Special Forces: Nemesis Strike

 Xbox
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
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  1. TeamXbox
    85
    A great game with a lot of action, much more than your average budget title, and its price tag is impossible to beat for what's offered. Fans of combat shooters looking for a game that puts their trigger fingers as well as their minds to the test would be hard pressed to find a better deal on the shelf.
  2. BonusStage
    79
    Warts and all, once you start playing the game you'll forgive most of its problems just to see what comes next.
  3. GameZone
    75
    It isn't overly long, difficult to learn, or bombarded with frustrating missions that don't have a point.
  5. AceGamez
    70
    A genuinely fun game that only misses out by virtue of low production values. A multiplayer would have been fun, but apart from that it's got everything you could ever wish to encounter in a budget shooter.
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  6. Total Video Games
    70
    Whilst the game won't be winning may prizes for originality or longevity, it is a very solid action title with good gameplay and a level of physics that has remained elusive in other titles.
  7. Official Xbox Magazine
    55
    These repeated cheap deaths make the sparse checkpoints and the lack of a mid-mission save feature all the more obvious. At least there are no load times between deaths. [Aug 2005, p.85]
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  8. My Gamer
    54
    Sound effect glitches, endless enemy spawning and strange enemy placement, repetitive enemy types, and the always-entertaining getting-shot-at-through-walls feature inflict quite a degree of damage on Nemesis Strike's other more noble attempts.
  9. GameSpot
    50
    It's a trite and aggressively boring version of what a million other third-person action games have done. And even for its budget price, it's a pretty lousy value.
  10. MS Xbox World
    50
    However the length of the game is increased by the furiously frustrating trial and error game play and super accurate guards on occasion.
  11. TotalGames.net
    46
    The digital equivalent of a Steven Seagal movie or a Yorkie bar - a man's videogame if ever we saw one. Unfortunately, it's also a game to make grown men weep bitter tears of frustration.
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User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. aspentitan
    Nov 1, 2017
    6
    This game is a head scratcher. I wouldn't advise to play it or to not play it. It's got plenty of warts but has potential for fun too. I guessThis game is a head scratcher. I wouldn't advise to play it or to not play it. It's got plenty of warts but has potential for fun too. I guess back upon release this was a budget title and I guess one of the better ones. I guess I'd have to agree to that I'm very impartial I could go either way saying stay away or this could be a fun night of cheesy entertainment for dirt cheap. Either way no one who plays this should be serious about gaming. Play it for the love of games and you will be ok. Analyze it and it's omg bad. In sum there are lots of bells and whistles to play around with but the implementation of nearly everything is sub par. As bad as that may or not sound this can be an addictive game because it does have a strategic difficulty. The game grew on me quite dramatically after every mission.… Full Review »
  2. Ultimate_Gamer
    May 15, 2011
    9
    There are games which trying to be realistic. Special Forces: Nemesis Strike is certainly not one of them. Barrels of gasoline near almostThere are games which trying to be realistic. Special Forces: Nemesis Strike is certainly not one of them. Barrels of gasoline near almost every enemy, helicopters with life bar. In a strange way this game reminded me good, old-school 2d shooters, like Contra. You will have two characters, not at the same time, of course, but they will change each other from stage to stage. First one is a real bad ass spy, kinda Sam Fisher. Game process itself of course not as half realistic as Splinter cell, though I think its only for good. Our second character don't need to hide. Even appearance of his huge testicles make his enemies run in fear. Playing for both of these two appeared to be a lot of fun for me. The conclusion is: If you get tired from modern games, and all the realism developers try to put in them, you can relax for a while, shooting terrorists without making your brain work. There will be no complicated tactical decisions, and I can guarantee: you won't even think about storyline, because in this game, it doesn't matter.… Full Review »
  3. MikeC.
    May 30, 2005
    7
    This is the first budget game thats actully worth 20 bucks. its got some flaws but its very fun game to play. ive played a lot of games thatThis is the first budget game thats actully worth 20 bucks. its got some flaws but its very fun game to play. ive played a lot of games that suck for 49.99 and this game puts them to shame.… Full Review »
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