Do we really need more first-person shooters? Of course we do, provided they bring something new to the genre and run smoothly enough for the experience to be fun. On the first count, SegaSoft's Vigilance earns high marks, thanks to several features not found in any other shooter out there. But somewhere along the line someone forgot to make sure that Vigilance's performance was as inspiring as its concept, and the result is a game that succeeds only in making you wonder how good it could have been if it had been done right. As a member of the Special Intelligence Operations Network, or SION, your goal is to discover who's behind a rash of terrorist activities and put an end to their dirty work. Just as in a James Bond flick, every encounter with the bad guys gives you enough information to send you off to a new locale. In the first seven levels alone you'll find yourself on an offshore oil platform, exploring a hi-tech submarine and the pen where it's harbored, roaming through an ancient monastery
