

There's much less creeping around than there is laying waste to all and sundry, which is ABZ's strong point. While this means ABZ is far from subtle or deep, it does make for a lot of action. Instead, you use your chums as back-up firepower, doing most of the donkey work yourself. Team-based it is, as there are four troopers in your squad, but the limited range and simplistic nature of the orders you can issue to your buddies means strategies are limited. The missions are set across a pleasing array of alien planetary vistas, which instantly makes a pleasant alternative to the oil refineries, disused factories and jungle encampments of most tactical shooters.ĭid we say tactical? Actually, ABZ is almost anything other than tactical. Night vision, grenade launchers, silenced machine guns and sniper rifles -the times they aren't a-changing. You play as ABZ leader Kyle Hardlaw in the year 2366, but despite this you have to achieve most of your mission goals using the kind of technology you could pick up now on the East African black market. Just try it - Khaeon did to come up with Alpha Black Zero, a futuristic team-based stealth/shooter that follows the exploits of an interplanetary anti-colonialist terrorist squad. Dozens of different enemies, all possessing strong artificial intelligence will punish your mistakes across huge and challenging levels.Stick a number, a colour and a letter from the Greek alphabet together and you get the name of an elite combat squad. Fail, and his team will be silenced forever.Īlpha Black Zero is a fast-paced mission based 3rd person tactical shooter with a gripping storyline to test both your fighting abilities and your intelligence. Unravel the conspiracy, and he wins his freedom. Hardlaw must fight through a military and political minefield to clear his name. Hardlaw's work is always dangerous, but what actions have resulted in his trial? Behind the courtroom drama, a series of missions is played out that reveal a sinister story of counter espionage and treason in an explosive climate. Olympus City, the Qahiran capital brims with intrigue and suspicion. Many local populations are hostile to SolGov, having been indoctrinated for years by ultra-right separatist groups. In the courtroom on Qahira, the politically influential planet formerly known as Mars, a military tribunal asserts Hardlaw killed numerous SolGov officials during a secret mission on a rebellious world. Lieutenant Kyle Hardlaw, leader of specialized commando unit Alpha Black Zero, stands accused of multiple illegal assassinations against his own government. The year is 2366, and the SolGov Federation faces turmoil.
