Разработчик: Black Lion Studios
Описание
As highly advanced weapon systems, made in the USA, are sighted on various battlegrounds in Third World countries, the US government decides to send in an ISA agent, Cpt. Myra Lee, to find out how political enemies are acquiring arms that are under strict embargo.
Myra is sent to Mogadishu, where American made weapons have allegedly been employed in combat by Somali military forces against rebel units. In Somalia, Myra meets Cpt. Aron Alvarez, a hard-boiled close combat specialist of US Army's 1st SFOD-Delta, whose squadron is assigned to assassinate Somalia’s dictator. Myra and Aron begin working together only to discover that that the seriousness of the whole affair reaches much deeper than just the illegal trade of US weapon systems.
A special unit under the codename SHADOW HARVEST is formed within the ISA to reveal the truth. Cpt. Myra Lee and Cpt. Aron Alvarez are made partners in the operational core of this special unit and their investigations lead them to various places all over the world.
- Based on the operations of the Intelligence Support Activity (ISA), with missions ranging from gathering critical intelligence data to covert direct action operations. The existence of the ISA has never been officially confirmed by the US government.
- Two completely different characters; each with very specific and fully fleshed out sets of skills, preferences and abilities. Cooperatively complete covert operations. Players may switch between each character at any time, using either Aron's combat abilities or Myra's stealth skills to solve the situation.
- Players choose from a vast array of weapons and technologies that enhance both characters strengths. Employ mechanized weapons to boldly attack enemies from head-on or an invisibility shield to creep through enemy territory undetected. Take advantage of refined game mechanics that take the traditional shoot-to-kill approach to a new level.
Key features:
- When a covert operation to stop illegal arms sales reveals a full-scale global conspiracy, a special unit under the codename SHADOW HARVEST is formed to reveal the truth.
- With two completely different characters serving as the unit’s operation core, you must choose from a vast array of weapons and technologies that enhance both characters strengths.
- Features a gripping storyline that unfolds organically through the gameplay (doesn’t rely on cutscenes to move the story along). The ratio of gameplay to cutscenes is better than 13:1.
- Players can switch between the two main characters at any time during the game to take advantage of each character’s strength as well as combat a sophisticated AI that adapts to the strategies you develop.
- Open level design and option secondary objectives leave the outcome completely up to the player to choose.
Поддерживаемые языки: english, german
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows 7/Vista/XP
- Processor: 3.2 GHz or better
- Memory: 2.0 GB of RAM
- Graphics: 256 MB RAM
- DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c
- Hard Drive: 8 GB Space Free
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Отзывы пользователей
13 something years later, I still remember wasting $40 on this game.
I would recommend this game as a "so bad its good" game but unfortunately 2 things hold it back, 1 the horrid stealth sequences at about the half way point that insta kill you if anyone so much as smells your breath, yes you can cheese it in many ways but your resources are slim and the controls are ass. and 2 the absolute inconsistent dogshit checkpoint system, sometimes its fair, and sometimes you get oneshotted from around the corner by a sniper and need to redo 5-10 min of gameplay (made worse if its during the stealth sequences)
In general, the graphics? laughably bad, so much bloom, god rays, depth of field, and muzzle flash that everything looks laughably bad
gameplay? laughable as well, the ragdolls upon getting shot are pretty funny, enemies die super easily and like most bad thirdperson shooters, you can shoot through walls easily
voice acting? meh kinda silly at times
Other comments: the female is just there for sex appeal, to the point its laughable, 2 qtes in her parts of the campaign, one is where she sexily moves over lasers and the other to do a lap dance. OH and dont look directly down or up, I don't think the developers know what a spine or shoulders look like when you do that.
Overall: if it weren't for the stealth sections this would have been a laughably bad romp, with it? well if you can suffer through like 5 sequences and its cheap, then go for it I guess
When i was younger i really wanted to play this i honestly have no clue why this game is terrible when you have to spend about 20 minutes trying to get the control's to work i have had less problems playing mortal kombat on the keyboard also your character handles like a sack of potato's. DO NOT GET or do get if you want to gift something to somebody you do not like.
Sometimes I enjoy laughably bad games, maybe even find some good in them. Problem is when your i7 and 1080 can't run the broken, unoptimized game there's zero enjoyment to be had. Even when I got the game running it's almost impossible to figure out how to progress.
I generally don't like making bad reviews, I like to go into a game and try and take something from it to convince myself it was worth someones time to make the game and for people to play it and judge it fairly, but I can honestly say there is nothing worth harvesting from this 'game'.
Firstly this game struggles to decide on it's identity on what it tries to be. It's like the director looked at a handful of some of the popular titles at the time (Modern Warfare, Splinter Cell, Army of Two) and tried to combine all of them into one game whilst stripping the 'inspirations' of their magic that made them fun. From visuals and sound to gameplay and story, it will let you down at every turn and you can easily sense that in the first five minutes of playing.
The graphics are nothing to write home about, but the biggest offender is it's lighting and bloom, luckily the game is short otherwise prepare for some intense cataracts. There are 3 different locations in the game: Somalia, Cuba and Dubai; You wouldn't know this if the game didn't say since they basically just 'copy and paste' the enemies and buildings in each map, you go through the street and it feels like you are in Scooby Doo running through a hall passing the same stuff over and over. (If you could run in this game).
The game is not just a strain on the eyes, oh no, your ears also get the equal amount of joy. The sound department is on a very low budget, (atleast I hope that was the reason) music, voice acting and sounds are all bland and uninspired and on different volumes from one another. You notice this in the first 2 minutes of playing; Your driver is giving you a mission briefing then suddenly your ears are violated with the deafening sounds of helicopters flying past, all the while your driver is still using his indoor voice.
Not that the briefing is worth hearing, the voice acting and writing are quite bad which makes you completely detatched towards these empty husks of characters, you don't root for them or want to help them in their cause, storywise it's quite uninteresting with no originality and just seems tacked on at the last minute, I mean the male protagonist is called Aaron, did they just pick the very first name that came up in the book of babyboy names? For the female protagonist, she seems mainly to be there for the devs to play Barbie with her, dressing her up or getting her in her undies to do a stripper dance to put a tracking device on some warlord (For real, There is a quicktime event to do a sexy dance for him and if you fail he shoots you. which seems the most reasonable response if you ask me) They also try and give the game an 'open ending' in hope for a sequel, fat chance.
The sound effects also give no chance for players to feel immersed, even all the guns sound like they are made with plastic, each time I have to reload it sounds like I am fondling Buzz Lightyear. The A.I. are also super clunky, especially for the stealth sections, The Elder Scrolls A.I. with "It must of been the wind..." has got nothing compared to these guys.
The gameplay has as much fun as using Piranha's to give yourself a Brazilian wax. It has a myriad of problems too numerous and painful to justify buying, from performance issues, save/load checkpoints, health and ammo and a useless bullet-time mode which was not introduced or knew about until 3 hours into the game when missclicking during a fight and so...so much more...*sniff*...so much...
Overall, unless you are some Youtuber/streamer who likes torturing yourself with terribly bad games, then you could probably milk a few vids out of this game. The game does not even deserve a review of this length, only as a warning to others to not waste money on this product. At the time of writing this review the game is 90% off at £0.69 and I still do not believe it is worth getting...unless you want to buy a few copies to gift to people you don't like.
This game was alright. It wasn't bad but it was not good at all. The game's optimization is meh and the bloom effect (or maybe the lighting) is a little bit off-putting. But the worst thing about this game is its ending to be honest. That ending was so anti-climatic and it sucked.
I don't understand why so many negative reviews. I didn't have any problem with the game and I liked it. It isn't one of the best games but It's good. Sometimes, there are some small bugs but It is playable.
6/10 Good
I got this game for less then $2 Australian .
Is it the best game ever? No its not.
Is it well made? Yes it is solid and stable.
Is it fun? Well I say "YES".
Will I finish it? Yes and that says something as I own lots of games on Steam.
For those who like auto refill HP bars you will need to learn to use cover as you only have limited HP kits.
For those who ran out of ammo, well pickup an AK for your secondary weapon. It uses the same ammo as the main gun so every other AK you pickup will give you ammo.
It feels like a game from the PS2 era, but with better graphics and its story is solid enough. For $1 US its a steal for the full $10 I dont know.
Gamepad suppot would really have helped this game. Graphics are still ok.
If you see it in a sale for 1-2 bucks u might consider buying it. Otherwhise not worth.
Still thumbs up since i have seen much worser games.
I recommend this game, since the story is quite good, the gameplay is OK, the stealth its also OK.
It's not a, "AAA-game", but i like how the AI will hit u, so better look for first-aidkit and use it with care :)
Well, graphic is normally.
Story is good.
But,
Gun fire sound is terrible.
and Game play is really, really Bad.
I'm going to refund.
Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops is your typical first-person modern shooter game. The gist of the game is you work for the United States Army and you have your enemies that are fringe organisations. You, the player, play as both Cpt. Myra Lee and Cpt. Aron Alvarez and switch between them in the later stages of the game, but mainly switch between both in solo missions.
Well let's get straight to it. The game isn't very good. This game isn't an AAA game, but not being AAA does not mean you can't have good games. It does have its positives in a above-average storyline that covers a wide variety of settings. I will admit that due to how bad the game is performence and gameplay-wise, I did not finish the campaign. However, I finished about four hours of the campaign, with How Long To Beat.com noting the length of the campaign is seven hours. Again, the campaign isn't that bad. I will note that I had not played this game in many months and coming back to this game, I remembered why I never finished this.
The main issue is the UI and graphics, performance and the gameplay. To begin, I don't find the gameplay to be appealing. The default control layout is odd to a normal typical first person shooter, but regardless I don't like how the mechanics work. The mechanics include running into cover to go into the cover system, which is annoying, the AI is odd, and the choice of weapons in the game is poor. Also, the graphics are bad for a 2011 game. The performence is very poor. With my specs listed on my profile, I can't get a stable 60FPS with max settings on this game, which is appalling. So mainly, the graphics, performance and gameplay was a major turn-off for I. The game has its fair share of glitches too.
Overall, I'll be blunt, I do not recommend this game. The gameplay is poor, the graphics are bad, the game is unoptimised, but the story is above-average. If you do wish to get the game, get it at a very steep discount, otherwise do not bother as their are other great games worth your time. 2/10
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This is a great game for people who like shit games. The protagonist as far as I was able to withstand him, was an "I'm more testosterone than you!" edgelord who clearly was just too damn good to be there. The acting is shit, the gameplay is shit.
if I were to summarize this experience, it would be a shit sundae topped with shit that just crawled away from gross sex with a lot lizard.
In spite of the mostly negative reviews, and low metacritic scores, I bought this based on a handful of positive comments. I went in with low expectations, and was pleasantly surprised.
While this is not a AAA title, it is nevertheless a good game. The low budget does show sometimes (copy paste environments, and typos in the subtitles), but it also does many things right. There are some interesting gameplay mechanics and it does a very good job of changing the pace up. Sound design (especially explosions) is solid, and the gunplay is also quite good.
I also had some graphical problems at the beginning, with my framerate jumping between 30 and 60 (and this on a 4790K and GTX 970), but after some tweaking in nVidia's Control Panel, it sat at 60 all the way through. This was on Windows 10 Pro x64.
Definitely worth a buy on sale.
The Good:
- interesting story
- character switching (one stealth, one shooting)
- some over the top shooting action (you get a mech)
- all checkpoints are saved and can be reloaded later
The Bad:
- graphics are incredible dark and have a crap filter on top
- you use night vision in broad daylight
- no gamma control
- performance not that great
- no quicksave or regular save, only checkpoints
- checkpoints to far apart, but managable
- no ammo/health refill at checkpoints, only between missions
- old-school healthpacks
- bad audio mixing, voice gets overpowered by background noise
- difficulty is a bit wonky, play on easy
Overall I enjoyed this one quite a bit. It certainly has issues, especially the graphics-filter is annoying and some game mechanics are never that well explained (never used attractor bolts, as they always caused more problems then they solved), but the game provides enough freedom to allow some fun trial&error experimentation. It feels quite old-school in that regard for better and worse. It's certainly far better then the 34 Metascore would make you believe, but it certainly could have used another month or two of polish.
Ok, if the developers would even take a minute to fix the technical issues, then this game would rock.
First of all its frame rate is so low i't s almost unplayable, the main problem here is that if you go to the developer's site and forums for some technical support the guys there (Who are obviously paid employees) will do nothing but praising this game and then criticize you for not liking it!!...
There's a very interesting idea behind it and and a great concept, but the game just sucks because of technical issues.
People bash this game unnecessarily.
Yes, it’s far from perfect and has some issues but it dint destroy me having fun with it. Graphics are still nice, even when it has over the top bloom or being brownish when you turn bloom off.
The voice acting is poor and it has no facial animation but well, it is the company’s first game. What do you expect?
The game is still fun, has a great story and an unexpected ending.
You play as 2 different characters; one for shooting and blowing up stuff, the other for stealth, hacking and going undercover. Stealth is fun and rewarding if you manage a difficult section.
In most levels you can switch anytime between them and use their ability.
Some people complain about hilarious things like;
The cover system is broken.
No it is not broken, it’s a walk on system and it works perfectly fine.
No regenerating health.
What’s wrong with health packs?
Checkpoints are far away and no quick saves.
There are only 2 spots were they are far away in my view, but otherwise they are located in fair places. The game requires you to be careful. Yes, it can get frustrating at times but it pays off once you manage it.
Have you ever come across a game that was as bad as the hype says it was? Well if you haven't I've found the game for you. I've played valu-crap that was 100X better than Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops. I will usually finish a game before reviewing but the 26 minutes I spent on this game were enough to tell me otherwise. How this game got the greenlight might be a mystery akin to the Loch Ness Monster, UFOs and who killed JFK. The graphics are OK. Lemme rephrase that. The graphics you can SEE are OK. The game is bathed in a dull brown sheen that makes you really feel like you're in Africa...ok maybe not. The interiors...welp...good luck seeing inside anywhere. They are pitch freaking black. I tried to up the gamma so that I could see where I was going. Couldn't find it and after a minute I stopped caring. Hit detection? Pathetic. Checkpoints? Far and few between. If you die, you will be pissed because you will be going way, WAY back. Oh, and remember those dark interiors? I got stuck in a corner between a barrel and some crates? Jump out of it you say? Nope, no jumping. Get behind cover and return fire? Nope. This a shooter with cover but it's not a cover shooter. That's right. Once you get near a wall you go into cover mode. But guess what? You can't shoot anything from behind cover. Yes, really. Artificial Intelligence? An insult to the word. There were instances where I was right freaking in front of the enemy. Couldn't get me. Thank goodness for the hedgehog barriers defelecting every bullet when the AI DID try to engage me. Sorry for the longish review but this game is just bad in every way. Why I bought this, I'll never know. I don't drink (anymore) or do drugs but maybe I did when I bought this POS (for $2.00 it appears). That's too much. Stay away. STAY FAR AWAY from this game.
I often factor metacritic scores and user reviews into my game purchase decisions. Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops is one of those games I put off buying because it was hard to find anything positive about it. To me a 34 metascore means this game is absolutely atrocious, something that isn't even ready for public release. I have to testify that isn't the case. That's not to say the game doesn't have faults. I have yet to find a game that doesn't have faults--ok maybe Call of Duty 4. But I've played some pretty bad games in my time and this one comes nowhere close to rock bottom.
It's a traditional cover shooter, but you get to play two different characters, similar to Conflict: Denied Ops. There's a run and gun rambo character and a sneaky, stealth character. Both have their uses in each mission, but the stealth character is by far the more fun of the two for gameplay. Her crossbow works very well and was enjoyable taking out unsuspecting AI from distance. Now there are a couple areas where the run and gun guy gets to control a battle mech which was pretty fun as well (kind of FEAR 2 style). Overall I liked the shooter elements and thought they were good.
The story is okay, but feels like it should have been longer--almost like they just had to get the product out the door and kind of wrapped up all the loose ends in a nice bow rather than finishing it properly.
Many of the negatives don't even have anything to do with the gameplay. Stuff like separate volume controls for voices, background, and music don't exist. And you can't turn the music off. This makes it hard to hear voice dialog during some of the missions. The graphics and graphic controls are also bad--lots of tearing and jagged edges. There is a bloom option and when it's on, there's too much bloom where a lot of scenes are just a white blur, but when it's off, the environment is so dark, it's hard to see. The framerate gets pretty bad when a lot of things are blowing up simultaneously as well.
The cover system is decent, but annoying. It's automatic and you often end up in cover when you don't want to be. The voice acting is obviously not top quality, but doesn't stand out as being bad.
All in all, most of the elements of Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops are average or below average. I had fun with it and would recommend it as a bargain bin shooter. It's right in line with bargain bin material like Sniper: Ghost Warrior. I'm glad I looked past the bad publicity and gave it a shot.
I wish I could find something nice to say about this game, but really, it's just a total mess. Really everything about it is bad. Avoid it at all cost. Even in the sales, it's not worth it!
Controls are bad. It's like if the sensibility of the mouse changes between normal aiming and aiming trough the scope. You can "fix" the problem by having a pro gaming mouse that can adjust the sensibility on the fly. The gameplay have a few goods ideas but everything is executed poorly and you will not care for the story.
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Black Lion Studios |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 16.01.2025 |
| Metacritic | 34 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 31% положительных (45) |