Hostage: Rescue Mission

The Good
For years, this was the only game remotely like this available - a tactical squad assault simulation. First you had to position your men in doorways where they could be used as snipers, then rappel your other team down the wall, and then break into the building to rescue hostages. You could freely switch between all three team members within the embassy, as well as the three snipers. This led to some interesting possibilities, like intentionally shooting out the windows early on and just picking terrorists off from afar. All in all, a truly great game for the day.

The Bad
As the other reviewer noted, it just couldn't handle being truly real-time. There were some weird places where it paused, such as when you start firing within the building. (I never saw this as too much of a problem - if you're letting loose with a machine gun a 5-foot range, things aren't going to turn into a shootout. Whoever fires first, wins) And unless you got REALLY creative, the snipers were virtually useless. It was quite difficult to tell the hostages from the terrorists. And the step-by-step 3D could sometimes be disorientating, but that's typical of games of the time.

The Bottom Line
Groundbreaking game. It probably could have been a bit better, but for years this was a completely unique - and enjoyable - piece of software.