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Velvet Assassin |
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Anyone with an interest in war history may be acquainted with the name of
Violette Szabo, a female British secret agent who was captured and executed by
the Nazis just before the end of the conflict.Violette was awarded a posthumous George Cross and a film was made about her
(the 1958 Virginia McKenna biopic ‘Carve Her Name With Pride’), and now she has
the more dubious honour of having a computer game loosely based on her exploits
behind enemy lines.Velvet Assassin takes more than a few liberties with the Szabo story. The
majority of the game takes place in flashback as the renamed Violette Summer
reflects on her career from her hospital bed. As she recalls a particular
mission, you then get to play it.
Violette’s assignments range from the occasional assassination of an
important German officer to theft of secret plans or sabotage of some kind. In
practice, each one follows a familiar theme: slink in somewhere and quietly kill
a lot of baddies before fulfilling your objectives.Basically, then, this is a stealth game. Think Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell
with fewer gadgets and more Nazis - staying hidden is vital. It’s possible to
enter into a firefight with enemies, but this is usually a recipe for disaster.
It’s far better to opt for a well-timed stealth-kill and then drag the body into
a dark corner so as not to be detected.For the most part, Velvet Assassin is a pretty tense game with tons of
atmosphere. Locations are varied and the lighting effects are particularly
moody. Unfortunately, it can also be a very frustrating experience, as frequent
in-game deaths will inevitably lead to replaying the same sequences over and
over again.On top of that, the game has a faintly distasteful edge – specifically during
morphine-induced segments that see Violette’s clothes fall away for no apparent
reason, allowing her to fight the Nazis in nothing but a skimpy nightdress.It’s a bizarre mechanic that completely undermines any integrity the game mi
ght have had – moreover, it’s hardly an appropriate way to represent a real-life
war heroine who died for her country.Pegi age rating: 15+
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