Operation: Tango is free with PlayStation Plus this month, and it’s a brand new PS5 game. There’s no reason to avoid playing it unless you hate free stuff or other people. Even if you don’t like playing games with others, you don’t need to spend much time with the other player or pay that much attention to them, so the game can still be fun. This is a game that’s built so that two players have to be playing at the same time, but it’ll allow you to play with someone else online, opening up the opportunity to play whenever you want instead of when your mates are available.
As you can see, the idea is that you pick one of the two characters for each mission. When playing as the Agent, you’re the one going out on the mission. You’re trying to find a way to get into a location and need the Hacker to follow your movements so that you can get in and out without anyone seeing you. When playing as the Hacker, you’re responsible for pretty much everything. You’ve got to ensure all the doors and windows open when needed, and help solve puzzles when the Agent is trying to get them done.
The game relies on each player helping the other without any distractions. If you stop paying attention for even a second, it could cost both of you the mission. I don’t know what mission failures look like, but I imagine there’s a point at which the agent has to exit because things have gone so badly. Even then though, the Hacker will probably be required to get them out. It all sounds quite frantic and annoying, but I’m pretty sure it’s going to be great at the time.
This is a PS5 exclusive, so everyone with a PS5 just has to play it. There’s little reason to avoid playing a new PS5 release unless you don’t own the console. These are the games that are pushing the platform forward, demonstrating what it’s capable of. Give it a go, even if it’s just one round, to see what it plays like, and I promise you won’t regret it.
