The Sum of All Fears

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  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: May 28, 2002
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  • Summary: Lead a team of domestic counter-terrorism experts through 11 dangerous missions that span the globe. Formed from the elite of the F.B.I.'s HRT, you have been tapped to perform covert ops in the most dangerous circumstances imaginable. As the commander of this team, you'll lead your unit intoLead a team of domestic counter-terrorism experts through 11 dangerous missions that span the globe. Formed from the elite of the F.B.I.'s HRT, you have been tapped to perform covert ops in the most dangerous circumstances imaginable. As the commander of this team, you'll lead your unit into the heat of battle, performing missions ranging from eliminating terrorists to planting bugs, and destroying illegal weapons caches to rescuing hostages. You'll give them orders in the field and take the point in leading them into combat. [Ubi Soft]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. Gamers' Temple
    87
    Both fun and challenging, and very nicely walks the fine line between realism and playability.
  2. PC Gameworld
    86
    If you’ve been curious about more realistic tactical shooters but reluctant to try one, this is a great introduction.
  3. GamerWeb PC
    85
    Represents all that is Tom Clancy; a good plot, a good simulation, and quality.
  4. PC Gamer
    72
    All these practical problems obscure Sum's flat-out brilliant mission design. [August 2002, p.70]
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  5. ActionTrip
    72
    I like the fact that it's a lot more action-oriented and that the controls are dumbed down, because you can just sit down, relax and play a mission or two.
  6. GameSpy
    65
    The biggest complaint I have with The Sum of All Fears is the mission design. In a word, it's dull. For a game so short, I found myself playing 45 minutes at a time and stopping because the game couldn't hold my interest.
  7. Game Revolution
    42
    It is the exact same thing [as "Rainbow Six" and "Ghost Recon"], except for the planning, the intricacy, the strategy, the coordination, and most importantly, the fun.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. BobM.
    Jun 19, 2002
    9
    Awesome - easy to pick up and overall very fun. Perfect for first time tactical shooter fans, and still fun for experienced players with the Awesome - easy to pick up and overall very fun. Perfect for first time tactical shooter fans, and still fun for experienced players with the scalable difficulty.… Expand
  2. RTCWFAN
    Aug 28, 2023
    8
    This is a challenging tactical shooter with a lot of thrilling moments. Very realistic and not easy to beat, but good fun. Overall rating: 7.9.
  4. Diegoelcapo123
    Aug 1, 2020
    7
    Aceptable juego tactico hecho en el motor grafico de ghost recon basado en la pelicula del mismo nombre
  5. storygamer
    Mar 10, 2021
    7
    The Sum Of All Fears wasn´t the best Tom Clancy movie and it isn´t the best game of this franchise. Nonetheless this game is a thrillingThe Sum Of All Fears wasn´t the best Tom Clancy movie and it isn´t the best game of this franchise. Nonetheless this game is a thrilling anti-terror shooter with a great story. Most movie adaptations are way weaker than this game. Great for Tom Clancy fans.… Expand
  6. DiegoParedesHD
    Aug 1, 2020
    7
    Aceptable juego tactico hecho en el motor grafico de ghost recon basado en la pelicula del mismo nombre
  7. Broyax
    Feb 20, 2021
    0
    Encore l’une des conneries de pseudo-jeux de la franchise Rainbow Six bricolées par les branques dévoués de chez Red Storm pour Ubisoft etEncore l’une des conneries de pseudo-jeux de la franchise Rainbow Six bricolées par les branques dévoués de chez Red Storm pour Ubisoft et évidemment inspirées par les conneries boulottées par Tom Clancy (autrement dit, des clancyneries) l’écrivaillon parano-commercial des complots déjoués par l’Amérique triomphante et omnisciente !

    Notons qu’ici, c’est aussi inspiré du film à la con avec l’affligeant Ben Affleck, ce qui n’arrange rien non plus. Sortie en 2002, cette « Sum of all fears » est (déjà) l’épisode je-ne-sais-combien de la licence Rainbow Six et de tous ses avatars à la mords-moi-le-noeud et que rien n’a changé et que c’est comme de bien entendu toujours aussi con et balourd à la fois.

    Il s’agit donc de la énième resucée de ce pseudo-FPS tactique anti-terroriste qui ne deviendra éventuellement (et vraiment opérationnelle… et jouable) que des années plus tard avec les Rainbow Six à Vegas !… En attendant, on se coltine donc (encore) ce FPS en carton laid comme un pou, simplet (on ne voit même pas son flingue, putain !), bourré de bugs et victime d’une IA… inexistante.

    L’environnement sonore est aussi pourri que l’environnement graphique, ce qui ne laisse pas d’étonner, c’est le moins qu’on puisse dire. Des sons aussi pauvres, des bruitages ratés à ce point (lorsqu’ils sont au moins… présents !) on se croirait revenu à la préhistoire du PC, quasiment au début des années 90.

    Les sensations sont clairement absentes de ce jeu tout moisi recyclé à n’en plus pouvoir mais l’ennui, lui, est bel et bien toujours omniprésent en tout cas : va dans la poubelle retrouver tes « **** camarades » !    … Expand

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