Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy

The Good
The Story: the title reads "conspiracy", so, that's what you will find in it. There's a world domination conspiracy and you are the one who can stop the whole thing, but you trust the wrong ones a couple of times. Very predictable, but I liked it

The Powers: Yeah. You have awesome psychic powers. Telekinesis: you can lift an enemy in the air and throw him against another one, or against a wall, or an explosive barrel. You can pick up ammo, med-kits and PSI vials without having to actually go there and pick them. Remote Vision: You can see through doors. Unfortunately, there are no girl's bathrooms near. Pyrokinesis: You can generate fire with your hand! And burn things or people, it's your choice. Mind Drain: You absorb PSI power from your enemies', until their heads, well, go off. Awesome, indeed. Aura Vision lets you see things that are not visible to the human eye. Very nice. And my favourite: Mind Control. You enter in your enemy's mind, and make him do things. Just think of the possibilities. They can kill their own allies, or themselves by jumping from the rooftop, or they could activate a button that releases a ladder for you...

The Characters Design: I personally liked Barrett the most: he's just like The Kingpin from the Spider-man comics, only that, well, he's black, and, uh, he can lift (and throw!) an 18 wheeler tanker truck with his mind. Oh F***!

The AI: the enemies were challenging, and that's something I really enjoy when playing videogames. They take cover, they try to ambush you, they look for favorable spots in the surrounds...

The Bad
Unfinished stories suck. It makes me think "What, you didn't finish the game?"

Sometimes it's just too difficult. Wait until you meet the infamous "invisible proximity mines". I mean, Invisible? Mines? Really? That's lame. Why couldn't they just make infrared beams and land mines, like Splinter Cell, for example?

The Bottom Line
This game rocks, because it turns you into the evil JEDI you always wanted to be. Yes, a Jedi. Or more precisely, a Sith. You are Darth Vader without the light saber. You move things around with your power, you kill people without even touching them... And you like it.