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In order to combat a Psi terrorist movement set to overthrow
world order, you, as an elite American Psi-operative soldier,
must fight using telekinesis, mind control, pyrokinesis, mind
drain, aura view and remote viewing to win a "mind game" against
an army of brainwashed terrorist super soldiers and powerful
Psi agents...
Psi-Ops:
The Mindgate Conspiracy
adds another twist to the third person shooter genre. Not
only can you wander around the levels disposing of the enemy
via your weapons, or fist, you can use one of five psi powers
at your disposal. These include Telekinesis (the ability to
lift objects with your mind, remote viewing (allows you to
see what is up ahead without fear of being spotted - you can
even see through closed doors), mind control (the ability
to take control of another persons body), mind drain (allows
you to drain your victim of their life force), aura view (gives
you the power to recall recent events that have occurred within
a given area) and pyrokinesis (lets you create fireballs).
Honestly,
you wait around for years for a mind control game and then
two come along at once! Codemasters's Second
Sight was released a month before Psi-Ops
and the two are very similar in style. Personally, I have
to admit to being more of a fan of Second Sight - it's
easier to get into and looks better. However, Second Sight
is also a lot easier to complete and there's nowhere
near as much fun to be had.
There
are just enough differences between the two games to actually
warrant you buying both - and they are both exceptionally
good games.
I
loved the way that the developers let you unlock your psychic
abilities as you progress through Psi-Ops: The Mindgate
Conspiracy - you already have the power, but have
lost your memory. As you progress through the game you remember
another one of your training sessions that led you to unlock
your abilities in the first place. This is neatly transferred
into a training level that helps you to master the ability
of each power.
Sadly,
there is a good chance this game will not get the full coverage
and media attention that it deserves. On first impressions
it doesn't look particularly attractive, and to be honest
there are better looking games on the market, but once you
start playing you won't want to stop. It's also probably fair
to state that this will have a limited shelf life. But this
is one of those games that you will certainly be drawn back
to time and time again - even if it's just to play around
in the training room with the giant Psi-Ops ball suspended
from the ceiling by a chain.
This
should become an instant hit, but it probably won't - which
is a damn shame.
Ray
Thompson
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