Even though the reviews seemed mediocre I thought I'd give this one a try as it looked ok and the squad command seemed a nice addition. Unfortunately it wasn't all it cracked up to be! The game itself looks quite nice and plays ok but one of my pet hates is invisible barriers. Where the landscape looks as though you could quite happily explore yet you are hit with an invisible wall. At least make an effort to design the landscape if you want to force players in a certain direction. That brings me on to another downside; the game is very linear and scripted. You don't have much scope to explore or take challenges from different perspectives.
The game really lacks suspense and atmosphere. You are hoping that it will build up but it never does. The latter part of the game in the dome was the perfect setting but it was too short and not at all immersive. There are much better games of this ilk so I'd only play it if you get it for a bargain and have a spare 10 hours or so. It's a bit of a shame as it had alot of potential.
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