Finally got to play this after seeing it in Nintendo Power years ago: strong, linear basic shooter with a fair bit of stealth. Takes a while to get into the groove of its design (i.e can't zoom-aim with all weapons, but you do have a dot-sight) but its simplicity was refreshing, plot was quirky and gameplay was addictive. 10-15 hour play time I think. Good: -Technically, graphics still look great, and you will repeatedly get a GoldenEye vibe while sneaking around military facilities, trying to crunch enemies with throwing knives. -Each weapon has a "secondary fire" (i.e. revolver does a Wild-West rapid fire, M4/AR rifle has a grenade launcher, etc.)... -Fast-paced,wacky plot and characters that feel very 1960s: haven't read the Belgian comic, but (in the best way possible) this feels like a story being told by an excitable 12 year old who watches a lot of spy movies -Voice acting with Adam West! -The harpoon, for the 10 minutes you get to use it Frustrations: -THE SAVE! YOU NEED TO MANUALLY SAVE WITH F5 EVEN IF THE GAME CONFIRMS IT SAVED... I lost my first 5 hours because I trusted it. -Checkpoints... oooof -No real introduction level, so you are also thrown into the controls in a bit of a daze (when I finally got the grappling hook, I was reduced to pressing every keyboard button to figure out what to do). -Game puzzles not always clear: many times, I concluded there was a glitch. restarted the level, then finally figured out a new dynamic that might have just been introduced and will never be used again (hint: all bodies are mobile). -Many stealth missions offer shrubbery in which to hide, but it seems to only be decoration (enemy sprites will see you and shoot at you). And anyways, stealth generally just depends on how quickly you can headshot everyone in the area. -Submarine level :( All in all, a cheeky game that has some confusing elements, but otherwise worked flawlessly on Windows 8.1, and kept me entertained through 3 evenings.
