Velvet Assassin

9 May 2009

The Good: beautiful graphics, realistic atmosphere, interesting music

The Bad: Bad level design, terrible AI, a lot of bugs

At first, the game seems to be a shining gem of the stealth action genre. Actually, it turns out to be really shining, in a way of its own: as you hidden in the shadow, you will be shining as an indication that you are hidden. Yes, it's just like that and it's even more unrealistic than Splinter Cell shining Mobile.

Aside from that, Velvet Assassin also suffer from really bad AI. The enemies hardly do anything more that scripted. They patrol with a predetermined path and just stick with it, no variation or anything fancy.

As you sneaking around, you'll have to stick to the shadows. If you wander just a little, they will see you no matter how far or dark. And the fact that there is nearly realistic damage system will make Velvet assassin much harder.


Aside from these problems, Velvet Assassin is an interesting Steath Action game. You play as an Allied agent in WW2. Although Velvet Assassin did not bring anything new to the genre, it sticks with the genre. Velvet Assassin borrows most of its gameplay from big names such as Splinter Cell, Thief and Hitman.

Although buggy, Velvet Assassin is a good game in the genre. If you are fan of Stealth Action, this game is recommended (just because there are none Stealth Action game lately that I'm aware of). If you're not, then this is not the game that will lead you to the Stealth Action realm.