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Thankfully, those who already own the game will be able to download all the new Elite Edition components - including map and scenario editors - at no extra cost. Game modes will include regular deathmatch, co-op game, teamplay, last man standing, hostage rescue and others.

Al-controlled hostages and civilians will react in a more convincing and independent manner than in the previous game - running from terrorists, for example. There will be more than 20 new weapons to add to SWAT 3's already impressive arsenal, with a number of new weapon configurations for each. New sounds for each weapon have also been recorded and players will be able to configure the look of their characters by choosing from a number of body types, helmets and camo-skins.

It was Canadian prog' rock trio Rush who first sang "You don't get something for nothing. You can't get freedom for free. You won't get wise with the sleep still in your eyes no matter what your dreams might be. As many of us who use the Internet will attest, you do get a lot for nothing and with little or no effort - particularly if you're a games journalist. The Elite Edition upgrade for last year's SMW3is the latest freebie to come our way and, being predominantly aimed at the multiplayer and riding on the success of Counter-Strike, a timely one it is too.

After spending the last six months, every lunch hour and countless days playing Counter-Strike, we can't help but compare SWAT 3s multiplayer add-on against it.

And if we'd have put both games in a hostage situation and given each a weapon, Counter-Strike wouldn't win on technicalities, but it would on artistic impression.

For one thing, only a handful of players can partake, which means the mistakes of those less indoctrinated into the ways of counter-terrorism are amplified tenfold. As a team vs team game, set across tense, tight maps, to the beginner it feels more like a harsh training session, with every wrong step having terminal consequences.

It certainly isn't a fast-paced game. Sneaking around is the order of the day, and if you felt Counter-Strike was a little slow, you'd probably wake up in a pool of blood, head caved in across the spacebar, after playing a few rounds of SWAT3 online. A typical mission will probably go something like this: track down a kidnapper's phone call, abseil down the side of his house, smash windows in, throw smoke bombs through an exploding front door, and shout like crazy while letting machine-guns rip Only to find a big room, empty except for a startled fat couple lying naked on a bed.

Once again, the development team have worked closely with actual SWAT officers to produce realistic tactics and situations. Hopefully it won't go as far as SWAT 2, where codes of engagement were observed so closely that the gameplay became lifeless and boring.

Realism is all very well, but do you really want to observe every matter of protocol when you're about to shoot your way into a house full of armed fundamentalists? On the other hand, knowing that there are certain rules you have to play by forces you to approach the game differently and think before you act. Which is good. The game offers plenty of tactical depth, giving you the power not only to set out a detailed plan of action before each mission, as with Rainbow Six, but also to assume command of your team's moves during the action.

And given that the enemy AI promises to be far more complex than in other games of this type, you need to think on your feet. Setting it in enables the developers to play about with advanced weapons and gadgets without losing touch with the real world. For example, your helmet comes with an electronic display that gives you information on the environment and your health, as well as enabling you to communicate more efficiently with the rest of your squad.

You can look forward to SWAT 3 towards the end of this year. We certainly are. Browse games Game Portals.