Rogue Ops, Electronic Games

Seems we're not able to get enough of stealth games lately. Anti-terrorist operatives, secret missions, sneaking around, and cool high-tech weapons and gadgets... it's all just too much! Thankfully these days, there seems to be just enough of these particular titles available to keep the more cool and calculating amongst us happy - this latest such offering comes from the guys at Kemco. Unsurprisingly, Rogue Ops itself focuses on the familiar concept of anti-terrorist operatives, casting players as leading lady, ex-Green Beret Nikki Connors. After losing her daughter and husband in a horrific explosion, Nikki undergoes two years of intense training before she is unleashed upon one of the world's most sinister terrorist organisations, known as Omega 19. What follows is the usual attempt to save the free world from certain doom, as well as a more personal quest for vengeance. There are eight missions in total, each containing new objectives, characters and obstacles, which must be overcome through a combination of firepower and stealth. With regard to the latter, throughout the game you have the ability to perform a wealth of sneaky manoeuvres, such as hiding in shadows, picking guards' pockets and also making use of the game's stealth-based combat system. On top of this, the popular concept of covering your tracks remains intact throughout, meaning that you must carry and conceal bodies in order to remain undiscovered. Obviously, no game such as this would be complete without an arsenal of weapons and gadgets to shame the average Bond film, and thankfully Rogue Ops doesn't disappoint. Ten weapons lie at your disposal - including a variety of pistols, a dart gun, grenades, mines, and the obligatory sniper rifle - as does a range of special tools, such as a rather nifty special vision mode, which combines infra-red, low light and x-ray vision. If you've completely exhausted Splinter Cell and Metal Gear, and your PSX's graphics are just far too inadequate for you to go back and play through Syphon Filter again, then Rogue Ops is the perfect filler while you await the sequels. In terms of the 'stealth' genre, it doesn't offer anything groundbreaking, but what it does, it does well.

Buy Rogue Ops for 3.99 GBP

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