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Soldier Elite Review
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Posted by Donster on: 2006-06-29 14:58:44 636
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Fun goes MIA.
By Tom McNamara, IGN
Over the past couple years, this title has gone through an unusual distribution gauntlet. Starting out in 2003 as Gorkey Zero: Beyond Honor, it morphed to Gorky Zero: Aurora Watching to, well, Aurora Watching until it finally arrived on US shores simply as Soldier Elite. It also changed hands from JoWood to DreamCatcher. Usually, such shifting and morphing spells trouble for the end product, and such is the case here, sadly. Throughout Solider Elite, the core of a compelling experience can be felt, but certain dated design decisions stuck to it like barnacles. What we end up with is a fairly good looking title with decent but unexceptional production values, with its true Achilles heel being an overheated and underwhelming devotion to much better stealth action games like Metal Gear Solid.
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