This game is rated ESRB: Mature 17+ for Animated Blood and Animated Violence.
SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle – Elite Edition is a first-person tactical shooter and police simulation developed by Sierra Northwest for PC, released in 2000. Players take the role of an LAPD SWAT officer across twenty missions set in a near-future Los Angeles circa 2005, with locations drawn from real landmarks such as LAX, the Convention Center, storm drains, and entertainment venues throughout the city. Each mission presents a range of AI-controlled adversaries, including fundamentalist extremists, international terrorists, and civilian perpetrators, all of whom have committed serious crimes against the city's population. While players are authorized to use lethal force, the game maintains that SWAT operates as a civil law enforcement agency rather than a military unit, meaning legal constraints still govern officer conduct. Objectives include hostage rescue and suspect apprehension alongside direct engagement, emphasizing procedural discipline alongside tactical action.
