circa: 2002
genre: action
developer: Raven Software

engine: modified Id Quake 3

• atmospheric/environmental effects
  • water: current, ripples & splash (bullet impacts, explosions, jump/walk, rain)
  • weather: fog, lightning, rain (+ splash), snow
    • wind: swaying bushes/plants/trees
  • other:
    • bodies twitch & some objects shake when hit/shot (see environmental interaction)
    • hit/shot bloodbag holders shake, drip blood, form puddles, expand, and fade
    • bullet/expolosion/feet impact splash
    • location-specific NPC body damage: body falls/slumps over, twitches
    • smoke: chimneys, fire, flashbang grenades, explosions, gunshots, vehicle exhaust?
    • sparks: bullet impacts, dying helicopter rotors
    • steam: grates, vents
    • explosions, fire; see particle effects
• collision detection: 2D (bodies/feet remain horizontal instead of angling to surface), jump through broken glass, character/NPC bodies (- dead) block doors
• lighting: dynamic, colored, flickering; helicopter, lightning
• particle effects: blood drips/spurts, dust, electricity arcs, explosions, fabric strands, fire, liquid spray, rain, shards (glass, wood), smoke, sparks, steam
• physics
  • friction/gravity: bodies, debris (- friction), enemies, player
  • explosion force blows out glass
  • pickups on top of broken objects (boxes, crates, etc) fall
  • slippery ice and wet floor
  • thrown knives arc and stick in things
• reflection: see environmental texture mapping
• shadows: polygonal ovalular masks (character) & projected (NPCs); pre-rendered, static: buildings, etc
• skeletal animation & skin
• texture: 16-/32-bit depth
  • filtering: anistropic, bilinear, trilinear
  • mapping: environmental (glass, metal; floors, signs, vehicles, walls)
  • decals: blasts, bullet holes, knife marks
• transparency: fire, glass, light beams, smoke, steam
• other: anti-aliasing, location-specific body damage (limb falls off, blood spurts), underwater camera distortion

player character

• character: John Mullins, former Army Special Forces soldier
  • flashbang grenades blind
  • footprints: snow
  • footstep sound: dirt, glass shards, grass, stone, water, wood
  • pickup/carry/drop bodies
• moves: crawl, crouch, jump (+ crouch), lean left/right, punch, run, shoot, strafe, walk
• view: 1st-/3rd-person (console command)
  • pan: keyboard/mouse
  • zoom: keyboard/mouse; sniper rifle

level/world design

• # levels: 3 areas (50+ missions)
• locations: airport, cemetary, Columbia (house, jungle), Finca, Hong Kong (shops, street, warehouses), hospital, Jordan, Kamchatka (Russia; parachute in), New York (armory), liner (ship; parachute on), Prague (buildings, street)
• cutscenes: yes
• full-motion videos (FMVs): no
• level editor: no
• linear progression: yes
• environmental interaction
  • breakable: barrels (some), baskets, beaker holders, buckets, cardboard boxes, carts (some; partial: shelves--some), ceiling water sprinklers, chairs (some), computers (cases, keyboards, monitors), crates (some), fire extinguishers, fish (hanging), glass: beakers, bottles, test tubes, windows (+ partial); magazines, pans, phones, picture frames, plants (some; partial: leaves), postcards, pots, rope coil, searchlights, sinks (partial), spray bottles, statues (partial), stone blocks (some), sunglasses, suspended pallet, tables (some), tanks (propane), toilets (partial), trash bags, trashcan garbage, vases, wood: planks (some), roof boards
    • damage textures only: fire extinguisher cases, most machinery & signs, soda machines
    • explosions only: bloodbag stands, carts, chairs, hospital beds
  • buttons, levers/switches
  • movable objects (when hit): bloodbag stands shake, bodies twitch, carts shake, chairs (+ wheel-) spin (some), clipboards (hanging) fly off boards, paper lanterns sway, pots shake, trashbags shake/debris, trashcan lids pop up
  • openable/closeable: doors, electrical panels (- close)
  • rideable: elevators, train (limited)
  • other: flush toilets, pick locks (doors, trunks), operate: forklifts to raise crates, sink faucets (some); throw knives
• outdoor landscaping/terrain design: indoor/outdoor; LOD; see locations
• puzzles: rescue guy from burning building, set bomb timers, turn off gas/steam
• traps/hazards: electrocution, explosions, falling, fire, getting hit/shot, hot steam

weapons: grenades (flash, normal), guns (AK-74 rifle, M1911A1 pistol, Uzi), knives (throwable)

• bullet shells: eject, fall, hit surface, and disappear after awhile

other

• enemies/animals: humans, dogs
• AI
  • dodge, evade, leap over things, limp, return and pick up dropped weapon, take cover, throw grenades back
  • audio-sensitive
• inventory: ammo/weapons, night vision goggles, toolkit
• sound: stereo, EAX