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Conflict: Global Terror xbx Game Reviews
Conflict: Global Terror
Critic Score
Metascore: 62 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.0 out of 10
based on 24 reviews
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(Also know as "Conflict: Global Storm") Bradley, Jones, Connors and Foley. The original heroes of "Conflict: Desert Storm" are back, this time having undergone intense training in counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency techniques, all added to their wealth of extensive battlefield and special ops experience. In ensuring the safety of the team Foley goes MIA and the team must enlist the help of sniper Carrie Sherman. As the missions become more deadly and the team start to uncover more of March 33’s plans, its clear they face the greatest challenge of their careers to date. [SCi Games]

PUBLISHER: 2K Games / SCi Games
DEVELOPER: Pivotal Games
GENRE(S): Third-Person Shooter, Action
PLAYERS: 1
ESRB RATING: M (Mature)
RELEASE DATE: October 3, 2005

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...

85
Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
An ambitious and varied return to form and Pivotal's best offering to date. A seriously kick-ass war game. [Xbox World]
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82
TotalGames.net
Easily the best game in the series to date. We can, at last, put the mess that was "Conflict: Vietnam" behind us and continue down this far brighter path.
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80
Computer and Video Games
It's robust, solid, and reasonably fun to work through, it's online, and packs in a fun multiplayer. It should be awesome, but generic gameplay and schoolboy errors don't quite cut it. [Official UK Xbox Magazine]
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75
PGNx Media
The underlying gameplay in Conflict: Global Terror is pretty decent and enjoyable. If you’re playing with three other players, the game is actually a lot of fun.
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74
Xbox Evolved
A well balanced 3rd person action game that is surprising in length, multiplayer, interactivity, gameplay and graphics.
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74
Official Xbox Magazine
What it lacks in hardcore squad dynamics, however, it makes up for with its funky soundtrack, detailed graphics, and semi-tactical gameplay. CGT is competent, but not outstanding. [Dec 2005, p.110]
72
Team Xbox
A fantastic multiplayer showing is belittled and stifled quite a bit by a rather disappointing single player mode. AI is this game’s true failure which is a real shame considering the strides it has made in other areas.
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70
Cheat Code Central
The single player game will hold your attention and you'll get more mileage out of it if you play on the harder difficulty settings, but the real secret to milking everything out of this one is the online co-op mode.
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70
Edge Magazine
Global Storm feels like the true heir to the Conflict: Desert Storm games in more than just surname, and remains a worthy war effort, despite there being other games that may do it grander or deeper. [Nov 2005, p.102]
70
games(TM)
Conflict: Global Storm is such an improvement over the debacle that was Vietnam that it’s amazing to think they came from the same developer. [Nov 2005, p.118]
68
Game Informer
The action is satisfactory, and the multiplayer options are robust. [Nov 2005, p.148]
66
Xbox World Australia
For the fourth game in the series some of the main problems like team and enemy AI and dodgy controls should have been fixed long ago.
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65
Gamezilla!
A middle of the line squad based game that fans are going to get enough out of. Others won’t be as impressed and may not make it through.
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62
GameZone
Sadly, poor enemy and ally AI make for a frustrating action game that could have been better than this.
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61
GameSpot
Like the previous games in the series, Global Terror offers some redeeming value as a shooter, but poor execution on certain aspects, such as the AI, keeps the game from distinguishing itself.
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60
Sydney Morning Herald
The most flexible and feature-laden Conflict game yet, with a particularly tasty co-op mode.
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60
GamePro
Dedicated fans of the series will find a challenge, but the cumbersome controls and questionable AI remain most effective kill-joys.
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60
EuroGamer
Until Pivotal finally delivers a game where the enemies don't run at you like angry suicidal goats, and teaches your squad-mates to find proper cover it's never going to be worth more than the 6/10 score we slap on it every single year.
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60
IGN
For a budget-oriented game, it offers plenty of shooting gallery fun and big explosions, and the missions are pretty long. But in the end, the relatively rudimentary AI made me wistful for "SWAT" and "Hidden & Dangerous."
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60
GameBiz
The poor AI is inexcusable and very frustrating.
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40
G4 TV
Many faults in control, AI, and presentation, all of which should be at a higher level considering this is the fourth game in the squad-based series.
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36
GamingTrend
A game that does well on visual and audio presentation and utterly fails in execution. With the worst set of controls I have ever encountered in a video game and some of the weakest A.I. I have ever seen in a squad shooter.
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30
WHAM! Gaming
There are some redeeming qualities to this game, however, like that unfinished steak; it urgently needs some more time on the grill. Lots of time and some more seasoning wouldn't hurt either.
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30
GameSpy
The game's abysmal controls and moronic A.I. fail to deliver.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Ruediger R. gave it a10:
BEST Coop ever on Xbox; our group is on Xbox 360 now, but we still keep our old ones just for this title and coming back for this all the time. ALL THE TIME!

Filtertip gave it a10:
You must be mad to not love this game. The single player does give great game play and with the xbox Live stats it really did make me keep going back to single player to get higher in the ranks and with the online co-op this must be the only game in which you are working to get above everyone esle but at the same time trying to help out your friends or random players new to the game.

Jimsy R. gave it a7:
Single player's not much good, but it's got some of the best co-op in the business.

Shlobs2104 gave it a7:
I like this game, but the AI and the controls suck. Other than that, it's a alright game.

Patrick gave it a10:
This game rocks!!!!!

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