Beyond the Law: The Third Wave
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Beyond the Law: The Third Wave is a squad-based, strategy shooter in which the player commands a covert team of specialists to stop a renegade criminal element intent on destroying the United States of America. In this world corruption is rampant, the police have been bought, and terror reigns - an elite force with authority beyond the law becomes the last line of defense. This mob must be stopped before the US capital is destroyed in a nuclear attack.
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- Третья волна. Шторм над Европой - Russian spelling
- 超越法律：第三波 - Chinese spelling (simplified)
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Critics
Average score: 41% (based on 15 ratings)
Players
Average score: 2.5 out of 5 (based on 3 ratings with 1 reviews)
Mediocre but not terrible tactical game.
The Good
Solid game that simplifies the Commandos/Desperados-style gameplay to a more casual audience. Relatively accessible and no-frills.
The Bad
Very bare-bones, the gameplay is not very intuitive at first. Silenced pistol user and sniper are kinda overpowered compared to other characters.
There's no music aside from main menu.
The Bottom Line
Third Wave tries to merge tactical squad games like Jagged Alliance (based around combat) with Commandos (based around stealth) - and I don't think it succeeds at either. Combat is pretty poor, and stealth is overly simplistic. There are no specialized abilities that make Commandos-likes fun, and there is no proper cover system and your characters have too pathetically small gunfire range to make combat fun. It's not as bad as some people say, but there are way better games in this style. But if you already finished them, it's not a bad time.
Windows · by Ada Mackiewicz (31) · 2022
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Inspiration
The game is based on the Swedish action movie Den Tredje Vågen.
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Game added by Jeanne.
Macintosh added by Scaryfun.
Additional contributors: Unicorn Lynx, Kabushi, Xoleras, Patrick Bregger, DemonikD.
Game added April 17, 2004. Last modified May 24, 2024.