Multiplayer is non-existent, in the sense that while it theoretically exists and a menu has been designed for it you simply cannot find players to fight against. Time spent idling waiting for players on various occasions in a variety of game modes yielded no willing combatants, so though the multiplayer boasts some interesting game modes pitting Navy SEALs versus Commies we could not test them out for ourselves.

Though the game really tries for the over the top action of a summer blockbuster, it never comes close to that level of satisfaction. The gunplay feels like a chunky afterthought, and a cover system that very nearly causes more harm than good doesn’t help either. With the multiplayer void of any participants the game relies on its single player, and though the swear-filled protagonist voiced by Mickey Rourke has some rugged charm the rest of the gameplay simply can’t hold it together. The amount that the frame rate chugs along is a fitting metaphor—barely enough to keep things going and the whole time you wish it would just stop.