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Secret Service Review

Release Date: November 4, 2008
Format: Xbox 360, PS2, Windows PC
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Cauldron HQ
Genre: FPS
Players: 1 Offline Player
Our Score
2.0
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User Score:
241 votes
2.5

Secret Service Review

Become an Elite member of the Secret Service, Protecting the President and other high ranking officials with your life! To Serve with Honor and to Protect our Nations Future. Sounds good, right? Well Hell yea, the Idea is good no doubt about it, but this games Execution of it is – Terrible!

Check out our review here:

I wanted to like this game I really did, and I’ll be honest there were moments that pulled me in, but they were few and far between. Instead it was mostly a boring exercise in shooting generic bad guys who decide the best way to engage in a gunfight with you is to stand out in the open screaming at the top of their lungs then charge your position for no reason. I’m serious.

I will give it one thing, its appropriately sub titled “The Ultimate Sacrifice” because if you decide to spend your hard earned cash, that exactly what you’ve just done. Sacrificed your time, money and integrity. Bad Move.

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This game is terrible, and extremely frustrating. Whats worse is every so often the “action” if you could call it that, is broken up by these “hacking” mini-games. You hack a terminal spinning blocks in what looks like an electronic board to match up with each other. These are easy at first, but later on get more and more complicated. Boring as hell and ultimately pointless. There no fun to be had.

It doesn’t end there, the game oozes “we half-assed this thing” and “did our best to copy Call of Duty”. Hell, there isnt even a damn multiplayer option. I mean come on the most obvious choice would be a simple “escort the president” multi-player game mode, is there one? No. Pathetic.

Selling this thing for anything more than Bargain Bin price right out of the gate is a slap in the face to gamers everywhere, and I’m not having it. F this game. Makes me ANGRY.

The mini-game of actually taking bullets on purpose was an idea I had while playing the game. I wanted to throw my character out to soak up as many hits as i could because i no longer wanted to play this piece of Next Gen Garbage. If the game had that mini-game suggestion, i’d say you should pick this thing up if it hit the bargain bin (which it’s already in) but otherwise, just pass on it.

Sorry Mr. President, I’ve got better games to play.

AngryJoeShow Final Verdict:
1/5 Fists of Fury!

Secret Service Review, 2.5 out of 10 based on 241 ratings
Posted by Angry Joe | 11 Mar 2009 | Game Reviews, Gaming News, News, Video Reel

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  1. retartarsauce says
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    hahahah once again masterful use of slow mo

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     Posted: 13 Dec 11 at 10:06pm  
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  2. sedin
    sedin says
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    plzz kan u review dead space 2 plzz

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     Posted: 02 Nov 11 at 12:46pm  
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  3. Ken Griffey Jr Shoes
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    It’s great to hear from you and see what you’ve been up to. In your blog I feel your enthusiasm for life. thank you.

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     Posted: 05 Aug 11 at 4:22am  
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  4. IGOR
    IGOR says
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    damn it i so regret playing this game before watching joes review its the worst fps i ve ever played.

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     Posted: 15 Jun 11 at 11:38am  
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  5. ROPER
    ROPER says
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    Oh man. This review was really fucking funny. Been watching a lot of your videos lately. Keep it up. Your dim pal ‘Joe’ is hilarious too. I was near tears watching Man vs. Wild. He needs his own mini show.

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     Posted: 28 May 11 at 1:51am  
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  6. pred fan ...
    pred fan ... says
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    simpy stay away from this crap for your own safety.

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     Posted: 20 May 11 at 3:21pm  
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  7. trent miloserny
    white muffin 13 says
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    This game blows it terrbile. They should add a minigame were your the sniper on the roof. Or one of the quest. At the end they should have a scene were you jump in front of the bullets.

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     Posted: 08 Feb 11 at 7:00pm  
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  8. Teo Scharf
    Darth Revan says
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    -5

    This game reminds me of Alpha Protocol without good voice acting

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     Posted: 16 Jan 11 at 1:47pm  
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  9. AJSfan
    AJSfan says
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    -5

    hey , if you think this is bad rent Turning point fall of liberty. It make this game look like 10/10.

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     Posted: 26 Feb 10 at 11:51pm  
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  10. Wesley Ulysse
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    Very Interesting Read! Looking forward to more Bookmarked the site. Was just curious if anybody could point me to some related subject matter. Thanks in advance.

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     Posted: 19 Feb 10 at 3:51pm  
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  11. Grimreaper905
    Grimreaper905 says
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    Nice review I wanted this game for a while since its about secret service but now it sounds retarded.For me,the game had a good idea about secret service and stuff but was poorly made.

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     Posted: 15 Feb 10 at 3:36am  
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  12. bozo the seriall killer
    bozo the seriall killer says
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    a new president that we like?
    speak for your self

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     Posted: 01 Aug 09 at 7:27pm  
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  13. Maciek Okulanis
    maciek_bwr says
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    This game might be the worst thing ever created since E.T. The game…wow man, shit just got real

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     Posted: 20 Mar 09 at 5:14am  
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  14. scuba steve
    scuba steve says
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    damn, we missed him! reload!

    lmao

    joe i need a part in a video where i get to yell “MEDIC!!!” in a super dramatic fashion. just a thought

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     Posted: 17 Mar 09 at 9:12pm  
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  15. OG.BlaZe
    OG.BlaZe says
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    haha great vid man. you should really do a street fighter IV review. i thinking bout buying it but i want ur opinion.

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     Posted: 12 Mar 09 at 6:55am  
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