Game Name:

Rogue Ops

Video Game System:

Xbox

Release Year:

2003

ESRB Rating:

M

Genre:

Action and Adventure

Publisher:

Kemco

Developer:

Bit Studios

Player Count:

1 player

UPC Number:

741648008125

SKU:

2e7039d66b0f7cd99961

Condition:

Good

Has Manual:

Yes

Condition Notes:

No headset – Game in case only.

Game Description:

Rogue Ops (Xbox, 2003)

Rogue Ops on the original Xbox is one of those stealth games that clearly wanted to sit at the same cafeteria table as Splinter Cell and Metal Gear Solid…
but ended up at the weird kids’ table with a crossbow and purple sunglasses. Released in 2003 and developed by Bits Studios with Kemco publishing,
it’s a third-person stealth-action title where you play as Nikki Connors, an ex–Green Beret turned revenge-fueled covert operative. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

The story kicks off with Nikki witnessing her husband and child getting blown up in Istanbul by a terror group called Omega 19.
She’s then recruited by a shadowy counter-terrorist outfit named Phoenix, spends two years in off-the-books murder school, and gets unleashed on high-security villas,
labs, and military bases to systematically wreck Omega 19’s plans. It’s very early-2000s: conspiracies, double agents, bioweapons, and cutscenes that think they’re a blockbuster even when the budget clearly said “DVD bargain bin.” :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

Gameplay sits firmly in “stealth first, guns second” territory. Levels are built so you can either sneak through using shadows, cover, and gadgets,
or go loud and try to shoot your way out if things fall apart. Some missions are strict “no alarms” runs that force you to quietly take guards out, hide bodies,
and think like a real spy instead of a tank in yoga pants. You’ve got toys like a fly cam, retinal scanner tricks, throwing stars, a sniper rifle, remote mines,
and context-sensitive stealth kills that require you to time button prompts while a meter fills overhead, instead of just bonking guys once and calling it a day. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

The Xbox version is strictly single-player—no online modes, no co-op, just you and a bunch of bad decisions in enemy compounds.
It didn’t light the world on fire at release and got overshadowed by bigger stealth franchises, but it’s one of those “B-tier” titles that quietly mixes spy gadgets,
third-person shooting, and sneaking in a way that still scratches that early-2000s stealth itch if you’re into slightly janky hidden gems. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}

1. You play as Nikki Connors, an ex–Green Beret whose family was killed by Omega 19—she joins counter-terror group Phoenix and spends two in-game years training
   before the campaign begins, so the story opens with her already operating as a full-fledged agent. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}
2. Stealth is flexible: many levels let you pick between silent infiltration or going loud, but specific missions enforce “no alarms,” pushing you to use
   stealth takedowns and hide bodies so patrols don’t discover your handiwork. :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}
3. Rogue Ops leans hard on spy gadgets—fly cams for scouting, retinal scanner spoofing, throwing stars, sniper rifles, remote mines, and more—giving you multiple
   ways to solve encounters beyond simple run-and-gun. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
4. The stealth-kill system adds tension by making you hold position behind an enemy while a meter fills to pull off a clean takedown; rush it, and you risk blowing
   the kill and triggering an alarm instead of looking like a stealth god. :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}
5. While it reviewed only “mixed” at launch and never became a franchise, later retrospectives have called it a surprisingly solid B-tier stealth game with
   some untapped potential—worth a look if you’ve already worn out your Splinter Cell discs. :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}

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