I like sniper games. The first one I recall playing is Silent Scope which had the novelty of having a rifle with a scope that had its own little screen inside so that it simulated a real scope. I actually played the DreamCast version more so than the arcade version, but it was a great port. I also tend to play games like Unreal as a sniper trying to find that elusive hiding place. It turns a button fest into a more strategic game and I'm more into strategy than seeing how quickly I can hit the spacebar. Nonetheless, iCommando had great appeal... the operative word being 'had' as I didn't keep this game.
First, it's not really a sniper game... ok, *I* might be a sniper, but apparently I'm standing in the middle of a big field with my trusty sniper rifle while the countless enemies approach with semi-automatic weapons. It apparently takes a lot of shots to penetrate my armor, but aside from that this is a suicide mission. Where's my hiding place? Where's my brain?
The graphics are good... specifically the scenery (just take a look). The animations aren't so good. When I shoot someone they sometimes just disappear. That's not usually the case... sometimes I'm treated to a frame or two of animation as they drop, but suffice it to say that this animation isn't smooth. The sound of gunfire works fine for the game and the audio is on cue. Likewise the controls work well... click on an area to zoom in, click on the rifle (lower right) to fire, and click on the lower left to zoom back out. Once you've zoomed in you can tilt your phone to move your sight.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteWe appreciate your objective review of the game. We are aware of the lack of features that some gamers would require, but the game is a simple arcade shooter game ment to be used to kill time.
However this doesn't mean that it won't be updated with new features to improve the game experience.
Hope to see more reviews from you.
Best Regards,
iCommando Team