Even the rather difficult final battle, with its myriad enemies, is no more tense than some truly crazy missions early into the game. By the end, most missions are a breeze compared to the early suicide runs. Rather than slowly ramping up the difficulty and chaos, the game does the absolute reverse. What makes matters worse, is this difficulty spike and breakneck pacing all relent after you get about two-thirds into the game.
I understand that it's supposed to be a challenge, it simply doesn't feel like the right kind of challenge. It's not at all what I would describe as fun, even as a resource management game. There's always a million balls in the air, and juggling them is a frenetic, tedious affair of nagging interruptions. Then, during non-mission time as you manage your base and fly around the globe gathering resources and making contacts with rebel forces, the game simply never relents. Almost immediately, the game's difficulty spike sets in, giving players little time to find their feet. The pacing from the get-go is simply out of control. And yet, I can't help but feel that too much of the game missed the mark.
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