Tribes: Vengeance

The Good
The game play and feel of the controls felt natural, the graphics and the visual effects were well implemented. The sound made you fell like part of the game and was presented well in 3D.

The story line was a great introduction to game play and a lot of fun to play through. The characters were dynamic and the plot unraveled beautifully with a mystery that was wonderfully disguised.

The multi player is where the game begins to really shine, with multiple game modes, a slew of highly detailed maps and character skins are included. The game doesn't stop there, with 3 classes of armor, that have a unique weapons and vehicles to use strategically. The game also features the ability to make mods that range from total conversions to simple gun mods.

The Bad
The characters seemed somewhat bulky, and the AI was at times too aware, and did not react as an online player would.

The single player characters were overacted and the plot was highly fictional. The game was heavy on Rambo style one man army missions with little teamwork but outstanding outcome.

There is a poor variety of vehicles in the game, and the lack of in-game voice chat was a noticeable factor considering today's games.

The Bottom Line
This game is more than just a sequel to Tribes 2, it is a team kill-fest waiting to be explored, a must for anybody who likes a good fps. The longer you wait the more fun you are missing.

The Good
The environments in the game were very well designed, with lots of opportunities to randomly ski. Additionally, the graphics were slightly above par for a game of the same period, with good art design. Whenever anything new was introduced in the single-player campaign, the lessons for using the item were unintrusive and actually useful. The controls were responsive, too (with the exception of the jetpack).

The Bad
The dialogue! I've seen B-movies with better acting, and while the voice actors were well chosen for their roles, their dialogue is the sort of thing you'd expect to hear from movies shown on Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Obviously the scriptwriter was having more fun than is legal when writing all that up.

The Bottom Line
Pretty fun game, and a solid entry in the Tribes series -- as long as you avoid the single player campaign (or at least skip the dialogue).