Your superspy supercar, the G-8155 Interceptor, is a pretty versatile vehicle. Some of the boss fights can be fun, but, as in most games, the escort and defense missions are just tedious and frustrating, and ultimately the game relies on them too often. There are also defense missions, such as where you're defending a large tanker in a harbor escort missions, where you have to ensure the survival of a non-player vehicle and boss fights, where you go head-to-head with a much larger, better-armed vehicle. There are some missions where you simply need to get from one end to the other with your hide intact, and these are usually the most engaging. This remains largely your goal in Spy Hunter 2, though the game also includes some of the trappings of modern games. The original Spy Hunter was perfectly fine without an overlying narrative, partially because the objectives were pretty cut and dried-shoot the bad guys, and try not to get shot yourself. Really, the game pays little respect to the story, which seems shoehorned into the game via pre-mission briefs that come up during loading screens.īut that's no big deal.

You continue to pursue NOSTRA, an evil organization of Bondian proportions, though its plans for world domination are vaguer this time around. Picking up where the last game left off, Spy Hunter 2 sees your character getting a proper name (Alec Sects), a saucy female sidekick, and a beefed-up new car. Spy Hunter 2 sees you chasing after the evil NOSTRA organization once again. Spy Hunter 2 is short, unbalanced, and somewhat unattractive. It seemed like a perfect match, but Rockstar San Diego didn't have its A game for this one. For the sequel, Midway has enlisted the help of Rockstar San Diego, the development house formerly known as Angel Studios, whose previous efforts included the Midnight Club and Smuggler's Run franchises.

Though nothing spectacular, the game was faithful to the arcade classic and made the transition to 3D a smooth one.

When Midway revived the Spy Hunter franchise in 2001, the results were surprisingly good.

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