Return Fire
Review from the Net
On the 9th day god made this game! This game is awesome on the psx and the graphics are a big improvement on the psx compared to the 3do! Well first lets talk about the game! 200+ maps (not all 2 player) 4 different weapons (hummer,tank,armoured car, and helicopter) and much more! The thing that really caught me with this game was the music! Most classical but it fits the mood of the game so well and changes as different things go on as the game (my personal favorite is flight of the valkeries : the music from apocalypse now whe you start to use the helicopters). The opening really gets ya ready for the game (had it playing on some speakers the house was rocking). I'd call this game an action war strat as far as category goes. Now the purpose of this game is to get the enemy flag and take it back to your base (the game changes alot 2 players) sound simple right? no. The hummer is the only thing that can carry the flag and it gets destroyed in one shot. There are turrets and small attack helicopters to stop ya too (and in two player mode the other persons weapons). Now first you have to find the flag (its hidden in one of the white buildings) then you have to clear a path with your tanks , helicopters, and AC's (armoured cars) destroying turrets, walls, bridges (these are only worth destroying on the 2 player games), and buildings (there are gas stations to refuel and medics in addition to regular buildings when you blow up the some of the buildings little soldiers will come out and fire at you with grenades and machine guns but have no fear you can run over em with your tank or AC making a really cool splat and bloody mess). Now once you find the flag you drive over with your hummer and take it back without dying. In 2 player mode there is more than one way to win. 1: take the flag on your enemy 2: destroy your opponents hardware 3: Take out all of his hummers. There are many ties in this game though (like when both opponents have no hummers). In the one player mode all you have to do is get the flag The computer has no hardware. Now this game does have a few flaws The one player mode can get really repetative and in the two player mode patience is required (especially when playing an evil bastard like me who blows up bridges and forces you to helicopters unless there is a safe way to cross to water with the land vehicles) only a hummer can cross deep water in hovercraft mode which is a bit slower then land mode). The tank has a cannon land/air, The AC has rockets land/air and land mines, the helicopter has a chain gun and rocket launchers land/air, and the hummer has grenades land (you dont wanna use the hummer to fight though). All and all a a game in this area hasnt made me this happy since herzog zwei. If ya like strats this is a must own for the psx (plus its nice to hear some good classical music in a game for once). Stay cool all! -Chris
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