What really impressed me here was the AI bot support. The Escort matches where one player must be protected and allowed to escape at the other side of the map (or just wipe out all the assassin team) are enjoyable too, but suffer from the same short lifespan as Boom and Bust.ĭomination (hold various areas for points) is fantastically slick and matches last much longer. Short, but undeniably fun, unless you’re the first one to catch a bullet. Typical matches involve 13 individual rounds that usually each last about as long as the loading screen. Players are only given one life to play with, with the exception of being able to hop into the boots of any remaining bot team-mates that are in-place to make up the numbers during the less populated matches. Boom and Bust is a familiar two-teamed battle of setting explosives and defending them or attempting to stop the other team from doing so. When you do manage to explore the other modes you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how well they play. Not much of a problem if those are your preferred matches. If you choose to just jump in and play what you’re given, you’ll usually find yourself in a deathmatch or team deathmatch. I’ve not had a single match crash yet, and there are host migration protocols in place to keep them going when people leave. Once you’re in a game though it runs beautifully. There are a few connection issues when looking for specific match types which can be exasperating, especially when you’re trying to review the bastards. This set-up does a great job of keeping players balanced, but it runs the risk of alienating players who want regular access to different weapons. So you better get good with that MP5 or Spas shotgun. On the plus side you can steal weapons from fallen opponents.īetter weapons are unlocked for purchase as you level up, but the high costs of them mean that you won’t be able to afford them with your default budget of $2400 as they’re usually over $3000. Of course as soon as you do you know you’re going to get shot in the back within seconds of rejoining the fray. You’re rewarded extra money for kills, headshots, sprees and objectives so that next time you get to the respawn menu you might want to splash the cash on something with better stats such as an AK-47, helmets, armour and flash-bangs. You’re always provided with at least $2400 which is enough to purchase an MP4/shotgun and a grenade, or a pistol, grenade and armour. This isn’t a shooter where you’re wondering around for ages looking for something to shoot.įrom the spawn menu you’re presented with a store to purchase your gear for that individual attempt with the chance to choose differently every time you respawn. A red X marks a corpse, but you can be pretty sure there will be someone close by due to the close nature of most of the game’s kills. The radar shows recent positions of your opponents as a red blip. This works to annoy you further when you see they only had 7% left. When you do get killed it shows how much health and armour your killer has left. No health packs or regeneration makes for extra tense matches and balances things out nicely, especially if you manage to get a few shots into an opponent before you get taken down. The delightful price of £6.29 gets you five maps and six modes to enjoy that puts the likes of Blacklight: Tango Down to shame.Īn old-school approach is taken in regards to your health, take damage and it stays. Don’t let the uninspired name put you off, this is a game worth the attention of any online FPS fan.
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