Play It:
For the Arcade and the Dreamcast.

Story:
The World Coalition's newest satellite has been hijacked! You need to find out who did it and stop their plans.
That's really all they give you. However, this is something of a parody, so I can't grade it too harshly.

Graphics:
Pretty good, although cartoony. That's really I have to say.

Sound:
Wow, this has gotta be the most "meh" soundtrack I have ever heard. It's not bad, but there's nothing exceptional, or even catchy. Voice acting is very corny, but this is a parody. Now, I can't be sure that the voices were done badly on purpose...

Difficulty:
Adjustable. On the hardest setting and 3 lives, this can be a pretty good challenge. The "training" sessions are downright hard, although I'm not counting those.

Enjoyment:
Hell yeah. This is something of cross between Virtua Cop and House of the Dead, so it couldn't possibly suck. The gameplay is just like VC, but the graphics are just like HOTD. The mini missions are a nice touch. Unfortunately, the environments aren't very destructive... A friend can join you in the fun.

Replay Value:
There are several altered paths through the games based on your success (or failure) of the mini missions, and also 2 endings. The home ports also sport an additional training mode and game mode (although it is essentially the same game.)



Rant Session: (spoilers):
All right, who was working the keyboard? "A group of international terrorists have seized control of. the World Coalition's latest hi-tech spy satellite." Come on, that's not even the first sentence in the game! Also, you don't need to end every fucking sentence with an exclamation point! In this game, if it isn't a question, then it has an exclamation point at the end! There are about 2 exceptions to this rule! The third level asks me to "break-in!" Um, break-in is a noun! In this case, it should be break in! There are also a quite a few words which have been capitalized for no reason, and a typo or two! Would it have killed you to have someone proofread your work?

And what about this gun I'm using? It's in the 2000's, and we're still being given 6-bullet clips! Well, it is silenced, so I guess it is all right! Well, that's all I can really bag on, since the plot and characters are meant to be a spoof of all that ridiculous James Bond spy crap!



Bottom Line:
Pretty silly and fun, with plenty of silly fun to be had. Not Virtua Cop, but pretty darn close.

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