Spec Ops: The Line Premium Edition - PlayStation 3

Based on Heart of Darkness, the book that inspired Apocalypse Now, Spec Ops: The Line is far, far more intelligent than the standard military shooter. A competent third person shooter with some light squad tactics elements, SO:TL features some awesome set pieces and impressive physics. It relies on standard cover-based mechanics and hardly reinvents the wheel, although the sand environmental effects do add something new. Where Spec Ops really shines, however, is its plot and voice acting. Unlike CoD and Battlefield, this game explores the consequences of the fog of war, ruminating on what actions are justifiable in extreme circumstances and the toll making the wrong call can take on the human psyche. For every impressive gun fight there is a conversation leading to a nagging feeling that something is off, and while it can be heavy-handed at times Spec Ops really delivers on its source material. All in all this game rises above the glut of mindless military shooters and actually presents the consequences of shooting everything that moves. That alone makes it worth playing!

Yep, I am an older guy who plays these games. That said, I have been playing computer and game console games before a lot of the readers of this post were alive. Pong was my first game. I am no game nut but I play when I have a moment or two. Maybe a few days a month. As for this game. It seems to be one of those games which the manufacturer wanted to put out there to make a quick buck. It isn't bad but it isn't Call of Duty or Medal of Honor quality either. It is somewhat futuristic, yet based upon somewhat modern situations, with a psychological twist to the story line. It is a decent game with a semi-decent story line. Not quite as bad as a zombie story but definitely not based on a lot of realism.

I got this game cause it was cheap and I heard it was the most under rated game of the yr ..

A great game with a very unique storyline that keeps you interested from start to finish. The soundtrack is sweet, and the game play is perfect....not to hard, but definitely challenging. All in all, a game that stands out from the rest.

I liked the game very much good story line great to play had lots of fun playing it got it as item of the day so theprice was awesome

This game has a very unique story that I will not spoil for you. The enemies are a bit harder than your classic CoD AI, and the hardest difficulty, FUBAR, in my opinion, is TWO TIMES harder than CoD's Veteran difficulty. The checkpoints are fewer, your ammo is restricted, and each shot/grenade counts. You can interact with the environment, i.e shoot sand dams to flood enemies and shoot explosive barrels, or you can just go head on. The cover system is very bad in this game, you'll die half your times or more due to the bad cover. The assist system can help you with that though, because you can basically go through almost the entire story doing nothing but telling your teammates to shoot someone.

Played this game for 30 minutes and haven't picked it back up. This is not Call of Duty or Black Ops, but may be good for a beginning FPS.

I am a soldier, stationed overseas and I loved this game!