Sin Gold

Other products by MacPlay

Product Details

• Our recommended age: 17 - 20 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 0 months and up
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000053UTG
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: December 16, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,454 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review
Stiff competition from Half-Life kept Sin from the spotlight when it was released for the PC two years ago. MacPlay is giving this horror-themed shooter another chance, leading Mac gamers into temptation with a bundle that includes multiplayer extras and the critically acclaimed Wages of Sin mission pack.

You play Colonel John Blade, head of the elite Hard Corps security force. In the course of stopping a bank heist, you stumble across a sinister plot that involves the vampish Elexis Sinclaire, her SinTEK Corporation, and the expected plans for global conquest. After defeating her militia and ghoulish mutant hordes, Wages of Sin rounds out the 40-plus single-player levels with even more story, mutations, and Mafiosos.

Don't let the game's age fool you; every polygon in the heavily modified Quake II engine is made to count. Developer Ritual--which later released the game Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.2 --has designed detailed levels that range from taking place in creaky abandoned buildings to macabre high-tech laboratories. Although Sin Gold isn't as slick as the new Quake III-based extravaganzas, there are some nice environmental puzzles and lots of opportunities for interactivity with your surroundings. Eerie sound effects and an operatic score solidify the game's creepy quotient and the voice acting, including Blade's hacker sidekick, is solid.

Your arsenal includes well-executed modern weaponry, such as pistols, shotguns, and a scoped sniper rifle, balanced with futuristic gear like plasma bows and handheld nukes. Enemies are smart enough to duck and regroup, and details like location-based damage and the ability to disarm opponents provide polish.

There are no computer-controlled bots available for multiplayer practice, but Sin Gold makes up for this with 40 multiplayer maps, multiple game types including capture the flag, and hoverbike combat. Add up the virtues, and you've got one sinfully good game. --Jack Gardiner

Pros:

• Fantastic level design
• Low system requirements for a 3-D shooter, low price for lots of game
• Multiplayer support through GameRanger

Cons:

• In-game cut scenes feel stiff
• Only 3 character models available in multiplayer

Product Description
Meet J.C. Prolific Hacker Tracked Down forSuspicion of Cyber-TheftProduct InformationWhen the CEO of SinTEK Industries beings injecting the streets with aDNA-altering drug it's time to reassess the laws of morality.  When thesame twisted bio-chemist

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Mixed Bag of Goodies, October 13, 2001

By A Customer

I probably gave this one more star than I should have to offset the other rating. SiN is a game I have mixed feelings about, but overall it can be fun. Based on the Quake 2 engine, it does not have the polished look of something like Team Arena, UT, or Alice. However, the game makes the best use of its technology, and it runs well on slower machines. As opposed to many other FPSs, SiN has an intriguing storyline with mostly believable characters. The controls are exactly what you would expect from a modern FPS, although opening doors can be a bit tricky if you don't reassign that command. Gameplay is fast and well-paced, and the secondary objectives of each mission add an extra element of challenge. For example, there are many elements in which there are civilians about, and you, as a cop, must avoid killing them while pursuing the enemy. Also, environments are well constructed and offer a variety. Weapons are well balanced, and enemy AI isn't too bad. I have not taken advantage of SiN's multiplayer componant, so I cannot comment on that.
Pros:
Good action and pacing.
Variety of environments.
Have to use your brain to get out of some situations.
Good story and characters.
Runs well on iMac caliber machines.

Cons:
Unnecessary adult content (sex, swearing)
Aging graphics engine.
Some unintuitive controls.
Again, the sexual elements and the swearing bother me (the title does too), but your attitude may differ towards these elements. Therefore, depending on your tastes, SiN offers a mixed bag of good and bad qualities which do tend to cater toward hard-core gamers more than casual gamers.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for first-time FPS gamers :-(, October 10, 2001

By	James M. Stafford III (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having bought and loved the anime film Sin: The Movie, I thought I would buy the game and experience how the movie came to be. However, I very rarely play first-person shooters (Doom II and Marathon Infinity being the only real exceptions), and I find the controls for Sin to be far too complex for an FPS novice such as myself. Unfortunately, the training mode did not provide much help.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A huge waste of money, August 23, 2002

By A Customer

A really poorly executed game in a boring environment. The dialog is especially bad and you will soon be tempted to turn off all the sound. It often crashed. When it was running it ran so jerky and disconnected it lost all play value. A real disappointment. Do not waste your money with this game.