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Kill.Switch

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From: Namco

List Price: ~~$14.99~~
Buy Used: $1.98
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New (19) Used (30) from $1.98

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

20 reviews
Sales Rank: 10677

Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: 20000
Model: 722674200004
UPC: 722674200004
EAN: 0722674200004
ASIN: B00009YEJP

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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The REAL Fast and the Furious December 1, 2004
OverTheMoon (overthemoonreview@hotmail.com)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

Kill.Switch is not a bad game at all. It reminds me of the Bruce Willis platform game Apocalypse. In fact it is probably one of the best 3D Platform shoot `em ups you can get your hands on. You play Bishop, a sort of Metal Gear Solid's Solid Snake x Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher with more firepower than both combined. In fact that is what kill.switch is - one big free-for-all GUNFIGHT.

The story is actually confusing and told in flashback style (some flashback shots are cinematically realistic). Bishop is an ultra-tech Soldier and who is married to Lynn Takamura - a Neural Interface designer for some weapons tech firm. Bishop was supposed to execute a terrorist called Archer but failed. Archer came back to kill Lynn and to take control of Bishop's neural technology sending him about the globe committing terrorist acts of violence. Eventually Bishop finds a way out from Archer's control and goes to take Archer down himself.

Having said all of that, the gun fighting is first rate stuff simply because the enemy AI is the best seen in any game of its kind. The enemy is smart and moves accordingly. They will take you down by flanking you or sending a grenade in your direction. One or two hits are all it takes and you will go down. So you need to use the environment and this is where kill.switch scores in aces. As you hide behind something you can blind fire on the enemy with several different weapons to choose from or you can lean around the side, sight someone and shoot them. The detail in each level makes this one an essential purchase for the XBOX user. It pushes the PS2's graphics quite a bit (now and again the FPS stalls).

So kill.switch plays like you would expect it too - run around various levels (there are 5 major levels divided into two parts each) shooting the enemy and diving behind boxes as you blow things up. Sounds boring or unoriginal - yes, maybe - but kill.switch does it all so furiously. Once you start firing and throwing grenades and dancing about the obstacle pulling off headshots with some blind fire you will see how enjoyable all of this really can be and for that kill.switch is all golden 5 stars.

However it does have some negatives. The story is simply very hard to understand and makes no sense. The zooms are not very deep on the gun scopes meaning that you do not really get to zoom around and see the awesome sights that they have designed. It could have done with better zooms. It was absolutely terrible that they did not make more objects destructible. You couldn't even shoot up things like tables and chairs. I didn't see a single wall blow out in the game.

In the end I would not really purchase this unless you like blast em ups. If blast em ups are your thing then do not even think twice about this review. Stop now and go pick up kill.switch. It is insane live fire from start to finish. You will get a bang for your buck. However if you are looking for a game that might do something other than that (forget any type of Splinter Cell objectives or Metal Gear Solid coolness) then I suggest you go look elsewhere.

Pros:

- Furious action. Non-stop suppressing fire.
- Amazing enemy AI. The best of any game out there.
- Highly detailed graphics.
- Blind-fire. A very cool option.
- In terms of action this is what MGS and SC want-to-be but are not.
- Cuts scenes are realistic.

Cons:

- There appears to be no screen size adjustment.
- Short. Really only 6 to 8 hours of start to end game play.
- No environmental destruction.
- Extremely limited objectives.
- Story makes no sense.

3 out of 5 stars

Ghost Recon without back-up. October 31, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This game is pretty basic. Imagine Ghost Recon without any other soldiers on your side. You have a fair choice of weapons but no spiffy toys like, night vision or infrared devices. You have to recognize your weapons by a small picture to know what you are using, though it doesn't really make a difference. The sniper rifle is useless as well as one silenced HK5. The story just kinda drops you into play with no intro and you slowly piece things together although after completing the game I am still a little fuzzy! But if you like straight tactical combat you should like this. The cover system is not what I expected but decent. And the AI is nothing special. Fairly short game with about 12 hours to complete.

3 out of 5 stars

May be to hard for some October 31, 2003
Cedd Dogg (stockton, ca. United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This game is by far one of the most difficult games I have played since stuntman for ps2.If you like trying to get through a level about a thousand times then you might like this one.There is nothing really special about this game except the cover system, weak graphics and extreme difficulty prevent this one from being a five star game.

4 out of 5 stars

Very Fun Game November 25, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This game does have a few flaws (like the zoom in views - although very realistic, and its hard to see sometimes) but overall its just plain fun!!! And isn't that why we buy these games? It's hard at first but the more you try the easier it gets - naturally. Namco (who makes Tekken, Soul Calibur, Time Crisis) should put out more games like they have in the past. And this one is another goodie! Buy this game if your looking for some fun shoot 'em up action.

3 out of 5 stars

Ok, But Not Great December 20, 2003
Jordin M Ward
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Kill.Switch redefines what the action/shooter genre is by adding new elements to the norm. It boasts unique miltary techniques, 15 levels of action, and a deep story. Does Kill.Switch deliver all of these? Keep reading to find out.

Kill.Switch does indeed redefine the action/shooter genre, but that's only because of the blindfire element they threw into this game. Other than hiding behind objects and shooting, there isn't much innovation. Plus dong blindfire over and over again get's old quickly because that's basically all you really have to do in the game.

The control of the game is perfect on XBox, it doesn't take long at all to master it. So you will be blowing up and shooting stuff in no time at all. It is interesting on how the blindfire works, you basically just go to a wall and press the shoot button while holding down the duck button. By doing blindfire you are protected by enemy fire, which means you take less, if any, damage.

I won't give any of the story away, but that's only because I didn't understand the story. Although I didn't understand it, it did keep me wanting to play the game in hopes that I could understand it by unlocking more of the story.

The voice acting, music, and sound effects are good. I can't really complain about any of those aspects. But I dislike how in the cutscenes how non of the peoples lips move when they are speaking. The sound effects of the guns, bombs, and footsteps alll sounds realistic. The music is driving and it keeps you wanting to play through the games various levels.

The in-gsme graphics are good but they could have been better, because they look a little out of date. But the CG's are great looking. The movement of the characters is smooth and fluent, unlike some of the reminicent shooters like WinBack.

Even though this game has some flaws that doesn't mean it's not worth a buy. Especially for the XBox owners because this one of the top action/shooters on it. This game isn't reccomended for the weak or new gamers because this game has a high difficulty level. All in all this is a good game and it deserves a buy if not it makes a great rental.

Hit
+ Blindfire is a nice touch
+ Good gameplay
+ Good CG's
+ Great sound, music, voice acting

Miss
_ Gameplay can get tiresome
_ Steep difficulty level for soft games
_ AI is pretty weak

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