IMPORTANT, play it on the normal difficulty, it might be a bit easy, but realistic is damn unfair.

This is a game I really enjoyed when it came out, but I never quite finished and I didn't remember why. Well, I finally tackled this game 20 years later (oh god, realtime realization).

It is a cover shooter of its time, not the best, but so unique in its execution, that besides the sequel, I dont think there is a similar game on the market.

This is a clearly rushed or underfunded game, because when it works, it just clicks so well and for most of the time, its just a fair bit janky. There are bad covers, blocked pathing, hitscanners, bad/horrible checkpoints, sompletely missable resuply boxes, cheap ambushes, a turd of a cliffhanger, bugs... and yet, I love this game.

It just feels bulky, physical, action packed (even if bad most of the time), but it has its moments and they just click.

Mind you, this is not a glowing recommendation, but if you get it for 5€, its a good time.

Still fantastic fun after so many years. Tactical/Cover shooters are a sadly lost art.

Be warned that there are some janky angles, as always with this series, that expose you even behind cover and you can't find a good angle to engage (or without a window frame blocking your shot). Also, some missions fail for no discernible reason but usually it's because a teammate was downed ... or you ran ahead of the little room you were supposed to sit in for longer.

It crashed a few times until I set the exe to compatibility mode with Windows Vista.

Anyway, still holds up great! Get it when it's cheap!

I really enjoyed the story and game mechanic. Tom Clancy games never fail me. holds up even after 20 years.