Phantom: Covert Ops
June 25, 2020
Critic Score
75.1
11 critic reviews
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Critic Reviews (11)
Graphics
70.0
Gameplay
65.0
Story
45.0
"While it seems strange at first, Phantom: Covert Ops has been one of my best experiences with VR to date. Despite playing the entire game from within a kayak and a formulaic narrative, the meat of the game comes from …"
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70.0
Gameplay
48.0
Story
25.0
"In a medium that so desperately craves additional content, Phantom: Covert Ops isn&s;t a bad purchase for VR owners who are hungry for more games, but it&s;s by no means a banner release for 2020. With games like Boneworks, Half-Life: …"
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65.0
Gameplay
70.0
Story
65.0
"Phantom Covert Ops eventually runs out of water, but should be taken seriously as a creative take on the stealth action formula only VR platforms can do."
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80.0
Gameplay
80.0
Story
80.0
"Phantom: Covert Ops is essentially VR Metal Gear Solid where players are stuck in a kayak, which is a surprisingly fun concept."
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55.0
Gameplay
58.0
Story
57.0
"Phantom: Covert Ops takes itself way too seriously and it stealth is basic and reliant on virtually blind enemies, but infiltrating an enemy base with a murder canoe in VR does have its bright spots."
Read original review"Phantom: Covert Ops is an adequate VR shooter, perfect for those who are new to virtual reality gaming. The kayak is a game-changer and the key element to the game. However, the stealth is let down by unintelligent AI, and …"
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92.0
Gameplay
84.0
Story
80.0
"The idea of this exclusive Oculus stealth VR action is the intriguing and truly simulative ones - as it was in the sci-fi field for Lone Echo - capable of justifying the "only" tracing of the head and hands directly …"
Read original review"Despite the fairly straightforward and overly serious tone, Phantom: Covert Ops is a cracking little stealth game with a unique core concept."
Read original reviewGraphics
78.0
Gameplay
72.0
Story
76.0
"nDreams has succeeded wildly with Phantom: Covert Ops. The visuals are gorgeous, the goofy premise works perfectly in context, and the mechanics are an intuitive and downright rewarding use of VR. While you may need a great deal of VR …"
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70.0
Gameplay
95.0
Story
60.0
"It&s;s easy to see why Phantom: Covert Ops received the commendations it did at E3 2019, and it&s;s now taken the second spot on my personal recommendation list of must-have VR titles. Here&s;s hoping this isn&s;t the last we&s;ve seen …"
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75.0
Gameplay
80.0
Story
60.0
"While Phantom: Covert Ops only contains several hours of content and the guards may need training, I enjoyed replaying missions and completing the short challenges. The rowing felt great and trying to completely avoid detection and figure out the best …"
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