And that's where Fist Alpha truly shines. As well as a game can, it lets you feel like you're really there, experiencing the war for yourself. Crawling through some shrubbery and finding yourself face to face with a Vietnamese soldier induces fear. The intensity of knowing that the enemy is close, but being unable to see them due to heavy jungle is nerve-wracking. So is hearing the sound of a ricochet hitting nearby without knowing from which direction it came. More often than not, you'll be shooting towards the muzzle of a rifle that was visible through the bushes for only an instant, as opposed to aiming at a clearly perceptible target. In addition, many of the missions are pulse-pounding.

Set in the near future, Shadow Ops: Red Mercury is a gritty, real-world first-person shooter (FPS) in which the player fills the combat boots of an elite Delta Force operative. Featuring the high production values of a blockbuster Hollywood action/thriller, Shadow Ops: Red Mercury is a cinematic, action-oriented experience aimed at capturing and recreating the thrills of major Hollywood action films.

In the game, the player is hand-picked by the CIA’s Special Missions Unit to track down and contain the notorious “Red Mercury” – a substance that is thought to be capable of acting as a nuclear accelerant – before the Red Mercury is used to build backpack nuclear devices and sold to terrorist organizations. The player and an elite team of special forces must travel the globe in the quest to save the world from nuclear annihilation.

As the player progresses through an assortment of missions, he'll be able to wield a solid range of firearms. The boys at Gray Matter felt obligated to pay tribute to the mighty flamethrower which made a formidable appearance in their shooter Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Apart from the standard arsenal and warfare you saw in the previous game, you'll be able to deploy light machine-guns. This aspect stretches the boundaries of gameplay a wee bit, as it gives you an opportunity to take control of key spots on the map. You simply grab a .30 cal and position it according to the enemy's whereabouts.