The action is shot from high above and behind the player, who can fire eight ways, strafe while holding the right trigger, commandeer the odd machine gun turret and vehicle with the left trigger, and switch between grenades/explosives and regular weapons using B. Having abandoned the first-person viewpoint, Infiltrator is a much more straightforward game, with each of its 15 levels falling helpfully (for me) into one of three basic designs - all-out action, stealth missions and Operation Wolf-style shooting galleries.
So I'll be wearing a suitably smug grin later on, then, when I point out how well Medal of Honor works on the Game Boy using Netherock's top-down action game approach - compared, that is, to the irrepressibly drab and awful confines of Medal of Honor: Underground, a handheld first-person shooter that deserves to rot in the handheld bargain bin for all eternity (if such a thing existed). Nope, I'm totally unconvinced by the handheld FPS. Anyway, you could always buy an N64 and GoldenEye for a tenner on eBay if you absolutely must have an FPS fix for next to nowt. Granted, if you absolutely cannot afford any other system besides a GBA, you could make plenty of excuses for the handheld DOOM twins and even Duke Nukem, but given that the Cube is cheaper than a GBA SP at the moment, that seems highly unlikely (and if it's too expensive then you've either got some stingy parents or you need to sue your 'better half' for false advertising). It's funny how people don't do that any more, isn't it? Yes, you can dial down the texture detail until the whole things looks like a Picasso, and sprites are clearly your best friend, but it's like playing DOOM using a keyboard on a 386. First-person shooters do not work on the Game Boy.
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