While the first-person-shooter genre (FPS) has exploded over the years, putting players in the shoes of WWII vets, grizzled modern marines and futuristic cyborg super soldiers, Activision has created a game called Secret Service where you protect the President. Would have been amazing if it was Barack Obama, but that would have required some impressive development foresight. Nevertheless, playing from the perspective of an agent caught up in the chaos of a presidential assassination plot is fun.
We decide the president isn’t worth taking a bullet for in this game.
GamersInfo writes: "When it comes to certain subjects, nothing sets people aflame more than religion and politics. Why? I'm not entirely certain, but it probably has to do with the fact that both are tied to such strong personal beliefs that any disagreement or varying opinion is an affront. So why bring up such a hot topic at the beginning of a videogame review? Well, a few weeks ago, I got Secret Service, which made me think about politics. So, let's dive into my experience with this first-person shooter."
People say don't judge a book by its cover. Well, in this case, you can ignore that. Secret Service takes place on Inauguration Day in Washington DC and start with an attack on the president himself. He's wounded and your job is to protect him.
Which is much easier than it sounds – the AI baddies just keep on running down the barrel of your gun, taking no cover and occasionally breaking into a sprint only to meet their demise sooner.
