Alpha Protocol – Top Secret and Highly Confidential. 10 Games in Which USA Saves the World

Firing your rifle until it melts isn't the only way to save the world. Sometimes, it takes a little more subtlety – we sneak up here, hack something there, seduce an innocent passer-by somewhere along the way... Nobody does that better than a certain CIA agent. His name? Thorton. Michael Thorton. Waiter, I ordered shaken Martini, not mixed, for Christ's sake...

Alpha Protocol – this is a sad story of a game, which should have been something much more special. Not only is the theme of this production perfectly suited for a video game, and at the same time rarely used, but it was also developed by a team of experienced devs, who know perfectly well how to write a good story and create compelling characters. But while the concept itself was great, the delivery reminded us of a hybrid of Splinter Cell and Mass Effect 2 that was randomly put together. And then the bugs – man, was that game glitchy. After all, it's from Obsidian Entertainment – they've got to live to the reputation. Still, if you give Alpha Protocol the benefit of the doubt, you should be in over your head in no time – for more than a dozen hours.