Soviet Strike

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We're looking at a Worst Case Scenario. An ex-KGB general is about to put some heat into the cold war - the red army is up for grabs and he's got his eye on it. Let's stop this while it's still a rumor. If we fail, we're looking at war - and that doesn't happen on my clock. Featuring a state-of-the-art 3D engine - photo-realistic digitized terrain and artillery. 3D models based on actual artillery and transport vehicles. Light up the screen with hellfires, hydras and the flaming debris of yourAmazon.com Soviet Strike was the first entry in the popular Strike franchise of overhead perspective helicopter action games to appear on the PlayStation. As with the other titles in this series, gameplay is simple to learn since it is fairly straightforward. Upon receiving your mission objectives, you must proceed to the sprawling mission map where you proceed to blast everything in sight. The game's plot plays out in a series of surprisingly good cutscenes, but as we all know it's the gameplay that counts, and that's where this title unfortunately falls a little flat. Interested in strategy? Forget it. Any planning you make here is a waste of time beyond deciding which enemy to destroy first. This is all about instant gratification. Besides, who needs to think when use of your brainpower will merely distract you from wreaking utter havoc on the landscape? The graphics are decent for a PlayStation game of this vintage, but things slow down a lot when there are too many objects crowding the screen. --T. Byrl BakerPros:Target-rich environment is great for blowing off steam Decent graphics considering the game's age Cons:Too much slowdown when the screen gets crowded Nonstop blastathon gets old in a hurry Product description Electronic Arts' Strike series makes the leap from 16 to 32-bit with the release of Soviet Strike for the PlayStation. Your mission is to enter the turmoil surrounding the former Soviet Union and eliminate terrorist factions threatening to steal nuclear warheads. The game takes place in five locales around Eastern Europe, each recreated with texture-mapped terrain based on photos of authentic landscape. Each level will require you to fulfill multiple objectives with your Super Apache chopper, ranging from disabling enemy radar to rescuing imprisoned comrades with your winch. Your limited arsenal of weapons includes a chain gun, Hellfire missiles and Hydra rockets, but if you run out, you can destroy various structures to reveal more ammo, fuel or armor. Unlike the last two games in the Strike series (Jungle Strike and Urban Strike), you cannot switch between vehicles, so you must remain on board the chopper for the duration of the campaign. Noteworthy additions to the series are the use of Full Motion Video (FMV) clips detailing your mission, CD quality speech and music, and access to STRIKE.net: a collection of multimedia resources including maps, intelligence reports and situational updates. In order to save your progress, the game supports both a memory card and passwords (which are provided upon the completion of a level). Review Soviet Strike is the latest in a series of "Strike" games (Desert Strike, Jungle Strike) that first appeared on the Genesis. Through the years the original has spawned new incarnations that have appeared on Genesis, SNES, and even Game Gear. Now the series makes the jump to 32-bit, with a raw collection of messy operations and too many little problems to recommend it. The sound is dull, the scrolling can get choppy, and the control requires far too much precision. And while the full-motion video is entertaining, and the graphics above average, Soviet Strike simply doesn't play as well as the old 16-bit Strike games. So, let's get specific.... Soviet Strike follows the same structure as its predecessors: You are given a map and a list of missions to accomplish. The objectives range from destroying radar dishes to liberating prisoners. Along the way you need to grab packages, which are designated on the map, to replenish your fuel and ammo supplies. Of course, a host of heavily-armed bad guys (in the air and on the ground) stand ready to defiantly oppose your intrusion. The graphics in Soviet Strike, while choppy, are a definite step up from the 16-bit era. The vehicles look good, and as the terrain in this 32-bit offering was made using actual models, it looks appropriately realistic. The scrolling is smooth until the action gets hectic. The data overlo

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