Its 2000 predecessor proved a first-person shooter set in the Star Trek universe can bear excellent fruit, so it’s no shock Elite Force II is a very good game.
Sound a helluva lot more British than Icelandic. Copying countrymen Sigur Rós would’ve been a lot more interesting than the pseudo-Coldplay at work here.
A snazzier version of Nintendo 64’s F-Zero X: It maintains the teeth-grating speed, busy races, and smooth design. A pretty safe update of a well-worn formula.
Day of Defeat is not really a game for newcomers, it’s best suited for WWII buffs, people who like their shooters with a heavy dose of entertaining realism.
The only melodic strength here is in the call and response vocals and ubiquitous whoa-oh-ohs, and that shit gets old faster then mayonnaise in the sun.