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Good, but full of bugs..

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: December 05, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is a really intense game, but mostly because you're not sure when it's going to lock up on you! save often and be prepared to restart the game often..

Good But Buggy

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is good if you have enough patience it freezes a hole lot and is full of bugs so I would suggest saving all the time but other than that it is a fun game so I suggest buying it

3 stars (due to bugs)

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This could be a great game. The first game to give me the creeps since the original Quake. A good piece of work which sadly is so buggy that I lack words. If you see any patches (>1.3), go for it !

OLD

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game was good about 5-7 years ago at best but is really outdated now. hidden and dangerous 2 is the better choice.

Addicting, but could improve...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

First of all, a little background: My friends and I have been big fans of Rogue Spear/Urban Ops and have been playing it for months. Lately, we've gotten a little bored of playing the same levels over and over, so we decided to look for the best alternatives, and so far (we've been playing for 2 weeks) we believe we've found it in Hidden and Dangerous.

What I like about this game: the graphics are very nice, even better than Rogue Spear. The levels generally are much more open, ranging from a forest with hills and trees to a German town at night, etc. The weapons are fairly limited (2 types of machine guns, 2 types of submachine guns, 1 sniper rifle, etc.) and do not boast the power of Rogue Spear's arsenal (e.g., guns with 200 bullet clips, grenade launchers, etc.). The combination of huge levels and WWII weaponry makes it especially difficult to eliminate the bad guys (i.e., nazis), who will outnumber you at least 3 to 1 everytime. Therefore, I find myself sneaking around a lot, using binoculars or the scope on my sniper rifle to check the terrain before moving foreward. I almost always bring a full squad (4 total) with me so we can cover each other. The basic plan is to take out a few nazis at a time, then move on and find the next batch. Very realistic.

Speaking of realism, the audio in the game (like the stunning graphics) perfectly sets the mood for each level. From the sounds of heavy rain in the first level to the sounds of animals in the jungle in some later levels, it's hard not to feel completely immersed in your surroundings. I recommend turning the music off completely to add to the realism (not to mention turning the tension up a notch).

What do I not like about the game (or what could use improvement): there are not enough options. There is no deathmatch mode, no assassination or defend scenarios. Just straight up complete-the-mission mode, which you can do solo or co-operatively. I also wish there was a peek function, thus allowing me to peek around a corner rather than having to completely turn the corner and meet an onslaught of german bullets (which happens every now and then).

In sum, for those looking for a good alternative to Rogue Spear, or even those just in the market for a good first-person shooter combining stealth, strategy and plenty of action, this is a great game available at a great price .... I installed the version 1.3 patch ... immediately after installing the game, and neither I nor my friends have seen any of the bugs others have worried about. It's an addicting game that can get very difficult at times, even at the easiest setting, but that makes finishing the levels (about 24-25 in all, I believe) that much more satisfying.

Ps. Amazon says that Hidden and Dangerous 2 is coming out this fall (10/31/01), so hopefully it'll address some of the current game's shortcomings--i.e., provide even more options for multi-player, like deathmatch mode (with levels exclusively designed for deathmatch play, of course).

A good CHALLENGING World War 2 game (FINALLY!)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Hidden and Dangerous is a unique world war 2 game. while similar to Rainbow six in the fact that you can choose your team and change your view between first or third person, you have a much larger selection of weapons (Choose them well, you may need them all!) You can even pick up weapons from your oponents dead bodies (nice touch). The germans even have different uniforms! You can drive a variety of tanks, trucks, and cars. You can even set up what part of your team is going to do (example: You can have them follow you, lay cover fire, or even move from one place to another) while you take one of the team to accomplish the mission. This game also has very good graphics. I want to get the sequel when it comes out. This game is very challenging though, so if you are afraid of a challenge with GREAT graphics, GREAT gameplay, and a GREAT story, dont buy this game. or in other words, BUY THIS GAME!!!

Not enough time in the day

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 17, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is one of those games where time just flies by. I'm very busy during the day and in the evening I spend my time with my wife and son. But later on in the night is when I get some time to my self. When I sit down and play this game hours fly by until it's early in the morning. The sound effects and graphics are excellent. Make sure you download the patch to get to V1.2. This makes loading your saved games much faster, and clears up some hangs. I would give this a 5 start if it was not for some occassional hangs. Save often, but the game is worth it. If you only have a small amount of time to yourself, then this game is well worth your time. The enemy AI and your team AI will make you think about just running in by yourself guns blazing. If you do, you'll be sorry.

A great game but...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 16, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is an excellent game. It is challenging, the graphics are excellent and the scenarios are good. It is a bit buggy, and does lock and crash on you. I recommend that you save your game often to prevent having to start over when it does. It also has some interesting quirks that are intermittent, such as your soldier falling through the floor into limbo. It is a rare occurrence, and somewhat humorous, albeit annoying when it does occur. A patch is available from the Talonsoft website that takes care of most of the bugs, but it will still crash at times. Frankly, though, I don't care. I have played through the entire game twice, bugs and all, and am looking forward to the follow on that is coming.

A mission for every type of engagment you could think of.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

My friend and I have been longing for a game like this for years. And finally in the Summer of '99, Illusion Softworks, a Czech-based software company, has created such a game. One of my favorite missions is an assault on a bunker base defended by a network of trenches and MG34 machine guns. Now which movie did that come from? The final mission is awesome. Sneak thru an airfield at the end of the war with the Russians attacking on the other side.

Sound effects are great. Makes you feel like you're there. As with the airfield mission, you see anti-aircraft fire snake thru the sky, just like Baghdad, BABY!

Granted the initial release had many, many bugs. But with several patches most bugs have been worked out. Be sure and get the v1.3 patch which has seemed to fix some problems that v1.2 created. i.e. The M41 Rifle now fires again, but with a 5-round clip which is historically accurate anyway. In v1.2 it wanted to reload without ever shooting. Soldier AI has been greatly improved on both sides as well. However, the dead bodies still just hang in mid-air if shot on slanted terrain. Mouse sensitivity has been improved also.

I'm awaiting the new Devil's Bridge add-on coming around the end of the month which will take the campaigns to locales like Greece, Poland and Battle of the Buldge. This add-on includes 9 new missions across 3 huge campaigns.

Hidden and Fun?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 16, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I am into these type of shooter games like Rogue spear, half life, unreal tournament, and delta force. So, I decided to get this game.

I have a 450 MHz with 128 MB of RAM and a VooDOo 2 card and the game runs fine. Before I had only 32 MB of RAM and it was so choppy! I really recommend you have 64 + MB of RAM cause it makes a BIG difference!

The shooting is different from like ROgue spear or Half life. I found the aiming/shooting to be slow. It's not that easy to aim for a bad guys face. and it's hard to run and shoot and aim. That was one thing that was different and took awhile to get used to. But once you get the feel for it, then it's good and it'll be fun. Sniping is really fun also.

This game takes place back in WW2 and they give you missions to rescue people and blow up things. The objectives are good. The graphics are pretty good and the sound is okay. I did find some glitches like floating in air and dying when you drop from a ladder on top of your fellow men. One cool thing is you can get inside cars and tanks and operate them. But once in awhile I'll get inside the car and drive and I'll hit a wall and the car will get stuck inside the building. So there's some techincal glitches to it, but I heard the patch fixes these so that's a plus.

One bad thing I found was that you get to select certain inventory items you want to take. Like grenades, ammo, guns, land mines, tank mines, dynamite, etc.... Well, the problem is that if you decide to take what you want and you don't take dynamite, for example, then you're screwed. Cause I was playing the first stage (which consists of 4 different maps) and when I got to the 2nd map, I was supposed to blow things up. however, I never knew I was going to blow things up so I didn't bring dynamites and they wouldn't let me reconfigure. So, I had to go all the way back to the beginning and bring dynamites and pass the 1st map again. So that was a downset. So then I started to get paranoid and bring 2 of everything..... just in case! Another bad thing was that some missions take place in the dark and it's really hard to see the bad guys, yet they can hit you good. But that's not that big of a deal. And then there are some almost impossible maps where there's like 50 guys shooting at you head on while you're trying to run into a base. But yet, somehow I managed to do it! :)

Overall this game isn't bad and it's worth [the new price]. ... Give it a try - I think you'll like it.

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