SWAT 4: Gold Edition

This game is incredible, even all these years later, and has elements that most AAA games don't bother to include despite their incredible graphics. If you like a shooter that makes you think, and doesn't incentivize killing above all else, then SWAT will be your favorite game. Every level has unique challenges, and because the enemies are randomly spawned and their behavior changes every time you play, you can play the same level a dozen times without getting bored. Every door requires a thoughtful way to enter that will spare the lives of your squad, and get most of the suspects to drop the weapon. The AI is clever and realistic; they won't throw their lives away, and they'll find places to hide and ambush you, or barring that will retreat to their friends. In some instances (this might have been a coincidence) I saw suspects hiding with a civilians to keep us from shooting them. I've loved playing this, and I'll play it many times more. Why did I take away a star, you ask? Because there are some game-breaking bugs/poor programming that will ruin my score, and I am powerless to do anything. For starters, at least a dozen times every game I have to issue an order two times or more. The squad will remain motionless after I issue an order, and it wouldn't bother me if it didn't happen constantly. Second, the squad member AI can be mindnumbingly stupid. One time a squad member was standing in a doorway as he was being shot, and did nothing to move. Another time a squad member deployed a flashbang by running to the spot where it was to be deployed, and then tossing it on the ground while standing there. Worse is when they throw it against the wall of the room where it was supposed to go inside. There is more, but this is the worst of it. It's sad that the developers took so much care with everything except this. But, it's years later, and it will never be officially fixed. Such a shame.

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The co-op is one of the best online games i have played (you need game ranger to play)

A classic game. As soon as I hear the narrator giving a briefing it brings me right into the game. Load it up with friends for a great time. The AI is functional if you enjoy that kind of gameplay. If you're looking for the modern experience just go play Ready or Not.

This is one of my favorite FPS games. I found it while looking for games similar to rainbow 6 vegas 2 which I played all the time as a kid. The controllable AI team is awesome, especially considering you can split them up into 2 groups. That coupled with the sniper views, less lethal weapons, and incentive to take enemies into custody instead of killing them when possible really makes for an incredible gaming experience. That being said, the AI team can get incredibly frustrating at times. There are times when you'll order your team to fall in 3 times before they actually start following you. And even after they start following you, sometimes they stop at random. I can't tell you how many times I've ordered the team to fall in, saw that they were following, and then moved forward with my sweeping of a building only to get shot by an enemy because they had stopped at the door for seemingly no reason and didn't have my back. These problems are certainly forgivable though, given the game is almost 20 years old. Excellent first person shooter. If you haven't played it, give it a try. You won't regret it.