Section 8

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 18 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

6
Average:

12
Bad:

0

Pros:

Dynamic combat missions add a dose of unpredictability, Weapons are well balanced and fun to shoot, Bots are intelligent and formidable.
Refreshing respawn option and great character customization.

Cons:

Awful vehicles, Generic visual design.
The team spirit is hard to find in its current player base.

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Last revision on April 4, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Dynamic combat missions add a dose of unpredictability, Weapons are well balanced and fun to shoot, Bots are intelligent and formidable
Refreshing respawn option and great character customization

Reviewers Didn't Like

Awful vehicles, Generic visual design
The team spirit is hard to find in its current player base

Expert reviews and ratings

The premise: rival space-marine types beating the heads off each other on sparse barren environments, which you can only presume have a wealth of natural resources (why the hell else would people want to die for it otherwise?)Non-original sinsTo be...

By GadgetRepublic on October 29, 2009

Armored drop troopers plummet from orbit to do battle with hostile forces on a war-torn planet in Section 8, a sci-fi first-person shooter from developer TimeGate Studios. Unfortunately, despite a few surprisingly fun gimmicks, Section 8 falls short...

By Games Radar on October 12, 2009

RohinDiving into battle from 15,000 feet is much more entertaining than watching a countdown until you respawn into the battlefield. The fact that you can interact with the dive for more precision or landing on an enemy is even better. TimeGate...

By Yet Another Review Site on October 08, 2009

It is good game, not a great game; fortunately the sum of its parts dont equal the end product. If you can get by the remedial graphics and sound, you could have some hardcore gaming in...

By GameZone on September 21, 2009

Different to other shooters on the market, Really quite fun once you get into it, No proper singleplayer campaign, Looks...

By VideoGamer on September 16, 2009

Make no mistake; Section 8 is all about the multiplayer mode. Those of you who have been following the coverage on Section 8 will know that the single-player mode was kept under tight guard right up until release, with only a few previews given....

By Strategy Informer on September 11, 2009

This generic-looking shooter may not turn the genre on its head, but it has enough dynamic objectives and satisfying combat to entertain....

By GameSpot on September 11, 2009

Far away from the prying eyes of the war-fearing citizens who make up the bulk of peaceful society, a battalion of armor-clad soldiers stages needless battles in desolate environments. Section 8 is a generic look at the struggles futuristic space...

By cnet on September 11, 2009

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By BrightHub on September 10, 2009

Section 8 is a new FPS title from Timegate Studios; these were the guys behind the FEAR expansions and the FEAR Files pack on 360 a bit ago, along with the Kohan series a while back. This is probably the first release from them that I've found...

By Gaming Age on September 09, 2009

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