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Cold Zero: The Last Stand

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 12 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 7 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: JoWood Productions
Developer: JoWood Productions
Genre(s): Third-Person Action, Adventure
Players: 16
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Release Date: August 21, 2003
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 Don of the Italian Mafia... John has now a simple choice to make: Die. Or agree to carry out more illegal missions. John decides to remain among the living; his first job is to steal a virus called "Cold Zero" from a Bio-Research lab. Was this a good decision? You will soon see... [JoWood Productions]
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Gamer's Hell
It combines the best elements of "Jagged Alliance," "Commandos" and the original "Postal" game into one neat package.
Read Full Review >GameZone
A lot of fun to play, and even when I got annoyed at getting killed due to the camera giving me a problem (which happened more than it probably should have), I found myself going back in and playing it again.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
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.
Read Full Review >Game Over Online
Imagine playing "Commandos" and having to fight the interface as much as the bad guys. It doesn't sound like a lot of fun -- and in fact it sounds like it might be too frustrating to waste time with -- but I sort of liked Cold Zero anyway.
Read Full Review >IGN
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.
Read Full Review >PC Gamer
A promising concept that needs better graphics, camera controls, and AI to really shine. [Feb 2004, p.70]
Game Chronicles
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.
Read Full Review >Adrenaline Vault
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.
Read Full Review >Yahoo! Games
While it might pass as a cheerfully violent diversion if your copy of "Thief" or "MGS" is on loan to a mate, its innate problems and lack of innovation are going to leave it fighting for attention.
Read Full Review >G4 TV
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.
Read Full Review >Computer Gaming World
Fighting endless hoodlums, mercenaries, and thugs is not necessarily a bad thing -- monotonous fighting in repetitive missions is. [Dec 2003, p.136]
Read Full Review >Computer Games Magazine
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]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Nevsky K. gave it a 10:
Great game!!
[Anonymous] gave it an 8:
Simple, nice game, some problems yeah, but still enjoyable enough to play.
Meta B. gave it a 6:
Not quite ready for prime time - an interesting concept (a one man "Commandos" game with rpg elements thrown in) poorly executed plus too many frustrating aspects like an awful interface, useless AI and irritating little glitches all over. It'll be in bargain bins everywhere very soon.
