(see also Part One)

Ok - that game is now over, so it is time to write some final reflections in full reflecto-vision. To add to my cons list from before, I would add Zombies - they are particularly annoying, although the return of a few zombies in the last mission is eased massively by the fact that you have acquired a flame-thrower. This makes the whole thing much less painful, and zombies are, in my opinion, one of the most annoying (not necessarily the most challenging, mind, just the most annoying, and not in a good way) aspects of the game. I also experienced a couple of crashes during the last level, although I think that may have been a hardware issue, rather than the software itself.

I cannot stress enough the quality of the level design in this game - it is quite possible to play for 20 minutes, or for 2 hours, without getting overly frustrated, and each time feeling that you have achieved something new. I have played a number of first person shooters, and I have found this to be the best single player. Yes - even better than Half Life, IMO, and all because of the level design - HL has no levels, and so at times I felt I was getting nowhere.

Finishing the game was just as exciting as I had expected, and there was a nice bit of humour in the final cutscene. The final end-of-level boss was difficult to kill, although as with all the others there was a distinct technique to be learnt in order to succeed.

I suppose one question is whether or not there is any replayability in a game like this. I have to say that there are definitely a couple of levels that I would like to go back and play again, plus there are a whole load of secrets that I haven’t found and might go back and look for (or more likely use a walkthrough to find!).

In summary - if you’re a FPS fan and want a good single-player game, then you should be able to pick this up for £5-£10 and enjoy it thoroughly. If you’re a Linux games player, then this goes double for you.

The final question is - what will be the next game on my list. Well - I have a couple of ideas: I would quite like a copy of the Linux port of Soldier of Fortune, although it’s getting hard to find now - if you have a copy and would like to sell it, let me know. The other one that has peaked my interest is Postal 2, based on the Unreal engine, and recently released for Linux.

mrBen