Silent Scope (DC)

Silent Scope, developed by Konami does exactly what it says on the box…… It’s a game all about the phenomenon of ‘sniping’ by using the so called ‘Sniper Rifle’, which has now appeared an my other games mostly in First Person Shooters (FPS). So called Sniping is so popular, most probable because it takes a little more skill to delecut aim at a person or object an to kill it with one shot or bullet. This is very rewarding, just zooming in and picking of people from afar. The game features many different challenges mostly including terrorists in which you have to shoot, without them being able to see you ...

I was a big fan of the arcade version of Silent Scope having played it in various pubs where it has been installed (drinking six pints of lager doesn’t help your aim!!), so it was one of the first games that I bought for my PS2. The game is a perfect replica of the arcade version with no visible differences in the graphics, which are excellent, as you would expect from Sony’s new black box. The sound also is very good but again you would expect this from the PS2. The gameplay is very much similar to the arcade version. The plot is that you are a mercenary sniper called in by the American government to rescue the first family from the hands ...

Konami is trying something a bit new here, a gun game sans gun. Yep, the wickedly fun sniping hit Silent Scope has been converted to the Dreamcast and it's arcade perfect, but there is no cool rifle. The game doesn't even work with Sega's House of the Dead gun. Konami don't seem to think this matters, so lets have a go... The president and his family have been taken hostage etc and it's down to you to help the police rescue them. Hey - you shouldn't expect engaging stories in gun titles. Round one involves you camped on a roof in downtown Chicago taking out terrorists with some fun heads shots. Make sure you turn damage colour to red ...