You really feel like the police in SWAT 2 - 4, whereas Raven Shield is more to do with gun down everybody with a gun without much thought. I think playing as SWAT itself is more of an original concept and before people say other games have SWAT skins in them, I mean the feeling of being a SWAT officer in a game is incredibly rare in games. Raven Shield however I find to be more fun, has more variety and greater replay value but at its heart is just another military shooter that's been done to death. You're easier to kill, have lower ammo and having your squad face a certain direction can make the difference between life and death. SWAT 4 on higher difficulties is the way to go for a better tactical experience because it relies on supposedly stunning or not killing enemies and definitely not civilians. For example SWAT 4 lets you give specific commands such as to cover x door, flash y door, arrest z target, but Raven Shield has the pre-battle planner and it lets you command more soldiers and even change between squads on the fly. SWAT 4 has deeper tactical prowess on its higher difficulties, whereas Raven Shield all-round is the more tactical game.

I love tactical shooters and I am a little bias toward the SWAT games because I've been with it since the 90s, but I'll give it a go to put forward my thoughts on the 2 games. Old topic but I've been playing Raven Shield Gold again this past week (or rather last week) after recently playing SWAT 4 from GOG.

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