SWAT: Global Strike Team is a tactical first person shooter video game developed by Argonaut Games and published by Argonaut Games and Sierra Entertainment for the Xbox and the PlayStation 2. It was released on October 29 in North America and December 5, 2003 in Europe. While the game retains some of the key tenants of the SWAT franchise, such as it's use of police procedure, Global Strike Team features faster paced, action oriented gameplay as a means of appealing to a wider audience.