Secret Service | 
 enlarge | From: Activision
Category: Video Games
List Price: $9.99
Buy New: $2.08
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 21982
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Nt, Macintosh, Linux, Unix, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 95
Genre: Action Games
ESRB: Rating Pending
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.5
MPN: 047875309135
Model: 31229
UPC: 047875309135
EAN: 0047875312234
ASIN: B00005OBQ2
Release Date: June 7, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand new factory sealed jewel case, PC Only!!!!!, Win Vista Compatible, same day shipping with delivery confirmation#
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| Features:
| • | From the initial shootout to the maze of building in the Middle East, you'll have to protect the US National Security Advisor for terrorist attack | | • | Realistic physics as bullets rip through furniture, windows, drywall -- you can even blow doors right off their hinges | | • | Avoid terrorist on infested streets and guide AI-controlled team members in completing missions | | • | 16 exciting, deadly missions packed with shootouts, action and double-crosses! |
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Product Description
Secret Service: In Harm's Way puts you in the role of Agent Kingsize, a Secret Service agent stuck in a web of terrorism & intrigue. Defend America's prominent leaders from all threats, foreign and domestic!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 25 more reviews...
 Cheap and boring December 18, 2004
John Doe
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game had good potential but it turned out to be a cheap, low budget, and boring game. All you do is run through what is basically a maze and shoot whatever enemies you find before they shoot you.
If you want a good game of a similar genre get Rainbow-Six Raven Shield or wait for SWAT 4 to come out. They will be more expensive but worth it.
horrible game October 3, 2004
bob
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is the worst game I have ever played Its so hard I cant even do any thing beacase I try and the enemy shouts me imedeitly. DO NOT BUY!
 Great Potential June 7, 2004
Tom P. (Chicago, IL)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The high point of the game is its realistic physics and textures. For the game play it runs extremely smooth for me. All I have is a original AMD Thunderbird 1.2 Ghz with 512 DDR and a Radon 9000 Pro and I have absolutely no problems (XP Pro). Those of you who have HT P4's with tricked out nvida(s) and it runs choppy need to figure out what's up. This game has so much potential it not funny. With some tweaking what you have is a realistic version of CS. The sounds are better, the effects are great (e.x. flash bangs and explosions) I cant really ask for any more. As for the difficulty, those gamers who are used to being like Rambo and shoot'n em' up, no wonder why its so hard for you. You need to act like the SS not trigger happy Duke Nukem. Just try it out for yourself and see...
Awsome but too hard December 31, 2003
Paul Snow (Gainesville, FL U.S.A.)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is one of the most entertaining, awsome first person shooters I've played, (right up there with the Delta Force series.) In my opinion, the strongest point of this game is the AI, lighting/shadowing, the physics (especially in wounding an enemy.) One reviewer said that the enemies just fall over like stumps when you shoot them. I'm not sure if we're reviewing the same game; the death sequences are the most realistic I've seen. The only time they ever "fall over like stumps" is when you shoot them directly in the head, (in which case they're supposed to fall over like stumps.) The graphics are average/good, but the realism is far ahead of any other first person shooter I've played (though I haven't played them all.)
But the developers made one terrible mistake. There is no quick save option. You can't save positions during a level like almost all other first person shooters, only between the levels. I'm sure that one could argue that this adds to the realism of the game, but to me, this makes the game virtually impossible. There's a difference between a challenging game and a really frusterating game; it's just too hard. I (like many other reviewers it seems) can't even get past the first level on easy mode, (without cheat codes that is.) You can find the cheat codes on the internet through any search engine. I honestly don't know how the programers expected anyone to be able to beat this game otherwise. It's still a good game and alot of time was put into it.
Less than $20, and low sys req.'s - this game has it all... December 1, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ever wanted to shoot the lights out in multiplayer and be a sneaky, low-down, camping dog in the dark? You can do that. Ever wanted to lean around the corner and put one between the turban and the unibrow? You can do that. Ever wanted to see your target get blown into a wall after you shoot him and watch him slide down the wall like a sack of wet mice? You can do that too! In fact, nearly every feature I have ever complained "wasn't" in an FPS... IS in Secret Service. For instance, how frustrating is it to shoot a guy and not see where you hit him? For me, VERY! This game will leave decals on not only the walls and objects, but on your opponent! Granted, they are black instead of bloody red, but I ain't complaining over color. The physics in this game are amazing for it's era, and the AI is brilliant. The baddies in this game can hear, see, and shoot. They dodge, duck, and run for cover. Those looking for eye candy won't find much beyond a game that is graphically comparable to Tactical Ops, but the game play is intense and will appeal to tactical fans more than fantasy freaks. I sure hope someone over at id, epic, raven, or valve is paying attention, because as I said in the title, this game definately has it all! Not one game to date can boast the features that this game offers, and if they did, they certainly wouldn't be able to pull it off within Secret Service's system requirements. It runs like a raped chicken on nearly crap hardware. Run, don't walk to Target and fork over $5 for this clearence gem in a jewel case!
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