Vigilance (video game)

Vigilance
Developer(s) Postlinear Entertainment
Publisher(s) SegaSoft
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release date(s) 1998[1]
Genre(s) Third-person shooter
Mode(s) Single player, Multi-player

Vigilance is a third-person shooter developed by Postlinear and released by SegaSoft in 1998 for the PC.

Plot

The single player campaign followed eight agents working for the counter-terrorist organization SION (Special Intelligence Operations Network).

Gameplay

The game combines both first and third person perspective,[2] allowing the player to control one of eight SION agents each with varied strengths and weaknesses.[1] Aside from the basic single player mode, it also came with a support of play over LAN and Heat.net.

Characters

Development

The project took over two years and $2 million to create. The game was SegaSoft’s first venture into 3D shooters.[2]

Reception

Vigilance was mostly met with mixed reviews. While GameSpot complained largely on slow access times requiring heavy resources from computers, the gameplay was praised for large variety of weapons at the time and moderately sized levels; the game was given a final score of 5/10.[1] A review by GamePro gave the game 3.5 stars out of 5, praising the games creative and feature-rich, but criticized oversights and annoyances, mentioning the game required more play testing.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Stephen Poole (1998). "Vigilance Review". Review. Gamespot. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Peter Olafson (2000). "Vigilance Review". Review. GamePro. Archived from the original on 2011-12-01. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

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