SWAT: Global Strike Team

 Xbox
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
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  1. GameZone
    70
    Unfortunately, SWAT: Global Strike Team doesn’t quite capture the true essence of the tactical squad-based action genre in ways other games before it does.
  2. XboxAddict
    70
    The campaign missions do get a little repetitive.
  3. TeamXbox
    68
    It’s almost a shame to see such a unique graphics engine go into a game with such a generic feel.
  5. Xbox World Australia
    68
    Just plain average. It’s not a terrible game; just that this has been done so much better in many other games.
  6. IGN
    66
    The balance of teammate and enemy AI and mission structure just doesn't synch up well enough to keep me interested.
  7. Edge Magazine
    60
    There are neat touches: you've got infinite ammo, brilliantly, and inhaling gas leaves you with a temporary cough that ruins your aim … but it needs a few more tactics to make it more than the sum of its admittedly solid parts. [Christmas 2003, p.116]
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  8. Eurogamer
    60
    Despite the crushing averageness that SWAT displays in the visuals and the by the numbers level design, it's a strange experience to reflect on how much we enjoyed it.
  9. G4 TV
    60
    Looks great and sounds OK. With its decent tutorial and reliable squad mates, it'll help those new to squad-based tactical games feel at home. It's also a pretty linear experience, but has enough environmental variety to justify the price of admission.
  10. Play Magazine
    58
    The most interesting shakeup to the action is the emphasis being placed on incapacitating thugs instead of always going in with guns set on blood-thirsty kill, but this idea works much better in theory, growing old fast and never playing out like you might expect. [Dec 2003, p.82]
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  11. Xbox Nation Magazine
    50
    Criminals hide in the same places every time, so players can memorize the trouble spots and restart if necessary. [Dec/Jan 2004, p.89]
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  12. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    50
    Shawn's right about the wonky enemy A.I., and SWAT's crude, blocky graphics feel seriously dated. Some exciting teamwork potential exists (especially in co-op missions), but sloppy execution bogs it down. [Dec 2003, p.192]
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  13. Yahoo!
    50
    Thoroughly mediocre.

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User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. BaronS.
    Jan 21, 2004
    7
    SWAT: Global Strike Team is a game which seems to have been terribly underrated by a lot of reviewers. To call the voice recognition (you can SWAT: Global Strike Team is a game which seems to have been terribly underrated by a lot of reviewers. To call the voice recognition (you can give vocal orders to your cohorts) a gimmick is somewhat unfair as it does help immerse one into the game. Anyway, is a light gun in a game such as House of the Dead a gimmick? It's much the same scenario; something to make a situation you're never going to get into somehow more convincing. It works well. Additionally, the way there are separate missions for co-op and single player is marvellous and entices the player to play through in both modes. Overall, SWAT is probably going to be one of those games which goes pretty much unnoticed but deserves a lot more credit than it will get.… Full Review »
  2. SteveE.
    Jan 6, 2004
    7
    O.k. so rainbow six beats this game to a pulp but this game is easier to play and get into and is a great game for beginners in the genre.
  3. IeuanR.
    Dec 11, 2003
    10
    Best game in the world.
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