SWAT 4: Gold Edition

Great Game, But its missing the Multiplayer aspect very heavily.

This is what is supposed to basically be a swat simulation whoever it is such a pain in the A$$. The best way to play in my experience is put the game on easy leave your whole team in the starting area then play this game like its Doom. Use the pistol and crouch alot. Pro tip save your grenades for civilans I know sounds insane. Whoever they wil often refuse to surrender and each mission depends on you saving them. I get at the time this would have been a cool game. I beleive even back then i would have felt the same way. In the end this game is just really aggrevating. I wish it had a ton of mods that mix the terrible freindly and enemy AI would make it more fun. The AR's have insane bloom even using them crouched they just aren't as good as the pistol. Best way to use them is on either single fire or burst depending on the gun. I use the AR's like i normally use a pistol as backup. Playing this than lethal is pretty good. The main pepperball gun has pretty much zero range making it hard at times to use. On specific missions you will run into enemies with gas masks. You have to use a taser to get them to put the gun down. Unfortunately giving your teammates a tazer doesn't help because for some reason they can't use them. So if your team goes in a room alone and runs into one of these masked enemies they will all get picked off one by one. So I guess to sum it up it can be a fun game but ultimately is frustrating and can't be enjoyed as a swat game but rather a boomer shooter. Get it for $5 like me and it will be worth it $10 probably not

What hasn't been said already? The late 90's/early-2000's were a tactical-shooters dream era. Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, SWAT 3 & 4, Operation Flashpoint.... Wow!! I've specifically been playing Ready or Not, at the same same time as SWAT 4. I wanted to see what has changed, what hasn't. It's actually quite interesting to re-visit these 20-25 year old games. I have to admit, for a very long time, I was more invested into the Rainbow Six 1-3 games. I actually really enjoy the planning strategy phase. A tiny part, I always felt SWAT 4 could have also borrowed. But, one thing SWAT 4 had in spades, is more atmopshere! It has more 'drama', from to the locations, missions, debriefs & 911 calls. Has a feeling of urgency! From your first mission onwards, from intensity, to lonely eerie feelings... to a dinner with a train passing over head... they nailed the feeling of an urban environment very well. For sure, advancements in graphical tech, sound recording, budgets, etc... have all made most shooters on par, or even more extravagant. Nonetheless, there is something nice about stepping into the 2000's and reliving some incredible moments. The game may be 20 years old (at time of this review), but I think it still stands up in many departments. And, fortunately, this type of slow tactical shooter is in very good hands; Ready or Not is an awesome spiritual successor, worthy of carrying this awesome legacy! It keeps so much of the great aspects, but gives it a fresh coat of paint (great graphics), awesome settings, very intense situations, and much better (and dependable) AI. Still, to ANYONE who likes a slower-paced shooter... SWAT 4 is very much deserving a go!

They need to make SWAT 5!!!!!!! ANY developer that makes SWAT 5 with automatically get my money. If I could, I'd develop it myself. My rating says it all.

Simple as.