Sift Heads Cartel: Act 3 1.0

Warning: You need to have a program capable of running an SWF file to play this game. You can click here to find one such program right here on our website.

Flash game developers were incredibly ambitious despite the rather limited nature of the medium. These developers don't let that stop them, however, and so there's a ton of episodic series on the internet. Sift Heads was one that became successful and grew incredibly quickly. So quickly, in fact, that a sequel series came into existence with Sift Heads World. That finished and also spawned a sequel. Let's look at Sift Heads Cartel: Act 3.

To play Sift Heads Cartel: Act 3, just run it with whatever SWF player you have.

This entry only has you controlling Vinny and Kiro, with Shorty being out of focus. This is because the Yakuza are a very personal enemy to Kiro in particular, and Vinnie is the main target for the Yakuza as the leader of the gang. In this entry, the gang is on the backfoot practically the whole time, which is very rare for the series. Even when they try to be proactive, they end up scrambling and improvising the whole time.

The gameplay is very similar to the other entries in the series, with there being a mix of cinematic shootouts, sniping sections, and more standard cover based pop and drops. You also collect scrap along the way to upgrade your gear, although this doesn't really kick in until a second playthrough due to the limited guns you get in a first playthrough.

All in all, Sift Heads Cartel: Act 3 is a great entry in the series. It's unfortunate that the fourth act has yet to come after over half a decade, as this entry stops at a cliffhanger.