PlayStation 2 Critic Reviews

A game of high scores, precision and unlocking further stages to then score high on. It’s a game that flies in the face of new fads like stealth modes, world-building sims and realism in favour of old-skool thrills and kills.

Doesn’t necessarily revolutionize the gaming experience—the game does, however, offer a fine continuation to the already classic series.

Good, but a multiplayer mode would have been nice. [Nov 2002, p.128]

Fans of the series will love Silent Scope 3, though the game may be too difficult for everyone else.

You're basically getting two games in one here, and both are a lot of fun, not to mention loaded with replay value. [Nov 2002, p.190]

The plot and graphics are weak, and the gameplay, while fun for a little while, quickly becomes dull because of the absence of a sniper rifle-style light gun.

Even if you play through both titles multiple times to see all of the branching missions, you can still blow through it in a day or two. [Dec 2002, p.218]

The great physical satisfaction from the arcade game is lost without the honking-big sniper rifle. [Dec 2002, p.60]

Shame that the outdated graphics, effective-but-simplistic (i.e. recycled) sound effects and still-awkward Dual Shock 2 control relegate Silent Scope 3 to the realm of rental material.

The major fault of Silent Scope 3 is that it's more of the same, just memory and repetition.