Agent Intercept Review (PS5)

If you’ve never heard of Agent Intercept, well, you’d better pick up your iPhone and fire up the App Store right now. Many people don’t know this, but Agent Intercept originally launched as an Apple Arcade title. The brilliant action, however, made so much sense on other platforms too, so the PlayStation 5 launch was just a matter of time.

Agent Intercept is now live on Sony’s latest and greatest console, and it promises the same simple yet thrilling gameplay that it’s actually pretty hard to find in an arcade-ish title these days.

In many ways, Agent Intercept delivers exactly what it promises, and that’s a satisfying enemy hunting adventure that reminds of the more famous Spy Hunter.

First and foremost, the game puts you in the shoes of a secret agent driving a next-generation vehicle that instantly converts to a boat and plane whenever it’s needed. The vehicle can be upgraded during the game with all kinds of weapons, all supposed to make it easier to kill enemies.

Make no mistake, the entire Agent Intercept gameplay comes down to driving the car as you complete various missions, which can be anything from destroying enemy vehicles to preventing rockets from hitting buildings in an unnamed city.

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In just a few words, Agent Intercept is all about steering, collecting power-ups, shooting, drifting, and killing enemies. This is clearly an approach that makes so much sense on a mobile device, but it feels surprisingly satisfying on the PlayStation 5 as well.

It’s a simple game that takes care of acceleration as well, but on the other hand, it’s a lot more involving than you’d be tempted to believe. Completing every mission isn’t by any means easy, and on some occasions, you may have to play the same level once again, not necessarily because you failed to complete the mission but because you need to gain more stars to progress through the campaign.

Again, this is a concept that’s clearly borrowed from mobile games, but given it’s an arcade game, it feels just right on the PlayStation 5 too.

The occasional low poly graphics are simple yet eye-catchy, though the fast-paced action will rarely give you the necessary time to admire the scenes.

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The career itself is kind of short, and this is where Agent Intercept leaves a lot to be desired. I played a full chapter in less than 30 minutes, so it shouldn’t take more than a few hours to complete the entire career. There are indeed some side missions, but overall, the replayability is rather limited.

Once you fail to complete a mission, it’s much easier to successfully do it the second time once you know precisely what it comes down to. For example, I first failed to destroy Valkyrie in the final mission of chapter 1, but once I learned exactly what the helicopter is supposed to do and how it tries to shoot me, it was really easy to avoid getting any damage.

The weapon system is pretty basic, though shooting enemies isn’t always as easy as you’d expect it to be. For example, the auto-guided rockets are a breeze to use, but on the other hand, the machine gun is much harder to master simply because you can only shoot in a straight line.

I occasionally rate games based on how fast time flies when I play them, and Agent Intercept shines in this regard. Unfortunately, the short story leaves a lot to be desired, so I can only hope a sequel is on its way with more missions and a longer career.

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