History VideoGame / SecretService

The first ''Secret Service'', also known as ''Secret Service: In Harm's Way'', was released in 2001 and developed by Romanian developer Fun Labs, best known for their Cabela's Hunting games. It was a tactical shooter inspired by the original games in the ''VideoGame/RainbowSix'' series. The game was more forgiving than other tactical shooters of the time, with players able to survive several bullet hits before dying, as opposed to the One-Hit-One-Kill gameplay common in the genre at the time. Players could select a loadout from a variety of 20+ real-world firearms before each mission. Players also led a team of up to 3 secret service agents, who could be independently given a variety of commands, including being ordered to move to a given position or to face a particular direction and provide overwatch in that direction (a specificity of command that was seen in few tactical shooters, even the most popular ones such as the ''VideoGame/RainbowSix'' or ''VideoGame/PoliceQuest VideoGame/{{SWAT}}'' series). Prior to several missions, players could position a number of secondary team agents at various points throughout the level. The player had no direct control over these secondary team agents, but they would act independently and fight any enemies that appeared in the area they were assigned to guard. Missions were divided into dignitary protection details, and anti-terrorist raids involving the search for a series of chemical bombs sold to various criminal and terrorist organizations in the U.S.

* AchievementMockery: As pointed out in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFNBHk5PX-M this video]], a few achievements mock you, and give you zero points for your troubles. "Expert Marksman" is achieved when you fire a whole magazine without hitting anyone. "Drop the pin..." is received by blowing yourself up with a grenade. "The Exact Opposite of Your Job" is unlocked by '''''shooting the President.'''''

The second game in the "series" was ''Secret Service: Security Breach''. In contrast to ''In Harm's Way'', ''Security Breach'' was a more straightforward ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''-style run-and-gun corridor shooter based on the ''Gore: Ultimate Soldier'' engine. The game was released in 2003 and developed by 4D Rulers, the developers of ''Gore: Ultimate Soldier''. The game is notable for featuring various next-gen graphics effects such as bump-mapping and real-time lighting, effects which would be made famous by ''VideoGame/Doom3'' the next year. Because of a quirk of the way shadows are implemented, the game also cannot be run properly on an ATI graphics card, as everything looks like it's covered in shifting black goo. Most of the plot actually involves fighting the Mob, in the Secret Service's anti-counterfeiter role. Towards the end of the game they start trying to kill a leading politician, whose protection encompasses the last few missions of the game.

The third Secret Service game was ''Secret Service: Ultimate Sacrifice'', released in 2008 and developed by Cauldron HQ, best known for ''{{VideoGame/Chaser}}'', ''VideoGame/SoldierOfFortune: Payback'', ''VideoGame/JurassicTheHunted'', and the History Channel series of historic first person shooters (''Civil War'' and ''Battle in the Pacific''). Like all those games, it uses their in-house [=CloakNT=] game engine. Unlike previous games in the series, ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' was a multi-platform release, developed both for PC and consoles (Playstation 2 and Xbox 360). Like ''Security Breach'', the game is a run-and-gun corridor shooter, although it also has noticeable influence from the ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty: VideoGame/ModernWarfare'' series. It plays pretty much like ''Soldier of Fortune: Payback'', and even uses a lot of assets (such as weapons and character animations) from that game. The game also has door-unlocking sequences using pipe-puzzles similar to those in ''VideoGame/BioShock1''. The plot involves a conspiracy by high-ranking members of the government and even elements of the Secret Service to stage a coup de tat and perform an Amendment XXV replacement of the current president via assassination.

* BodyArmorAsHitPoints: Seen in ''Security Breach'', where you have Health and Body Armor. RealityEnsues in that body armor protects against bullets, but does nothing to stop a baseball bat to the face.

* OneBulletClips: Averted in ''Security Breach'', where you have spare mags instead of spare bullets, and loading a new mag discards any unused bullets in your current mag. Played straight in the other two games.

* RegeneratingHealth: Seen in ''Ultimate Sacrifice'', which was made in 2008 and had heavy influence from ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty: VideoGame/ModernWarfare''.

* EscortMission: Well, it ''is'' the Secret Service after all. ''In Harm's Way'' lets you stash the protectee in a defensible room and have a couple agents protect him while you and a partner clear the way. Alternatively, you could stay by the protectee while ordering your agents to move ahead and have them clear the way. ''Security Breach'' and ''Ultimate Sacrifice'', lacking tactical commands, have the standard "idiot who follows 3 feet behind you the entire level" type.

* BodyArmorAsHitPoints: Seen in ''Security Breach'', where you have Health and Body Armor.

The second game in the "series" was ''Secret Service: Security Breach''. In contrast to ''In Harm's Way'', ''Security Breach'' was a more straightforward ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''-style run-and-gun corridor shooter based on the ''GoreUltimateSoldier'' engine. The game was released in 2003 and developed by 4D Rulers, the developers of ''Gore: Ultimate Soldier''. The game is notable for featuring various next-gen graphics effects such as bump-mapping and real-time lighting; most of these effects were made famous by ''Doom 3'', though ''Security Breach'' implemented them before ''Doom 3'' did. Because of a quirk of the way shadows are implemented, the game also cannot be run properly on an ATI graphics card, as everything looks like it's covered in shifting black goo. Most of the plot actually involves fighting the Mob, in the Secret Service's anti-counterfeiter role. Towards the end of the game they start trying to kill a leading politician, whose protection encompasses the last few missions of the game.

* AchievementMockery: As pointed out in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFNBHk5PX-M this video]], a few achievements mock you, and give you zero points for your troubles. "Expert Marksman" is gotten when you fire a whole clip without hitting anyone. "Drop the pin..." is gotten by blowing yourself up with a grenade, and "The Exact Opposite of Your Job" is gotten by '''''Shooting the president.'''''

* AchievementMockery: Shooting the president earns you the zero-point achievement "The Exact Opposite of Your Job".

* LostForever: Similar to ''VideoGame/RainbowSix'', in ''In Harm's Way'', if one of your agents is killed, they're lost forever from your roster for the remaining missions of the game. There are no replacement agents, but the roster is generally large enough to last throughout the entire game unless you somehow manage to get every agent killed in every mission.

The first ''Secret Service'', also known as ''Secret Service: In Harm's Way'', was released in 2001 and developed by Romanian developer Fun Labs, best known for their Cabela's Hunting games. It was a tactical shooter inspired by the original games in the ''RainbowSix'' series. The game was more forgiving than other tactical shooters of the time, with players able to survive several bullet hits before dying, as opposed to the One-Hit-One-Kill gameplay common in the genre at the time. Players could select a loadout from a variety of 20+ real-world firearms before each mission. Players also led a team of up to 3 secret service agents, who could be independently given a variety of commands, including being ordered to move to a given position or to face a particular direction and provide overwatch in that direction (a specificity of command that was seen in few tactical shooters, even the most popular ones such as the ''RainbowSix'' or ''VideoGame/PoliceQuest VideoGame/{{SWAT}}'' series). Prior to several missions, players could position a number of secondary team agents at various points throughout the level. The player had no direct control over these secondary team agents, but they would act independently and fight any enemies that appeared in the area they were assigned to guard. Missions were divided into dignitary protection details, and anti-terrorist raids involving the search for a series of chemical bombs sold to various criminal and terrorist organizations in the U.S.

* LostForever: Similar to ''RainbowSix'', in ''In Harm's Way'', if one of your agents is killed, they're lost forever from your roster for the remaining missions of the game. There are no replacement agents, but the roster is generally large enough to last throughout the entire game unless you somehow manage to get every agent killed in every mission.

* NintendoHard: ''In Harm's Way'' is somewhat more forgiving that the original ''RainbowSix'', ''GhostRecon'', or ''S.W.A.T.'' series, but it's still a tactical shooter where you can take relatively few hits and have no way to restore your health mid-level, and an instant-fail condition if your protectee dies. ''Security Breach'' and ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' are of a more mainstream difficulty level.

The first ''Secret Service'', also known as ''Secret Service: In Harm's Way'', was released in 2001 and developed by Romanian developer Fun Labs, best known for their Cabela's Hunting games. It was a tactical shooter inspired by the original games in the ''RainbowSix'' series. The game was more forgiving than other tactical shooters of the time, with players able to survive several bullet hits before dying, as opposed to the One-Hit-One-Kill gameplay common in the genre at the time. Players could select a loadout from a variety of 20+ real-world firearms before each mission. Players also led a team of up to 3 secret service agents, who could be independently given a variety of commands, including being ordered to move to a given position or to face a particular direction and provide overwatch in that direction (a specificity of command that was seen in few tactical shooters, even the most popular ones such as the ''RainbowSix'' or ''PoliceQuest VideoGame/{{SWAT}}'' series). Prior to several missions, players could position a number of secondary team agents at various points throughout the level. The player had no direct control over these secondary team agents, but they would act independently and fight any enemies that appeared in the area they were assigned to guard. Missions were divided into dignitary protection details, and anti-terrorist raids involving the search for a series of chemical bombs sold to various criminal and terrorist organizations in the U.S.

The third Secret Service game was ''Secret Service: Ultimate Sacrifice'', released in 2008 and developed by Cauldron HQ, best known for ''{{VideoGame/Chaser}}'', ''VideoGame/SoldierOfFortune: Payback'', ''VideoGame/JurassicTheHunted'', and the History Channel series of historic first person shooters (''Civil War'' and ''Battle in the Pacific''). Like all those games, it uses their in-house [=CloakNT=] game engine. Unlike previous games in the series, ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' was a multi-platform release, developed both for PC and consoles (Playstation 2 and Xbox 360). Like ''Security Breach'', the game is a run-and-gun corridor shooter, although it also has noticeable influence from the ''CallOfDuty ModernWarfare'' series. It plays pretty much like ''Soldier of Fortune: Payback'', and even uses a lot of assets (such as weapons and character animations) from that game. The game also has door-unlocking sequences using pipe-puzzles similar to those in ''VideoGame/BioShock1''. The plot involves a conspiracy by high-ranking members of the government and even elements of the Secret Service to stage a coup de tat and perform an Amendment XXV replacement of the current president via assassination.

* RegeneratingHealth: Seen in ''Ultimate Sacrifice'', which was made in 2008 and had heavy influence from ''CallOfDuty ModernWarfare''.

The third Secret Service game was ''Secret Service: Ultimate Sacrifice'', released in 2008 and developed by Cauldron HQ, best known for ''{{Chaser}}'', ''SoldierOfFortune: Payback'', ''JurassicTheHunted'', and the History Channel series of historic first person shooters (''Civil War'' and ''Battle in the Pacific''). Like all those games, it uses their in-house [=CloakNT=] game engine. Unlike previous games in the series, ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' was a multi-platform release, developed both for PC and consoles (Playstation 2 and Xbox 360). Like ''Security Breach'', the game is a run-and-gun corridor shooter, although it also has noticeable influence from the ''CallOfDuty ModernWarfare'' series. It plays pretty much like ''Soldier of Fortune: Payback'', and even uses a lot of assets (such as weapons and character animations) from that game. The game also has door-unlocking sequences using pipe-puzzles similar to those in ''VideoGame/BioShock1''. The plot involves a conspiracy by high-ranking members of the government and even elements of the Secret Service to stage a coup de tat and perform an Amendment XXV replacement of the current president via assassination.

The third Secret Service game was ''Secret Service: Ultimate Sacrifice'', released in 2008 and developed by Cauldron HQ, best known for ''{{Chaser}}'', ''SoldierOfFortune: Payback'', ''JurassicTheHunted'', and the History Channel series of historic first person shooters (''Civil War'' and ''Battle in the Pacific''). Like all those games, it uses their in-house [=CloakNT=] game engine. Unlike previous games in the series, ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' was a multi-platform release, developed both for PC and consoles (Playstation 2 and Xbox 360). Like ''Security Breach'', the game is a run-and-gun corridor shooter, although it also has noticeable influence from the ''CallOfDuty ModernWarfare'' series. It plays pretty much like ''Soldier of Fortune: Payback'', and even uses a lot of assets (such as weapons and character animations) from that game. The game also has door-unlocking sequences using pipe-puzzles similar to those in ''VideoGame/BioShock''. The plot involves a conspiracy by high-ranking members of the government and even elements of the Secret Service to stage a coup de tat and perform an Amendment XXV replacement of the current president via assassination.

* NintendoHard: ''In Harm's Way'' is somewhat more forgiving that the original ''RainbowSix'', 'GhostRecon'', or ''S.W.A.T.'' series, but it's still a tactical shooter where you can take relatively few hits and have no way to restore your health mid-level, and an instant-fail condition if your protectee dies. ''Security Breach'' and ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' are of a more mainstream difficulty level.

The second game in the "series" was ''Secret Service: Security Breach''. In contrast to ''In Harm's Way'', ''Security Breach'' was a more straightforward ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''-style run-and-gun corridor shooter based on the ''GoreUltimateSoldier'' engine. The game was released in 2003 and developed by 4D Rulers, the developers of ''Gore: Ultimate Soldier''. The game is notable for featuring various next-gen graphics effects such as bump-mapping and real-time lighting; most of these effects were made famous by ''Doom 3'', though ''Security Breach'' implemented them before ''Doom 3'' did. Because of a quirk of the way shadows are implemented, the game also cannot be run properly on an ATI graphics card, as everything looks like it's covered in shifting black goo. Most of the plot actually involves fighting the Mob, in the Secret Service's anti-counterfeit currency role.

* RegeneratingHealth: Seen in ''Ultimate Sacrifice'', which was made in 2008 and had heavy influence from ''CallOFDutyModernWarfare''.

* FinalExamFinale: The second-to-last major mission in ''In Harm's Way'' involves protecting the Vice President in a hotel. For some reason, the attacks consist of a mix of every single enemy type you've fought in all the previous game's levels, ranging from Middle Eastern gunmen and gunwomen to hitmen waiters to mobsters.

The first ''Secret Service'', also known as ''Secret Service: In Harm's Way'', was released in 2001 and developed by Romanian developer Fun Labs, best known for their Cabela's Hunting games. It was a tactical shooter inspired by the original games in the ''RainbowSix'' series. The game was more forgiving than other tactical shooters of the time, with players able to survive several bullet hits before dying, as opposed to the One-Hit-One-Kill gameplay common in the genre at the time. Players could select a loadout from a variety of 20+ real-world firearms before each mission. Players also led a team of up to 3 secret service agents, who could be independently given a variety of commands, including being ordered to move to a given position or to face a particular direction and provide overwatch in that direction (a specificity of command that was seen in few tactical shooters, even the most popular ones such as the ''RainbowSix'' or ''PoliceQuestSWAT'' series). Prior to several missions, players could position a number of secondary team agents at various points throughout the level. The player had no direct control over these secondary team agents, but they would act independently and fight any enemies that appeared in the area they were assigned to guard. Missions were divided into dignitary protection details, and anti-terrorist raids involving the search for a series of chemical bombs sold to various criminal and terrorist organizations in the U.S.

The third Secret Service game was ''Secret Service: Ultimate Sacrifice'', released in 2008 and developed by Cauldron HQ, best known for ''{{Chaser}}'', ''SoldierOfFortune: Payback'', ''JurassicTheHunted'', and the History Channel series of historic first person shooters (''Civil War'' and ''Battle in the Pacific''). Like all those games, it uses their in-house [=CloakNT=] game engine. Unlike previous games in the series, ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' was a multi-platform release, developed both for PC and consoles (Playstation 2 and Xbox 360). Like ''Security Breach'', the game is a run-and-gun corridor shooter, although it also has noticeable influence from the ''CallOfDutyModernWarfare'' series. It plays pretty much like ''Soldier of Fortune: Payback'', and even uses a lot of assets (such as weapons and character animations) from that game. The game also has door-unlocking sequences using pipe-puzzles similar to those in ''VideoGame/BioShock''. The plot involves a conspiracy by high-ranking members of the government and even elements of the Secret Service to stage a coup de tat and perform an Amendment XXV replacement of the current president via assassination.