Vigilance (video game)

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title = Vigilance


developer = Tsunami
publisher = SegaSoft
released = 1998
genre = Third Person Shooter
modes = Single player, Multi-player
ratings = ESRB: Teen
platforms =Windows
media = One CD
requirements = Microsoft Windows 95 or higher, Intel Pentium 133 MHz, 32MB RAM
input = Keyboard and Mouse

Vigilance, a third person shooter developed by Tsunami, was released in 1998. It came under fire after its release for its lack of mid-level saving ability, awkward control scheme, and massive swap file. The project took over 2 years and $2 million to create. Aside from the basic single player mode, it also supported LAN play and play over Heat.net.

Single Player

The single player campaign followed eight agents working for the counter-terrorist organization SION. SION stands for Special Intelligence Operations Network.

Playable Characters

During each mission, one of the following characters can be used. Although some missions take place immediately after the previous one, it is still possible to switch agents.

Alexander "Bishop" Blair

Bishop, a 38-year old British-American, is an expert assassin. Although weak in combat, his stealth and sneaking abilities make him more than capable to handle most situations required of him. When not on missions, Bishop often wears expensive clothing and tailored jackets. His skills are assassination, communications, demolitions, medical, stealth, and tactics, while his specialties are stealth and assassination.

Nicole "Nikki" "Duchess" Davinova

Nikki is a 32-year old Russian who specialized in Stealth and Reconnaissance. Although her reconnaissance is limited to 50 feet, it is still good enough so that, when coupled with her sneaking abilities, she can avoid most confrontations. This is good for her because she does not last long in battle. She is skilled in computers, repair, medical, high tech weapons, security systems, and communications.

John "Bluto" Blutanski

In his 29 years of life, Bluto has become a tough man. His heavy drinking and countless injuries have taken a toll on the brute, however. The tradeoff to the is that he can carry more equipment without slowing down. His specializations in Demolitions and Strength and Stamina reflect the type of personality he has: There isn't any problem that can't be killed. Bluto's preferred attack method is to spray the room with bullets, and he is skilled in demolition, assassination, melee, thrown weapons, and repair.

Damen "Demon" Rush

Demon is quite different from his fellow American, Bluto. While Bluto prefers to use explosives and heavy weapons to accomplish all of his goals, Demon is skilled in all forms of combat. He is very versatile in the field, and he can maintain a fast pace with almost twice his weight in equipment. He specializes in reconnaissance, and is able to detect enemies within 50 feet of him. He is also able to carry twice the amount of ammo with him. His skills include demolitions, repair, medical, security systems, stealth, and reconnaissance.

Tasmin "Fury" Leandri

Fury started her life 23 years ago in France. By the time she was 12 she was a petty criminal on the streets of Marseille. Lives became cheap to her, and she became a slightly loose cannon. Still, however, she is efficient, and she is in superb physical health. Aside from specializing in assassination and strength and stamina, she is skilled in assassination, demolition, melee, stealth, reconnaissance, and thrown weapons.

Scott "Hex" Maxwell

Hex is not a typical computer geek. Although he has been hacking since he was ten, he is also extremely fast. His sense of style has him wearing Kevlar Vests, granting him bonus armor. The 22-year old specializes in armor and speed, which serves as a good complement to his skills in computers, security systems, hi-tech weapons, repair, and communications. Hex is weak and won't last too long in combat, however.

Amy "Kestrel" Leong

Kestrel's nickname comes from a small and fast bird of prey. She was given this by members of the Hong Kong SWAT team. When she joined, she was the only woman on the team, and she was constantly harassed. However, her prowess with long range weaponry soon earned her the respect of her peers. She specializes in sniping and is also able to carry three halves the amount of ammo that others can carry, giving her more opportunities to dispatch her enemies "like clockwork." She is skilled in assassination, stealth, security systems, and reconnaissance.

Lorenzo "Viper" Menez

At 50-years old, Viper is, by far, the senior member of the team. He fanatically supports SION's goals, perhaps because of the countless battles he has fought for it. Although his age slows him down, he is still strong in battle. His specialization in reconnaissance for 100 feet allows him the ability to prepare for any threats he may encounter. Just in case that fails, he wears extra armor. He is skilled in thrown weapons, reconnaissance, medical, repair, demolitions, stealth, and melee.

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