Shadow Watch

In Red Storm's new strategy RPG, Shadow Watch, you lead a crack team of operatives trying to uncover a plot to stop humanity's advancement to the stars. As chief of the corporation's security team, you track and interrogate more than a dozen unique contacts in exotic locales like Rio de Janeiro and Hong Kong. How you question them changes the plot, so ask carefully. When you have the answers you need, launch covert missions, using your team to rescue hostages, plant surveillance devices, raze buildings, and assault enemy strongholds. You'll have to use your wits on and off the battlefield to win. This isn't a battle to save the world; it's a battle to save every world.

The interface is much like that used in X-Com and some other turn based strategy games. They have perfected the system for use with this game, and it works flawlessly. I did, however find a minute flaw. After you complete a mission and receive an experience point to 'train' a character in a skill. If you skip the training, thinking you can come back later and pick something, your out of luck. Once you leave the screen, the point is no longer usable. Oh well. You'll only make that mistake once!

If you're a computer geek, and enjoy those 'old' games that you used to play, like Police Quest, Space Quest and the like, you'll love this because it has the same look and feel, but a better interface!


Living in a comic book!   May 30, 2000
 3 out of 4 found this review helpful

If you remember Gogol 13, then you will love this game. Mystery, political intrigue, it's all here. This game also has somewhat of an RPG element, as each member of the team gains new skills. This game isn't as intense as X-Com, but it's very hard because the player has to plan very carefully. You're not commanding a battalion of soldiers. You're leading a group of specialists. Each character specializes in a very important skill, and you're going to need every single character alive. To do that, you have to strategize, avoid detection, cover, figure lines of sight, keep track of movement points, and watch accuracy ratings. And if a character gets hit, you can kiss him or her goodbye because he or she's not getting up unless another character nails the attacker. If you're a relaxed type of gamer who doesn't care about a lack of intensity, then this game is sure to please.


Great style of gaming returned ....   May 27, 2000
 5 out of 5 found this review helpful

Once upon a time we've been playing U.F.O. series (apocalypse not included) hundereds of hours. Now turn based gaming is back with Shadow Watch with a great story (i've finished 4 times and with 4 different story! ), with great skill improvements (60 different skills! ), with great sound effects and musics (You will be excited when music begins in Brazil, i am sure!), with good grafics (Simple comic style, but just use Maya's Martial art skill and see how it looks ! ). Buy it and cancel all of your rendez-vous! Not recommended for people who have girlfriend or boyfriend! :) Enjoy!


EGA and the early 90s   April 16, 2000
I should say late 80s, but whatever. So, I played the demo of Shadow Watch - and I must say, if you you're my age (age undisclosed), and remember the really great games of the late 80s - early 90s... then you will absolutely LOVE Shadow Watch. The game is very reminescent of Rise Of The Dragon... 16 colors. Turn based. But visually very well done. Stylish and so on... anyway, if you are reading this, and considering the game - then BUY IT! ;)