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Best of Sierra: Action
(2005)
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It all began when the Imperial palace was raided by the Phoenix Tribe - one of the many tribes that fight against each other, at the same time opposing the Empire. The young princess Victoria was abducted by them and got involved, against her will, in the continuous struggle between the Phoenix and the Blood Eagle tribes.
Twenty years later, Victoria's daughter Julia is determined to find the person who has killed her mother. Switching between time periods and characters, the player is able to see the story from multiple points of view and unravel the tragedy piece by piece.
Tribes: Vengeance is the third game in the Tribes series, and the first to feature a complete single-player campaign. The story is told through the eyes of six different characters over two generations. The game is a first-person shooter with an emphasis on futuristic weapons and robotic armor that includes a jetpack, which allows the character to jump into the air and fly for a limited amount of time.
Similarly to previous installments, gameplay often takes place in vast landscapes or large indoor environments. A characteristic method of movement known as "skiing" has been incorporated into the game's controls: if the player taps the jump button at the right moment, the protagonist will gain momentum and speed, allowing him (or her) to quickly and efficiently traverse large territories and perform high jumps.
In addition to regular FPS levels, the game also contains missions that allow the player to drive and pilot various vehicles, as well as levels with unique gameplay modes and challenges, such as a competition between the tribes, in which the playable character cooperates with teammates, defending a fortress against enemy forces, and others.
Multiplayer, an inseparable part of the Tribes series, has been updated for Vengeance. New vehicles, weapons and new game types are available out of the box for up to 32 players to compete with.
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- 部落：复仇 - Simplified Chinese spelling
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Average score: 84% (based on 29 ratings)
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Average score: 3.7 out of 5 (based on 28 ratings with 2 reviews)
This game is going to be in an fps hall of fame.
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.
Windows · by Zabo4 (5) · 2005
Solid Tribes game, but could have been better.
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).
Windows · by coldacid (550) · 2006
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| Great stuff! Why is this game so unknown?.. | Unicorn Lynx (181566) | Jun 14, 2008 |
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The fictional Empire in the game has a lot of similarities with the Roman Empire: the characters have genuine Roman names (Tiberius, Victoria, Julia, etc.), the Empire holds "games", which are actually gladiator battles that attract millions of spectators, and so on. The Phoenix tribe doesn't have an obvious historical prototype, but it is interesting that most of its people (Daniel, Jericho, Esther, and others) have Jewish names. There are some subtler references to the prophet Daniel, with whom one of the game's heroes shares his name: a certain level in the game is called "Daniel, the Past: Judgment". The Biblical prophet Daniel was famous for his wise judgment; the name "Daniel" itself means "judgment of god". Those allusions only emphasize the tragic irony of the level's title.
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Game added November 18, 2004. Last modified May 30, 2024.