2001 · Runecraft · Shooter · Tactical

Spec Ops: Covert Assault

PlayStation exclusive

Spec Ops: Covert Assault is the third game in the budget-priced Spec Ops line for the PlayStation. The series takes the first-person shooter genre and attempts to fuse it with aspects of real combat, in the hopes of giving players a sense of what it is actually like to take on dangerous black ops military missions. Covert Assault is no different in this regard, as you'll take on the role of two different elite rangers as they scour the globe, quietly ridding it of evil at every turn.

Released: 28 June 2001
Platforms: PlayStation PlayStation 3
Genres: Shooter Tactical
Developers: Runecraft
Publishers: Take-Two Interactive Sony Computer Entertainment
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action Warfare
Age ratings: ESRB T

About

Spec Ops is a series of tactical shooter video games. The first two games were developed by Zombie Studios, while Runecraft assisted development on the next three games, and the sixth game in 2002 developed by Big Grub. The seventh and final game developed by Yager Development released in 2012.

The first two games were published by Ripcord Games, with the following three published by Take-Two Interactive, and the sixth game in 2002 published by Gotham Games.

Keywords

modern warfare
death
military
war
split-screen multiplayer
modern military
polygonal 3d
sniping
playstation tv support
guerilla warfare
team killing

Media

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Development

It was decided to make Spec Ops into an ongoing franchise while the first game, Spec Ops: Rangers Lead the Way, was still in development. Executive producer Mike Suarez reasoned that the audience for simulation fans "is very loyal; they buy six to twelve products in every year. It's a real evergreen business if you can launch a successful franchise in the simulations category."

Between 1999 and 2002, the games Stealth Patrol, Ranger Elite, Covert Assault, and Airborne Commando came out on the original PlayStation. These featured combat settings and tactical gameplay resembling contemporary titles like SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs and Rainbow Six.