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BillATI · 07-22-2010, 04:23 PM

Blacklight: Tango Down is a near-future first-person shooter that will offer AAA-quality military shooter action in a downloadable package. This downloadable shooter aims to deliver a deep customization system at a $15 price tag. In the standing-room-only world of first-person shooters, it takes a lot for a game to successfully distinguish itself from the crowd. If it doesn't have that one shimmering quality that draws players in right away, the game may as well go straight from the shipping crate to the clearance bin. In the case of the upcoming downloadable shooter Blacklight: Tango Down--we know that retail metaphor just became useless, but bear with us--developer Zombie Studios is launching a two-pronged attack by keeping the game affordable at $15 while aiming for the type of extensive leveling and customization system you rarely find outside of full-priced games. Blacklight: Tango Down is a fast-paced shooter set roughly 25 years into the future and uses that far-off timeline to attempt some interesting twists on modern genre standards. Lead designer Jared Gerritzen describes the in-game technology as "science fact" rather than science fiction because all the gadgets you use in the game are based on things that the US military is currently researching and not just stuff that Zombie creative team members pulled out of their collective imagination. Instead of a minimap, you've got a pull-down visor called the HRV that overlays a variety of information onto your standard field of view--things like enemy location, ammo piles, and health drops. Instead of smoke grenades, you toss miniature computers that create a field of digital noise, which wreaks havoc on an enemy's vision by throwing up a very interesting pixel-mosaic effect.

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07-22-2010, 04:23 PM	#1
BillATI Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 77 Rep Power: 3	NEW FPS PC GAME-Blacklight: Tango Down Blacklight: Tango Down is a near-future first-person shooter that will offer AAA-quality military shooter action in a downloadable package. This downloadable shooter aims to deliver a deep customization system at a $15 price tag. In the standing-room-only world of first-person shooters, it takes a lot for a game to successfully distinguish itself from the crowd. If it doesn't have that one shimmering quality that draws players in right away, the game may as well go straight from the shipping crate to the clearance bin. In the case of the upcoming downloadable shooter Blacklight: Tango Down--we know that retail metaphor just became useless, but bear with us--developer Zombie Studios is launching a two-pronged attack by keeping the game affordable at $15 while aiming for the type of extensive leveling and customization system you rarely find outside of full-priced games. Blacklight: Tango Down is a fast-paced shooter set roughly 25 years into the future and uses that far-off timeline to attempt some interesting twists on modern genre standards. Lead designer Jared Gerritzen describes the in-game technology as "science fact" rather than science fiction because all the gadgets you use in the game are based on things that the US military is currently researching and not just stuff that Zombie creative team members pulled out of their collective imagination. Instead of a minimap, you've got a pull-down visor called the HRV that overlays a variety of information onto your standard field of view--things like enemy location, ammo piles, and health drops. Instead of smoke grenades, you toss miniature computers that create a field of digital noise, which wreaks havoc on an enemy's vision by throwing up a very interesting pixel-mosaic effect. >Full Review< __________________ Bill ~ATI~