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Game Title: PSI OPS: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Publisher: Midway Games
Genre: Action/Adventure
Platform: PS2
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Midway's hot new action game called Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy does a great job of putting a fresh spin on being a secret agent Gamers play as Nick Scryer, an agent who is armed with traditional military training and new high-tech psychic abilities that are needed in order to bring down "The Movement", a nasty organization out to control the world by using their own lethal, psi Agents.
Psi Ops takes advantage of both innovative technology and gameplay to amp up the action/adventure genre making it more than just another third-person shooter. Gamers will have a deadly arsenal of weapons at their disposal throughout the game, along with Scryer's high powered psi abilities. Learning to use Scryer's psi powers effectively is key to getting past some tough enemies to reach the end and defeat the Movement. Scryer's six, very cool "powers", Telekinesis, Mind Control, Pyrokinesis, Mind Drain, Aura View, and Remote View, are each unique and destructive in its own way. Psi-Ops uses an hybrid physics engine from Havoc 2 that allows players to control almost any object when using Scryer's psi-powers. Imagine not only being able to riddle an enemy with bullets, but then use the pyrokinetic ability to light him on fire--just to make sure.
Gamers will be playing through eight huge, great looking levels as a covert agent, coming up against the new breed of AI warriors. The new AI soldiers are smart and sneaky--they are very aware of a player's actions during the game and fight back accordingly. Players always have to be on their "best game," because the enemies never let up, so that means players are going to have to think about the best way to handle any given situation, and not just going in guns blazing, because many times avoiding the enemy is the best way to get past a potentially sticky situation. Puzzles can be solved a variety of ways due to the non-linear design of the game and this will allow gamers the opportunity to play over and over, to try out new strategies and weapon combos each time.
Anyone looking for a great action game should pick up Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy. The gorgeous graphics, innovative game design and killer AI enemies add a new dimension to this hot third-person shooter.