Nintendo 64

Mission: Impossible

In the end, Mission offers so much more than just the sum of it's graphics and sound. It's a fun game with clever twists and thoughtful puzzles that will keep your brain as entertained as your trigger finger. It's not GoldenEye. You'll find Mission: Impossible stands alone as a smart shooter with attitude...if you choose to accept it.

Med tanke på alla svårigheter och motgångar som produktionsteamet har stött på under utvecklingen kan man konstatera att Infogrames har lyckats med det omöjliga. De skruttiga prototyperna som hittills visats upp har inte mycket med den färdiga produkten att göra och den som köper Mission: Impossible idag kan räkna med att få rejält mycket för pengarna. Det bästa av allt är att Infogrames verkligen har lyckats väva in den klassiska Mission: Impossible-stämningen i spelet, vilket ger det precis den krydda det behöver. Mission: Impossible är det kompletta filmspelet och dessutom ett av de bästa spelen som har kommit till Nintendo 64 över huvud taget.

If you are looking for a decent action game to play through one time, Mission: Impossible is worth a look. I really thought that it was a neat idea to make killing a second or third option in some situations instead of blazing guns at all times. I think that the game was a bit too structured and finding the objectives was made to be too easy. Once you locate an objective it will be easy to find again if you die during the level or if you want to play through again. I will say this, the game was pretty fun to play through that first time and I was on the edge of my seat waiting to see what would happen next. You could do a whole lot worse than this game but at $60, you may wish for a little more.

Mission: Impossible is een spel dat perfekt had kunnen zijn maar er dankzij een aantal suffe levels helaas niet in slaagt om de naaste concurrentie zoals Goldeneye af te schudden. Voor de ultieme spy simulator blijf ik in ieder geval hopen op Metal Gear Solid.

Mission: Impossible is the newest game in the ever-growing spy thriller genre. The key is that you must realize this game is not and was not meant to be the next GoldenEye 007. It's also one of those games that won't be critically well-received but will be commercially well-received, if only because of the strength of its license, although it does an admirable job of living up to it. Without a multi-player mode, the replay value won't be through the roof, but it's no worse than any other one-player game. So even though some levels are great while others suck, the control is less than desired, and it didn't match the overly ambitious original design, Mission: Impossible is clever enough and fun enough to warrant a long, hard look.

If you're itching for some more head-shooting, double-fisted RPC-90 Goldeneye action, I'd suggest you wait for Perfect Dark, as Mission: Impossible will leave you impossibly unfulfilled. Granted, a superb offering like Goldeneye is a tough act to follow, and while Infogrames' valiant effort falls a bit short of the mark, it is still a decent game worth some of your time.

Mission: Impossible is a very inconsistent game - some levels are great, and some just aren't any fun at all. But overall, most of the game is challenging and fun. Anyone who enjoyed the spy aspect of GoldenEye, with the gadgets and the sneaking around, should definitely give Mission: Impossible a try.

I do suggest you check this game out, mainly because it boasts a lot of originality, two difficulty modes, and a fair number of enjoyable missions. But the control problems, lack of balance and repetitive gameplay will turn off the majority of gamers spoiled by games like GoldenEye or Metal Gear. Even with its flaws, I'm glad Infogrames/Ocean finally finished the project and got it out the door (I'm sure the game's programmers are, too). Let's hope that the follow-up title will be designed from scratch, with all new technology and engines -- but retains the same level of originality. A good, challenging rental (especially on its "Impossible" difficulty setting) for one player.

So, is there any reason left to give Mission: Impossible a chance? Hardly. If you really, really dig the movie, this might be worth a look. Rent it for a weekend to chuckle your head off at the silly moments if you must, but otherwise you'd better forget this ever existed. And with Perfect Dark around, Infogrames will probably hope you -do- forget about this embarassingly shoddy game. Especially after boasting that this below-par shambles was more anticipated than Zelda

All in all, Mission Impossible is a fair game, but not one to be played while in a bad mood. The game play takes some getting used to, and the whole “go here, do this” system can really get on one’s nerves. Perhaps the most annoying part is the fact that once the game gets your blood boiling, there really isn’t all that much you can do to make yourself feel better. Sometimes with frustrating games, killing yourself in creative ways can prove a great stress reliever. I like to call it the Sim City principle, in that when frustrated with your megalopolis, saving the game and calling in some (un)natural disasters could really lighten the mood. This principle transfers over to many ‘a game, but just didn’t help with Mission Impossible. It’s not a game I would recommend, unless you happen to be a great fan of the movie or the old series.