Tribes: Vengeance Game Guide - Game Guides at GameSpot

By Matthew Rorie
Design by Marty Smith

It’s been almost six years since the release of the original Tribes game. Although now multiplayer-only titles seem to be almost the norm when it comes to the FPS genre, at the time (over a year before Quake III or Unreal Tournament hit the market) the thought of a game without any significant single-player component was considered to be revolutionary, if not outright controversial. Some games that attempt to be trendsetters fall by the wayside, but Tribes was embraced by a small but dedicated group of players, and received enough support to encourage its developer, Dynamix, to create a sequel, which was simply called Tribes 2. Although Tribes 2 suffered from an extremely buggy launch, it was eventually patched into working order, and went on to sell over a quarter-million copies in the U.S. alone.

In the PC gaming market, success begets sequels, so it’s no surprise that a new Tribes game has just arrived. Tribes: Vengeance has a different developer and publisher than the previous Tribes games, so it’s no surprise to see a new take on the universe with the inclusion of a full-featured single-player mode. Irrational Games, best known for its work on Freedom Force and System Shock 2, is no stranger to crafting excellent single-player FPS titles, and that’s what they’ve done here. As you play through the game, you’ll control five different characters, each with a different perspective on the world in which they live, and will shift backwards and forwards in time, so that you’ll occasionally see the ramifications of events before you witness the events themselves.

Of course, no Tribes game would be complete without a thorough multiplayer experience, and Tribes: Vengeance doesn’t disappoint. In addition to the capture-the-flag that’s the heart of the series, there are four other multiplayer gametypes included as well, and with support for up to 32 players per server, there’s going to be a whole lot of skiing going on when you get online. The most notable thing about the Tribes experience, besides the gameplay impact of jetpacks, is the sense of speed that the game brings to the table; other multiplayer games will feel sedate in comparison to Vengeance after you spend a little time online.

GameSpot happily welcomes you to peruse its unofficial game guide to Tribes: Vengeance. In addition to a complete walk-through of the single-player game, we’ve thrown in descriptions of all of the weapons, maps, and vehicles, as well as the proverbial "more."

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Tribes: Vengeance

Sci-Fi First-Person...
Release: Oct 12, 2004
ESRB: Teen

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