Best Shooter
MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf (Xbox)
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Day 1 Studios
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The first MechAssault stood out as being one of the original Xbox Live games back when the online service first launched. It also stood out as being a fantastic game. The sequel, due out in January, appears to be on the same track as its predecessor, thanks to some handy new enhancements.
The first and most obvious boost is graphical. Explosions might have looked strong before, but this time they look downright devastating. Shock waves, fiery blasts, blowing out all the glass in an office building--all these things look fantastic. The game also has a much improved sense of scale, so the mechs look as big and menacing as they're supposed to.
That sense of scale comes from the game's great new gameplay twist. Rather than have you just pick a mech before a fight starts and send it into battle over and over again, MechAssault 2 spawns you as a tiny, easily squished pilot. You'll have to run for a mech and hop in to get moving, or you can take smaller battle armor suits, which lack the firepower of a mech but make up for it with a handy claw that can be used to cling to walls, hold onto VTOL jets for transport, or even steal enemy mechs via an exciting new "mech jack" procedure.
On top of all that, the game will sport a lengthy single-player campaign, but it's the variety of the multiplayer on display and the stunning graphical enhancements that make MechAssault 2 an easy pick for the shooter of the show.
The other Best Shooter finalists:
Battlefield 2 (PC)
Brothers in Arms (PC)
F.E.A.R. (PC)
Halo 2 (Xbox)
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