Here’s another fast-paced first-person shooter on the lines of Alien Arena and loosely based on the Unreal Tournament and Quake franchise’. The game is multiplayer only. It’s a decent game, especially if you have a few friends who like running around a wide variety of colorful and futuristic settings, firing off rockets at each other. It’s definitely a game to work some of the stresses of the day off. Well worth a download at just over half a gig. The game has been around for several years and is now in it’s v0.61 iteration. Some of the reviews I’ve linked to below will show you the improvements made to the game over the intervening years. Most of the images I’ve posted below are not from the latest version, but you should get a good idea as to what the game looks like. I'd considered posting this way back when the free games project started, but had held off becasue of the multiplayer only mode that is available. Thankfully, unlike many of the free multiplayer games that are available now, there is no added elements that would incur a charge or give you an advantage over non paying players.
Warsow v0.61: (451Mb)
Set in a futuristic cartoon-like world where rocketlauncher-wielding pigs and lasergun-carrying cyberpunks roam the streets, Warsow is a completely free fast-paced first-person shooter (FPS) for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Speed and movement, that’s what Warsow is all about. Like a true cyberathlete you jump, dash, dodge and walljump your way through the game. Grab those power-ups before your enemy does, plant the bomb before anyone sees you, and steal the enemy’s flag before anyone knows what’s going on! A handful of popular gametypes come shipped with Warsow, like Capture the Flag, Team Deathmatch, Clan Arena, Instagib and Duel. Warsow invites you to add to this list, by creating your own custom gametypes with the brand new gametype scripting system!
Tricks:
Warsow features its own unique movement system, inspired by games from the Quake series, Unreal Tournament and Painkiller. For some explanation on how strafejumping, bunnyhopping and basic running in Warsow works, read this blogpost which was written when Warsow’s newmovement system was added.
Next to this system of speeding through maps, Warsow features its own set of Special Moves:
• Walljump » Use walls for powerfull rebounds (Special key next to a wall)• Dash » Allows quick accelerations on the ground (Special key on the floor)
• Dodge » Allows quick and powerful sidesteps (Special key + strafe left/right)
• Ramp Slide » Allows unlimited Dash on ramps (Special key on a ramp)
• Double Dash Jump » Combination of Dash and Doublejump(Special key on small ledge, followed by a jump)
Change log:
You can find a full list of changes and bug fixes HERE[url], however, here are the main improvements (well most think they are, lol):
• Maps! plenty of new maps and most of the old maps restyled and redesigned for improved visuals.
• Models! All weapon models have been retextured for a more unified and modern look.
• New Gametype! Added the class-based ‘Capture the Flag: Tactics’ gametype.
• Music! A brandnew full soundtrack by jihnsius. 6 in-game songs and 2 new menu soundtracks for you to enjoy while browsing for servers.
• Prettier! Engine updates for improved and more realistic lighting.
• Better performance! Higher framerates due to greatly improved engine performance. Lower latency due to better netcode.
Reference accessed [url=http://www.warsow.net/about/]HERE April 2011
The games home site can be found HERE
Video:
You can see video of game play HERE (Official Trailer), HERE (Frag Movie), HERE (Lucky Spawn, HERE (2 air Rockets – Warsow), HERE (Warsow: Double Frag) and HERE (Warsow: Ceiling Acceleration…..
Images:
You can see a slideshow of almost 30 images from the game HERE
Reviews:
Check out the feed back about this game HERE or HERE and HERE
Download:
You can download Warsow from Gamershell HERE or from the official Warsow site HERE
