Paul Pawlicki talks guns, multiplayer, and enemy AI for SWAT: Target Liberty

Coming this fall from Sierra Entertainment and Vivendi Games is SWAT: Target Liberty, the first PSP entry in the popular tactical shooter series. Firing Squad recently had a chat with the game’s producer Paul Pawlicki to get some inside info on the game.

SWAT: Target Liberty is a shooter, so of course it has to have an impressive array of guns. “No need to worry about firepower,” said Pawlicki. “SWAT: Target Liberty has plenty of it.” Sierra lucked out on getting 3G Studios, who had physical access to each of the weapons used in the game, as a developer. Pawlicki noted that 3G’s authentic representations add “a really nice touch” to SWAT: Target Liberty.

Alright, so the guns look real, but what weapons will the players have access to? “Players will get to select from authentic SWAT weapons, like the SIG‘s SG 551-SWAT, a gas-operated weapon conceived specifically for Special Forces and elite units,” said Pawlicki. “There’s also the SSG 300, FN303, Benelli M2 and tactical grenades to choose from but as a player progresses through the game’s unlockable weapons are made available including the FnH P90 and the Benelli M4 Super 90 to name a few.”

As for multiplayer, 3G has designed a random level generator to keep up to four players on their toes in the game’s head to head multiplayer mode. SWAT: Target Liberty‘s AI also look impressive, with the inclusion of a morale system for the enemies. “Take too long in a firefight and they will begin to flank you and become less likely to give up,” Pawlicki explained. “If you take out a few of men out then you will see them retreat and start to give up more easily.”

Pawlicki also assured shooter fans that SWAT: Target Liberty is right on track for its fall release. There’s currently nothing in development at the moment, but Pawlicki said that “could easily make the leap from PC to next-gen consoles and provide a fun, tactical shooter experience unlike any other game out there.”

Via Firing Squad

Coming this fall from Sierra Entertainment and Vivendi Games is SWAT: Target Liberty, the first PSP entry in the popular tactical shooter series. Firing Squad recently had a chat with the game’s producer Paul Pawlicki to get some inside info on the game.

SWAT: Target Liberty is a shooter, so of course it has to have an impressive array of guns. “No need to worry about firepower,” said Pawlicki. “SWAT: Target Liberty has plenty of it.” Sierra lucked out on getting 3G Studios, who had physical access to each of the weapons used in the game, as a developer. Pawlicki noted that 3G’s authentic representations add “a really nice touch” to SWAT: Target Liberty.

Alright, so the guns look real, but what weapons will the players have access to? “Players will get to select from authentic SWAT weapons, like the SIG‘s SG 551-SWAT, a gas-operated weapon conceived specifically for Special Forces and elite units,” said Pawlicki. “There’s also the SSG 300, FN303, Benelli M2 and tactical grenades to choose from but as a player progresses through the game’s unlockable weapons are made available including the FnH P90 and the Benelli M4 Super 90 to name a few.”

As for multiplayer, 3G has designed a random level generator to keep up to four players on their toes in the game’s head to head multiplayer mode. SWAT: Target Liberty‘s AI also look impressive, with the inclusion of a morale system for the enemies. “Take too long in a firefight and they will begin to flank you and become less likely to give up,” Pawlicki explained. “If you take out a few of men out then you will see them retreat and start to give up more easily.”

Pawlicki also assured shooter fans that SWAT: Target Liberty is right on track for its fall release. There’s currently nothing in development at the moment, but Pawlicki said that “could easily make the leap from PC to next-gen consoles and provide a fun, tactical shooter experience unlike any other game out there.”

Via Firing Squad