SWAT 4

1001 Video Games

SWAT 4 appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

LAPD

Unlike previous games in the SWAT series, SWAT 4 is not based on or endorsed by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

Online servers

The game's online servers which were hosted on GameSpy were shut down on 5 December 2012.

References

• The briefing sergeant, Sonny Bonds, is the protagonist of the Police Quest series, which the original SWAT was a spin-off of.
• The parking garage level includes an arcade machine in the employee lounge that features Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich, another Irrational game released at the same time.
• A common cut-out poster seen in the game features Julia from Tribes: Vengeance, another Irrational title, with the caption "Available on DVD / March 2007 / Tribes: The Movie".

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2005 – #9 PC Game of the Year

Information also contributed by Kasey Chang