Although it has been generally sluggish period for PC action games, tactical shooters had a great year. Among the ambitious Operation Flashpoint, the successor eagerly awaited the venerable franchise Rogue Spear, Ghost Recon, and the continued popularity of mods created by the user, such as Counter-Strike and Day of Defeat, the fans of the genre have more good games to play than ever. For better or worse, the species has even earned its own massively multiplayer game with the start of World War II online. It was only a matter of time, therefore, before the budget authors noticed the trend and capitalize on it. The result is Deadly Dozen, the entrance Infogrames previously unheard tactical shooters global economic price. And true to type recent course of fortune, it is quite good. As the title suggests, Deadly Dozen tells the story of misfits 12 guerrilla army, but difficult that during WWII arrested man of an elite group of fighters for secret missions behind enemy lines. Honestly, though, it is really the Deadly Dozen manual makes the bulk of the narrative. It is true that the example set by full competition of prices, Deadly Dozen is not heavy on plot, which is fine. The game is structured as a series of unconnected missions. Before each, you are given a briefing on the objectives of the mission. There are usually between one and four main objectives, and these usually consist of finding something and then blow it up. The ultimate goal of each mission is always the same: to guide the surviving members of his team to an extraction point. You can select four men to carry out their mission and then to equip each with two pistols and three items of equipment. Men are each classified into seven categories: small arms, heavy weapons, explosives, snipers, medicine, secretly, and perseverance. The results
of most of these features are very clear - someone with a sniper high skill has a much better chance of killing an enemy in a single shot, and health packs are more effective when administered by a member of good medical group qualifications. Each team member killed in action are not available for the rest of the game, providing some continuity between missions and acts as an incentive to keep everyone alive. The 10 missions carried out through various parts of Europe and North Africa. Most levels include a mixture of both internal and external environments, and everything is huge. The graphics, although not state of the art, is certainly above average, especially for a budget game. The 3D engine is capable of producing some exterior scenes on strike, and the various effects of tobacco and time are all well done. The only big disappointment is that all levels filled with fog, including those taking place in the desert in daylight. Perhaps to increase engine performance, an opaque fog plane is very close at all times. Thus, although the levels each represents what is probably a couple of square miles, you can never get a panoramic view of the surroundings. Fog also contributes to the biggest flaw of the game - the enemy artificial intelligence. The Nazis struggling tend to have the uncanny ability to signals to locate the position and your fire at you, but you can not really see through the darkness. If an unsuspecting guard shooting distance through the telescopic sight and fail to kill him, you will immediately find and return fire with deadly accuracy, even if they are armed only with a rifle visibility. Levels with a lot of coverage, this is not much of a problem that makes it easier to infiltrate from building to building and to plan their attacks more carefully. But shipments have a lot of fog and not a lot of coverage, you just have to leave most of the game pieces group. Although you can give commands to then maintain the position, and attack, and set configurations and control individually, the only member of his team, which is very useful in many cases is the guy with the perfect score both hidden and snipers. Often it is good to try these missions with a man or use the other three soldiers and mules to hang and bring additional health
kits and ammo behind. However, this same AI complaint may face much competition Dead dozen, and enemy soldiers are at least predictable. While these defects do some levels - as the second're fighting through a maze cemetery in almost complete darkness - more annoying than fun, some of the missions are great. For example, one of which is hidden from house to house in a French village burned more part of the atmosphere more tense, and generally better levels run on any tactical shooter to date. What / good news bad news pattern crosses Deadly Dozen. On the one hand, the enemy tanks have the same natural ability to detect its position as super human soldiers, but on the other hand, can drive the car! No multiplayer, but the computer AI is good. Some users have experienced problems running the game on Windows XP, but to get to work often seem pleasant. For some reason, Deadly Dozen repealing key match moves forward every time you start, but the system can give orders to your team is concise and easy to use. The maps of the mission often is not exactly accurate; one has even the primary objectives in the wrong circles. But the orchestral score is excellent shift of excitation and gloom.
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