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  • there are many bugs that really kill a great game but overall its worth a try. at least a rent.

  • I don't know all this talk about bugs these days... Supposedly every game is bug-ridden, but I can't remember when that really was a problem for me.

    Also the character system is fine in this game. It's not fantastic, but it works OK. Not worth making a fuss about. Mass Effect is much worse, although smooth and therefore almost unnoticeable.

  • There's nothing particularly wrong with this game (as far as good games go these days it is worth a look), except the hacking mini games. The game would have been far more successful if it wouldn't have the most awful hacking games ever. They are as motivating and entertaining as a nasty system error.

  • looks ugly is it worth buying

  • @Discombolulatedone looks rushed

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  • the game is repetetive w/ the alarm on.

  • Obsidean should have "inspired" more in Splinter Cell rater than ME...

  • So having your support characters sound like they look is a bad thing?

  • Great game!! Had it come out in 2007 like it was supposed to it would have gotten a better score

  • @DEATHM4SK it came out 2009.

  • is this game open wolrd like just caus 2? if noy, how is it?

  • @crackfloor nop

  • @crackfloor this is no open world game. its like doing missions like mass effect. but mass effect is better than this.

  • Best stealth game ever! Alpha Protocol is incredible.

    Reminds me strongly of Bob Morane, Mike's appearence and the overall setting. Looks like the folks at Obsidian were fans of old spy series.

  • I liked Alpha Protocol better than Arkham City. WAY better, somone help im not right.

  • Alpha Protocol isn't the best game ever, but it is unique. I'd gladly trade the massproduced big name games of the day for something with a little flavor like AP.

  • It looks like a bad version of Deus Ex

  • @MettalicSnake i thought the same thing. i like elder scrolls, fallout, dragon age, mass effect better

  • @MettalicSnake its actually an ammmmazing game, trust me

  • @worldred22 you probably fucking each other almost whole time while making the GAME,so its not surprising

    why everyone's brain its so LAME_the only two things that i dont KNOW,when you will get it that this is

    a job for creative and people with effort and not some stupid SHOW_the second thing i wonder who is in your team number one SLUT,so i coming with two biggest black people on the world to FIND OUT

    THAT....ahahhaha this make me laugh ahaaaaaaaaaa

  • im playing the game and is actually a pretty funny plot yeah! i know the graphic are bad the mechanichs not quiet good, but nothin is perfect... :( apart all that is a funny game

  • I'm playing it now. Many of the bugs have been fixed. Rough edges are still there though. Texture pop-in on 360 is really bad. The forking plot is really intriguing though!! Overall I am really enjoying it.

  • What's wrong with you guys? It's actually a decent game!

  • @AutumnKnightmare its okay, i beat the game already. and the last boss was easy. i dont troll this game anymore. the only reason y i thought it wood be fun cuz its an rpg, im an rpg gamer. i play any fiction of an rpg.

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  • @AutumnKnightmare its okay

  • 2 YEARS I WAITED brought it home and after 1 hour i cried at how bad it was

  • I think the review was pretty fair, even though I'd have given it a 6.5-7.0 It's a fine game.

  • xplay on g4 gave it a 2/5

  • im bad at stealth on this game. the bypass securitys are hard. but ive been doing well on this quite a bit.

  • well... i played the game before. its okay.... but i like mass effect 2 better.

  • @Cm20014 Mass Effect is Action RPG, and Alpha Prptocol is enterely espionage action.

  • doesn't seem to bad

  • God this game was so bad lol

  • Is there ANY cheats to get you all stats for the game. I mean the stats dont save when you complete the game?

  • the game was actually pretty fun to play, fucking IGN.

  • about to play the game

  • wish they spent more time with the enemy ai. This game was fun tho at the cheaper price

  • I love this game :/

  • Man, I haven't gotten the game yet, but the invisible throat chop looks hilarious!

  • i never heard of the game until they were handing it out like candy on black friday (true story)

  • sega made alot of ripoffs than namco. demon's souls got a higher rating than this awwww yea! namco beaten many sega games! i luv alot of rpgs more than this one.

  • @smkidealheights i luv skyrim the best rpg eva!

  • Alpha Protocol sold bad because of its bugs and unpolished state .This could have been a greay franchise But Obsidian failed .Its about time Obsidian makes better development on their games

  • @Lazar3451 What bugs? I never had bug problems in the game, neither glitches, the game was fantastic on my system, and i went through at least SIX playthroughs, and never had a problem with the game. I had instead a blast playing to see scenes i never saw in other playthorughs, characters i've never even met before in the game!!, different endings and all that. Alpha Protocol is one of the best games I've ever played. Thank you Obsidian. I hope we see a sequel someday.

  • This is a really fun game. They were going to make a part 2 but the sales for this game were horrible so they cancelled it.

  • Id have to agree witht this review. I am a big fan of games like this and your decisions are fun to see through but the game is so unpolished that slowly bleeds the fun away, and im no new age gamer, im used to poor AI, confusing layouts and glich improvising.

  • Ign surely has poor rating systems on alot of titles. Oh well i can't go wrong i picked this up for 2 bucks on steam when there was a sale.

  • IGN is pathetic :P

  • @Hamham300 ur PATHETIC!!! : P : P : P : P

  • @Cm20014 Besides IGN, only thing pathetic is your need to overuse smiley faces.

  • @Hamham300 ok. ill stop trolling evry1 below this video. will tht make u happy? im talking to u also cheleyray. im sorry ill stop trolling it up.

  • @Hamham300 if u think ign is pathetic, u probaly dont believe any ign review. wt do u think is better? ign, gamespot or xplay on g4? thts all the gaming reviewers i can think of.

  • @Cm20014 GOOD GAME!

  • @JC86902 im sorry, i can hardly understand wt u meen by: GOOD GAME. i thought it was okay....

  • They say this game sucks although it's a very new and interesting idea.....yet they pop a boner every time the call of duty franchise releases they same game every two years hmmm.....

  • @ZombiferX Too true about IGN. I especially like how they'll crucify a game for some AI (something that doesn't even exist in CoD) or graphics glitch or a crappy or short campaign but when it occurs in CoD they either ignore it or claim that it's unimportant and that no game is perfect. I'm starting to think a reviewer at IGN knocked up the teenage daughter of one of the suits over at Activision.

  • @stnwllstv haha to true mam to true

  • This is only more proof that IGN is purely purely commercial. They mention New Vegas. I would say that New Vegas was visually shit and the game was clunky to me. Protocol was much better than Vegas, but IGN loved the game smh

  • @cheleyray u know wats better than AP? mass effect 2! now STFU!!!!!

  • @cheleyray bethesda is awesome rpgs if u dont think tht: GO TO HELL! if u say somthing back to me. GIVE ME SOME MORE B****! : P

  • @Cm20014 get a life and go play with your Power Rangers you damn Troll. I hate trolls smh. IGN is commercial, they are not a good source of gaming news,and Mass effect IS better than AP. Did I say anything about Mass Effect? no! I talked about the piece of crap, living off of its name, New Vegas. Fallout is awesome, new vegas, not so much, Boarderlands was much better to me. Now go back to your room and let the big boys talk okay little troll

  • @Cm20014 you even Censored yourself! who writes b**** when they are trying to diss someone? "you shut the eff up!" LMAO! just read a comment before you get all emotional for no reason little boy. We are gamers talkin together, not a bunch of trolls that try to piss people off because we get beat up in school. Happy Holidays :)

  • @cheleyray ok ill stop trolling this up. will tht make u happy? plees im sorry. and happy holidays to u too. 

  • @cheleyray EXUSE ME? i hate power rangers! and i do hav a life ***hole. i like mass effect more than alpha protocol. and sorry my sentences ussually dont make sense sorry to insult u. (apoligize) sorry.

  • @cheleyray Yeah, he mentions New Vegas because he's listing the games Obsidian is known for. They're not comparing Alpha Protocol to New Vegas by any stretch of the imagination, especially since he says "THE UPCOMING" New Vegas. Are you incapable of processing a single thought, or do you simply enjoy whining like a bitch and sounding like a moron as a result?

  • @hitjohnyup im done trolling w/ this ok. i like fallout 3 and elder scrolls 5: skyrim better.

  • @hitjohnyup and lets get along ok. we dont want to report each other. and not argue. OK. no offense im just trying to be nice. dont hate me about wat i was saying this time.

  • @cheleyray well to tell u the truth about new vegas: fallout 3 is better than fallout: new vegas. i hav all 2 of em but i like fallout 3 and elder scrolls 5: skyrim better.

  • @cheleyray well to tell u the truth: fallout 3 is better than new vegas. i hav em both. but i like fallout 3 and elder scrolls 5: skyrim better.

  • @cheleyray You can't compare this with New Vegas. Apples and Oranges.

  • @lanz0r4tehwin true

  • @lanz0r4tehwin its like deus ex

  • this review sucks the levels are good the storyline is good and by the way IGN this is a fast paced game you got to think quick.

  • thanks for this review ive decided not to get this game since what you said makes it sound like it sucks

  • @97epicman keep watching ign reviews and dont play good games

  • @supadupa555 Wtf??

  • character creation on mass effect is alot better than AP.

  • i rented this game like a couple months ago...and the decision making is too fast. thts y i reccemend mass effect more than AP.

  • @Cm20014 I've never played Alpha Protocol so I don't know how much of a difference the dialogue choices actually make but I have played ME2 several times and the dialogue choices in that game seem to have no bearing on anything other than whether or not someone sleeps with you.Even with the helmet and choosing one of the special red/blue dialogue choices it doesn't seem to make a difference in the game. Now, Deus Ex: HR... that's a different story.

  • @stnwllstv then you can surely play Alpha Protocol. Human Revolution is much closer to it in terms of importance of dialogues rather than Mass Effect. I played all three Deus Ex games, all two Mass Effect and Alpha Protocol. So while it's my opinion - it IS mine, based on personal experience. But I must admit, there are certain flaws in AP - bugs, poor AI, somewhat undeveloped action-stealth mechanics. Still, for me AP was definitely something far more likable than Mass Effect.

  • @Legiro That's funny.I was just ordering AP when you posted.As for Mass Effect,the 1st was 10x better than the 2nd eventhough it was too light on combat.The 2nd was very good,taken on it's own,just not in comparison to the previous release.In neither did the dialogue choices have more than a trivial impact.I expect ME3 to be an even further step back from ME1.DE:HR,in my opinion,is a stellar RPG that I'd take over either ME any day.I wish it was longer though.

  • is this game good? I mean I love rpgs. Two Worlds was pretty damn good.

  • @WaPow132 If you haven't played it, you can't go wrong with the new Deus Ex.Personally I didn't care much for Two Worlds.Lotsa stuff but it just didn't seem to go anywhere.The Witcher is really good if you have a PC that'll handle it,although it doesn't take much.The Witcher 2 does have a console port but I've never played it.Lotta people say it's very good but it's different from the first one which is a PC exclusive.

  • LoL, I remember i actually installed this VIRUS on my PC. I hadn't even bought it, I pirated it and still felt like it wasted my time. What a shit game

  • @Skoshtwo dude have you made the linke between virus and pirate yet?

  • @randomenigma59 yes! This one is both! I know it's hard to believe, but suit yourself if you wanna try it. All I know, this can't be called a game. Because that this virus simply isn't.

  • Mike Thornton doesn't just love freedom, he makes love to freedom. Than freedom pays him and tells him to get the fuck out of it's hotel room.

  • Mike Thornton founded the CIA but than left because he felt they were too soft on communism.

  • Im not Too sure about this game.....

  • @greenremixv2 It's Great go get it NOW

  • Professional game critics are the worst sometimes at turning people off from a potentially awesome game. I've yet to buy/play Alpha Protocol, but I've always thought this game looks absolutely AWESOME. Bad review.

  • this game does suck. mass effect rules!

  • @Cm20014 Mass Effect does rule, but that doesnt mean you have to troll other games.

  • @pricture sorry.

  • @Cm20014 Its k, just sayin' :P

  • How's the controlls on PC and Console? which version should I get?

  • It's only 8$ at Bestbuy this black friday.

  • @JavaEFA I baught it for five I win

  • I really think it matters a lot HOW u play this game. Personally I completed the game twice with a stealth like approach and then the game really shines. The ridiculously overpowered pistol tree is great fun and planning out routes sneaking around while occasionally being is a heavy shoot out is great. All supported by a very decent story and fun game mechanics I would give this a 8.6/10 If u play this run and gun though the skills lack impact and the AI really falters 7.6 in that case.

  • So. special on steam. Buy?

  • not call of doody... for sure

  • all you people saying its underrated are being ignorant yourselves saying things like: So what if the graphics aren't good, the AI are stupid, the combat is bad, the story is a little cliche, and the game is glitchy . But at least there are a lot of decision making and innovating features. but what if the innovated(not all of them) features don't work well. the bad is out weighting the good in this game that makes it a bad game, that you may have fun with but not a lot of other people do.

  • @BeefSupreme101 exactly ^^

  • I got this game on steam for less than 3 dollars a month or 2 ago :3

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  • this game is a shitton of fun, fuck your shit IGN

  • thegraphics are bollock, especialy for a 2011 pc game

  • @ukjamie96 this ain't no 2011 pc game

  • this is the game with the most mixed reviews ever. you will hear people say its shit and the same amount of people say it's amazing. i say try it yourself

  • @TheViolenceMan thats the point of a review u basicly watch or read them to see wat others think about it then u base ur own opinion on it when u see it that way u can agree or dis agree with wat the reviewer said based on ur own thoughts

  • i actually totally enjoyed playing this game. yes the AI wasnt too smart, the story was a little cliche but it is still the most engaging one i've encountered this year. thought the graphix was ok so yeah i'd say it should deserve a 7.5~8. if you like rpg and a good story this game is for u but if you just like hot fast action exploding heads u'd prolly look elsewhere

  • I bought it for U$ 2,00 on Steam and i gotta say. Its the worse game i've ever played. Everything sucks, the camera, the enemy AI, the fking hacking system, such lame...

  • Is this worth $20? I saw it at Walmart but I heard it was shit.

  • @russeljohnson2 yes it id awsome

  • this game is awesome

  • This game would be better if it was free roam and your doing side jobs for other people so it wont be boring after you pass it.

  • DAMN this game LOOKS good

    it kinda looks like saints row the third with the graphics

    if the game has a create a character customization option

    IM SOLD

  • @WTFisadeeto it sucks

  • i thought this game was awesome!!! its the only game made in the last 5 years that i could actually play for more than an hour. mass effect 2 got amazing reviews and yet i got sick of it after the first 5 minutes.

  • should i buy this for $1 new or not

  • @kinga4892

    no! Don't waste your money on this trash!

  • @kinga4892 Dude, it was worth it for $17

  • i just finished the game ! yo this game is one of the best i ever played. its about modern day terrorism and world affairs and the shady shit that happens behind the scenes. this game is really really really good . i suggest everyone play it . and the graphics aint that bad. i know i posted before. its a rpg. so yeah u walk funny and shoot wack in the beginning. get ur stats up. upgrade and u will get better. trust me this is a game u cant miss. fuck ign this review is stupid. this game is cheap

  • "Some of the supporting characters sound exactly like you'd expect them to based on their character models."

    yeah, because I really want to see an bald Mexican man with an eyepatch and a Scottish accent in my video games.

  • this game is good....

  • @Xenios9 i agree

  • Fuck off IGN this game is underrated. If you cant immerse yourself into a game where decision making is a factor, then you cant become part of anything, good luck. But not quite.

  • @PSwii60Players mass effect is alot better than this.

  • @PSwii60Players its the comercial greediness of ign and other reviewers that caused sega to can ap2 to everyones dismay :~(

  • @PSwii60Players this was easily the worst game i have ever had the mispleasure of playing in my life. so im gonna have to say that ign was more than generous in this review

  • @cheesealtar i stand by my comment. if you cant immerse yourself into a game and MAKE it good. then quite frankly its your fault that the game was bad for you.

  • i always wanted to buy this game but just didnt like the graphics. but im more of a story type of person. i got this for 11 bucks on ebay last week. the graphics arent that bad actually. and im in russia right now. i got to say the story is amazing ! im a conspiracy theorist already so this is perfect. idk who is lieing or not. but ima go with my instincts. thats the point ! alot of ways to do missions. stealth or guns blazing. i prefer guns blazing. this game is very very very good. buy it !!!!

  • >Boring Characters

    >Includes a Russian mob boss infatuated with American 80's culture, a mute twenty-something bodyguard, and a sadistic conspiracy theorist whose overall legitimacy and sanity borders between nonsense and genius

    Yeah, sure IGN. Best 2 bucks I spent on a cheap game.

  • I love this game on 360. Actual consequences to your choices, multiple endings, multiple ways to finish your objectives.

  • I got it for $2 too, tbh a $2 beer would make me happier than this!

  • This game was a lot better then this guy made it sounds. Sure the chars and their voices are predictable but not out of the ordinary and made for fun dialog with all the sarcasm. You also showed the AI reacting to your rampage mode without stealth. I thought the enemies are a lot better then in the Hitman games and when you are in stealth they act like there is someone to find. And honestly, the visuals are fairly good considering, what did you expect, a real life movie? I give this game a 8.9

  • Lol, I bought this for $2 on steam :D. Well, IGN was right about this game, but who cares if it's only $2.

  • this game is fucking amazing and anyone who disagrees is a communist spy who wants to make us waste our money on 90 billion generic military shooters, which happen to be paying ign to give them good reviews. id just like to say though im on my third run of it already and i still feel like i haven't seen all the possible subplots

  • this game is way better than the give credit

  • this review sucks this game is awesome

  • @mlgprominecrafters

    no, you're completely wrong :) this SUCKS and the review is AWESOME

  • @szkcs in your opinion

  • @mlgprominecrafters this prob wasnt his type of game

  • I bought it for 2 USD on Steam... i liked it a lot despite its flaws so now i feel like a thief for buying it so cheap.

    Ah and IGN sucks XD

  • @Trollingbutryingnoto Really? I am going to guess, that you played ALL of the Duke Nukem games, and said they were shit? If so, give me a list of what were the games you played (Names, and dates released), and when you played them (At what time did you play?).

  • @vincient66 *Cough* Duke Nukem Manhattan Project release on Xbox 360 was given a bad score because "It didn't look good" even though it was a game from 2003. *Cough*

  • WTF are these guys talking about? It's an AMAZING game. TOTALLY worth the $2. No question. That's not a steal, it's a heist.

  • It was on Steam for only 2 Bucks... I just couldnt resist :D

  • Clearly they played it on a console

  • It is ONLY fun on the computer.

  • I fucking hate ign so IGNorant

  • I bought this game at release and I don't regret getting it. I'm still holding on to the game and am still playing it from time to time. I don't understand how this game got really bad reviews... sure, it needs a little work here and there but doesn't any first game? All these reviews pulled it down so much that it didn't make enough money to warrant a sequel... AND I WANT A SEQUEL DAMMIT!

  • and I thought I was the only one to come here check IGN reviews before buying stuff, specially from steam sales off

  • When this game first came out, I thought about buying it for the xbox, but it got bad reviews. Then this weekend steam had it for $2. $2 that is the ultimate bargain. Have had fun with it so far.

  • @broncofanman91 i just bought it good deal for $2?

  • this got a 6.3 yet cod games get 9-10s WTF!

  • Definitely worth $2. Play it on hard as a recruit if you want a challenge.

  • i bought it for 2€ on steam, and i can't say i'm disappointed.

  • buy as gift! trade in later for shit in tf2

  • not everyone's cup of tea... but is it worth $2? why not? quit trollin n play the fucking thing first... not like you're going to miss a pack of gum...

  • Got it on Steam, though I usually don't fall for their sales, but $2 was too good to pass up. I am so glad I bought it!

  • This review is bullshit. I loved this game all the way through.

  • Ign gets everything wrong :D

  • Ugh, IGN complaining about flat characters in AP when they keep praising crap like Mass Effect, Dragon Age and GTA IV for their 'great writing' ugggggghhhhh

  • I bought this on the Steam sales and I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. It's a little rough around the edges, but in there is a rich and unique RPG with fun characters and some actual consequences to your actions.

    If it was 40$ I'd say it's rather expensive for its quality, but for 2$ you should get it right this moment.

  • why is everyone going off of an ign review on how good they think this game will be, ign kinda blows at reviewing, this is generally a good game and if you are paying 2 bucks for it, don't be a whiny bitch about it, if you went to the bargain bin at walmart and bought something from it bets are you wouldn't bitch about a 6 dollar game that was deemed to crappy to sell for more than that. so why bitch about a 2 dollar game that actually costs 20