Amazon Maximum Age: 240 months
Amazon Minimum Age: 204 months
Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Eidos
EAN: 0788687114219
ESRB Age Rating: Mature
Format: CD-ROM
Weight: 31 hundredths-pounds
Label: Eidos Interactive
Manufacturer: Eidos Interactive
Model: SPIGIPUS00
Packaged Height: 200 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 1010 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 66 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 860 hundredths-inches
Platform: Windows 98
Platform: Windows Me
Platform: Windows 95
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Release Date: 2000-12-20
Studio: Eidos Interactive
Product Description:
It's hard to deny the appeal of first-person action/adventure/espionage game Project IGI's concept. What gamer hasn't wanted to play a virtual James Bond, using high-tech weapons and gadgets to save the world from nuclear destruction? Project IGI lets you do that and more throughout 14 immense missions that are set in all types of terrain and weather. Should you snipe that guard on the tower opposite you, or use the power cable between you and him to zip-line down, stab him, and save your precious sniper rifle ammunition? Is it better to take the base head-on or skulk around the perimeter first and thin down your opposition? This is the kind of open-ended superspy gameplay Project IGI offers. There's no denying the game is beautiful. Project IGI is based on a flight simulator engine, so the outdoor environments let you see for miles. It's a stunning feeling to run to the edge of a cliff and see an enormous enemy military installation sprawled out in the valley below. Buildings, weapons, and vehicles are all rendered realistically, and there isn't a game in recent memory that contains such convincing base layouts. All of the places you are expected to infiltrate are dotted with watchtowers, warehouses, barracks, and security checkpoints. Best of all, the expansive outdoor environments seamlessly transition into indoor and underground installations that are just as detailed. Unfortunately, idiotic enemies that rely on their instantaneous reactions, unerring aim, and large numbers to bring you down spoil the atmosphere. They operate on strict paths that are easy to determine, and simply stand in one spot and shoot until either they die or you do. Fights can be frustrating, made worse by the lack of an in-game save system. It's too bad, because with a few changes Project IGI would have risen from mildly entertaining to absolutely brilliant. --T. Byrl Baker Pros: - Stunning outdoor and indoor environments
- Slick mission designs offer plenty of variety
- Innovative switch to third-person view when climbing ladders and interacting with game objects
Cons:- Expect to die a lot, usually because of cheap shots
- Enemies are incredibly dumb, and don't react properly to most situations
Customer Reviews:
 Looks and feel like a fan-made game, BUT an amazingly fun stealth-shooter all the same, 2008-06-13
This old-school early 00s shooter combines stealth/planning gameplay in the vein of 'Rainbow Six' and 'Commandos' into a fast-paced military shooter environment. The gameplay is extremely fun; the graphics and overall feel of the game feel cheap somehow though, as if it was a fan-made game as opposed to a studio release. However, this does little to decrease the overall fun factor of the game. It also lacks a midlevel save, which many have complained about but I love that because it makes the game even more suspenseful since one wrong move could send you right back to the drawing board, making every move count even more.
Though it may lack a bit in the graphics/feel department, the sneak 'n shoot gameplay of Project IGI makes it a blast to play. Highly recommended.
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