SWAT 3. Although extremely dated with poor quality models, it is addictive and fun with high replayability.

User Rating: 9 | SWAT 3: Elite Edition PC
By MKMaxULTIMATE | Review Date:
SWAT 3. It has many positives but many negatives. The singleplayer is lots of fun, with you choosing a mission (from a massive list) and doing as ordered. The enemy AI is acceptable and annoyingly tactical at times, but your squad AI cannot be depended upon. The squad rarely manages to provide effective covering fire. The only time they come in useful is if you order them to do something, but even then they take their time.

The missions themselves are often confusing or puzzling. You find yourself taking down multiple enemies and watching with satisfaction as they get bagged and tagged by your guys. Then you cannot remember the mission brief and have to thoroughly search the map for a hiding fugitive. Many a time you "end the mission" only to find you missed a guy and have to go back.

The fighting system is simplistic, and unrealistic. For example a shot in the hand can kill an AI instantly. Blood effects are poor. The choice of weaponry however makes up for this.

The multiplayer itself died within weeks, nobody ever goes online.

Finally the game is fun at times but often infuriatingly hard and easy to get lost. With modern technology this game runs effortlessly on most computers, and the loading times are excellently short.

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