Pros: Good realization of a sniper mode, nice music
Cons: Poor graphics, only 5 missions, 1,5 hours on normal mode, "dummy" enemies
The Bottom Line: As a whole game is lower average, though by places in it even it is interesting to play. The game precisely does not justify money, loiter on it.
200067's Full Review: C.I.A. Operative: Solo Missions for Windows
Some time back I have seen in sale this game, screenshots were showed to me are acceptable, and genre 3D Shooter, and furthermore Sneak Shooter, extremely to me is interesting, and I was purchased. And is severe about it has regretted. The game completely has not justified my hopes.
Let's begin from that in game of the rather poor graphics, even is surprising, that with such poverty it was possible to receive rather quite good screenshots for a box, and I can inattentively looked, but nevertheless. After game such sensation, that except for angles in 90 and less often in 45 degrees any other do not exist. It, certainly, not so, but the above-stated geometry dominates. But for justice it is necessary to mark that sometimes it is possible to find rather decently appearing places, but they can be counted on pins. Textures in game not differ by variety, beauty, novelty, saturation of colors. Well and special effects, them it is a little, the explosions of barrels look rather not bad (and only), more than nothing has noticed. And after all it the engine of game is rather requiring to resources of computer, and the game by places can hardly brake.
Yes, still I liked realization of a sniper mode. For inclusion of a sight not all image as in many games comes nearer, but only area limited to a circle of a sight. And is not here again used the black template, as in other games. Though something good.
Further, plot. It is possible to tell it is not present. At least, it was not stored at all. The authors try to imitate "Soldier of Fortune"; as a matter of fact CIA Solo Mission is a bad clone "Soldier of Fortune". And it is not enough of missions in game up to of ridiculous. The authors have sufficed only on 5 missions, and the game is finished (and more correct breaks), practically not beginning. I have passed it for 1,5 hours on normal mode, and then hour was carried with the disk, thinking that the game is simple brake and does not want to be loaded the following mission.
Well, and about gameplay. Here anything especial if not to tell worse. The atmosphere at game is not present. Simply run and shoot of enemies from three kinds of the weapon (yes, them in game already whole three!!!). The models of the weapon are so poor what to associate them with any really existing kinds of the weapon it would not be desirable (and is not could). The enemies die fast, that will not tell about the 2 bosses. Bosses are capable to sustain not one direct hit in a head with a sniper rifle.
A behavior of enemies rather simple, they simply stay or patrol, and when see you, shoot, and can and run about behind you. Some enemies on whim of the authors can appear from there is no place, sometimes is direct from an air. Very seldom authors tried to explain emerging enemies, where them were not earlier...
It is necessary to tell about a sound. Here too there are no novelties, startling imagination. The shots as shots, and explosions as explosions, shorter, standard sounds. Music pleases only. The authors have made on a track on each level, and they are rather good and not bore.
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