I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike
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| Developer(s) | Innerloop Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Codemasters |
| Designer(s) | Technical consultant: Chris Ryan |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | March 3, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Stealth action |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike is a computer game developed by Innerloop Studios and released by Codemasters in 2003. The game is a stealth-based first person shooter. It is the sequel to Innerloop's Project I.G.I.: I'm Going In. The original, published by Eidos Interactive, offered only single-player play with no save game feature; it was polished and well-executed. Covert Strike added multiplayer play and limited save game capability. Poor sales contributed to Innerloop's demise.
Story
The protagonist, David Llewellyn Jones, a covert operative for the Institute for Geotactical Intelligence (IGI), is sent on a mission to recover stolen computer chip technology. The trail leads the player to a Chinese general, who intends to employ an EMP device to knock out US satellites, and consequently the GPS system, rendering US intelligence services blind.
The storyline is based on US Congressional Defense hearings. Although the game was not released in China, it was banned by the Chinese government for defamation of national character.
Gameplay
Since the idea of the Covert Strike is the game's dominant motif, it often requires the player to carry minimal ammo supply with just one primary weapon and one secondary weapon. The concept of disallowing a player to carry an armory of weapons makes the game very difficult at times as applying a strategy is made indirectly proportional to the allowed bullet count instead. At times it becomes literally impossible to deploy a covert strike against enemy targets and the player might get killed with no place to hide. Overall the gameplay revolves around patience and practice.
Equipment
Knives: Combat Knife
Sidearms: Glock 17 SD, Mk23 Tactical, Colt Anaconda, Desert Eagle, Makarov PM
Submachine Guns: MP5A3, SMG2, Mac10, Uzi (also in pair), Type 64
Assault Rifles: M16A2/M203, G36, AUG, G11, AK47
Shotguns: SPAS12, M1014, Mk3A1 Jackhammer
Sniper Rifles: M82A1 Barret (also with thermal optics), PSG1 (also with silencer), SVD Dragunov
Heavy Weapons: M249 Minimi, LAW80, RPG7, M2HB
Explosives: HE Grenade, Flashbang, Smoke Grenade, Proximity Mine, C4 Satchel Charge
Special: Binoculars, Computer Satellite Map, Thermal Goggles, Laser Designator, Medical Syringe