Gorky Zero: Beyond Honor

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Gorky Zero: Beyond Honor Release Date: 2003 Developer: Metropolis Software Publisher: JoWood Productions Platforms: PC Genre: Action-adventure, Stealth

Gorky Zero: Beyond Honor is a 2003 third-person stealth game, a prequel to Gorky (known in the US as Odium) and was followed up by Gorky 2: Aurora Watching (known in the US as Soldier Elite). The game has Cole Sullivan being sent to investigate and destroy a secret Russian lab in Ukraine that's experimenting with turning people into mindless slaves (hence the original Polish subtitle Gorky Zero: Slave Factory.)

In presumably an effort to encourage stealth, all of the game's firearms are drastically underloaded compared to their real life counterparts, likely to make it less feasible to take on several enemies in a direct fight.

The game uses a semi-realistic reloading system, where magazines are discarded when reloading, though oddly if the player picks up a partially loaded magazine, their current full magazine is automatically put in reserve and they will have the partially loaded magazine loaded, with any more partially loaded magazines being added to their current magazine.

The following weapons appear in the video game Gorky Zero: Beyond Honor:

Beretta 92FS

The Beretta 92FS appears, holding six shots and is able to be loaded with subsonic (quieter than normal rounds but still audible) and silent (enemies can't hear them at all) rounds as well as regular ammo. For some reason, Sullivan, a trained NATO soldier, fires his Beretta sideways gangster-style during gameplay except when leaning.

The Beretta, like the rest of the firearms, doesn't make much sense as the weaponry for a secret Soviet base in Ukraine.

Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm

Sullivan aims the Beretta in a promotional screenshot.

Sullivan gets very close to a Virtual Training soldier and his Beretta.

A close-up showing Sullivan's incredibly poor pistol aiming skills for a NATO commando.

Shotgun

An unknown pump-action shotgun appears as the shotgun of the game.

A bunch of enemies hold the shotgun in a wallpaper.

Sullivan holds the shotgun and observes one of the "slaves" around a corner.

IMI Uzi

The IMI Uzi appear as the "Machine Gun", it holds 18 bullets in a magazine, has poor accuracy, and the charging handle is missing. Like the Beretta, Sullivan decides to one-hand the Uzi (unlike enemy soldiers who use a proper two-handed grip), though at least he doesn't hold the Uzi sideways outside of leaning around cover (even then, Sullivan uses an odd stance where he holds his right hand down by the wrist with his left instead of actually holding the Uzi with two hands.)

IMI Uzi - 9x19mm

Sullivan leans around a corner holding the Uzi in a promotional screenshot, it also shows how originally the Uzi held more than 18 rounds in a magazine during development.

Sullivan poses with the Uzi in promotional artwork.

Another set of Sullivan posing with the Uzi.

Accuracy International AWM

What appears to be a Accuracy International AWM is available as the "Sniper Rifle", it holds only four rounds, the scope can't be used, and it can be loaded with regular or subsonic ammunition. It is the only firearm not used by any enemies.

Accuracy International Arctic Warfare Magnum - .300 Winchester Magnum

Sullivan holds the rifle in the trailer.

Sullivan crouches and leans with the rifle.

Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2

What appears to be a low-detail Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 appears on the game's Hind model.

Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 with unfired rounds - 30x165mm

The Hind in-game.