"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast" During a time that tactical shooters (Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six) were stripping down their tactical elements to appeal to a twitch shooter audience, SWAT 4 came out to expand on their already successful franchise. SWAT sets itself apart from other tactical shooters by making the role of being a SWAT officer realistic. Instead of killing every suspect you see, you are restricted to the SWAT rules of engagement, meaning you have to carefully plan every map, making sure you clear everything so you are always in a advantageous position. The SWAT rules of engagement force you to yell at a suspect to lay down their weapon and surrender to you. Suspect and civilian bystanders will be stubborn, run or won't surrender forcing you to use non-lethal methods to get them to comply with your orders. You can't even engage a suspect that is running, the suspect has to either point their weapon at you or a bystander allowing you to use lethal force, if you use force before a suspect threatens you or a bystander than your get a deduction to your total score. SWAT combines the squad elements of previous Rainbow Six game (Raven Shield, Rogue Spear) with the realistic rules of engagement for SWAT. Adding real SWAT elements like the optical wand, 911 brief, and an non-lethal arsenal to bring down suspects. If you enjoy the older Rainbow Six games this is definitely a pick for you. If you've liked the tactical elements of games like Counter-Strike and Raindow Six Siege, and Vegas, this is a game to consider trying. I've had a hard copy of this game for nearly a decade now and I still play it, other tactical shooters I've tried have always been stripped down and never had as many tactical elements as SWAT 4.
