MonoTekETeA
10-09-2007, 01:03 AM
Probably the most hyped up mediocre game I have played in a while (Exclude Halo due to the fact I can at least play a game with a constant full room). As you can guess, this game is on-line only. I donno if there was an option for bots, nor did I/would I have explored it.
So what makes this game so bland? It is Battlefield copied over, and the terroristic side is painted over with an alien skin.
Each role is unique, each having its ups and down, just like any Battlefield type game, but whats a nice change is that even between the Alien and the Human roles of say a sniper, they have different items, and have slight variations to them. Other then that...thats it. Take battlefield 2142, give it aliens, no supposed spy ware, and servers that all have below 15 people in them for HUGE maps, and tah-dah! You have Quake Wars.
I will however, check this out for XB360 in hopes that the servers a little more full, but in my opinion, this game doesn't warrant a $50 dollar price tag, let alone a $60 price tag. I guess I'll wait for the Orange Box for Team Fortress 2 , even though I think I am getting that for XB360 also, just because I know more people going that route. PC gaming is dieing out more and more with me, though I still hop on for a game of Counter-Strike, or go up to the local LAN center for the social aspect. Oh which I forgot to mention in the half assed review I just gave for the half assed game, there is no built in voice chat, not that I spent enough time to figure it out if it was built in, all there are, are preset emotes, which I'd rather just play Tribes for then. Better game anyway.
Hit me up with your thoughts, truthfully, I didn't give the game that much time at all. But I would have thought I would have enjoyed a game or two, however, I felt nothing in each round I played.
-Jeremy
So what makes this game so bland? It is Battlefield copied over, and the terroristic side is painted over with an alien skin.
Each role is unique, each having its ups and down, just like any Battlefield type game, but whats a nice change is that even between the Alien and the Human roles of say a sniper, they have different items, and have slight variations to them. Other then that...thats it. Take battlefield 2142, give it aliens, no supposed spy ware, and servers that all have below 15 people in them for HUGE maps, and tah-dah! You have Quake Wars.
I will however, check this out for XB360 in hopes that the servers a little more full, but in my opinion, this game doesn't warrant a $50 dollar price tag, let alone a $60 price tag. I guess I'll wait for the Orange Box for Team Fortress 2 , even though I think I am getting that for XB360 also, just because I know more people going that route. PC gaming is dieing out more and more with me, though I still hop on for a game of Counter-Strike, or go up to the local LAN center for the social aspect. Oh which I forgot to mention in the half assed review I just gave for the half assed game, there is no built in voice chat, not that I spent enough time to figure it out if it was built in, all there are, are preset emotes, which I'd rather just play Tribes for then. Better game anyway.
Hit me up with your thoughts, truthfully, I didn't give the game that much time at all. But I would have thought I would have enjoyed a game or two, however, I felt nothing in each round I played.
-Jeremy