Strategy and first person mode in the same game? What more could you ask for?
User Rating: 9 | Urban Assault PC
Urban Assault has to be one of the most underrated games I have ever played. Here's a rundown of the multiplayer mode. You pick which faction you want to be and you start the game. The game is split up into evenly spaced squares (like a checkerboard) which is viewable by the map. You have a certain amount of those squares, your opponent has a certain amount of those squares, and some of them are left neutral. By attacking these squares with your vehicle you take them over. The use of that square is, it helps you see where enemies are, if your units are in that square they regenerate health, and it makes your mothership gains energy faster. So you say, wow, the typical strategy game, who cares, but that's where your wrong. When the game starts out, you are in your mothership. You have 2500 units of energy in 3 categories, Stamina, Vehicle Creation, and Teleporting. First thing you do is teleport your mothership over a energy pad which increases your energy regeneration. Then, you click on your "Build Vehicle" option and you create a tank. Your still thinking "typical strategy game" aren't you? But this is where the game gets awesome. You have two choices now, you can open up your map and tell the unit where to go, or, you can double click on it and go first person into the vehicle! Now that's what you call an awesome strategy game. During the battle you have to keep your motherships energy up, constantly take over squares of land, and keep the enemy at bay. There are also special squares in the game where you can attack and gain an extra vehicle. Extra vehicles are a very important factor in this game. Some of the vehicles will increase the damage another vehicle you already have does, such as double missiles, or you can obtain an entirely new vehicle such as a fighter jet to speed around the level quickly. The overall objective is to entirely eliminate the opponent force and destroy there mothership. Single player is basically the same as multiplayer except in singe players there might be missions like, "Destroy the attacking force" or "Defend your command center from the attack." Otherwise, its the same command and conquer type game with the awesome first person mode. I would highly suggest this game if you could get it at a decent price. The graphics aren't up to par, but the 1st Person/Strategy makes up for it. Like I said, this is one of the most underrated games out there.
