Russian team had forgotten to take out Condemned most importantly - a "black mark" no hint of horror. The plot, like, involves violence and massacres, but the picture on the screen is completely harmless. Mince the enemies of the ax, and the hands and feet to the sides do not fly. Even here there is no age limit, although the plot far away from the controversial Manhunt.
The history of "Keywords" is based on the events of the book Andrew Dashkova and not very remarkable: in Moscow of the future open the bloody reality show, where dozens of TV cameras in front of "hunters" chasing "victim" - an ordinary man who accidentally hit the so-called "Black Label .
 | |  | Open levels, thank God, are found. Park with clowns, psychopaths turned out not very big, but bright. | | You can shoot down the enemies of the mask, and the faces of many of them will be different. Pleasant trifle. |
During one of the victims we play. In theory, the hunters hero must run through the dark streets of Moscow, in practice the study have sewers and subways. Dark gray, the same location do not cause enthusiasm, and the fresh air, our ward is rarely chosen. Beautiful lighting designers, some errors still disguises: dynamic shadows look like there is no worse than in the same Condemned.
But the levels are linear to the horror: even open locations actually are strictly limited corridors. The hero can neither jump nor squat and just goes along spaced scenery. Allowed to run, but it is not recommended: For unclear reasons, the noise from the short runs are going to all the enemies from the level.
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Company Orion Games are still doing bad games. Such as Metro-2 "," Dark Territory "and" Inhabited Island: Stranger among them. " If anything from the list you know you do not know, can only be glad for his mental health. Do you think that a decent "Tag" will be a turning point for the studio? Please note this: in late 2008, Orion has released not only the clone Condemned, but trash-shooter "Metatron" - quietly, without any announcements and advertisements. Ever heard of it? That will not hear.So hope for a miraculous fix developers are not worth it.
A chance to win you are still in the brawls with only a lone opponent: this unpleasant feature of "Tag" also borrowed from the Condemned. In both games, we see the world through the eyes of the hero, but instead of firearms, he more often uses the cold. Ax, a sledgehammer, a crowbar or piece of pipe - are the main tools. They are, incidentally, are also used in "peaceful" purposes: to knock out, unscrew and open. Take with them only one item, so if you bump into a door with a padlock, has a floor-level of return for the crowbar. These are the puzzles are unpretentious.
 | |  | This is not a screenshot of the Condemned. | | When the bullets run out, the gun turns into a club. |
Pistols and shotguns appear closer to the end, but the bullets in them so little that the trunks do not have much hope, even at the last level. Even the shooting made anyhow. A good melee fighting - they are simple, but cheerful. Left-click beat, doing the right block, no combos and spetsatak not. In fighting one on one system works perfectly: you watch the animation of the enemy (the beautiful but somewhat monotonous) and trying to guess when to hit and when to defend. But if the enemy is going to a few, all the combat mechanics is heading to hell: to block an attack two enemies at once is not obtained. Therefore, a group of hunters can beat even the most experienced player.
To not have to fight with the big companies, some enemies need to destroy quiet. One problem: to stealth almost no tools, even an elementary look out from behind do not give. The only available tactic - to wait for the enemies in the shadows and, using a special technique to kill a blow from behind. To distinguish safe from the dark place lit on the form is difficult, but the enemy you will not see even five meters. AI for hunters at all rather strange: they do not always go on a particular route, and often pointless wag on the map. Try to steal up to that.
There is a "Places" and another way to settle accounts with the enemy - special traps scattered around the levels. Enemies gladly take place convenient for the attacker, and you just have to reset the adversary on the head of boxes, barrels, platform, or anything else. Scripted murder does not always work well, but at least a variety of simple gameplay.
 | |  | A typical pattern: good lighting, but environment remarkably pale. |
Finally, the game is money, which bought kit, mines, night vision goggles and other trifles. You can earn extra money playing the sweepstakes. Will be able to kill a few rascals running the special conditions (for example, a blow to the head) - get a couple hundred rubles. Rather meaningless element of the game - for the entire campaign can be so no one rate and does not do.
The atmosphere of horror in the "Tags" corrupted theme glamor. In the game, for example, there are television sets, which is supposedly a live broadcast from the show. Leads him Olga Buzova - if you do not know, the participant "House 2" (to kill her in the game is impossible). The soundtrack for horror, too, is not quite right: the locations are songs Jane Air, Animal ДжаZ, Amatory, and other not particularly gloomy Russian groups. Glam Condemned - it is certainly original, but it does not hurt colorful. The result was a rather inexpressive mishmash of styles.
However, in comparison with other works Orion «Tag" seems a very good. She has a strong hand - were successful fight, animation, lighting. But the game can not be called successful: fighting quickly bored, and besides them nothing outstanding here and there.
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