Metacritic Games

Silent Scope (Dreamcast)

Konami
Other
Players: 1
M (Mature)
Developer: Konami
Released October 31, 2000

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

63 / 100

Critic Reviews

83 IGN
The challenging gameplay and clever game mechanics make this title stand out as a "direct hit".
75 Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
Only tediousness and (lack of) longevity lower the standard of what would otherwise be something of a classic shooter.
70 CNET Gamecenter
Even though the lack of gun support takes away some of the appeal, Konami has done a commendable job of bringing the coin-op experience home.
66 Gaming Maxx
Unfortunately, it also has very limited long-term appeal, especially when you consider for the price you could buy a BB gun and go shoot cans off your fence.
65 GamerWeb Sega
It's way short on extras, short in general, and not amazing in any way, but it's still a good rental.
63 Sega X
Unfortunately, it all feels a bit like a sub game because of the missing rifle.
60 Spank!
Fans of gun games would be far better served grabbing a copy of "House of the Dead 2" + Sega's gun.
60 DC Swirl
Control, using regular controllers for the respective systems in the absence of lightgun support, slightly favors the PS2's Dual Shock 2 due to analog/d-pad handling that FEELS a tad more precise than with the DC's stock controller.
50 Daily Radar
A must for shooting enthusiasts and fans of the disappearing light-gun genre, but is almost the perfect definition of a rental title to the rest of the gaming community.
46 GameSpot
You can master the game in less than a day. Add to that the extremely substandard control, and you're left with a game that is barely worth renting.

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