Silent Scope 2

Silent Scope 2, subtitled Fatal Judgement in Europe,[2] Innocent Sweeper in Japan,[lower-alpha 1] and Dark Silhouette in North America,[3] is a rail shooter game that is the sequel to the arcade game Silent Scope.

Silent Scope 2: Fatal Judgement
European PlayStation 2 box art
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Director(s)Masaaki Kukino
Designer(s)Takeshi Uchi
SeriesSilent Scope
Platform(s)Arcade, PlayStation 2
ReleaseArcade
2000
PlayStation 2
  • NA: September 12, 2001[1]
  • JP: October 18, 2001
  • EU: November 16, 2001
Genre(s)Rail shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemKonami Hornet

Plot

The player first battles a few enemies along Tower Bridge, London, most of them found on distant buildings, in boats, or on the bridge itself. Afterwards, the player meets his counterpart, either Jackal or Falcon (whichever the player did not choose). According to the player's unseen commander, a bioweapons research facility on the continent has been taken over by the terrorists and its staff held hostage, including Laura, one of the scientists whom Falcon had recently been dating (and whom he finds out is also the sister of his counterpart).

The player is then sent to the research facility, and kills several snow based enemies. The player then battles the first boss, Tanya, who uses a burner to scorch the player. Afterwards, the player is sent outside the snow base, battles more enemies, then battles another boss, Fox.

After completing the snow missions, the player is sent to recover a stolen airplane, and afterwards, faces another boss, Cobra, who seemed to have survived the previous encounter in Silent Scope and claims to be immortal. The player is then sent to a ruins-like location with a river near it. The boss, The Collector, is more challenging than the previous ones, as he has full body armor and has a tank as well as several fire arms as weapons.

The player then goes to an opera house and battles another boss, the Star. The boss tries to launch the missile, leaving the device tied to the hostages, but Falcon and Jackal carefully cancel the launch by shooting devices. Finally, the player is sent to the enemy's base and battles a pair of ninja-like bosses, Sho and Kane, before facing the big boss, who is on a top of a clock tower with Laura as his prisoner. However, the boss suddenly falls down, but his handcuffs are still attached to the prisoner, the player must shoot the handcuffs. The big boss then falls to his death, and the game ends.

Reception
Arcade cabinet.

The PlayStation 2 version received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4] Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen called it "a waste of anyone's time and money".[16] In Japan, however, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40.[8]

Also in Japan, Game Machine listed the arcade version on their August 15, 2000 issue as being the fourteenth most-successful dedicated arcade game of the month.[18]

References

Notes
  1. Silent Scope 2: Innocent Sweeper (サイレントスコープ2 INNOCENT SWEEPER, Sairento Sukōpu Tsū Inosento Suwīpā)

Footnotes
  1. I. G. N. Staff (2001-09-12). "Konami Ships Silent Scope 2". IGN. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  2. "The Arcade Flyer Archive - Video Game Flyers: Silent Scope 2 - Fatal Judgement, Konami". flyers.arcade-museum.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  3. "The Arcade Flyer Archive - Video Game Flyers: Dark Silhouette - Silent Scope 2, Konami". flyers.arcade-museum.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  4. "Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  5. Thompson, Jon. "Dark Silhouette: Silent Scope 2 (Arcade) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  6. Edge staff (December 2001). "Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette (PS2)". Edge. No. 104. Future Publishing. p. 89. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  7. EGM staff (October 2001). "Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 147. Ziff Davis. p. 148.
  8. "サイレントスコープ2 INNOCENT SWEEPER [PS2]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  9. Kato, Matthew (September 2001). "Silent Scope 2 [Dark Silhouette]". Game Informer. No. 101. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on November 13, 2004. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  10. Major Mike (September 17, 2001). "Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  11. Liu, Johnny (September 2001). "Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  12. Gerstmann, Jeff (September 20, 2001). "Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  13. Turner, Benjamin (September 14, 2001). "Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette". PlanetPS2. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 5, 2001. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  14. immortal (October 8, 2001). "Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette". GameZone. Archived from the original on April 13, 2005. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  15. Perry, Douglass C. (September 17, 2001). "Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  16. Lundrigan, Jeff (October 2001). "Silent Scope 2 [Dark Silhouette]". NextGen. No. 82. Imagine Media. p. 77. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  17. "Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 49. October 2001. p. 135.
  18. "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - 完成品夕イプのTVゲーム機 (Dedicated Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 616. Amusement Press, Inc. August 15, 2000. p. 17.
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