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Cold Zero: No Mercy
Released On: Aug 22, 2003
62
8.7
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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17% Positive
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58% Mixed
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
62
17% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
58% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
25% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
It combines the best elements of "Jagged Alliance," "Commandos" and the original "Postal" game into one neat package.
The combination of elements from several different genres--action, strategy, and role-playing--works to keep things interesting. When flaws in one are discovered, you always have something else to fall back on.
Overall, the plot is a creative one and some of the ideas behind the game were interesting. On the other hand, you'll most likely have to be a serious fan of the genre to put up with some of the shortcomings of the engine and less than perfect control and battle scheme.
The fun is there, but the general unkempt nature of many parts of the game drown the fun factor with a huge anchor. If you can look past the word acting, basic premise, finicky camera, and questionable gameplay mechanics, you can find a deep, involving action game.
Not being exclusively wedded to any particular genre - and being tolerant of the inevitable compromises forced in a hybrid - is an absolute prerequisite for enjoying this offering.
Its interface is basic but does the job but the AI is non-existent, the puzzles are needlessly complex, and the awkward free-floating camera bogs down the 3D isometric perspective. [Jan 2004, p.85]
Combine one part action, one part tactical strategy, and one part dodgy AI, add a pinch of RPG-style customization, wrap it up in a third-person perspective, and what have you got? Cold Zero has its good moments, but they are few and far between.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
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Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
8.7
80% Positive
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Summary The player starts out as Private Eye John Mc Affrey. Together with his assistant Jane he has his own detective agency. Because he is completely broke, one day he takes a job where he has to secretly exchange way-bills. The job is finished very quickly, but now his problems are really starting to grow. The cheated person, you see, is a Do...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Aug 22, 2003
Developer:
- JoWooD Entertainment AG
Publisher: Encore Software
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