On March 18, 2008, Aspyr Media released the title for Mac OS X. It was released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on May 27, 2008. Unlike the previous Enemy Territory games, Quake Wars is a commercial release rather than a free download.Įnemy Territory: Quake Wars was developed by Splash Damage for Windows using a modified version of id Software's id Te ch 4 engine with MegaTexture rendering technology. It can be pretty tricky to setup everything correctly. Quake Wars features similar gameplay to Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, but with the addition of controllable vehicles and aircraft as well as multiple AI deployables, asymmetric teams, much larger maps and the option of computer-controlled bots. Wolfenstein Enemy Territory is a rather old game, which came out in 2003. Wolfenstein Enemy Territory is a rather old game, which came out in 2003. It is the second multiplayer-focused game in the Quake series (after Quake III Arena). It is set in the same science fiction universe as Quake II and Quake 4, with a minimal back-story serving as a prequel to Quake II. As usual, you can snag a copy from its new, shiny, official Steam page.Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (ET:QW) is a first-person shooter video game, and is the follow-up to Quake 4. And indeed a lot has happened since, as its nearly two decades since the original was released!Įven though it’s officially gotten the Steam treatment, you can get it to run better on modern versions of Windows by checking out ET: Legacy, a modern source port and client that fixes bugs, adds features, and altogether makes finding servers a breeze.Īnd best of all, it’s still free. It was no doubt the inspiration for many other multiplayer shooters that have appeared since. ![]() Despite its age, the gameplay is solid and stands the test of time. TrueCombat:ELITE Released 2007 First Person Shooter It will place you into the role of either an elite Counter Terrorist Organisation known as GIF626 or into the role of a crazed mercenary group know as. It supports 32 players and is a blast to play with mates. ETXreaL is a graphics mod for Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory using the enhanced XreaL id Tech 3 GPL engine. Teams are organized into specific roles like Engineer, Medic, Soldier, Field Ops, and Covert Ops. There are many obvious parallels to similar titles and mods from the time such as Team Fortress. The premise? It’s a team-based multiplayer shooter where players join the Allies or Axis and square-off to complete a series of objectives across a handful of maps, all based on theatres of the Second World War. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is a multiplayer-only game that supports both: online and local play. Shoot your way through the nine levels of all seven episodes in this old-school action game. Play online and for free as antifa member BJ Blazkowicz (US Army division) and escape Castle Wolfenstein's many floors. It was all the rage at the beginning of the 2000’s, with countless folks playing it online and on local LANs. All Games7 Days to DieAlien SwarmAmericas Army 2. Wolfenstein 3D is a classic first-person shooter in which you shoot Nazis in the face. If you’re one of us more ancient types, you may remember a free little stand-alone mod for Return To Castle Wolfenstein called Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. ![]() ![]() Be prepared to defend your territory once more.
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![]() This is probably Staley’s best vocal performance on the album as he shows great vocal range from high to low. The guitar is simple but effective, the drumming is probably the best of the album, and Staley’s chanted vocals are effective, but the song just doesn’t have the same raw feel to it.Īs any AIC fan knows, Rooster is about Cantrell’s dad in Nam’. ![]() It’s still not a bad song but it lost most of its intensity provided by the distortion. People can relate much more to the concept of being in a generic dark pit of pain rather than the less concrete form of depression Staley sings about in other songs like Sludge Factory.Īngry Chair didn’t make a very good transition to acoustic unlike some of the other tracks. The lyrics are very typical of grunge but are still enjoyable because they aren’t so abstract. Staley elongates a lot of his lyrics here and shows some impressive pipes. The guitar actually lost much of it’s powerful sound in this acoustic version, but it does let Staley shine, which is the purpose of this album. Down In A Hole is another trudge through the paths of Staley’s depression. The audience cheers again as another famous song starts. Fast guitar picking then replaces the droning sound when Staley sings the chorus line “Once again discolored skin gives you away…” The manic solo sounds even better in acoustic than it did in electric and this song is shorter because they didn’t play the part were Staley’s screams in the monotonous voice “You weapon is guilt.” Occasional during his verses Staley raises his voice to a very high-pitched tone. His voice also sounds deeper on this version. It’s a slow dirge of doom bringing power chords accompanied by Staley’s droning “Ow’s” and “Ya’s”. Sludge Factory probably makes the best conversion from a highly distorted to an acoustic song on whole album. There is also a decent acoustic solo but it’s way too short. Staley’s vocals are not as strong on this track and his voice never changes. This song has a great bass riff under the upbeat guitar, which is very uncharacteristic of AIC. It’s one of their most popular songs and probably appealed to them a lot. Members of the audience then begin to erupt as the opening guitar of No Excuses starts. The song ends with a woman singing along with Staley’s hum and the same eccentric guitar as in the beginning. This song also has a good but short solo. Staley’s vocals consist mostly of some haunting humming and then ethereal sounding verses. The guitar has Middle Eastern sounding hammer-ons and the drums also sound very foreign with Kinney lightly tapping the symbols like a tambourine. The next song Brother is another great song (this album actually lacks weak songs). ![]() The lyrics are so crushing it almost brings tears to the eyes. ![]() The whole song is so fragile, it sounds as if it is about to collapse the whole time. A very deep and similarly brooding bass line kicks in along with Staley’s brilliant vocals. This riff is truly beautifully pitiful sounding (in a good way). It starts with simply the crowd cheering and then Cantrell’s guitar can be heard like a soft whisper. The album opener Nutshell is one of the strongest tracks on this whole set. This album like Nirvana’s is also enhanced by the knowledge of Staley’s death. Also Staley vocals are just far darker than Kurt’s. AIC’s instrumentation is much better and lacks the occasional mistakes on guitar that Kurt Cobain made on stage. Nirvana’s version was brilliant but ultimately the AIC version proves the stronger of the two. Strip down the distorted instrumentations and let the singer let loose raw lyrical power. One cannot help but compare this album to Nirvana’s similar MTV Unplugged version. His death wrapped up years of turmoil surrounding his life. Staley would succumb to his depression and drug addiction April 20, 2002. It was this addicted which fueled much of the pain in his lyrics but it also caused Staley’s inability to tour in later years, along with the band growing disapproval of his addiction, and their hiatus. As every AIC fan knows, Staley was addicted to heroin. His depressing and dark vocals mixed with Cantrell’s brooding, yet melodic, tone shot Alice In Chains at the front of the grunge pack, being one of the spearheading bands of the movement. Layne Staley was certainly one of the most enigmatic front man the grunge movement ever produced. The whole album's focus went from twisted and heavy distortion to focusing on the raw emotional power of Staley's lyrics. Review Summary: A stripped down live accoustic performance from Alice In Chains which grasps at the ehart of its listener. |