These bonuses often mean the difference between life and death. They also provide a place where you can collect armor and health bonuses, which are scattered throughout all the levels. Luckily, if the action gets a little too quick, there are usually areas of the map that you can retreat to that will give you a second to think about what you are doing. In Nexuiz, you have to keep moving because the minute you stop, you become a stationary target for someone else. Most first-person shooters today have slowed down quite a bit, to the point where strategy is favored over action, but this is one of the few games that cuts out strategy all together and places you in a map where you are constantly being engaged. This will keep you engaged in close-quarters combat most of the time. The levels in Nexuiz are made up of mostly tight corridors. All in all, this is a very basic FPS: no levelling, no unlockables, just straight-up killing. This gives you plenty of ways to dispose of your enemies. There are nine different weapons to choose from, and all have a secondary fire mode. This game does not use a ranking system or have any means of levelling up – everyone is on the same level and will always be on the same level.
The bots do a decent job at keeping you covered and protected, but if you are playing “Capture the Flag”, you are going to have to seek the flag yourself. All matches are three-on-three and can be played with any combination of real players and AI bots. Nexuiz is strictly a multiplayer game, so if you like story mixed in with your shooting, this game isn’t for you. This game looks to impress you with its visual prowess, and it definitely succeeds. When you take the pace of the game into consideration, the graphics perform remarkably well. The graphics and animations are consistently smooth, and the frame rate rarely dips too low, even in action-packed sequences. Though the levels vary, from the standard futuristic cityscape to a jungle theme, they always fit the game nicely. The game contains a variety of levels which all have a polished steampunk influence. For a downloadable title and considering the price point, you can’t ask for much better graphics than these. This game is powered by the CryEngine 3, so the graphics are crisp and look great.
The team with the most points by the end of the time period wins. After a short time, if the flag is not picked up, it will return to its original location. If the flag-carrier is killed on their way back to base, the flag is dropped. Once found, players will have to bring the flag back to their own base to score a point. In “Capture the Flag”, teams will venture out to find the other team’s flag. The team with the most kills by the end of the time period wins.
In “Team Deathmatch”, the objective is to rack up as many kills as possible. Both modes are very straightforward and encompass the most basic forms of these gameplay modes. Nexuiz has two main modes of play: “Team Deathmatch” and “Capture the Flag”. For those who have been looking for something different in the first-person shooter genre, this could be your game. This game has been released as a download-only title from developer Illfonic and can be found on Microsoft’s XBLA, Sony’s PSN or the PC. Nexuiz is a fast-paced first-person shooter that brings back the old-school run-and-gun mechanics from games like Quake III Arena and Unreal Tournament.