swat4 demo

Swat4 is clearly a RainbowSix clone, but Sierra is seriously trying to improve on the concept. There is only one level. You get a briefing, and you and your team have to secure hostages and capture or kill the bad guys. Suspects are running away every once in a while, so you should try to block the exits of the rooms your gonna enter. That produces some nice extra strategic value. The gadgets in this game really seem to work, and are not just for show. You should use flashbangs if there will not be any cover entering the room. The electronic mirror comes in handy too, giving away resistance behind a door or around a corner.
A nice feature is that you can set the conditions of the mission. I've set the time limit at 7:30 and forbid to make casualties (using non-leathel weapons) or get an officer killed.
Graphics are nice, not hl2 quality but up to standard with nice shadows and the latest shaders. Sound gets you in the mood, voiceovers are nice. My computer crashed the first time, but it was stable after I turned down some things in the graphics and sound-options.
Give this demo a try. Although its just one level, I played it for a day and I didn't get bored with it.

thanks for the little review... im gunna d/l it and see for myself ;)

i'll tell ya what i think when i tried

Thx 4 the small review...

Really lookin 4ward 2 tis game as well, just hope they have fixed the closedown bug prior 2 release...or else... :dennis:

see if you can beat my scenario:

difficulty: hard
nr of enemys: 5-7
nr of hostages: 1-3
enemy skill: high
no suspects killed
no officers killed
time limit: 7:30