

Evidence that Mindgate still existed at the start of the game, comes from Sarah in the form of comments such as "They sign our pay checks" when Nick, still suffering memory loss, asks who they are.

A failed attempt to contact Mindgate my Nick suggested they where either badly hit or completely destroyed during the game. Mindgate were the keepers of Luna 1 until it was stolen by Barrett during the game. It seems that Mindgate continued to exist after William Kreiger defected with Edgar Barrett to form The Movement. Mindgate is a government group for studying and using Psi powers. Please help by uploading one, or adding one that is already on the wiki. Sadly, the developers went bankrupt and no sequel is in sight.Ģnd playthrough: Easy Mode + Collectibles - 2h25mThis article does not have any images. Psi-Ops, in spite of its flaws, is still an amazing experience and highly recommended. It was a tiny little bit more polished, came with a mysterious and varied soundtrack and just kept the pacing under better control. Personally, I've had a good time with this game, but Second Sight is the clear winner here, without a question. But hey, at least you have unlockable extra missions, player skins and modes so you have the encouragement to get back and invest more hours. These are no huge flaws and will not leave a sour taste in your mouth but there is also the very short length, the lack of variety in bad guys and the story being rushed and ending on a cliffhanger.
PSI OPS THE MINDGATE CONSPIRACY OUTFITS PC
I know, for the time being, PC variants of console games weren't the greatest and the same applies to this case: background music constantly stuttering, minimal crashes and texture glitches. Now, what SS does not have is some entertaining boss fights and there is enough for Psi-Ops to stand out. Another hint at Second Sight: some puzzles await you here as well and they too don't stagnate the progress for too long. Psi-Ops is so hilariously stupid, and it works because it believes in its stupidity so much.

The environmental props help you fighting off your enemies quick and intuitively. Nick gains a sidekick in Sara, while fighting against such colorful characters as giant overweight black guy with a very tiny head in a purple suit that makes him look like a giant plum that throws 18-wheelers at you with his mind powers. Hell f*cking yeah! Psi-Ops too features amazing physics and responsive controls, allowing us to go on a rampage with style. So how are the abilities, are they fun to use and efficient enough? And just like in Second Sight (the comparison is simply unavoidable), you regain all your elements piece by piece as you play through. An attractive blonde frees us from our cell and injects a drug to help us remember who we were and what tricks we have up our sleeve. Well, not quite.ĭespite the impactful and a technically impressive CGI intro, it starts almost the same as Second Sight, with our protagonists isolated somewhere and his mind wiped. It was meant to be a fast and action-packed blockbuster with cool psychic powers and I'd say they succeeded at the formula. One of such projects was Psi-Ops and just like Second Sight, it's been released in 2004, only a few months earlier. Stranglehold, The Suffering, Mortal Kombat, you name it. The company known for working on rather short but highly entertaining titles.
