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Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn

Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn, otherwise known as Chase the Express, is a video game created by Sugar and Rockets for the PlayStation, and released in 2000. On March 16, 2000 Activision announced that they had…

27 January 2000

Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn is an adventure developed by Sugar and Rockets, released 27 January 2000 on PlayStation. The main story takes about 10.8 hrs to finish.

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What Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn is

Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn is an adventure game developed by Sugar and Rockets and released in 2000. It was published by Activision. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player controls Lieutenant Jack Morton of NATO, the sole survivor of a terrorist strike on the Blue Harvest, an armored train. He is aided by Christina Wayborn throughout the game, the French ambassador's bodyguard and the NATO council. Traveling around the various carriages of the train, the player must defeat the terrorists, find the French ambassador, and prevent the terrorists from using a nuclear weapon. The terrorists, under the leadership of Boris Zugoski, detonate some C4 charges in parts of the train, kill all those who resist and take the French ambassador's family hostage. At a certain point in the game Boris is killed by Jack and it appears that the ambassador's assistant…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, survival and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 10.8 hrs.

What it launched against

Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn launched on 27 January 2000, within three weeks of The Sims, Metal Slug 3, Battlezone 2: Combat Commander and Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

Released around the same time: The Sims, Metal Slug 3, Battlezone 2: Combat Commander, Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

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Quick answers

Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn — frequently asked questions

When did Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn come out?
Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn was released on 27 January 2000 for PlayStation.
How long does it take to beat Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn?
The main story of Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn takes around 10.8 hrs.

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