The good news, however, is that the game is actually pretty good in its own way (not the Spec Ops way), so it’s one of those “I came for the Spec Ops, but I stay for The Line” type scenarios. And by that I mean the only thing that’s similar is to previous games in the franchise is the “Spec Ops” in the title… Honestly, this game was probably developed as “The Line” and then somewhere along the way a producer figured they could capitalize on the “Spec Ops” brand, leeching off the popularity of others. Spec Ops: The Line is a re-envisioning of the franchise. The last official Spec Ops game was released in 2002 (10 years already?) and after that whatever sequels had been planned were shelved… Until now. Unlike Rainbow 6 it failed in its transition to be more action-oriented, sticking to a more realistic format which ultimately didn’t turn out to be as popular with console players. One of the lesser known titles of the sub-genre (although successful in its own right) was Spec Ops.
It was a great sub-genre that unfortunately wasn’t ADD-friendly enough to be maintained. Before the franchise got consolized it relied heavily on tactical strategy you would map out all of your teams’ routes and room clearing methods, then have them execute your commands with lethal precision. Probably the most successful and certainly the most popular amongst current generation gamers is Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 series. However, The Line was a commercial failure, leading to the announcement that there would be no sequel to the game, effectively ending the series.Back in the late-90s, single player military-based counter-terrorist action games were all the rage. It received highly positive reviews from critics and has since gained a substantial cult following, particularly for its dark story that explores the morality and psychological consequences of war and the shooter genre itself.
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Spec Ops: The Line (2012) rebooted the Spec Ops series as a third person cover shooter with arcade style gameplay. These featured combat settings and tactical gameplay resembling contemporary titles like SOCOM U.S.
It's a real evergreen business if you can launch a successful franchise in the simulations category." īetween 19, the games Stealth Patrol, Ranger Elite, Covert Assault, and Airborne Commando came out for the first PlayStation and the PlayStation Portable. Executive producer Mike Suarez reasoned that the audience for simulation fans "is very loyal they buy six to twelve products in every year. It was decided to make Spec Ops into an ongoing franchise while the first game, Spec Ops: Rangers Lead the Way, was still in development. The series was revived 10 years later in 2012 as a third-person cover shooter with Yager Development taking over development and 2K Games taking over publishing. The first two games were published by Ripcord Games, with the following three published by Take-Two Interactive, and the sixth game in 2002 published by Gotham Games. The first two games were developed by Zombie Studios, while Runecraft assisted development on the next three games, and the sixth game in 2002 developed by Big Grub. Spec Ops is a series of tactical shooter video games. Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Dreamcast, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, OS X, Linux
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