Door Kickers

Tactical game lovers rejoice! Door Kickers is one of The Best tactical titles I have ever played, and that's saying a lot from an avid fan of X-Com, Jagged Alliance, SWAT 3 & 4, Rainbow 6, and more... This title has it all. The implementation of equipment is perfect. The fog of war is perfect. The level of tactical options per map is broad and the resulting consequences are always rewarding, and that's even if the consequences are terrible for the team! If one does something stupid, then one deserves the just desserts, however foul they might taste. The level of immersion is as deep as the tension, and the replay option is a VERY nice bonus. Few things are more satisfying than sitting back and watching one's performance played out like a masterful film. And the online community is robust, supplying new maps, equipment, effects, and more. Seriously. Buy. This. Title. You won't be disappointed!

This is pretty much up to the job. I was a little afraid it would be a finger-twitch RTs job, but the game allows you to plan as much (or as little) as you like. I like planning and this serves. In fact you pre-mission and actual task planning can take quite a while. first you dress up your men in the kit suitable for the job - Unfortunately you need to `unlock` some items before you can use them...sigh. Anyway, then it's using realistic tactics to get your men into the House and taking out the terrorists before they take you out- or the hostage! You have hostage missions, disable bomb missions and even getting the drugs before the bad guys can destroy it! For me the missions got really interesting when Hostages were involved. The sound effects and speech hit the spot, and put you in the mood. the music is also very good. For me, the real genius of this game is its ease of playability and replayability and it's Replay mode. After a long tense mission you can actually rewatch the whole thing in real-time to see how it would've gone down - perfect for people who pause a lot during the mission, but want to see the full run later! I have wished this for so many great pause games and THIS is the first one I've seen that allows it. The random generator and the mission maker is pretty hot too and will keep a guy going for ages. A surprisingly good game. i still prefer Swat4 for my in your face `as it happens first-person` takedowns, but this is great for that `Head of Swat command` feel. Things I don't like: The bodies vanishing to be replaced by an outline. please allow a `bodies stay` option. Suggestions: More sounds and effects, please. More people types such as women civvies and even women terrorists. Even have children as possible hostages to up the ante. Also improve the animations and make them more varied. the slowdown at the last terrorist killed end needs to be smoother. Where are the Mods? SAS Mods could easily be made from this. I hope they are not all on Steam, because I won't touch Steam with a barge pole. Sorry. Recommended.

The game is great, until you unlock the actual campaigns. If you let any character die in the campaing you will lose 1. that character's xp and 2. the actual portrait for the character. You keep you squad level, but you have to start of from square one releveling your new characters. And, if there was a particular portrait/name that you were attached to, too bad. If the character ever dies in the campaign mode the character just seems to be gone (there is no warning that this will happen until after the fact). I was having fun, until a costly experiment with the campaign mode killed my characters. I guess i can grind until they are maxed in the single missions, but that was starting to get old. It's a nifty idea that is marginally executed. It can't really decide if it is for a casual playstyle. The light instructions, simple mechanics, and drop in and play sytle seem to suggest casual. But, the unadvertised penalties for making mistakes are rather severe, which seems to indicate otherwise. If you want a game that is something to pick up and play casually, this is not the right game.

GOG version is not up to date (and the developer has no plan to publish an update), you should get it on Steam. Otherwise, it's a great game.