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Spycraft: The Great Game

But the real allure of this game is its emphasis on brainy Beltway analysis, as typified by the creepy sequence in which you use a ''Kennedy Assassination Tool'' to chart the path of the Red Square assassin's bullet; process a grainy photograph of the assailant in a suspect-identification program; and, in a gruesome touch, deduce the weapon used to blow off half the candidate's head. The apparent realism of the game seems almost beside the point; the only measure of a great game is whether it keeps you glued to your PC, and in this respect, Spycraft faithfully fulfills its mission.

"Spycraft", the new-world Espionage thriller set at the end of the Cold War looks to redefine gaming standards set by Software Houses to date. With the best user interface I've seen in a long time and with the assistance of William Colby, former director of the CIA, and Oleg Kalugin, former major general of the KGB, "Spycraft" could well be the beginning of a roaring comeback by Activision.

Helhetsintrycket är bra. Betyget fyra ger jag för att de flesta inte har tillgång till Internet. Spelar man med internetanslutning blir betyget ännu högre. Spycraft är helt enkelt ett förbaskat bra detektivspel med en mycket bra verklighetskänsla. Det känns som om mn hamnat mitt i en Tom Clancybok.

Einzige echte Grummelpunkte sind der lineare Story-Verlauf und das Fehlen von verschiedenen Schwierigkeitsgraden. Hat man Spycraft einmal durch, gibt es herzlich wenig Gründe, das Programm nochmal zu starten. Erwarten Sie also nicht Spielspaß ohne Ende, aber gepflegte Mainstream-Unterhaltung für ein paar äußerst kurzweilige Abende.

Nem tudo está perdido nos games de espionagem - saiu Spycraft: The Great Game! Com a ajuda de consultores como William Colby, ex-CIA e Oleg Kalugin, ex-KGB, a Activision criou uma história de suspense situada no período pós-Guerra Fria que reúne narrativa à la John Le Carré e o melhor da última geração de jogos em CD.

It would have been interesting to see how this game would have been if it came out after 24, or if the show made a game in this fashion. With a little grit and a more intense execution (time limits, anyone?), this game could have been a serious winner. Instead, you're mostly jockeying a desk; lazily unraveling a plot that never seems all that dangerous (this is the only game you'll play where capturing a nuclear bomb is a little pit stop from the actual plot). It's a fine choice at a bargain price, but not much of a thriller.

Spycraft is a classy piece of work; it's entertaining but at the same time manages never to insult the player's intelligence, unless it's on purpose (“Absolute crap!” is one of the charming evaluations your handiwork may receive over the course of your training.) A caveat: Realism, acting and game quality aside, Spycraft is essentially a mystery, and hence has as much replay value as finding your car in a mall parking lot.

Einen Spionagethriller in ein Computerspiel zu verwandeln, ist sicher kein unmögliches Unterfangen. Trotz der Beteiligung zweier Ex-Spione will sich das erwartete James-Bond-Feeling in Spycraft nicht so recht einstellen. Dies mag daran liegen, daß unsere Vorstellung vom Agentenleben durch zu viele Filme etwas verzerrt wurde, oder aber daran, daß Spionage so aufregend nicht ist.