At long last, the beta has finally gone live. Gamespot is giving keys out, and I had to grab one just to try it.
The install was one of the strangest I've ever seen. You have to install through a web browser, and actually create your character through the web-based interface. Finally you can launch the game.
The game is cute but dated, obviously designed so that it's quick to download and runs on any system. Very cartoon-y look. When it first came around a year ago, I was worried it was too close to Team Fortress 2 territory, but it's more like a old-school DoS shooter in the Wolfenstein style. With the game sitting still, it looks strangely like a circa 1992 point and click adventure game in the style of The Dig.
Sounds are competant, good engine and gun noises, love the kitchy music. The animations are funny, amusing how my soldier plays his shotgun like a guitar or nervously looks around his environment.
I like that ammo just regenerates over time, you don't have to mess with trying to find ammo around the map. You just get in there and go. Everything in the game is this way, very quick to just play.
Obviously lost the first match I joined. But it looks like you can gain experience and level up, although since it's the beta who knows if it will stick.
The thing about the game may be the gulf between free and paying customers. If you can buy upgrades and level faster or whatever, there's a real advantage there. But, nothing to get that worked up about. It's free after all!
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