Lose badly and it’s a long loss to endure. Win well and it can feel like crushing a bug – needless and cruel. The game leading up to either of those outcomes, though, is captivating, strategic and, despite the monstrous aliens, oddly welcoming.
A unique and extremely engrossing asymmetrical multiplayer game, despite a lack of some of the standard multiplayer features of most modern games, with excellent gameplay variety and good...
Natural Selection 2 lives somewhere between the two, where communication becomes essential - because these aren't mindless soldiers you're dealing with, but human beings.
Right now it's an excellent game that taps into both the FPS and RTS markets, with plenty of varied builds and playing styles on offer. If competitive multiplayer gaming is survival of the fittest, then Natural Selection 2 is certainly fighting tooth and claw to reach the top tier.
Game mods have come and gone throughout the years, some leaving their mark while others vanish without a trace. Some mods manage to extend, improve or completely reinvent a game; ten years ago, Natural Selection did that for the Half-Life engine. The mod...
Natural Selection 2 is a fantastic-looking FPS/RTS hybrid that's an in-depth and involved experience for those who enjoy cooperative and team-based games, although it does come with a steep learning curve that'll turn some players off to the strategic side of the game.
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