SWAT 4: Gold Edition

From its realistic weapons to tactics and communications, SWAT 4 is, as the title says, a truly unique experience. I would honestly pay a lot for this, it is a truly great game, and you don't need a good system to run it. I can run it on an all-in-one PC with an i3 and only integrated graphics. It doesn't have a storyline or anything of the sort, but it doesn't need one. It is realistic yet easy to hop into, and includes a few references here and there to Police Quest, Sierra's series mainly for MS DOS. I can't really explain it much, just get it. Get it now. It is a brilliant game.

SWAT 4 is a unique beast. A shooter that emphasizes NOT shooting people. By sticking somewhat to police procedure, it has created a room-to-room slow paced tactical experience in a way no other has. I found myself physically tensing up as I leveled my weapon at an armed suspect and said aloud "Don't be an idiot, put it down!" My roommate gave me a very strange look as he couldn't see what I was doing, but that was the point I realized this game had it's hooks in me. The tension, the tactics, and yes, the failure. If you play SWAT 4, you will die. A corner camping bad guy will drop your entire squad, a slight delay in the games calculations will cause a perp to kill you just as you pull the trigger, be prepared to fail. That being said, it never stopped me playing. Missions are delectable bite-sized experiences and failure only makes me mad enough to go back in. The second time you'll know the layout better, the third you'll know where guys like to spawn, after that it's just a matter of careful thinking, good aim and good reaction time. Besides, the failure is half of the fun! Eventually, you'll stop grumbling and start laughing. Some of the ways you can completely botch a room breaching will leave you rolling on the floor, particularly in multiplayer. In closing, if you're a shooter fan, a tactics fan, or just find yourself wandering around your house with a finger gun, sweeping rooms and yelling "Police! Get down!" because you're bored, I recommend playing SWAT 4, at long last released on GOG. tl;dr: Yelled for a black guy to get down, he ran, shot him in the back, mission failed due to unauthorized use of deadly force against a civilian. 0/10 least realistic police simulation ever.

A tactical shooter king that force you to use your brain before shooting. I've been playing this game since launch, and there is nothing like it in the market. This game makes R6 Siege look like a dumbed down game for tactical wanna be kids.

This game plays as sweet as it ever did, even if I'm on my umpteenth retry of that "Russian arms deal in abandoned tenement" mission (basically because I'm replaying it on Hard and I keep neutralizing perps instead of taking them down non-lethally, thereby lowering my score) And since when does shooting someone in the foot result in a "TOC, there's a dead suspect here" call? Must be a heck of a 9mm loading. Niggling aside, why are you still standing around reading this? Breach, buy, and clear! Go go go!

SWAT 4+Stetchkov Syndicate is as replayable today as it was 10 years ago. Even discounting nostalgia, the gameplay holds up to this day, and the audio is pretty good. The visuals were pretty demanding for its time as far as I remember, so they are servicable even today. Every replay of the missions are different. The price is also quite good for both the base game and the expansion. This game deserves all the praise it gets and warrants a place in your library.