| Terrorist Takedown 2 | |
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| Developer(s) | City Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | City Interactive |
| Series | Terrorist Takedown |
| Engine | LithTech |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Terrorist Takedown 2 (also known as Terrorist Takedown 2: US Navy Seals) [1] is a low-budget first-person shooter video game developed and published by City Interactive. The game uses the LithTech engine developed by Monolith Productions.
The demo of the game, containing the first mission, gained brief but widespread popularity across Europe after being released as shareware. [3] [4]
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