Arcade Cabinet

Silent Scope EX

Year: 2001, Publisher: Konami, Genre: Shooter

Silent Scope EX was released in the arcades in 2001. It was included with Silent Scope 3 for the PlayStation 2 and Silent Scope Complete for the Xbox. Silent Scope (サイレントスコープ, Sairento Sukōpu) is an arcade game created in 1999 by Konami. The game puts the player in the shoes of a sniper during a series of terrorist incidents. It is the first in the Silent Scope series.

Gameplay

The game uses a rifle that is mounted on the console, requiring players to physically alter their position in order to shoot accurately. In addition, the rifle’s scope displays a close-up view of a small portion of the screen, representing the sniper’s long-range view of the area where the rifle is pointed. Certain stage areas are dark and require players to use night vision scopes to spot and shoot opponents. The player can fire five shots in succession before reloading is required.

Players have limited time and health during gameplay. Extra time can be gained by killing certain enemies, while training the scope on an attractive woman awards extra health and bonus points. The game consists of three stages corresponding with the members of the First Family. In each stage, the player(s) must kill as many enemies as possible in short time facing sub bosses along the way and a large boss at the end. Unless a precise, lethal head shot is made, it will take more than one bullet to kill a sub-boss or boss. Enemies can shoot the player if they are not killed fast enough. Players must take care not to shoot innocent civilians in the crossfire. During game stages the player is able to choose one of two (easy, hard) or three (easy, medium or hard) paths to progress, facing a different boss and doing a different following mission depending on the choice made.

Points are scored based on where an opponent is hit, multiplied by the number of successful shots the player has made. In arcade mode, the best points are given for headshots, but on the practice range, bonus points are obtained for shooting the human shaped targets’ guns.

The home versions have a cheat code where one can exchange life for time and vice versa. There are also secret codes for all versions that will make the game more difficult, such as hiding target indicators on enemies. 

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Short Info

Developer(s):

  • Konami
  • Now Production (GBA)

Publisher(s):

  • WW: Konami
  • JP: KCET (PS2)

Director(s):

  • Masaaki Kukino
  • Shigenobu Matsuyama

Producer(s): Shigenobu Matsuyama
Designer(s): Masaaki Kukino
Programmer(s): Hardboiler Shin.
Composer(s): Jimmy Weckl
Series: Silent Scope
Platform(s): Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, Mobile phones, iOS
Release:

  • Arcade:
    • JP: 1999
  • Dreamcast
    • JP: October 12, 2000
    • NA: October 23, 2000
    • EU: November 17, 2000
  • PlayStation 2
    • NA: October 26, 2000[1]
    • JP: November 16, 2000
    • EU: November 24, 2000
  • Game Boy Advance
    • NA: September 4, 2002
    • JP: October 17, 2002
    • EU: January 10, 2003[2]
  • Mobile
    • April 2005[3]
  • iOS
    • April 23, 2009[4]

Genre(s): Rail shooter
Mode(s): Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system: Konami Hornet

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