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Game Title: Tribes 2
Developer: Dynamix
Publisher: Sierra
Release Date: 2001-03-29
Review Date: 2001-10-11
Reviewed By: hachiroku
Multiplayer Co-Op no
Platform(s): Windows image
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Windows 9X/2000/XP
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Linux
Server Guide: Game Server image n/a
Expansion Pack(s): no
Tribes 2Tribes 2 has got to be one of the most addictive, team-based first person shooters out there. The graphics are good, the sound tracks are decent, and the audio taunts rock.

Tribe 2's strength lies in it's game play. Unique options like the jetpack (which allows a player to lift off the ground and fly over short distances) and the differing types of mech armour (light, medium and heavy) give T2 and amazing freshness. The driveable vehicles (including a bomber, hover bike, hover tank and more) make playing T2 even more fun. For even more advanced gameplay there is the deployable defense turrets, mobile inventory stations, and equipment packs (including the ever popular cloak- pack), which allow you to take the fight right into the enemies base. The multitude of strategies that can be employed is virtually limitless.

Lots of items can be destroyed and repaired (ie: generators that power your base's big turrets, vehicle pads, and inventory stations). This ability to repair things in game really adds to the game play and makes T2 more like Rogue Spear than Quake 3.

This game is extremely deep. With all these details it's easy to see why the Tribes 2 team play experience is one like no other.

Multiplayer (the stuff that matters):
Tribes 2 is one of those games whose strength lies in it's multiplayer abilities. Really, Tribes 2 wouldn't be much of a game without it. I mean, how much fun is any of the above mentioned abilities like controllable vehicles, deployable turrets etc if you can't do it as a team with a bunch of other humans not a bunch of lousy AI?

This game Hella Rocks when it comes to co-op play! There is nothing like flying in with a bomber or transport filled with your buddies and raining down a little "death from above" on the opposing team! "I got your number...I got all your numbers!" Hell Ya!

RATING: 9/10

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System Requirements

PC

  • Windows® 95/98/NT/2000/XP
  • Pentium II 400 MHz (Please note supported video cards)
  • 64 MB RAM (128 MB RAM suggested)
  • 531 MB HD Space
  • 4x CD-ROM
  • Direct Sound Compatible Peripherals
  • Direct Input game controllers supported
  • 12MB or better video card
  • Supported Video Cards listed by CPU:
  • Pentium II: 300 MHz w/ GeForce & GeForce 2, Diamond Viper II, Ati Rage 128,
  • Pentium II: 400 MHz w/ TNT, TNT 2, Radeon, Matrox G400 & G450 Voodoo 3, or Pentium III: 500 MHz w/ Voodoo 2, Voodoo 4, Voodoo 5, Kyro Permedia 3

Linux

  • Kernel Linux 2.2.x or 2.4.x
  • Processor 300 MHz Pentium processor or faster (500 MHz recommended)
  • Video XFree86 3.3.5 or newer, supported 3D accelerator card (OpenGL) with at least 4 MB memory
  • RAM 64 MB required (128 MB recommended)
  • Storage 8x or faster CD-ROM drive, 500 MB free hard disk space
  • Sound 16-bit OSS compatible sound card
  • Minimum System Requirements - Dedicated Server
  • Kernel Linux 2.2.x or 2.4.x
  • Processor 300 MHz Pentium processor or faster (500 MHz recommended)
  • Storage 8x or faster CD-ROM drive, 500 MB free hard disk space

Multiplayer

  • Supports up to 64 players over TCP/IP on LAN

 


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