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Conflict: Global Storm

Blam: Take down troublesome terrorists in Conflict: Global Storm.

Conflict: Global Storm
PS2

The game: The fourth game in a long-running series of similar shooters from Pivotal Games, Conflict: Global Storm is a tactical shooter that puts you in control of a four-man Special Forces squad hunting terrorists across the globe.

The play: The campaign involves 14-missions, which include blowing up roadblocks, escorting VIPs, capturing key enemy operatives, and of course, taking down the world’s population of bad guys.

From South American jungles to snowy Himalayan mountain passes and onto the streets of South Korea, each mission takes place on a fairly large map and require you to complete a series of objectives (which often change mid-mission).

You control all of the members in your squad and you have the ability to give delayed orders, which allows you to set ambushes. It’s easy to switch between squad members and your teammates, when controlled by the computer, are generally good, but can be trigger-happy.

The enemy troops are basically dumb, turning a lot of the firefights into turkey shoots. Strangely, your SF mates are lazy. If you move around without firing for a while, your teammates will inexplicably drop their weapons from a ready position.

The terrain: The environments are good, but there’s nothing special about the sound effects; voices seem muffled and the soundtrack is a little cheesy.

The experience: Four-player co-op is good and, although not tested, the on-line gaming looks promising. Overall, this is a reasonable shooter with plenty of variety in operating environments to hold the momentum through to the end.

– Sqn-Ldr Nick Hogan

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