Metro 2033 is a post-apocalyptic first person shooter. After a nuclear war destroyed most of the habitable lands of Russia, the citizens of Moscow are forced to live below the ground, in metro stations. These metro stations frequently suffer from mutant attacks, and the people of the metro either have to defend against them, or become victim to the new creatures.
You play as Artyom, a citizen of one such metro station, called “Exhibition”. When your station suffers from attacks from strange new creatures called the “Dark Ones” and your friend Hunter goes missing after trying to hunt down the Dark Ones attack Exhibition, you are forced to leave in order to search for help from the other stations.
The gameplay revolves around a linear trip through the metro stations, with the occasional trip to the outside world.Most of the time, the player will have companions who travel with the protagonist, but on occasion, he might have to venture the dark tunnels alone.
The atmosphere of Metro 2033 is like no other. The dark tunnels really set the creepy mood, and will keep the player on his toes at all times. On one of the journeys with a character Artyom meets, the player will encounter some creepy, though fairly harmless creatures. Brings the chills down my spine.
The creatures of metro 2033 are very much limited, and they, for the most part, look like something out of a Star Wars movie. The human AI also needs working. Stealth can play a major part in this game, as sneaking by enemies successfully will allow you to bypass enemies, and save ammo. However, a sound from a grunt dying from a headshot, and you’ll get enemies from the entire level looking for you.
There are a limited selection of weapons the player can choose to wield, and most of them cost quite a bit. The armor selection is very limited, offering a choice between stealth or defense (and even then, the armor upgrade merchants are easy to miss).
There are also a number of game breaking bugs that players will have to be stuck with. One such bug is the gas mask bug. Every time you die, if you don’t reload twice, you’ll respawn with no gas filters at all, and you’ll never know until you’re stuck in an area with no gas filters.
Overall, the game does bring a pretty interesting, although the unattractive linear gameplay might off some audiences. If you’re a fan of hte post-apocalyptic setting though, you wouldn’t want to miss this one.