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WORST GAME EVER

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

being a huge fan of resident evil and metal gear, i picked up this title as soon as it hit the shelf. and let me tell ya was i disapointed. lets see, whats wrong with this game... first of all the camera angle is imposible. more often than not, you find yourself being shot at from enemies off screen. secondly the controls are difficult to get use to making it impossible to fight the later bosses. The graphics are good and the cg scene are pretty sweet but why couldn't they animate the characters' mouths moving as well. and one more thing the entire story takes place on a train. thats it! the corridors are different for different sections but its the same layout. and it get repetitive real quick. You go to car 8 and find out you need something on car 1, back and forth. There are a few minigames that are pretty neat, but i wouldn't spend ... for minigames. to put it succinctly, nuclear dawn turn out to be a major nuclear disaster no where near the caliber of resident evil or metal gear.

OK, Not really worth it.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The game is a one timer. Best for rental. The action is ok the first time around but gets old.It isnt much of a challenge at all. Easily beaten in 6 hours.I found that the puzzles were simple and rather stupid. You run back and forth on a train you are trying to keep from making its destination ,and ,you always encounter a baddy in the same exact spot you met the first one you killed. The card keys are annoying to keep seperated and the game has terrible camera angles and graphics. The storyline also reminded me of Under Siege 2. The background music is fairly displeasing(extremely annoying). I sat there playing the game hoping it would evolve but it [didn't]. I dont mean to be angular, but i wish i hadnt bought it. This is just my opinion, but i suggest you take the advice. RENT FIRST.(cant find it ,dont bother.)

AWFUL!! Stinks..

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game with the intention of enjoying a great espionage/covert thriller. Instead, I got a game that had horrible camera angles, clunky controls and a monotonous environment-It ain't Syphon Filter, thats for sure-Save your money-I'm trading this in for something else!

Boredom On the Orient Express

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 23, 2000
Author: Amazon User

At first glance, one would say that this game looked fun, even though the "one person on a mission against many who want you dead" plot has been used many times before. I bought the game, and within 15 minutes, I was disgusted. Within 12 hours, it was returned to the shop where I purchased it (a record!). As previously stated, the plot is a bit jaded. However, some games can take an old formula and make it work, this one did not. A rescue mission on a train is a somewhat fresh premise, but running from car to car for unclear reasons gets very old VERY FAST. The A.I. of enemy commandos is borderline idiotic, and very predictable. The graphics are horridly grainy, and the sound is at best, so-so. Voice acting is bad, and overdone. However, the intro movies and cut scenes were pretty good, so I had to give two stars. If you want a "man on a mission" game, check out the Syphon Filter saga, or Metal Gear Solid. For the ultimate in "covert ops", check out the Rainbow Six series (PC version). If you want bad acting, get the original Resident Evil. If you want to waste time and money or expect a great action title, only to be let down hard, buy Covert Ops...

Awful

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this thinking it would be something like Resident Evil but it turned out awful. The camera angle is often akward, and it seems like your going through the same train car the entire game. DON'T BUY!

Troy's professional opinion

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: June 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Even though this game has a rating of Mature, it should be very appealing to younger gamers. The controls are simple, though if you're an older gamer, watch out(you may feel a little limited). You can crouch, roll left or right, spin around(180 degrees), use the action button to climb or jump from train to train and you can also use triangle to look around, without being noticed(You can also run). Though do not be fooled, for you cannot strafe. Your crosshair can only allow you to hit the ennemy in one certain area, which gets you annoyed after a while. It is occasionally hard to angle your person properly in order to get the crosshair on the ennemy.

The graphics are very nice and you person actually has a normal face.

The sound is a little old, though the music helps set the mood.

Fans of metal gear solid and the resident evil series, would like this game. It mixes the memos, the inventory and the puzzles of resident evil with the stealth, action(punching also) and radio of metal gear.

There are 7 different endings to keep you playing through 3 difficulties. There are also little surprises when you finish the game with the appropriate ending.

Very fun game.(4/5 is not my rating.I give this game a nice 8.2/10)

Not bad

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I though this game was pretty well made. Every choice you make may determin the outcome of your game. I didnt think the camera angels were to bad. The controls wernt bad also in my opinion. The story was pretty sweet and the game was quite long its on 2 discs. I would recommand this if you like stelther games and such. If your more of the unreal tournment person iwouldnt recommand it. But i am both

This game was ok.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Contrary to popular belief, this game was rather cool. The A.I was slow, but the action made up for that. If you liked Syphon Filter, and Metal Gear Solid, you should at least rent it.

Rescue the Hostages, kill the badguys, save Paris.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

As Lt. Jack Morton of NATO you are assigned to protect the french ambassador to Russia as he and his family return to France aboard the Blue Harvest passenger train. Everything seems okay then Jack's life is sent right down the toilet when a group of para-military terrorists attack the train, kill your entire unit, and hold the ambassador and his family for ransom. When things don't seem like they can get any worse, they do. Intelligence discovers the terrorists may have a nuke hidden on-board. Talk about problems! In my personnal experience with this game: What I like most is it has up to six different endings based on your skill. Everything from the nuke going off to you saving the day. Are you up to the challenge? I almost am. There is only one ending I have yet to reach.

What if Syphon Filter & Dino Crisis had a baby?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game contains the usual kill-the-bad-guy, collect-the-ammo, collect-the-cardkeys stuff that we've come to love from Dino Crisis, Syphon Filter and Metal Gear Solid. But it looks most like (and is similarly paced to) Dino Crisis. There's a lot of walking around and having no idea where you're going. But once you figure things out, then the fun begins. The cut-scenes are high-quality and the gameplay graphics are pretty good, too. If you enjoy exploring and puzzle solving in relative quiet, then Covert Ops is for you. But, if you'd rather have a more fast-paced game, then I'd recommend one of the Syphon Filter titles. At the very least, Covert Ops should help satisfy you until the next Syphon Filter game (Omega Strain) is released this fall.

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