Monday, July 2, 2012

Spec Ops: The Line is generic but fun

Title says it all. The game is sort of like swat 4 or rainbow vegas with cover based shooting and exactly 6 or 7 decisions that effect nothing other than the trophies or achievements you get. I would say the game is fun because of the the AI. Your team mates and enemies are all very capable. In fact, first time I was playing, it was like I was playing with a co-op partner who has finished the campaign. There are only two problems with the game that I had. And let me warn you, they are problems for me  alone. I found the campaign to be very hard. Since it was cover based shooter, I started on hard. But it kicked me like hell. Then came FUBAR difficulty. It was the stuff nightmares are made of. The closest approximation of frustration I had with this game is Call Of Duty World at War veteran. My other complaint is its a bit short. With all my reloading, I finished in around 8 hours. I played it again for the platinum and overall, it was as short as COD MW2. If you can tackle the difficulty, its a fun game and an easy platinum. But I woud suggest renting it since its so short.