Team Fortress... To many these words spur different images, different ideas;
To some it entices the hate of broken promises and Vapourware that was only seen
once or twice in its seven year development, Others may remember the fluid class
based shooter of Team Fortress Classic - a game meant for fun and hilarity.
People new to the words will think of Cell Shaded action and Rocket Jumps to
classical music. To all Team Fortress 2 is a game that has been eagerly waiting
in the shadows to appear on the gaming scene, a new breath of fresh air to the
industry that many are waiting for.
Much like its father project Team Fortress 2 has stuck closely to its roots, while many new games are trying to show a gritty experience with massive maps and fearsome guns - Team Fortress 2 remains as a beacon, a game that looks like its just fun to play.
Team Fortress 2 has done away with realistic graphics other Valve games use such as Day of Defeat and Counter-Strike. Instead it uses a more stylized cartoon like approach which hasn't been seen in a first-person shooter since XIII was released in 2004.
There are currently three Game Modes in Team Fortress 2, they are Capture the Flag (CTF), Control Point (CP) and Territorial Control (TC). The first two should be familiar to any Team Fortress Classic players while TC is new for TF2.
Just like the original game you can choose to play as one of several player classes, each with its own unique strengths and weaknesses. The classes are all back although a couple with different names - Heavy, Scout, Spy, Demoman, Engineer, Medic, Sniper, Soldier and Pyro, although weapons and abilities have changed slightly.
Team Fortress 2 is bundled as the multiplayer component of Valve's 'Orange Box' which includes Episode Two and Portal.
Team Fortress 2 is out now as part of Valve's Orange Box on PC and Xbox 360. The Playstation 3 version is still 'to be confirmed'.
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Much like its father project Team Fortress 2 has stuck closely to its roots, while many new games are trying to show a gritty experience with massive maps and fearsome guns - Team Fortress 2 remains as a beacon, a game that looks like its just fun to play.
Team Fortress 2 has done away with realistic graphics other Valve games use such as Day of Defeat and Counter-Strike. Instead it uses a more stylized cartoon like approach which hasn't been seen in a first-person shooter since XIII was released in 2004.
There are currently three Game Modes in Team Fortress 2, they are Capture the Flag (CTF), Control Point (CP) and Territorial Control (TC). The first two should be familiar to any Team Fortress Classic players while TC is new for TF2.
Just like the original game you can choose to play as one of several player classes, each with its own unique strengths and weaknesses. The classes are all back although a couple with different names - Heavy, Scout, Spy, Demoman, Engineer, Medic, Sniper, Soldier and Pyro, although weapons and abilities have changed slightly.
Team Fortress 2 is bundled as the multiplayer component of Valve's 'Orange Box' which includes Episode Two and Portal.
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Team Fortress 2 is out now as part of Valve's Orange Box on PC and Xbox 360. The Playstation 3 version is still 'to be confirmed'.
