Pros and Cons review of TF2....pics also included =) NOTE: Real rating is 9.2 if ther was no change in the rating

User Rating: 9 | Team Fortress 2 PC
By Anthony9000 | Review Date:
TF2 is a game that makes itself unique from the rest mainly becuase it looks, feels, and plays so differently than any other ONLINE FPS game on the market. One reason of of this is the large variety of different classes to choose from. Another is the art design. When TF2 was first shown a few years ago, it had more of a COD2 or HL look to it instead of the great cartoon piece of art it now is. Now that TF2 was finally released.....was it worth the 7-9 year wait for it to be created?

GAMEPLAY
TF2's gameply is just as good as its art design (which is great), but not only that but it expresses how good/fair an online fps can be without doing revolutionary steps like other Valve games have done. Now heres a picture of the UI (user interface)....

PROS
-12 classes to chooses from
-All are completely different and are well balanced
-Seems to oddly match the art style (its hard how to describe it)
-Many maps
-All the maps are great and user maps are already being made
-Good sound effects
-Great music
-While it still has lots of ''run and gun'' gameplay to it, it still holds up for strategy for some classes (engineer, sniper etc.)
-Fast paced
-No grenades flying everywhere like in games like COD2
-24 players is very-well suited for the game
-Characters seem to react to one another automaticly
-The game has a GOOD sense of humor
-Dev. complementary is included which is partially like a tutorial and tells u alot about the history on the TF series
-The game is overall, fairly well optimized
-The most addicting multiplayer FPS i have ever played

CONS
-The source engine could have been represented better (loading times are a pain in the arse and technical probs with the engine are everywhere if u play the game alot)
-The sounds in the game are distorted sometimes (i couldn't find a solution and other ppl have this prob too i found)
-Stats should be more complex
-Cheap shots happen alot on certain maps such as 2Fort
-The overall gameplay is a bit buggy


Graphics
Take a look at these photos to get an idea at wat the game looks like (charcter models mainly):
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r316/dcpc10/hl22007-11-1121-58-08-35.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r316/dcpc10/hl22007-11-1121-37-59-93.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r316/dcpc10/hl22007-11-1120-51-33-04.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r316/dcpc10/hl22007-11-1120-41-47-04.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r316/dcpc10/hl22007-11-1120-33-46-75.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r316/dcpc10/hl22007-11-1120-22-40-60.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r316/dcpc10/hl22007-11-1120-26-35-56.jpg
As u can see, the game has a nice deep cartoon look to it and it truly looks awesome. (NOTE: the graphics in the pics are on MED settings)

PROS
-Cartoon art style fits perfectly and looks great
-The menus, UI's,etc. DON'T affect the surroundings or look out of order
-Great character models
-The settings for the maps are unique and fit the game well
-Overall great graphics that aren't last-gen looking AT ALL like some ppl have stated

CONS
-A few probs with buggy graphics and missing textures
-A bit more of a destructable enviroment would be nice (like HL2)


REPLAY-VALUE
Ok, while TF2 is an addicting game, it doesnt have much else except for multiplayer to lean against so dont expect the game to be packed with lots of bonus/extra stuff like in some other Online FPS games. While ther still is LAN, dev. commentary, and live spectating (join agame and pick spectate)....it still wont last u on for any more than 50 hours i'm guessing but the game is still really amazing and i am probly exaggerating this a bit too much. =)

PROS
-Base game is multiplayer which lasts forever pretty much
-Dev. commentary is great to do in ur spare time or if u got nothing to do (u can learn some facts out of this too)
-Spectating available like in many FPS games out in these days
-LAN is great if u have friends that also have the game too
-Achievements and stats bragging increases the replay-value by quite a bit in the game

CONS
-The game MAY feel kinda boring quickly
-Repetitive if u go on servers with the original maps all of the time (i've played user-maps that were even better than the ones that came with the game)

Well that ends my review....thanks for reading and PM me if u want to give a comment on this review or if u have some constructive criticism (only) u want to send to me. =}

NOTE ABOUT PICS: Since they all have a direct link to the hosted pics, they WILL BE TAKEN away but not for a long while *probly a couple of months or possibly years so dont be suprised if the links dont work and if ur reading this review 3 years after it was released. La8ter

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