[Hack&Lube]

The problem with the combat is not that it's "challenging", it's that it feels cheap and unrealistic since the enemies wearing nothing but t-shirts can take plenty of bullets unless it's to the head...or if you are using the magnum revolver which is a magical golden gun because it transforms you into Dirty Harry.

Me and my friend playing this game used to joke (albeit in a somewhat racist manner), that all the locals in the game must have bullet-proof skin from growing up on the dangerous streets of Mexico and South America.

Then again, you can take damage and all you need to do is hide a bit until your vision clears and you are healed again. I guess these are just more console conventions that I dislike but it's spreading to more and more games. Personally, I think games should be realistic in the amount of damage people take from gunfire and even dependant on their body armor and the type of ammunition used, etc. I don't mind dying instantly if shot if the enemies will also...I guess that would be another limitation of consoles because people would get mad at constantly dying if they only have checkpoint saving and not auto or quick saving like on PC.