Combat: Task Force 121 (Xbox)

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In between all that, you'll shoot a bad guy here and there. Though the developer did go to the trouble of making the enemy artificial intelligence at least decently smart, it apparently couldn't be bothered to add things like health packs. This teams with the game's checkpoint system, which starts you out with depleted health after you die, to cause you a great deal of frustration. All in all, the single-player campaign will probably take you only a few frustrating hours to blast through. And at no point is it ever fun. Thus, those without multiplayer on the brain will have a terrible time with Combat: Task Force 121.

Task Force 121's graphics are mediocre. There are only a scant few character skins to choose from, none of which look all that great, and the models animate in a pretty herky-jerky fashion. All the maps have a decidedly muddy look to them, with a lot of nasty-looking textures, ugly set pieces, and occasional sections of the environment that just don't look quite finished; and even with the unremarkable visuals, the game still has slowdown issues that pop up in certain areas. The audio is perhaps the one saving grace of Task Force 121. When you're in combat, the echoes of gunshots can be quite fierce, and they sound wholly realistic. Similarly, though the enemy dialogue is a little on the repetitive side, it's well recorded and delivered and isn't so prevalent that you'll be hearing it constantly. Unfortunately, there's not really much in the way of music in the game, and what is there isn't very impressive.

Combat: Task Force 121 is a game that seems content to stick closely to the quality of those budget shooters that have come before it. While the online play is merely average at best, its single-player play, as well as its overall production values, present themselves as seriously subpar. You could certainly say these problems aren't that big of a deal, especially since the game is only $20, but on a console as rife with multiplayer shooters as the Xbox, this excuse doesn't really hold much water. In the end, you should just take a pass on Combat: Task Force 121.

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