In Rogue Warrior, the United States has sent in Richard Marcinko, a foul-mouthed veteran U.S. Navy SEAL, on a mission into North Korea to disrupt ballistic missile launchers during the Cold War.

Rogue Warrior received negative reviews from critics, who cited it as one of the worst games ever made.

Criticism of the game included its poor controls, multiple glitches, outdated graphics, poor gunplay, frequent profanity, rushed production, uninteresting gameplay, short length, very limited multiplayer, and broken and exploited combat techniques.

The primary goal for Marcinko begins as an infiltration mission to disrupt hostile missiles and evolves to prevent other potentially dangerous situations.

The player has the option to shoot fuse boxes inside buildings to kill the lights and confuse enemies, making it easier to sneak up on them, and can equip night vision goggles for dark areas.

The focus of the gameplay is Marcinko's over-the-top methods and signature execution moves used in war situations.

Such moves include throwing an enemy over a rail, slashing their throat, or shooting them in the head with their own weapons.

Admiral Travis Payton (voiced by Neal McDonough), the commander of the operation, demands that Marcinko abort, but he refuses, saying he intends to finish the mission.

Marcinko also notices that the remaining ballistic missiles were moved out of North Korea to a palace in the Soviet Union.

Announced in the fall of 2006 as a partnership between Bethesda Softworks and Zombie Studios, Rogue Warrior: Black Razor was billed as a tactical first-person shooter for release in 2007.

Set in present-day North Korea, the plot focused on Marcinko and his team's effort to neutralize the country's nuclear launch capabilities.

The setting shifted to 1986 Soviet Union and North Korea; the game engine became proprietary; the cooperative play was struck along with the multiplayer tiling system; the overall focus turned to Marcinko's personality and kill moves, and the name was shortened to simply Rogue Warrior.

[14][15][16] GameSpot said of the PC and Xbox 360 versions, "This dreadfully boring, expletive-filled, extremely short shooter is an absolute rip-off.