Tribes II

Tribes 2 simply shines in the multiplayer team conflicts it was designed for, and the tactical possibilities are nearly endless. Players can hop into vehicles, with a pilot skimming over the planet's surface and threading narrow canyons while team members in the back blast enemies as they whip by. Each team's base are separated by miles of varying terrain, yet the transitions from outdoors to indoors are entirely seamless regardless of an installation's complexity. There are endless weapon loadouts and armour combinations to choose from, and equipment like 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 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. --T. Byrl Baker

How wrong i was.

Tribes 2 has to be one of the most exciting original, amazing games i have ever played. The most common format of the game is there are two teams and each team attempts to get the opponents flag which is in the enemy base. However there are many other game-styles including Arena, Deathmatch and Hunters. The fact that you can change your role in the game takes it that little step higher over games like UT3. You can change between Scout, Assault or Juggernaut armour at any time during the game. The way you play the game is affected by which armour you choose. If you choose Scout, then you can only carry 3 weapons and you have fairly weak armour. However they are very fast and are difficult to hit when facing them one on one. If you choose to be a juggernaut, then there are seven weapons at your disposal, and you have much stronger armour, however they are very slow and it tskes a long time to move around in them. So in the game if you wanted to try and capture the flag, you should usescout armour. But if you wantto defend the flag the you should use juggernaut armour. It is this ability to change the roles in the game that make it so special. The levels that you play on are absolsutely massive, and on the bigger levels it can take you 10 minutes just to get to the enemy base. Also the introduction of vehicles gives the game a whole new dimension. You can take a scout flier, very fast butweak, or an assault tank, very strong and slow. The range of weapons in the game is also immpressive, ranging from the humble blaster right up to the destructive fusion mortar. However the weapons do depend on the armour that you wear. The graphics are looking a little out of date now, but it more than makes up for it in the gameplay.

This game is outstanding, and anyone who enjoys online games would really enjoy this. Go and buy it now!!!


T2 of course   April 11, 2002
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I have been playing Tribes 2 on-line for 8 months now. This is the best FPS on-line game I have played. I have played UT, Q2 and Q3 and they don't come close to this.
This game comes with a wide veriety of maps, some small and some very large. The bigger maps have vehicles and that brings another dimension to the game.
If you don't like the maps that come with the game like most other FPS games you can download more maps.
The community features built into the game make it very easy for people new to the genre or even the Tribes series to feel at home.
Don't by this game if you are thinking of playing it off-line. This is an on-line only game (baring a few offline training missions)
This game also has alot of playing modes Capture the flag, deathmatch, capture and hold, duel and many more.
Tribes 2 also has a large community that have made a veriety of mods that increase diversity in the game.
3 words
Buy this game!


Needs a beast of a machine!   April 8, 2002
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Being a fan of the original Tribes, I was very much looking forward to this game. The upshot is that it is superb, although it somehow lacks the grace of the first. The skill level required to play well is a lot less, and although this may sound good, it actually leads to a less rewarding game.

Also, to play competitively in a league as I do, you will need a top of the range machine. We are talking at least a GHz, with GForce 2 or greater.


WOW   August 10, 2001
4 out of 6 found this review helpful

what can i say this has got to be the best game ive played and i have a lot but i come back to this everynight every waking thought is tribes 2 i can honestly say i even dream of this game take your time to learn the ins and outs of the game when you play online find a server with no more than 10 people playing then you wont suffer from too much lag if you play this game properly dont just look at the graphics which i cant really fault but i am running a duron 800 512mb 64 meb geforce 2 gts you will love it TRUST ME!!!!!!