SWAT: Global Strike Team

SWAT: Global Strike Team
DeveloperArgonaut Games
PublisherVivendi Universal Games
ProducerSefton Hill
DesignerPaul Crocker
ProgrammerMatt Porter
ArtistJean-François Vanelle
WriterMike Kitson
ComposerNick Arundel
SeriesPolice Quest
EngineOKRE
PlatformsPlayStation 2, Xbox
Release
  • NA: October 28, 2003
  • EU: December 5, 2003
GenreTactical shooter
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

SWAT: Global Strike Team is a 2003 tactical shooter video game developed by Argonaut Games and published by Vivendi Universal Games for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It featured a new game engine developed by Argonaut developed to push the lighting capabilities of the Xbox and was the first SWAT game to ship on console systems. The game was inspired by the strategic elements of SWAT 3 with the instantly accessible arcade action of the Virtua Cop series.

SWAT: Global Strike Team received mixed reviews and was compared unfavorably to contemporary tactical shooters such as Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 and SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs. Poor sales contributed to the closure of developer Argonaut in 2004.

A ninth game in the series, SWAT 4, returned the series to its roots as a tactical police simulation for the PC in 2005.


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