Phantom: Covert Ops

Phantom: Covert Ops

June 25, 2020

PC

Critic Score

75.1

11 critic reviews

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Critic Reviews (11)

Alexander Thomas COGconnected Jun 2020
85.0 /100

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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Chris Barnes Worth Playing Jun 2020
55.0 /100

Graphics

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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Clement Goh CGMagazine Jun 2020
70.0 /100

Graphics

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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Dalton Cooper Game Rant Jun 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

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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Dan Stapleton IGN Jun 2020
60.0 /100

Graphics

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."

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Jayden Hellyar The Game Crater Jun 2020
70.0 /100

"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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Mario Baccigalupi The Games Machine Jun 2020
86.0 /100

Graphics

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 …"

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Mick Fraser God is a Geek Jun 2020
75.0 /100

"Despite the fairly straightforward and overly serious tone, Phantom: Covert Ops is a cracking little stealth game with a unique core concept."

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Ron Burke GamingTrend Jun 2020
75.0 /100

Graphics

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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Steven John Dawson GameGrin Jun 2020
90.0 /100

Graphics

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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Thomas Knight NookGaming Jun 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

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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