Covert Action
a.k.a. Sid Meier's Covert Action
type: adventure, action/reflex, strategy
perspective: other bird's-eye
player options: single player
languages: eng
perspective: other bird's-eye
player options: single player
languages: eng
3.9/5
Personal review
One of the best "retro" games I have played since "Out of this World", the attention to detail is enormous in this spy/action thriller that puts you in the role of a top CIA agent. A great addictive game style, with enormous replay value an open-endedness. Sadly, this game has been given much less credit than it deserves.
Jayce "the Ayce" - # 2004-01-29 09:12:56
Jayce "the Ayce" - # 2004-01-29 09:12:56Official description
Award-winning game designer Sid Meier takes us around the globe with special agent Max Remington to challenge international threats, and neutralize shadowy schemes of terrorism, smuggling, and extortion.
Tap phone lines, crack complex codes, defeat computerized defense systems. Track suspects around the globe as you put together the pieces to a worldwide criminal plot. A seasoned veteran of modern, high-tech undercover operations, Remington always obeys the two main rules of Covert Action: 1. Use your intelligence. 2. If Rule One fails, use your other weapons.
* Take on the role of CIA agent Maxine "Max" Remington or her male counterpart, Maximillian.
* Travel to over 45 cities on 3 continents.
* Enjoy unlimited number of cases to solve.
* Infliltrate buildings, break codes, unravel plots and sub-plots! Decide which leads to follow, and which to ignore.
# 2015-01-13 08:45:12 - official description - source
Tap phone lines, crack complex codes, defeat computerized defense systems. Track suspects around the globe as you put together the pieces to a worldwide criminal plot. A seasoned veteran of modern, high-tech undercover operations, Remington always obeys the two main rules of Covert Action: 1. Use your intelligence. 2. If Rule One fails, use your other weapons.
* Take on the role of CIA agent Maxine "Max" Remington or her male counterpart, Maximillian.
* Travel to over 45 cities on 3 continents.
* Enjoy unlimited number of cases to solve.
* Infliltrate buildings, break codes, unravel plots and sub-plots! Decide which leads to follow, and which to ignore.
# 2015-01-13 08:45:12 - official description - sourceTechnical specs
hardware: Color Graphics Adapter, Enhanced Graphics Adapter, Multicolor Graphics Adapter, Tandy Graphics Adapter, Video Graphics Array, AdLib SPU, Roland MT-32 SPU, PC speaker SPU,
display: raster
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External reviews (12) - average: 80.6% - median: 82%
| review source | issue | date | score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | uk | 39 | 1990-12 | 902/1000 | 90% | view |
| Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) (9+) | de | 48 | 1991-01 | 9/12 | 75% | view |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) (085-173) | uk | 110 | 1991-01 | 90/100 | 90% | view |
| DOS International | de | 44 | 1991-03 | 7/10 | 70% | view |
| Génération 4 (001-082) | fr | 29 | 1991-01 | 81/100 | 81% | view |
| Joystick | fr | 11 | 1990-12 | 88/100 | 88% | view |
| PC Leisure | uk | 4 | 1990-12 | 4/5 | 80% | view |
| Power Play | de | 35 | 1991-02 | 64/100 | 64% | view |
| Raze | uk | 5 | 1991-03 | 83/100 | 83% | view |
| The One for 16-Bit Games | uk | 26 | 1990-11 | 88/100 | 88% | view |
| Tilt 39-113 | fr | 95 | 1991-11 | 15/20 | 75% | |
| Zero | uk | 14 | 1990-12 | 83/100 | 83% | view |
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