Rogue Ops
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North American PlayStation 2 cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Bits Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Kemco |
| Platform(s) |
Xbox GameCube PlayStation 2 |
| Release date(s) |
Xbox
PlayStation 2 & GameCube
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| Genre(s) | Stealth |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Rogue Ops is a stealth-based action-adventure video game developed by Bits Studios and published by Kemco for the Xbox, GameCube and PlayStation 2 in 2003.
In Rogue Ops the player assumes the role of Nikki Connors, an ex-Green Beret whose husband and child are killed by Omega 19, a brutal terrorist organization. She then joins Phoenix, an almost as brutal counter-terrorism organization to seek revenge.
The game's minimal marketing efforts dealt mainly with the attractive appearance of its computer-generated heroine. Compared unfavorably to the more established Metal Gear and Splinter Cell series, Rogue Ops was largely panned by critics and did not fare well commercially.
Gameplay
Rogue Ops is a third-person stealth-based action adventure title in the vein of Splinter Cell series. Many levels allow for a variety of tactics to be used, so often players may shoot everything that moves or simply sneak through entire missions. However, a few missions will require that no enemy alarms be set off, meaning players will have to dispose of enemies quietly and hide the bodies from detection. As in the Metal Gear and Splinter Cell series, a variety of spy gadgetry (fly cam, retinal scanner, etc.) and weapons (throwing stars, sniper rifle] remote-controlled mines, etc.) are used during the various missions, and hand-to-hand combat is involved during close encounters with the enemy.
Plot
Nicki Conner's Family has been murdered by the Omega 19 ,A Terrorist group. Therefore joining Phoenix. A counter-terrorist group. and seeks revenge for her family.
Reception
Reception for the game has been polarized, with the Xbox version receiving the best reviews, the PS2 version mediocre, and the GameCube version receiving the worst.[1] In 2009, GamesRadar included it among the games "with untapped franchise potential", commenting: "Though reviews were fairly mixed, Rogue Ops was surprisingly good, and even managed to add a little something to the Splinter Cell and Metal Gear dominated stealth genre."[2]
References
- ↑ "Rogue Ops - MobyGames".
- ↑ 123 games with untapped franchise potential, GamesRadar US, April 30, 2009