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• gamedeal user

  Jul 3, 2014

  LOVED this game when it came out. Good gunplay, the ability to lean while aimed down the sights, good difficulty, cool story about nukes... it all plays like a really intense episode of 24. And the sound design: spectacular. Seriously, if you have a decent setup it will blow you away. Guns and explosions are deafening. The million dollar question though, does it hold up after ten years? I sure as shit think so! I played a little bit of it and was worried that I might be looking through rose-tinted glasses, but I was proven wrong. This game is solid all the way around. Downsides: -Graphics, but c'mon, cut some slack. -The FMV cutscenes are potato quality, like a Youtube video on a Comcast connection. Still does the job story-wise though. -No real widescreen support out of the box. Check out this page for a fix: http://www.wsgf.org/dr/shadow-ops-red-mercury In the end, for such a low price, you can't go wrong. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
• gamedeal user

  Jul 3, 2014

  A metactritic underrated game for sure. While it only got a 6.1 from the professional (payed) reviewers, the user score of this game is a solid 8.0. Even after 10 years the gameplay in this game is pretty good. Obviously the mechanics are bit dated, but even today it is a whole lot of fun playing through the levels and more entertaining and challenging then the big budget CoD's from nowadays. Graphics (after tweaking in Nvidia control panel) can still look pretty decent (for a 2004 game). It's only to bad that it now has been released on Steam without any new changes (effort) to the game. They at least could have made it 16:9 compatible, unfortunately 1280x1024 is still the highest resolution you will get. 75/100
• gamedeal user

  Jul 3, 2014

  The score that metacritic, and Ign said about this game is not right what so ever. The game is about you, Captain Frank Hayden and your squad of Delta force elites to stop terrorists from getting their hands on WMD's. The graphics aren't the greatest but keep in mind this was for the Xbox one (old one not the new one) and we know what great games came from that console. The Campaing lets you battle the terrorist groups from the dusty streets of the Middle east, to the wet and compact jungles of the Congo. It reminds me of half life a little bit because every part of a level you beat makes you download another part of it. The weapons of the game are very unique because some of the weapons in the game you don't see in many modern shooters today. The beginning level of the campaing reminds me of the ending of COD4 a little bit. Multiplayer is amazing supporting up to 32 players. Overall this is a hidden gem of xbox games. I really hope that a company can make this again but add more campaing levels, update the graphics, and add some physics. 9/10
• gamedeal user

  Jul 5, 2014

  This is probably my favorite first person shooter. As described in the making of video, imagine that you're playing in an action movie. The gameplay remains intense and there is always something to do next. Yes, the graphics are dated, and were dated at the time. The original XBox was the target platform, and the graphics weren't updated for the PC. As the cliche go, I'd rather have good gameplay than good graphics. And, this game has good gameplay that still holds up well, compared to FPSs of today. Needless to say, I was happy to see it released on Steam. I still have an original CD, or two, but would rather have a Steam download instead of having to find the CD.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 8, 2015

  Great old shooter game! Has some epic firefights and good old fashioned health packs and ammo pickups. The guns sound and feel very nice (unlike some games were they feel like weak little pea shooters). Story seems like a cheesy action movie, and i love it that way. Kinda wish someone would make an HD remake of this game. It's also sad that there's no more multiplayer. For not so picky gamers, totally recommended :)
• gamedeal user

  Apr 7, 2015

  Really fun old school military FPS! Recommended if you played and enjoyed any of the following games: -Red Faction -Red Faction II -Half-Life ('98) -Killzone ('04) -Halo CE -GoldenEye (N64) -Early Clancy Games (Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon) -Gen. 6 Bond Games (Agent Under Fire, Nightfire, etc) -Gen. 6 Medal of Honor Games (Frontline, Rising Sun, Allied Assault, European Assault, etc) -Early Call of Duty Games (Finest Hour, Big Red One, United Offensive, etc) -Old DOS Shooters Will probably appeal to my generation (I'm 30) more than today's gamer, because this game embodies the type of shooters that we grew up with and includes none of today's modern conveniences/handicaps: There's no automatic health regeneration, no automatic ammo refill, and , as far as I can tell, no quicksaving. Instead, you'll have to pick up health packs, scavange dropped ammo from enemies, and complete missions to save your game and progress. Some of the missions can be somewhat challenging, and you never know if there'll be a mob of enemies, a tank, or an RPG around the next corner. The story is okay (so far), and it's complete with decent voice acting and fully animated cutscenes in between each misison. Kids, if you want to know the kind of game we frittered away hours with before Modern Warfare, then buy this game! Fellas, if you want a trip down memory lane, then you owe it to yourself to buy this game!
• gamedeal user

  Aug 2, 2015

  Overall a solid FPS game from 2004. Feels like an early COD modern warfare. It has some grand set pieces and stylistic cut scenes with not bad graphics for the time, feels like an action movie. The story is similar to battlefrield 3, you basically have to stop a rogue agent with a nuke (red Mercury). gameplay wise the guns feel heavy and combat is fast paced and fun. this game uses med packs instead of regenerating health. Also there are no checkpoints! each mission is broken down into a few levels, some are short, some aren't and if you die you restart the level. for the dirt cheap price it's worth a playthrough if you're a FPS fan.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 26, 2015

  [h1]The Short and Sweet[/h1] Shadow Ops: Red Mercury didn't make much of a splash when it came out for the original X-Box. I remembered enjoying the demo when it came on an Xbox Magazine Demo Disc long ago, and was quite surprised to see it on Steam. After all these years, it's still got a thing or two going for it. It's the Michael Bay-esque military shooter of the early 2000's you probably haven't played. It doesn't do anything particularly spectacularly, but it does MOST things well enough. If you're looking for a simple fast-paced run-and-gun to feel like a hero and kill a few hours, where your reflexes are tested more than your mind, you could do a whole lot worse. I'd definitely wait for a sale though, as you could do better for the current asking price of $7.00. Overall I had a great time until the later missions of the game, where enemy placement seems rushed and cheap. [h1] Detailed Review: [/h1] [h1]I Liked it Because:[/h1] [list] [*]Your standard sidearm is a massive Desert Eagle. No, it likely doesn't belong on a real-life soldier's loadout, but oh yes, it's awesome. :) [*]Before the Modern Warfare games standardized the entire genre, Shadow Ops borrowed heavily from games like Halo to make a cinematic console shooter. [*]Heavy attention is paid to making the game feel like a film, and this is apparent right from the start of the first mission, which has your Blackhawk crashing into a desert town, surrounded by foes on all sides. The soundtrack, sounding like it was heavily influenced by Hans Zimmer, accents moments like these perfectly. It really lends a heroic feel to the whole experience when the main theme kicks in at climactic moments. [*]Being an Xbox game originally, I didn't quite know how well it'd port to PC controls. Fortunately, they're just fine. Controls do what they should, there's no forced mouse acceleration, and your character has that lighter, more arcade-like feel, as opposed to the weighty, more massy dynamics of modern shooters. [*]The shooting feels like it should, and the game keeps it simple by assigning your weapons at the start of each mission. Rather than picking up weapons from fallen foes, you simply resupply ammunition for whatever your given loadout happens to be. Some may be put-off by this, but I didn't mind it so much, as the game usually gives you at least one all-around gun that can do everything, in many cases, the standard M4. [*]Speaking of simplicity, as expected, the game is 100% linear. Move from building, to corridor, to courtyard, blast all the enemies you just spawned, until you reach the end of each level. Standard formula. I didn't mind it. [*]Also, being released before the [i]every-game-hero-is-Wolverine[/i] trend, you actually have health and must pick up medkits to stay alive. Sometimes this works, sometimes it's a chore to backtrack, or annoying to waste an entire medkit by walking too close when you're at 80-something HP. But for those who are tired of panting dramatically to dislodge bullets from your body, you might find this refreshing. [*]Before the innovations of cover-based shooters, this game contained leaning! And it's not half bad! Can be a little troublesome to get used to, but it works well enough to give you an advantage against your hitscanning foes. [/list] [h1]What Could Be Better:[/h1] [list] [*]As mentioned above, the game came out for the original Xbox. Not the 360, but its enormous rectangular predecessor with the big green gem. That being said, even for its time, the textures can look ruddy and dated, and the video cutscenes are garbled and budget-looking. [*]The story is standard fare for the time. Bad guy has a nuke, we're chasing the bad guy to stop him from nuking what he wants to nuke. There's betrayal, intrigue, some backstory for motivation, but it's nothing too special, and rather predictable. [*]Grenades (in games) are supposed to be fun. They aren't in Red Mercury. While they still have their uses, they plop like rocks, so don't expect to be tricking them around corners. [/list] [h1]What Was Awful:[/h1] [list] [*]Enemy AI. Not expecting anything revolutionary here for the budget, but placing stupid enemies in lame locations is 90% of the challenge here. The game will spawn enemies in the CHEAPEST possible places. It eventually gets predictable and infuriating, where no amount of skill will keep you from taking a few shots from cheaply placed enemies. Expect foes to pop around corners or from behind impenetrable doors, fingers on the trigger, hitscanning the crap out of you. The worst part is, it starts to feel like the game expects you to do the same. It actually becomes a valid strategy to hold down the trigger when rounding corners, in the hopes that you'll only get hit with one or two bullets instead of 20. [*]Monster closets will also spawn enemies via triggers, to the point where it gets cheesy and predictable to get the game to just spawn dudes from behind a dumpster, who are, naturally, already firing at you with excellent accuracy. (Hopefully you're already shooting the empty air where they're GOING to be to stand a chance!) [*]The long-range late-game mission [spoiler]atop the the Eiffel Tower[/spoiler] is the pinnacle of this, where tactical ninjas will spawn from areas you already cleared, and snipe at you from ridiculous distances. Again, infuriating and obviously placed to wear the player down without much thought. [/list] If you can get it on sale, it's not a bad game. I got it for ~$2.00 if I can recall, and got more than that out of it. :)
• gamedeal user

  Nov 29, 2015

  To be honest i cant see why so many people recommend the game, though is supect heavy nostalgia goggles. tl;dr : A decent although in many regards outdated shooter with very poor leveldesign The good things: Ammo is relatively limited, you get along but together with the limit of 3 bullet salves it discourages wild sustained spray fire. The Gunplay is fine, even though its outdated. i liked the way leaning was combined with Aiming, even though it felt rather clunky. overall the firefights are Decent The Problems: The Teammates are basically useless, i've caugt my teammate waiting in front of a door while an enemy was shooting him without cover while standing mere 3 meters away. The teammate didnt even react. The obvious, the game is old, and the enemy bahaviour patterns are outdated, enemies just run to their waypoints and fire on you, i've played on "Ranger" and enemies tend to have lightning reflexes and Pixel perfect aim combined with X-Ray vision. in open firefights this is less of a problem but becomes very appearent in the "house combat" sections. This combined with unfair enemy placement causes a lot of unpreventable damage. an example: you walk up stairs, a window 2 meters in front of you pops open and a guy starts firing at you, there is no cover or way to move to the side, so you have to take hits before you can kill him. Even though you start forseeing those asshole enemy placements you still take hits due to aforementioned lightning reflexes and aim of the enemies. This poor leveldesign and enemy placement ultimately made me quit this game, since it seems to be designed in a way to be as frustrating as possible Conclusion: if you can get over the leveldesign and AI that seems to be dedicated to be as annoying and frustrating as posssible, you will probably find some enjoyment in this game
• gamedeal user

  Dec 7, 2015

  It's a mish-mash of old and new, an action shooter akin to Modern Warfare far back enough as to have the ability to lean and to have more than 2 weapons but not regenerating health or a grenade indicator. The game mechanics promote a more tactical approach, as opposed to run-and-gun. While that's also fairly effective, the best way to proceed through a level without taking is to check around corners, use cover, and use the environment to your advantage. As there is no checkpoint system and you are forced to restart the entire chapter if killed, this forces you to at least be somewhat mindful of your surroundings. Teammates are fairly competent at taking out enemies, although they do have issues with spotting them occasionally. Enemy AI can be compared to the Call of Duty series: they spawn in, rush into cover, then periodically pop out and fire a few rounds in your general direction. Thankfully, each individual enemy is hard enough that you'll only be up against a couple at a time, since a few well placed shots can potentially take a quarter of your health away in the blink of an eye. Guns are fairly responsive and the aiming system makes it easy to scope in around a corner without having to move your hands off of the movement keys and scout out an alleyway. Unlike the earlier Call of Duty games however, you can also lean upwards above cover or downwards if there are gaps in terrain. While you can still get shot at when leaning your head out, this gives you a much better chance of assessing the situation without exposing too much of your vital organs. All in all, a fairly decent shooter at its core if one can look past the outdated graphics and lack of proper widescreen support.