Sarges War is a budget priced game that will give you some bang for your buck (contains spoilers)
It's the same as Sarges Heroes 1 & 2 - You run around in 3rd person, shooting and blowing up enemies, while trying to reach the end of the stage. In Sarges War you get a lot of weapons going anywhere from Bazookas, to shotguns, to "HMGs" (heavy machine guns), flamethrowers, and much more. You can run, jump, roll, crouch-walk, and climb - so thats pretty basic. Every now and then you can also use toy .50 caliber gun emplacements to mow down enemies..
There is multiplayer, but I haven't played it yet. From what my friend Paul told me it is entertaining..so I guess go check it out.
Speaking of enemies... you'll fight a whole bunch of Tan soldiers, in different variations. There is the basic soldier, then there is the sniper/scout who tries to call in reinforcements, and then there is the elites.. the elites are annoying because they are stealthed and hard to kill unless you use a flamethrower. These enemies are equipped with some pretty devestating weapons, so be careful.
The graphics, I'll admit, are ugly. I don't understand how they went from the SH2 remake's awesome graphics to this. Though everything runs smooth, all the buildings and characters look really blocky, pixalated and just...fugly lol. One thing I thought was cool was when Sarge took more and more damage, eventually his plastic began to fall off in chunks.
The voice acting is a little off, but the explosions and guns are nicley done. The music is a bit tacky and repetitive, but somehow still manages to fit in and add a little to the atmosphere. It goes from soft techno, to robot/computer noises, to rock.. so its just a matter of opinion I guess.
The game has its ups and downs in difficulty. Some levels are very easy, others are just right, and then there are the handful which are overly hard. The end battle with Malice was ridiculous - your in a small room filled with Tan forces while fighting him, and they all have either HMGs or flamethrowers... Malice himself has a bazooka!
Now lets talk endings shall we? This ending had an interesting twist, but it was still garbage. Sarge Hawk defeats Malice, and Sarge takes off Malice's face plate to find that Malice was actually a green colonel that Sarge had fought side by side with, but accidently left to die during an ambush. Malice was rebuilt by the Tans, and filled with hate attacked the greens to kil lSarge. When the traitor dies, we see Sarge standing by the large headstone of his fallen friends & comrades with a sunset in the background. This wouldn't be too bad if we had some sort of cliff hanger or an idea as to what the next game would be..
To sum it up, though ugly, Sarges War was a pretty fun run-of-the-mill third person shooter. It took that childish feel from the Sarges Hereos games and took it into a more violent and dark direction, which was good. I suggest you give it a shot if you own a Gamecube, you'll have fun.
...by the way, this is my third time re-writing this review. I rewrote it because I finally beat it hahaa