RAM
Athlon XP 1700
IBM UltraStar SCSI 18 GB HD
ABIT KR7A-133
Win2k - SP3
nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 (I know - a bit outdated - but if IGI 1 can be played flawlessly on that card, there should be a way of designing the game to run on older cards as well without this problem, otherwise the cost of ownership for your game would be over $200 [game/new vid card])

I found a cheat trainer for this game and made it to level 2 - however I stopped playing the game thereafter because it was distracting (the graphic flicker.) And if this is a frame rate issue, (I'm not sure) I noticed that this game gets me very DiZZy - like Doom and related titles - however, with IGI 1, I felt just slightly off whack after 2 hours or more of play - but not like this. I feel disoriented - but not to the extent that Doom and other get - sort in the middle ground. I hope that their maybe a service pack for this game in the future, but if not, I will not buy another IGI sequel again and most likely will sell this game on ebay and go back to my IGI 1 and Microprose's Falcon 4.

Well, not much more I can say other then thanks for the effort in this, but I'll just stick with IGI 1 and hold my breathe until the end june for a Service Pack before someone gets a great deal on it on ebay.

All the best!

Sail On Software - Dishonest Company

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: March 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

We ordered a new DVD through Amazon via Sail On. They sent us a used DVD (no packaging), which did not work. After stringing us along, we returned the DVD and were promised a replacement or refund. Needless to say, they have avoided our e-mails since. I would recommend NOT dealing with Sail On Software.

Waited a long time for this game was worth the wait

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

People have been complaining about the acuracy of David's shooting, give me a break yes it is a harder game but come on the last game you were able to shoot 1000 yards with a pistol I Dont think so. great graphics, closer to real then most games. i only rated it a 4 cause i like others wish you could in game save more times but hey it makes you think a little harder who wants to save your way threw a game, i mean really whats the fun if you can save after you move 10 feet then save again give me a break... very challenging Love It

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