Any FPS fans who are familiar with the schlocky horrors of cut-rate gaming software should instantly understand where I’m coming from when I say that there is nothing entertaining or endearing about Jarhead Games’ very first title. Even though I actually enjoyed the long-distance shooting galleries of Marine Sharpshooter and must acknowledge the no-frills appeal of Army Ranger: Mogadishu, Navy SEALs is a stunningly amateurish product that I don’t think could improve even with more time in development. The nasty sentiments that budget titles usually attract all apply to SEALs: tepid sound effects and/or music (actually, the game tended toward complete silence throughout, with the chittering pop of gunfire as the only means by which to confirm that my Audigy was still working, that I hadn’t suddenly gone deaf, or that I was even still awake), crummy animation, enemy AI that functions on a monocellular level, uninteresting level layouts, and a heavy malaise that stems from the knowledge that good money was spent on something that wouldn’t pass muster as the alpha build for a fanfic mod designed by an eighth-grader.
I typically consider myself as somewhat forgiving of the absence of high-octane razzmatazz in budget titles (although, looking back through some of my past reviews for ValuSoft’s games, I often rate them pretty low once I sit and think about their shortcomings a bit), given that their development is seemingly driven more by inspiration than technical prowess. I can appreciate what the game’s designers wanted to do with a particular genre or style of play even if the end result falls short of entertainment. I typically use budget games as a kind of palate cleanser between bigger, more involving shooters. Navy SEALs was just plain boring, though, and left me feeling crabby and wasteful of my free time. I can’t even recommend this old title – assuming it’s still obtainable; ideally, ValuSoft shipped any remaining copies off to the Alamogordo landfill by now – to anyone who loves cheesy tripe.
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