Intravenous

PROS + Incredible gun play. Guns, throwing knives, taser... they all feel and sound good, and are very satisfying to use. + Just one more level, mom! The game has a nice flow and makes you wanna keep playing. + Stealth is actually fun. The ground, your loadout, light sources... it all factors into how loud or visible you are. And it's all clear just looking at your surroundings. + Nice, cartoony pixel graphics + Not all weapons are available at the start. Finding and collecting the rest adds cross mission progression and a little Pokémon feeling to the game. Gotta catch em all! + The story is nothing to write home about, but helps tie all missions together nicely. The few characters you meet along the way are shady Max Payne style neo noir guys. MINOR CONS - Not sure limiting the number of savegames to 3 on True difficulty is a good idea. I ended some longer missions without being able to save and that meant having to repeat long parts of the levels over and over. Which is rather frustrating than fun. - Windows were difficult to recognize sometimes so I'd get spotted by someone on the other side just because I didn't see there was a window. - Having more environments than just Slum would have been awesome. Maybe for a DLC or part 2...? BOTTOM LINE If you liked Splinter Cell or Thief, or just wanna try out 2D stealth / shooter games: get this game. It has no real weak points worth mentioning and especially on sale for under 4 Euros, it's a steal.

Gameplay is great. The stealth and combat feel good. Plenty of options for difficutly. Lots of replayability. The story and dialogue leave a little to be desired but thats not really why we're here. We're here for stealth and assassinations.

It's a fun game. Suits diferent play styles and if you are trying to get all achievements, you are encouraged to play agressively or stealthily.

Good Replay Great dificulty spike between each level Realistic yet dificult achivements Didnt really care about the story Short and Challenging

A surprisingly deep tactical game. Have put far more hours into it than I had anticipated. The AI shows great intelligence moving between alert stages only occasionally getting caught up opening and closing doors. I was curious why such a great game was given away for free, but of course there is a sequel, so any improvement worth mentioning might have been implemented in the sequel, will have to pick it up.