| Are you a team
player? You'd better be if you hope to succeed in Tribes
2, an epic first-person shooter where the lifetime
of a lone wolf is usually measured in seconds. Like its
predecessor, Tribes 2 focuses on team-based
multiplayer combat in 40th-century wars between
jetpack-equipped infantry factions. A minimal
single-player tutorial campaign is included to let
newcomers familiarize themselves with the game's
mechanics, but nothing can fully prepare a person for
the chaos of Tribes 2's unique flavour of
multiplayer first-person combat.
Tribes 2 simply shines in the
multiplayer team conflicts for which it was designed,
and the tactical possibilities are nearly endless.
Players can hop into vehicles, as a pilot skims over the
planet's surface and threads narrow canyons while team
members in the back blast enemies as they whip by. Miles
of varying terrain separate each team's base, yet the
transitions from outdoors to indoors are entirely
seamless, regardless of an installation's complexity.
There are endless weapon load outs and armour
combinations from which to choose, and equipment, such
as targeting lasers and deployable defence turrets,
really add to the game's depth. For example, a player in
light scout armour can quickly move to within range of
an outpost, then illuminate it with the targeting laser
for his heavily armed buddies crouching behind a hill.
These heavies can fire their mobile mortars in complete
safety with the knowledge that the laser will guide the
rounds on target. This is just one example of the need
for teamwork in Tribes 2.
Graphically, Tribes 2 leaves a
little to be desired in terms of detail, but the massive
environments more than compensate for that shortcoming.
It sometimes is possible to see enemies approaching from
a few miles away, and those foolish enough to silhouette
themselves on a ridgeline are soon dispatched by an
enemy laser sniper they'll probably never see. The
special effects are excellent, and there are few
shooters on the market that can match the intensity Tribes
2 reaches when dozens of players are fighting all at
once!! |
- Tribes 2 Retail Box
- Change player role, as well as
strategies and tactics employed by your team, in
real time
- Compete in breathtaking, "no
boundary" environments that showcase seamless
transitions between indoor and outdoor environments
- Massive, breathtaking worlds that
are tormented by real-time weather conditions
- Three new weapons and completely
upgraded versions of existing weapons
- Three new vehicles, including
4-wheel Scout ATV, tank with gunner station, and
6-person APC
- ESRB Rating:
Teen
Content suitable for persons
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