The core of Covert Ops Essentials is its exhaustive multimedia library. At a time when deep lore was usually reserved for manual booklets, this title provided:

To keep the experience interactive, the package included three exclusive "Rogue Spear" levels. These were not mere add-ons; they were designed as practical exams. Players had to apply the specific tactical principles—such as synchronized breaching and careful reconnaissance—learned in the multimedia portion to succeed. Remarkably, these levels functioned as a standalone experience, not requiring the original Rogue Spear to play. Legacy and Availability

Community patches and NoCD fixes are often necessary to run the software on modern Windows systems, available through enthusiast sites like Old-Games.ru .

Given its age and status as abandonware, it is preserved on sites like the Internet Archive for historical research and "free" access.