| Sauerbraten (AKA Cube 2) is a free online | | | | the right situation it could be excellent, but the |
| multiplayer first person shooter. OK, so maybe | | | | repetitive use of two songs and the same sound |
| the name doesn't roll off your tongue, and | | | | for gunfire gets really old, really fast. |
| perhaps the idea of a free first person shooter | | | | Unfortunately, this isn't limited to Sauerbraten, as |
| isn't original; but, Sauerbraten offers something | | | | many free online multiplayer games have this |
| most free games don't have: an active online | | | | flaw.Countering the flaws in the audio department |
| community that you can play against 24/7.The | | | | are Sauerbraten's graphics. I'll admit, you're not |
| main "selling point" of this game is that it has an | | | | going to get Xbox 360-quality graphics out of this |
| active community. People go online and beat the | | | | game, but the textures are used very effectively |
| crap out of each other on a daily basis. You're | | | | and nothing feels out of place. The textures are |
| almost never waiting around for someone else to | | | | also fairly colorful and have an overall quality to |
| get online, like other free multiplayer games. You | | | | them that helps the game flow well. You're not |
| can jump on, play a few rounds of death match, | | | | going to see Halo 2-level bump mapping, but since |
| and get back to work -- or you can stay up all | | | | the game is so fast paced, you probably wont |
| night in a gory frag-fest.Of course, that frag-fest | | | | even notice the graphics.Gameplay is fast paced |
| doesn't come without a price. The networking side | | | | and hardcore in Sauerbraten. You spawn quickly |
| of Sauerbraten has a dual personality. At time, | | | | and die even quicker. There's almost no escaping |
| networking code in Sauerbraten isn't as robust as | | | | the fact that no matter how good you are at |
| some of the retail games out there; at times | | | | Counterstrike, Halo, or Unreal, because |
| you'll find yourself facing the wrong way, inside of | | | | Sauerbraten is just that much more difficult. The |
| a wall, or in the middle of nowhere. And for all of | | | | pace of the game is so fast to a fault: |
| its failures in networking, Sauerbraten seems to | | | | newcomers will have a difficult time mastering the |
| shine when you're engaged in a massive battle | | | | game as they get used to the |
| with 16 or more people engaged.The game itself | | | | near-epilepsy-inducing speed of the game. Of |
| uses the standard WSAD key combination for | | | | course, once you do get the timing of the game |
| movement, space for jump, and mouse for aim | | | | down, the fast pace only adds to the |
| fire. In other words, Sauerbraten isn't going to win | | | | addictiveness of the game.Overall, Sauerbraten is |
| any awards for originality or creativity; but, for | | | | a top-notch game. It does have a weak |
| those of us who are used to the current | | | | singleplayer mode, but that can be forgiven, since |
| generation of FPS games, the control scheme | | | | you'll spend many hours blowing things |
| works flawlessly.The audio in the game is, well, | | | | up.SauerbratenWhy are you still paying every |
| annoying. For me, I was forced to disable the | | | | month to play your games? |
| in-game audio and play my own mix of MP3 in | | | | There are tons of quality FREE games out there |
| place. I wouldn't classify the audio as bad, as in | | | | for you to play! |