GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: You are Andrew Sterling, British MI6 agent and expert in the kind of covert operations the public doesn’t believe proper governments engage in. Caught spying in China, you await execution. Your government denies all knowledge of your activities and leaves you to die. However, a friend from your military past arranges your escape and, later, employs your unique talents at his private security agency. Your first mission–eliminating an arms dealer who supplies terrorists–propels you on a course where nothing is as it seems. Duty, honor, and allegiance obscure as you are snared in the machinations of a powerful-but-deluded secret society.
Incredible Realism
* Realistic interaction with highly detailed and life-like environments, featuring real-world physics, searching fallen enemies, and manipulating objects to use as cover
* Intelligent adversaries tactically evaluate situations by taking or creating cover, calling reinforcements, or fearlessly charging when cornered
* Extremely realistic depiction of zone-specific body damage and rag-doll death animations
* Over 30 real-world weapons depicted in exacting detail enhances the action
Compelling Campaign Mode
* Six gritty and exotic environments including a Chinese prison and a North African arms fair
* Original storyline brings to life both the heroic and fatally-misguided characters that inhabit the shadowy world of international espionage
Multiplayer Support
* Online multiplayer powered by GameSpy and up to four-player split-screen off-line multiplayer
PLAY: Cold Winter certainly plays better than it looks. The storyline is very involved and keeps you interested until the end. It feels quite a bit like Goldeneye which isn’t bad.
The weapons are fantastic with a good deal of variety. The game is extremely bloody and full of gore like dismembering bodies. The AI is strong making for a game that offers a good challenge. You won’t just shoot and the monster stands there waiting to die—they try to move out of the way and offer a real challenge. There isn’t a real technique for any style of monster as you never know when they might surprise you.
GRAPHICS: Unfortunately, Cold Winter won’t wow anyone except perhaps those who just made the switch from the PSOne to the PS2. There are some framerate issues that keep Cold Winter from flowing smoothly.
SOUND: The environmental sounds don’t do Cold Winter justice. The voice acting is very good and the music is a good addition.
FRANKLY: The graphics and sound really hurt Cold Winter. It doesn’t make sense why a game with such good gameplay and a really great story didn’t get the attention it deserved.
+ Richie Wright
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