CT Special Forces: Fire for Effect

CT Special Forces: Fire for Effect Positives: + Ok idea + Two characters with different strengths + Nice abilities (invisibility & vision modes) + The vehicles you can use + First person view when aiming down sight + The scope weapons + Some missions are entertaining and fun (especially mission 12 & 13) + Ok physics engine + Ok music + Acceptable voiceacting + Good length (about 8-9 hours) Negatives: - A lot of bugs and glitches - Fps stuttering and general instability - Graphics in general is muddy and looks like its from the year 2000 tops - Some sounds are weird and quite annoying - The skydiving missions looks awful and is not any fun - Difficulty level is all over the place with a lot of difficulty spikes (really frustrating) - Checkpoints are weirdly placed and are too far apart - Really bad AI (but will hit you 100% when they "see" you) - Enemies sometimes shoot thru walls, floors, roofs and obstacles - The instant killing bazooka boys and snipers (you'll most likely not see them before you are dead) - Spawning enemies coming out of nowhere - You cant jump - Quite a lot of narrow corridor levels - Almost no use of the snowmobile (what a shame) - Narrow FOV and no proper widescreen support (not even 16:9 1080p) - Underwhelming boss battle in the end (too easy and short) This game was a really mixed bag. I liked what they were trying to do, and some parts they succeded. The two characters with their abilities combined with vehicle driving is at its best really fun. But somewhere a long the way something went a bit wrong. The worst and most frustrating parts are the difficulty spikes. And there is a lot of them. It seems like they couldnt decide if they wanted the game to be easy or hard, so its both. And the AI is very bad, and can shoot you thru obstacles and often hits you 100%. And the excessive use of the bazooka and sniper enemies on some levels are just laughable. Making it unnecessary hard to progress and feels never ending. But thats what you get when you buy an old budget game. At least its got some retro feel to it, and there are some funny moments. So all in all if you can cope with all the problems, maybe youll have a good time. If not, you can just skip it, there is nothing youre missing out on really. I ended up with a thumbs up, but its really a neutral one. Total Score: 5/10