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Special Ops - Operation Desert Temple by Shadoofus

billie2001 8 9 10 10
Mahetus 10 10 10 10
Phil 9 9 9 10
 
release date: 05-Jul-2025
# of downloads: 363

average rating: 9.50
review count: 3
 
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file size: 79.90 MB
file type: TR4
class: Egypt
 


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Reviewer's comments
"Here's a TR4 level with an old-style Egyptian, both of which are in short supply these days. I wish there were more of them, and there's little I can find fault with in this excellent raid. The lighting is impeccable throughout, and I don't recall a single occasion where I felt obliged to use a flare. Those rather arcane names for the weapons seemed a bit over the top, however, so I used their traditional names in my written walk. Ammo for the pistols is limited, and the more powerful weapons are even more limited in their ammo pickups, but I never felt myself to be in mortal danger from enemy attacks. The gameplay is engaging and provides the player with a variety of different activities. I didn't find any tasks to be overly difficult once I knew where to go and how to get there. If I had to think of something negative to report, it would be that Egyptian Symbol Lexicon. It was never obvious to me how it was intended to be used, and so I got hung up in that large room with the skull tiles, thinking that I was somehow supposed to use the decoded symbols there. The builders of the original Last Revelation had it right--just put one or more squiggly lines on the wall near the scales and leave it at that. I didn't encounter any timed runs, but one sequence I've noted in the walk seemed intended as a timed run, but the danger to be avoided never presented itself. Nevertheless, there's plenty here to occupy seasoned raiders for a couple of hours, and I had a good time from start to finish. High recommendations." - Phil (14-Jul-2025)
"The map is not very big, but the gameplay is very dense and the visuals awesome. I took me a bit less than 3 hours in stats but I think I got 100% of it. It lets you go to some rooms prematurely, but it's not a long backtrack anyway. I would say you mostly backtrack for secrets. I'm against the idea of limited pistol ammo, although I never came close to running out. But it doesn't really add anything to the game and it makes the prudent players reload if they think they spent ammo unnecessarily. In summary, beautiful, enjoyable and clever. Recommended." - billie2001 (12-Jul-2025)
"I tested this level twice and in my opinion it might be the best work from Shadoofus at the moment. I loved the vibe and architecture of the rooms, gameplay is varied and fairly dynamic, despite one "longer" pushable sequence. There's a lot of good ideas!

You are faced with limited pistols ammo but there's plenty of resources throughout the level, personally I did not run out of ammo, as combat is balanced.

I don't know what to write else, you should play it by yourself.

Might be a little biased with the rating but I really enjoyed this adventure and will return to it again someday. :)" - Mahetus (05-Jul-2025)