For fun fast paced multiplayer action gamers are going to find it very hard to look past Valve’s upcoming title Team Fortress 2, which is set to hit shelves very shortly. This cartoon-like game not only looks really cool, but it’s a heap of fun and more importantly we have found that it runs quite well on a variety of hardware. Today we have rounded up the usual suspects and put them to the test in Team Fortress 2...
Although there has been no official demo of the game and it is just days away from release, I am sure many of you are very aware of what “Team Fortress 2” is all about. This is a first person shooter game that is exclusively multiplayer, featuring the good old blue vs. red type scenario where players must fight to capture each other’s flag, hold points or territory. Amazingly the game was first announced way back in 1998 as the sequel to the original Team Fortress modification for Quake. Keeping with the theme of the original mod, Team Fortress 2 still uses a cartoon-like approach which helps to set this game apart from others.
Just last month, on the 17th of September, there was a beta version of Team Fortress 2 released on Steam for gamers that pre-purchased what is called the Orange Box. The Orange Box is a video game compilation created by Valve, which contains Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2. It is set to be released on the 10th of October, which is also the release date for Team Fortress 2. So for three weeks now, there have been a number of lucky gamers that have been able to play Team Fortress 2 online.
Like the various Half-Life 2 games, Team Fortress 2 is built on the Source Engine which is good news for a number of reasons. The Source game engine was released way back in October of 2004 when Counter-Strike: Source first hit shelves. This is good news because even today’s mid-range graphics cards are more than capable of powering their way through games built around this engine. Despite its age, the Source Engine is anything but dated, as this highly flexible game engine can be easily updated to accommodate for new features.
Whenever a new and exciting game comes along that peaks our interest we generally take a closer look to determine whether or not the game is worth testing. Well, Team Fortress 2 certainly got our attention and after having played the game online I can tell you that it is well worth checking out. Therefore we have rounded up the usual suspects and tested their performance in this new and exciting multiplayer first person shooter...
