This game was another great investment in my wallet. When i first saw this game i thought wow. A cartoon team fortress this will ruin the game. But as i watched more and more and more previews, i thought this game is gonna be so good. I was correct. There are thousands of dedicated servers for team fortress 2. This game has good graphics, good sound, great game play, longevity, and a great value for money. Once again great investment.
1. Now lets start with game play. There is one noticeably BIG downside to this game. People with a short budget. This game REQUIRES INTERNET I REPEAT IT REQUIRES INTERNET. must i say it again? requires internet. But the game is for the internet and nothing else. i can't imagine a game like this with a single player mode being long and or good. Now with the internet game play there are a few different modes that you can play on. There is capture control points, Capture the intel, and a personal favorite of my escort the bomb. Capture control points is very self explanatory you capture specific points in a specific part of the map. The thing i love about was valve did to make this mode so great is, the more people on the point the faster it is captured. Also the closer you get to the main base the less time it takes due to the face the re spawn point is 3 seconds a way. and it takes about 2 seconds for a scout to capture the point. Next we have capture the intel it is a very good mode just like capture the flag but with a little twist here and there. One its intel not a flag, also you cannot just walk over it and return it. you must guard the intel for 60 seconds and wait for it to be manually returned. That is a very good twist. Now for my favorite one. Escort the bomb. Now there is a bomb on a cart and you must stand near the cart to make the cart move. Once again more people means the faster the cart will move. Now there are two teams on this mode. Always a red and a blue team. One defends the target and one attacks the target. Usually there is about 15 minutes to get the bomb over to the point. Which you may think "dang this is not nearly enough time to get the cart over due to engineers". Wrong there are 2 or 3 checkpoints a long the way to the drop point that add more time. I could not imagine playing that game without that. Next there are 9 classes there is a scout, solder, pyro, heavy, engineer, demo, sniper, medic, and spy. lets start with talking about scout. They are very very fast. But with little hp. But they count as two people when capturing a point or move a cart. next is a solder. Easy class to play with. A pretty high amount of hp. with a rocket launcher and shot gun. Next is pyro. Yes they do play with fire. They have a very close range flame thrower and shotgun for mid distance incase they run a way. They are immune to the constant burn effect from other pyro's. Next is a heavy. very slow with a huge amount of hp. 300 hp that can go up to 450 hp with the help of a medic. They have a mini gun in hand that causes them to run very slowly if spinning the just shooting in general. Engineer is next on the list which many people say is easy to play but that is wrong. They are easy to be noobs with. But hard to be pro with. noob=sitting in one spot. Pro= person who sets up teleporter and sentries keeping defense and attack spots up and running. DEMOLITION. KABOOM. demo is next they have all sorts of grenade launchers and stick bombs. Sticky bombs can stick to the walls ground and ceiling then blown up from a distance. very effective while defending a point. Cannot be stuck on bomb cart. Sniper speaks for itself easy in 2fort hard everywhere else. Longer in scope means more damage done to your prey. Also has a mini machine gun for close combat. Medics very crucial in defense and offense. equipped with a needle gun and a medicine gun to attack and heal others with. spy's they can go cloak then go in disguise and sap sentries and back stab people in one hit. Very difficult class to be. I do not reccomend spy for beginner.
2. Graphics are amazing. I love the source engine i am very glad they did not try a super high tech engine that takes an amazing computer to run like with unreal engine. Can be used with alright computers. just set setting to low.
3. Sound Pretty good. The guns are unrealistic but hey its a game. Death of units is soooo great to hear about 50 scouts die.
4. i can play this for hours and never get board i still play this game now. I love it. I always go to custom servers with low gravity to mix it up every now and then. So much variety in the game.
5. value for money=amazing. you can buy this game for 20 euros for go out and but the orange box. i say about a 100 euros value for 40-50 euros. This game is a good investment to kill time or just have fun. The game is simple. With the best multi player i have seen in my life.