On a recent trip to Seattle to visit Zombie Studios, we took a look at the beta Xbox version of the developer's upcoming military FPS, Shadow Ops: Red Mercury. Though the developer has typically focused on themes of realism and strategy in its past games, Shadow Ops will deliver a more action-focused, run-and-gun experience that's inspired by and resembles the intense combat in films like Black Hawk Down and Saving Private Ryan. Based on our early looks at the single-player campaign and at some multiplayer modes, the game has a pretty good chance of rising above the glut of first-person shooters to make a sizable mark on the Xbox's summer lineup.
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