Review

Alpha Protocol, first off this game is not as horrible as many of the reviews would have you believe. However do to the fact that it was delayed from October 2009 to June of 2010 this game has many unacceptable flaws.

Let's start with things I don't care too much about. The graphics are passable at best, but the lack of customization for Michael Thorton is underwhelming. The armor and weapons customization are good and actually one of the best things about this game.

The sound works though some of the shots and explosions don't hit the mark. The voice acting is hit or miss either great or completely campy.

The gameplay is hard to judge, many reviewers dislike it because they expected it to be more of a shooter than an RPG. However Obsidian is an RPG maker, I think the RPG elements work well building your character and shaping his skills is fun but playing the game is not so much. I was very dependent upon my skill set instead of the gameplay mechanics to beat the game. In fact the final boss was beat because I used a stealth ability to be invisible and hide then use a pistol skill to chain 6 shots at once and did this twice while hiding to beat him.

All in all the game is good as an RPG but not really up to the standard of a game in our current game cycle. If you want a good RPG, look to Bioware's Mass Effect series or Dragon Age. Or if you really want a shooter RPG get Bethesda's Fallout 3. However if you want a spy game that actually feels like a spy game then get Alpha Protocol because this is the only way it works.