Second Sight

"A stealth game with a psychic twist..."

Gameplay:9/10
This game starts out with you waking up in some strange place chained to a bed. You don't know who you are, all you do know is you have psychic powers and you want to get the hell out of there.

This game is supposed to be a stealth game but you don't really have to use stealth, which isn't a bad thing, since it just gives you more gameplay options. There are two types of missions in this game, missions in the past (shooter), and in the present (stealth).

In the present you have psychic powers, which are; telekinesis, you can pick up and move things; healing; psi attack, you can use a big ball of energy to kill guards; and charm, which makes guards think you're not there, even though security cameras can still see you; there's one more ability but you don't get it until a late in the game.

In the present you're supposed to sneak around but you can do a variety of things, you can not use stealth and just shoot every guard you see, or you can use your psychic powers to kill guards. You can also use your psychic powers to scare guards away or hide from them. There are a lot of options on how to play this game and they all work. But stealth is recommended because if you are caught there will be an alarm and lots of guards will chase you.

In the past all you do is shoot people, there's no stealth involved. There's not as much to be said here except that the shooting aspect of the game is very fun and you'll probably enjoy this part of the game.

This game also has very good controls. You can cycle through your powers with the D pad and use psychic powers with a combination of the L and R buttons and the C-stick.

Story:7/10
While a lot of people think this game has a great story I found it sort of disappointing. It starts where you wake up chained to a bed, with no memory. The story progresses it seems pretty good but the ending may disappoint you. There is a "plot twist" but by the end you probably saw it coming. Also this "twist" had tons of potential that Free Radical never used. This games story is told through cutscenes, one at the beginning and end of every level.

Sound:9/10
The voice acting is very good. John Vattic's voice may sound weird at first but you'll get used to it. The music is generally good but nothing special.

Graphics:9/10
All of the character models are fairly detailed though they could have been a bit better. The graphics sort of have a stylized look that's not cartoony and is sort of hard to describe. The graphics could have been a bit more detailed but are still very good.

Replay Value: 7/10
There's not any multiplayer but the single player is great and you'll probably want to play it more than once. I finished the game recently and plan to play it again on the challenging difficulty.

Final Recommendation
This game is fairly short and can be completed in 10-15 hours. But if you can get it for 30 dollars or less, I got it for $30 at EB, then you'll probably want to buy this game, it's a good game to add to your collection.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 11/24/04