Black Hints III (PS2)

Black is a video game developed by Criterion Studios, best known for their Burnout series of racing games, for the publisher Electronic Arts. Developed for the Microsoft Xbox gaming platform and for the PlayStation 2 from Sony, Black is a shooter crossed with an action game and it is played from a first person perspective.

The game puts you in the shoes of Sgt. J. Keller, a Black Operations agent who has just failed in his mission. Because of his failure, he has been incarcerated and is currently interrogated to reveal what his mission was, in order to find out what went wrong. The player needs to go through the operation that got Keller imprisoned to see what led to the failure. There are 8 areas that you need to explore in the game, with primary and secondary objectives, and focusing on gathering intelligence and eliminating all opposition.

There are a variety of weapons you can use to deal with enemies and the entire background is fully destructible. Cover is available and you can use it to shield yourself from enemy bullets. Be that as it may, remember that cover is not impenetrable and some weapons can even shoot through the walls.

There are four difficulty levels for the game. Easy mode only requires the gamer to complete the primary objective to advance, while some of the secondary ones are required in normal and hard modes. In Black Ops mode, which is only available after completing the game first on the difficult one, the player needs to complete all the objectives to advance.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Defeating enemies with shields and body armor

Enemies with full body armor are hard to defeat. Head shots will not work; just shoot. For enemies with shields, use grenades or RPGs. Get behind them and kill them by shooting them in the back.

To kill shield enemies without wasting a grenade, shoot them on their left. You might take a little bit of damage, but it is worth it.

Hide behind metal. After you are safe from incoming fire, use a gun with a decent sight on it. Crouch down and peek around the object you are hiding behind to see your target. Wait for a while, and he will lift his head up for a few seconds. While his head is up, shoot it a few times. A few hits are required to kill him because of his helmet.

Shielded troopers will often stand beside large stone pillars in rooms. Do not shoot at the troopers. Instead, shoot at the stone pillars above them. This will cause the stones to fall and crush them. If this does not appear to be working, you may need to aim higher.

Here's a gameplay video: