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System:
Arcade
Genre:
Shoot 'Em Up (Light Gun)
Publisher:
SEGA
Developer:
SEGA
Players:
1-2
Release date/year:
2000
Other systems:
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- Confidential Mission
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2000 SEGA - SEGA - Arcade
- Different shooting games come with the same type of action, just different locations and different enemies to shoot at. Confidential Mission takes you on a wild ride through several different locations and gives you Virtua Cop style scoring and targeting! You're given a rather weak story to follow, and you'll blast your way through different locales that include a museum, and a moving train through snow fields up north. Fans of shooting games will find nothing new here, but maybe something familiar with the way it comes off as a Virtual Cop clone!
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-Game Play 8/10-
It's simple. You move through several long and enduring stages while shooting enemies that come into view. In order to collect level bonuses, you have to shoot key points on enemy targets and then up into shooting little disks that may appear on screen. It seems daunting, but the challenge level is easy enough to get used to after twenty minutes or so of play. Weapon upgrades can be found sporadically throughout the stages, and usually if you hit a certain enemy that has more than a standard weapon, you can pick up their weapon and use it until the bullets run low!
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-Control 8/10-
Only as good as your light gun is, the control of the game centers around hitting moving targets that come out from merely all directions. In later stages, it takes some time and effort to learn how to hit the far off enemies before their targeting circle turns red, and you're hit up by incoming fire. Speed is of the essence here, so if you see something that needs to be collected, shoot it!
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-Audio 8/10-
Stage music is set pretty low, and you're really listening to the numerous sound effects that appear all throughout the game. Glass breaking, things exploding and enemies shouting at you, as well as the story dialogue really comes out crystal clear, so you'll be hearing more of those things than you will actual game music!
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-Visuals 8/10-
Wide open spaces, or cramped up hallways, everything has a good amount of detail! The enemy designs look fresh, and Virtua Cop fans will find that Confidential Mission looks and reacts the same way that VC does. Enemies are highlighted with the familiar red targetting circle, and even fall away the same way depending on where you hit them! You have different lighting effects depending on what type of environment you may be in, so look for that as you skate through the game!
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-Quarter Crunching 7/10-
As with most shooters, the later in the game you get, the more money you'll spend on continuing through. If you haven't gotten the targeting down just right, you'll be hurting when you have to pick off fast moving targets in the final stages of the game!
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-Overall 8/10-
While it's not the most innovative shooting game there ever was, it does have some pretty good qualities. Fans of the Virtua Cop series will probably find more pleasure in this than anyone else, so be aware that even through it's a different name, it's still the same game!
//KasketDarfyre
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