Ice Nine is a shooter for the Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance

The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...

 that takes place in first-person. It was one of the final first-person shooters on the console. It was originally going to be a tie-in with the movie The Recruit

The Recruit

The Recruit is a 2003 American spy thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Colin Farrell, Al Pacino and Bridget Moynahan. It was released on January 31, 2003 in North America by Touchstone Pictures....

. However, this fell through, but the plot of the game remains unchanged. There was also a planned PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

 port, but it was canceled at some point in development.

Plot

The plot of Ice Nine is similar to the film it was previously based on. You play as recruit Tom Carter on a mission to stop an evil plot to steal the diabolical computer virus “Ice Nine”. Over the course of the game, you unravel a conspiracy within the CIA.

Reception

Ice Nine was met with lukewarm reviews. It was praised for its above-average graphics and music, but criticized for its boring level design in comparison with earlier shooters such as Ecks vs. Sever

Ecks vs. Sever

Ecks vs. Sever is one of the earliest first-person shooters for the Game Boy Advance and was developed by Crawfish Interactive. Based on an early script of the film Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, it is the first video game developed and released before the film it is based on had begun production. It...

. It currently has a 44% overall average on Game Rankings.