Spy vs Spy PS2 game

Spy vs Spy

2005

Overall rating: 2.5 out of 5

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The black and white spies of Mad magazine are no strangers to the world of video games, with an ancestry going back to the days of the Master System. The sort of vicious split-screen rivalry it provoked, while a familiar enough style of gameplay to console owners these days, was at the time a much rarer thing, and its about time the series was updated to take advantage of the power and sophistication of contemporary systems. Presumably these were the thoughts of Global Star and developers Vicious Cycle too, and so it is that we find ourselves quite excited at the prospect of a reworking on Xbox and PS2. Played in the third-person, to better show the cartoonish movements of the manic protagonists, the game supports multiplayer in both split-screen and online flavours. Perhaps you will despatch your opponent using direct methods - a flame thrower perhaps? Maybe a Tommy gun or heat-seeking rocket launcher is more to your taste? Or perhaps youd prefer to do things a little more sneakily a hidden bomb, a Perfect Dark-style sentry gun, or a hilarious electrified doorknob: all these and more are available in your determined-but-never-explained quest to rid the world of your chromatically contrasting counterpart. In your mission to secure the top secret information, as well as all the traps, bombs and other weapons, youll also be able to make use of disguises, and the Mod-a-Spy mode gives you the freedom to have your snooper looking just the way you want him. As you continue to play the game, youll unlock even more costumes and more outlandish methods of elimination. As well as five multiplayer modes, in which you can play three others on one system or online, there are three single player ones as well, so you can hone your skills with your devilish devices. So, pull down your wide-brimmed hat and set out to prove your cunning!

Spy vs Spy details

Formats:	12 PS2, Xbox
Players:	1
Genres:	Adventure, Fighting
Developers:	VICIOUS CYCLE
Rental release:	10 Nov 2006

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Oh dear

By The Black Ninja from Birmingham, UK , 19 Apr 2006

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Wasn't this the first split-screen game ever? Regardless, the original spy vs spy was ace, so looking at the graphics I was really thinking this could be something. Sadly not; no matter how many times I go back to it I just can't get into it...there's a lot going on and the levels seem to involve a lot of aimlessly running around (with particularly bad animation, i thought) fending off the multitude of non-spy enemies (what are they doing here??) and the control system is hardly what you'd call intuitive. A seriously wasted opportunity if you ask me. Can we just have a straight conversion of the original instead please?
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Oh dear

By The Black Ninja from Birmingham, UK , 19 Apr 2006

Wasn't this the first split-screen game ever? Regardless, the original spy vs spy was ace, so looking at the graphics I was really thinking this could be something. Sadly not; no matter how many times I go back to it I just can't get into it...there's a lot going on and the levels seem to involve a lot of aimlessly running around (with particularly bad animation, i thought) fending off the multitude of non-spy enemies (what are they doing here??) and the control system is hardly what you'd call intuitive. A seriously wasted opportunity if you ask me. Can we just have a straight conversion of the original instead please?
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