Tribes 2

by Vivendi Universal

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00004TJ2T
• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: March 30, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (152 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,927 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Are you a team player? You'd better be if you hope to succeed in Tribes 2, an epic first-person shooter where the lifetime of a lone wolf is usually measured in seconds. Like its predecessor, Tribes 2 focuses on team-based multiplayer combat in 40th-century wars between jetpack-equipped infantry factions. A minimal single-player tutorial campaign is included to let newcomers familiarize themselves with the game's mechanics, but nothing can fully prepare a person for the chaos of Tribes 2's unique flavor of multiplayer first-person combat.

Tribes 2 simply shines in the multiplayer team conflicts for which it was designed, and the tactical possibilities are nearly endless. Players can hop into vehicles, as a pilot skims over the planet's surface and threads narrow canyons while team members in the back blast enemies as they whip by. Miles of varying terrain separate each team's base, yet the transitions from outdoors to indoors are entirely seamless, regardless of an installation's complexity. There are endless weapon load outs and armor combinations from which to choose, and equipment, such as targeting lasers and deployable defense turrets, really add to the game's depth. For example, a player in light scout armor can quickly move to within range of an outpost, then illuminate it with the targeting laser for his heavily armed buddies crouching behind a hill. These heavies can fire their mobile mortars in complete safety with the knowledge that the laser will guide the rounds on target. This is just one example of the need for teamwork in Tribes 2.

Graphically, Tribes 2 leaves a little to be desired in terms of detail, but the massive environments more than compensate for that shortcoming. It sometimes is possible to see enemies approaching from a few miles away, and those foolish enough to silhouette themselves on a ridgeline are soon dispatched by an enemy laser sniper they'll probably never see. The special effects are excellent, and there are few shooters on the market that can match the intensity Tribes 2 reaches when dozens of players are fighting all at once. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

• Crisp graphics with great special effects
• Team-based gameplay offers a whole new world for deathmatch fans to explore

Cons:

• Lame single-player campaign
• It is tough to learn the ropes in the brutal online matches

Product Description

Stand alone and you shall dieProduct InformationDate:  3941 A.D.  The tribes of Man face a new threat:  TheBioDerm Horde.  The most innovative first person action franchise takesteam-based warfare to new heights. Welcome to Tribes 2 where only superiorteamwork and cunning tactics will ensure your Tribe’s survival.  Join an existing Tribe start one of your own or enlist in a new race added forTribes 2: the BioDerm Horde. Take arms and fight alongside more than 60 others(either human or AI teammates) with all-new weapons missions game types andvehicles via the Internet or over a Local Area Network. Or choose to playsingle-player campaign and training missions designed specifically to easegamers into action.With unprecedented innovations in team-based play and in-game communicationsmassive multiplayer support (60+ players) and new vehicles and weapons Tribes 2is the ultimate team-based action experience. Product FeaturesThe Horde is driving toward the heart of the Empire in an explosive frenzy ofrate and violence.  Humanity must perish.There is only way to survive and win:  Team Play!Fight alongside your brethren and you may live.Featuring a completely new graphics engine.Tribes 2 delivers fast-paced unparalleled team-play online across vastbreath-taking worlds.Alternatively brush up on your skills offline with the immersive singleplayer campaign. System RequirementsWindows 98 Me 2000 XP300 MHz processor64 MB of RAM553 MB free Hard Disk space12 MB Graphics CardDX compatible Sound CardDirectX 8 or higher4X CD-ROM drive

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Addictive Squad-Based Game of the Year, May 12, 2001

By 

John Cross (Germantown, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tribes 2 (CD-ROM)

You engage your cloaking pack and walk right past the enemy base defenders; unnoticed. You make your way to the enemy flag, which is guarded by 2 heavy-armored defenders. You whip out your close range shocklance and electrocute the defenders. You nab the flag and make it back to your base and score! This is just one of the many complex and varied strategies and tactics available to you in this game.

Do you like to be a defender? Setting up base turrets and sensors and waiting for enemies to come by only to be ripped to shreds by your strategically placed turrets is the job for you.

Or are you an attacker? Flying deep into enemy territory and raiding the defense, trying to weaken them as much as possible with the help of a teammate waiting not far off with a ride home for you to escape with.

Perhaps you like the stealthy approach due to your Counterstrike skills. No problem. Slap on a cloak pack and a shocklance and you can go wreak havoc on unsuspecting enemies.

Maybe your a good pilot thanks to your flight sim practice. You can fly 1 of 6 awesome vehicles. The Havoc, for example, allows you to carry 4 passengers, and a tailgunner, totalling 6 people in one vehicle. You can then unload this heavy firepower-packing group right by the enemies base for an all out offensive.

Such teamplay is necessary to succeed in Tribes 2.

The graphics engine is able to render uber-huge, neverending enviroments in real time. Seamless transitions from indoor and outdoor make for realistic and intense gameplay. The weapons and packs allow for a seemingly endless amount of tactics. This game, to put it simply, rocks. =)

Graphics and gameplay aside, there is one thing that seems to get on everyones nerves- frames per second.

Dynamix made a wonderfully gorgeous engine, but it runs like a snail on all but the top end systems. There are exeptions, but I'n not going to lie to you- you really need a serious computer to run this at good detail levels. I have a P4, GF2 Ultra, and 256MB RDRAM. I get an average of 40fps at maximum detail. I'm lucky.

I would reccomend a P3 or Athlon running at 700MHz or more, 128 megs of Ram, and any GeForce2 video card. You'll be fine with that. Anything less and you'll need to lower the settings and resolution a lot to even get playable frame rates.

But if you've got the juice, get the game. It's one of the most addictive and immersive games you may ever own. It redefines online teamplay. It is one of the few first person shooters that require brainpower.

You owe it to yourself as a gamer to have this work of art on your hard drive.

:)

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This game is outstanding!!, April 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Tribes 2 (CD-ROM)

After reading the T2 forums and looking over the reviews here, I have to add in my 2 cents worth. This game is excellent.

On a Thunderbird 1.1Ghz, 256MB PC133, GeForce2Ultra 64MB DDR, SB Live running Win 98SE, connected via a cable hookup, I have flawless framerates, with 1024x768 res, 32bit, everything maxed.

If you have a gripe about game play or lack of teamwork, join another server, there are only, what, 700+ of them. Or join a clan/tribe and develop teamwork skills. Compared to the first-erson shooters I've played before (Unreal, Q3), this is head and shoulders above them. Yeah the weapons aren't BFGs and they don't have unlimited ammo caches all over the freaking place, but hey, take the good with the bad. IF you're a good gamer, that's not gonna be a problem.

The learning curve is VERY steep however, so do a lot of training sims until you get the hang of piloting vehicles (anti-grav vehicles that is, make sure you understand how inertia and vectoring works) and learn your keyboard layout. Above all, remember it's just a game, if you find yourself getting stressed, turn it off and try again later when you've cooled off.

IMHO, this is one of the better games I've gotten in a long time, it's refreshingly different and challenging enough that I won't get tired of it too quickly.

Plus it just kicks ... to pick someone off at several hundred meters with a laser and not get in trouble for it :).

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practice makes perfect., May 22, 2002

By 

G. Peterson (Sunnyvale, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tribes 2 (CD-ROM)

As a long time player of Tribes 2, I would like to put in a few modern updates for this wonderful game.

There has yet to be a game which rivals the sheer scale of this game, all with impressive graphics and, yes, "seamless joining of indoor settings with outdoor settings." It becomes second nature to go into a building to load out your persona with weapons and armor, and you simply do not notice the difference. No frame rate jumps, no sharp changes in the look of the game, nothing. With distance between bases ranging from a mere half kilometer to over several kilometers, the game allows for incredible expanses and different styles of gameplay.

With three armor types, ten weapons (and only 3-5 weapon slots depending on your armor), numerous backpacks, grenades, etc. the role you decide to play in the game is completely up to you. From the rocket fast capper who flashes in and out of a base at over 120kph (about 60 mph for us americans) to the heavy tank who deploys automated defenses and then picks off players with the mortar, everything is up to you. Snipers, infiltrators, farmers, defenders, cappers, decoys, bombadeers, pilots, tailgunners, midfield defenders... the choices are nearly endless. As you practice, you will find yourself making your way through the ranks, becoming one of the elite.

Which brings me to my biggest point. Practice really does make perfect with this game. Cheaters are few and far between, as there are no "aimbot" scripts possible with the Tribes 2 game engine. True skill shines through here, with very few one hit kills available to any player. Cheaters have ruined many other games, using scripts and other devices to make the game totally unenjoyable to the average player. This is not so with Tribes 2. The person who always seems to make the incredible shots is the same person who spends his days and nights practicing these shots. This means anyone can do it.

Finally, I would like to tip my hat to the Tribes 2 community. Tribes 2 is hugely customizable, allowing for thousands of custom maps, and support scripts (or totally different games based off of Tribes 2) available. Some of these make the game incredibly fun, and with a new update to the game coming, you can easily expect this game to continue with it's popularity for years to come.

Pick up this game. You will not be disappointed, and remember: Practice does make perfect.