Second Sight (GameCube) Reader Review

Second Sight is a one-player game that involves the elements of stealth, combat and puzzle solving.

Stealth is applied in this game because there are tons of guards. None of the guards are particularly hard to kill, but sneaking can save you from confrontations.

Combat is handled with weapons or powers. You pick up weapons from dead guards such as the pistol or rifle. You automatically aim when you press the aim button, but you can refine it to aim at their head. There are also many powers such as cloaking, psychic blasts and healing. These are useful since your mana regenerates.

Finally there are a few puzzle sequences. For instance, you may have to snoop around for a password for a computer. In order to play a video, you have to get a disk, get a computer to put the file into the disk and get the disk to the video player.

But the game's strongest point is definitely the plot. You are John Vattic who wakens in a mental hospital with no memory of anything. Along the way you learn your powers and recall memories from the past. You'll meet your teammates, along with dangerous foes.

Second Sight might not have a breakthrough in gameplay, but it offers what many of the games of today lack - a immersive storyline.