Recoil is unique, entertaining, and not a letdown. Although it has its flaws, it's definitely worth a try.
Well, nothing more except it is an action game, a very rare one in the sense that gamers get to experience something different. Rather than create a 1st or 3rd person shooting game, Westwood studios sets out to create something much more interesting. In the game, you are many "tanks" if you wish to call it that, and each tank has different eapons, whether it is a missile or just a laser, Recoil delivers.
Graphics aren't totally bad, in fact they are actually quite great for a game that came out in 1999, the image of tanks the graphics created by the exploding enemies, the lasers, the missiles, everything combined seems realistic, however the actual form of the tank is flawed thus adding to the semi-good graphics of the game itself.
Sounds are just about one of the few things in the game that are actually excellent. very realistic in terms of sound effects, firing of weapons, explosions, etc.
Gameplay does not disappoint. i liked playing Recoil because it offered something that i didnt experience before. We have seen jet games, those army games where you use flying tacticts to destroy targets, this is like a medal of honor game except, you are not a solider you are a tank. gameplay is vast, and secretive sometimes, it is quite a unique adventure and action game. i say secretive because i was at certain times surprised as to where i was and even how i had gotten there.
Overall, the game is not a disappointment, it is quite entertaining and defintely worth a try, and if you like it, a buy.