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Secret Service (video game)
Encyclopedia
Secret Service is a budget-title first-person tactical shooter computer game released in 2001. The title's disclaimer states that it is in no way affiliated with or approved by the United States Secret Service
.
Secret Service
agent who must complete 16 single player
missions. You start out as a rookie
protecting government officials. As you gain experience from completing the operations, you will be assigned higher profile missions. The final mission is protecting the President of the United States
.
computer game series. Players must progress through a mission while accomplishing various mission objectives, such as eliminating terrorists or protecting dignitaries.
The combat in Secret Service is slightly more forgiving than in many other tactical shooters, as the player can survive several bullet hits before dying (assuming they are equipped with heavy body armor), as opposed to dying after only 1 or 2 shots like in many other tactical shooters.
The player's weapon is displayed in-game, unlike the earlier games in the Rainbow Six
or Ghost Recon
series. The game also features ragdoll physics
.
Before each mission, the player is able to prepare by selecting equipment (such as firearms or body armor), or positioning agents at various strategic locations within a map. The player is unable to pre-plan attack routes, however, and must navigate teammates during a mission in real-time.
On most missions, players can be assisted by several computer-controlled Secret Service agents. There are two different types of Secret Service agents: teammates and static agents. Teammates are members of the player's fire team; the player leads them directly through a level, and issue them commands (such as attack or defend) using an in-game menu. Static agents are agents whom the player positions at various strategic locations within a mission during the mission preparation phase. The player has slightly less control over these agents, although they can still be issued in-game orders. The main purpose of static agents is to guard specific areas or serve as stationary snipers.
After a few missions, the player returns to the United States, where they stumble upon a plot by major arms dealers to sell off 4 chemical weapons bombs to various terrorist groups. The game's remaining missions revolve around tracking down the arms dealers, as well as preventing the terrorist groups from using the chemical bombs against major targets.
The game ends with a couple major missions. In one mission, the player must escort the Vice President out of a large hotel that is being attacked by every terrorist group the player had previously defeated. In the game's last major mission, terrorists detonate 2 of the chemical bombs in the Presidential subway system, forcing the player to escape with the U.S. President on foot through the Washington D.C. sewer system, where they are attacked by heavily armed commandos.
In the game's epilogue, the player is invited to a party at the White House, where they end up saving the President once again, this time from a lone gunman.
United States Secret Service
The United States Secret Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States...
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Premise
The player is an AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Secret Service
United States Secret Service
The United States Secret Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States...
agent who must complete 16 single player
Single player
A Single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. "Single-player game" usually implies a game that can only be played by one person, while "single-player mode" usually refers to a game mode for a single player, where...
missions. You start out as a rookie
Rookie
Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...
protecting government officials. As you gain experience from completing the operations, you will be assigned higher profile missions. The final mission is protecting the President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
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Gameplay
Secret Service is a first-person tactical shooter, similar to the Rainbow SixRainbow Six
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is a media franchise created by American author Tom Clancy about a fictional international counter-terrorist unit called "Rainbow." The franchise began with Clancy's novel Rainbow Six, which was adapted into a successful series of tactical first-person shooter video games.-...
computer game series. Players must progress through a mission while accomplishing various mission objectives, such as eliminating terrorists or protecting dignitaries.
The combat in Secret Service is slightly more forgiving than in many other tactical shooters, as the player can survive several bullet hits before dying (assuming they are equipped with heavy body armor), as opposed to dying after only 1 or 2 shots like in many other tactical shooters.
The player's weapon is displayed in-game, unlike the earlier games in the Rainbow Six
Rainbow Six
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is a media franchise created by American author Tom Clancy about a fictional international counter-terrorist unit called "Rainbow." The franchise began with Clancy's novel Rainbow Six, which was adapted into a successful series of tactical first-person shooter video games.-...
or Ghost Recon
Ghost Recon
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is an American series of military tactical shooter video games created by Red Storm Entertainment, the game development studio founded in part by American author Tom Clancy....
series. The game also features ragdoll physics
Ragdoll physics
In computer physics engines, ragdoll physics is a type of procedural animation that is often used as a replacement for traditional static death animations.-Introduction:Early video games used manually-created animations for characters' death sequences...
.
Before each mission, the player is able to prepare by selecting equipment (such as firearms or body armor), or positioning agents at various strategic locations within a map. The player is unable to pre-plan attack routes, however, and must navigate teammates during a mission in real-time.
On most missions, players can be assisted by several computer-controlled Secret Service agents. There are two different types of Secret Service agents: teammates and static agents. Teammates are members of the player's fire team; the player leads them directly through a level, and issue them commands (such as attack or defend) using an in-game menu. Static agents are agents whom the player positions at various strategic locations within a mission during the mission preparation phase. The player has slightly less control over these agents, although they can still be issued in-game orders. The main purpose of static agents is to guard specific areas or serve as stationary snipers.
Synopsis
The game begins in the Middle East, where the player is part of a protection detail for an American dignitary traveling through the region. The player must protect the dignitary from various attacks by local insurgents.After a few missions, the player returns to the United States, where they stumble upon a plot by major arms dealers to sell off 4 chemical weapons bombs to various terrorist groups. The game's remaining missions revolve around tracking down the arms dealers, as well as preventing the terrorist groups from using the chemical bombs against major targets.
The game ends with a couple major missions. In one mission, the player must escort the Vice President out of a large hotel that is being attacked by every terrorist group the player had previously defeated. In the game's last major mission, terrorists detonate 2 of the chemical bombs in the Presidential subway system, forcing the player to escape with the U.S. President on foot through the Washington D.C. sewer system, where they are attacked by heavily armed commandos.
In the game's epilogue, the player is invited to a party at the White House, where they end up saving the President once again, this time from a lone gunman.