Team Fortress 2 | 
 enlarge | From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 2071
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Xp
Genre: shooter_action_games
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Edition: Collector's
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 9869
Model: 9869
UPC: 014633098693
EAN: 0014633098693
ASIN: B00140S21O
Release Date: April 8, 2008
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| Features:
| • | Nine unique character classes, each providing a completely unique play experience for players of varying skills. | | • | Advanced graphics that offers a unique game environment while providing game information within the visuals. | | • | Support for up to 24 players. | | • | Introduces new multiplayer game modes and support for voice chat. | | • | Automatic updates – Stop wasting time looking for patches or new content. |
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Product Description
If you're ready for the challenge of true team-based online action, you'll find it in Team Fortress 2. With TF 2, you'll go into battle as part of a cohesive squad of fellow warriors all bent on the same goal - whether it's storming a beach, demolishing a bridge or escorting a VIP to safety. And you'll do it knowing your teammates are watching your back as carefully as you're watching theirs. Begin by assuming one of twelve roles, each with unique strengths and weaknesses. If you're looking for a straight-up fight, you'll choose Marine or Commando. Prefer the shadows? You'll make a cunning Spy or Sniper. Medics and Engineers support their teammates through bravery and ingenuity. Focus the raw force of your team's talents through communication and strategizing.
Automatic updates - Stop wasting time looking for patches or new content
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Team Fortress 2 (TF2) is the sequel to the game that put class-based, multiplayer team warfare on the map. A long time coming, TF2 was first announced in 1998, but in the years that followed went through various concept and design changes, which left it looking less and less like the beloved original release. Luckily by the time the final version came off the presses and was bundled as part of EA's 2007 release, The Orange Box, it had returned to something very close to the original game.
Meet the full team.
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Heavy dropping a few shells.
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Pyro bringing the heat.
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Scout catching some air.
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Gameplay
Built around multiplayer battles of two teams, Reliable Excavation Demolition (RED) and Builders League United (BLU), representing competing construction teams, players choose between two game modes: capture the flag (CTF) and a control point mode. In CTF the objective is to obtain a briefcase of intelligence from the enemy team's base and return it to their own base while preventing the opposing team from doing the same. In the control point mode the objective is similar, only related to holding particular territories. To be successful in either the most important thing is to understand and use each character class in the best way possible.A Game That's a Class Operation
Unlike other "class-based" games that offer a variety of combat classes only, Team Fortress 2 features a wide variety of classes which provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities, and lend themselves to a variety of player skills. All nine playable character classes from the original game are available and although a few of these, like the Medic and Heavy generally work well with any mix of characters, overall each have particular strengths in offensive, defensive and support capacities. Each also will respond dynamically with different comical dialogue when in combat.The full character classes include:- Pyro - An offensive class with average damage tolerance, Pyros are armed with a flamethrower, shotgun and a fire axe.
- Engineer - A defensive class with a low threshold for damage, Engineers can upgrade weapons and equipment and are armed with a shotgun, a pistol and a wrench.
- Spy - Used for sabotage the Spy carries a revolver, a butterfly knife, an electronic zapper and a diguise kit.
- Heavy - Tough on offense and defense the Heavy's weapons are the minigun, the shotgun and his fists.
- Sniper - A support class with low damage tolerance, the Sniper is armed with a sniper rifle, a submachine gun and a machete.
- Scout - The Scout is fast but susceptible to damage. His weapons are a sawed off shotgun, a pistol and a baseball bat.
- Soldier - A slow, but a powerful offensive class, the soldier wields a rocket launcher, a shotgun and a spade.
- Demoman - A defense class with an average amount of protection, the Demoman is armed with a remotely detonated sticky bomb and a bottle of Scotch.
- Medic - Medics keep other characters alive and are armed with a healing 'medigun,' a syringe-firing launcher and a bone saw.
The importance of the abilities of particular classes aside, far and away the dominant factor in Team Fortress 2 and the secret to its popularity, is its clear dedication to fun. This is seen in its rejection of realism in favor of cartoon-style art in the game's graphics, the inclusion of super weapons like lasers and missile launchers hidden within the six standard maps and the attention given to each character's incidental trash talking functionality. Combined, these simply make for fast-paced, over-the-top fun which are the building blocks of any multiplayer shooter.System Requirements: | Minimum Specifications: | Recommended Specifications: | | OS: | Windows Vista/XP/2000 | | Processor: | 1.7 Ghz Processor | Pentium 4 Processor (3.0 Ghz or better) | | RAM: | 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM | | Video Card: | DirectX 8 level Graphics card | DirectX 9 level Graphics card | | Other: | DVD-ROM Drive/Mouse/Keyboard/Internet Connection |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 The fps that never stops giving. November 2, 2008
Steveru (Arizona)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The game has nine classes to choose from, and they are all unique from their appearance, personality, gameplay to their strategies. One could honestly spend months honing his skills for one class and still have yet eight other classes to perfect.
If there's one thing that can be said about TF2, it's that you'll get your money's worth. When the game was first released there were 8 maps, 3 weapons for each class, and 3 different game types. As of now, there's 14 maps, 5 game types and 3 of the 9 classes have 6 weapons to choose from and more content is always on the way. On top of this, since Valve always provides the community with all the MOD tools for all of its products, tons of user created content is out there as well.
I could go on praising the game, but I'll provide some common complaints people have.
First off, the art style and the conception of "casual" gameplay. Personally, I think the 1920's art style is very cool and defines the game well amongst the vast FPS market. Some people say it makes the game cartoony and casual. I don't know what the art direction of a game has to do with how casual or hardcore a game is, but the casual complaint bugs me and is really based off context. Almost anything can be played casually OR hardcore as long as there's a learning curve. Baseball, PacMan (yes, there are PacMan competitions or... were anyway), Poker, I don't know, antything, just as long as there's some hint of a learning curve. TF2 has a significant learning curve for each class, so of course some people will be better than others, and some people will be A LOT better than others just like any video game. The game can be casual or hardcore, it all depends on who you play with. If you play with people that sit in starbucks drinking their coffee while fragging, then it's probably going to be casual, whereas on the other hand you play with some guy who has the surround sound set up while sitting in his gaming chair staring at his 70 inch monitor barking orders on the mic like some internet commander, then, well, you get the point.
The second biggest complaint is that the game can favor certain classes more than others and this mainly comes from the fact that game usually gets a huge update ever 2 or 3 months and provides one class with 3 more weapons to chose from. Valve plans to do all nine classes eventually, so far they've only done the medic (not pictured on the cover), pyro (the guy with the gas mask on the cover) and heavy (guy with the minigun on the cover), but when they do update a class, there's a huge shift of people suddenly playing that class because obviously they want to try out the new gear. While this is happening people will complain that one of the new weapons makes class X underpowered and makes class Y overpowered or something. It's mainly just a bunch of people whining and it's really not a huge concern.
There's no demo (not the character) for this game, but every few months or so, in coordination with the class updates, you can play during a weekend for free. There's no strings attached, you can play the full game in it's entirety for three days. But at just 20 dollars (they dropped the price a while ago), I'd say just go for it.
A extremely complicated game that is incredibly well designed. October 21, 2008
S. Zhang
First thing that I simply MUST say is not to judge this game without experiencing every aspect of it. It takes about 20 hours to get an overall understanding of most of the game and the maps, but even then it's hard to fully appreciate how well it's made. Every class is extremely unique, but at the same time, they are all very balanced when taken as a whole .
For example: The Heavy class has the most health, is extremely durable with a medic, and can dish out an insane amount of damage. This makes the Heavy hard to using direct, close combat tactics. However, the sniper with a fully charged shot can do 450 to the head, the exact amount of health that a fully overhealed heavy has, and is capable of killing him instantly. This forces the heavy to avoid open areas and depend on his teammates to take care of any snipers nearby. The sniper, although powerful, is slow to charge and weak compared to most other classes, making him vulnerable to almost any class at close range. This forces the sniper to find places with good cover and depend on his teammates to watch his back.
Simply said, this is a TEAM game. I cannot possibly emphasize this enough. Those of you who rate it poorly because you choose a random team and die time after time are simply not understanding this concept. If you are a scout, you have to avoid direct combat and use hit-and-run techniques. If you are a soldier, you can't move quite as fast but can use your rocket launcher to propel enemies helplessly in the air and juggle them. As a medic, you will usually depend on your teammates to keep you alive, but you can use an "ubercharge" to make yourself and one teammates invincible for 10 seconds, or whip out your syringe gun and try to finish the enemy off.
I've only discussed about 1/50th of the interesting features in this game, and when combined together, the possibilities are infinite. I would understand people disliking this game because of the lack of teamwork and seemingly random deaths, but I would encourage them to try and discover the depth of the game, and especially to play with friends and a microphone, because the game is much more interesting that way.
I was worried, but it's actually really great. October 14, 2008
M. Girardin (NY)
I thought this was going to be more of a mod of the Half Life game than an actual game on it's own. I was way off, everything is very different,from the other games Valve made. The game is very stylized and very unique for what it is. Each character class has it's own weapons, health levels, speed, and abilities that are very well balanced.
If you want a good online game, this is one to grab, it's great fun.
Great Game October 1, 2008
Mike Dakota
Great game. I bought the stand alone version because I knew I wasn't going to play Half Life 2. My suggestion is to just stick with TF2, no need to waste your money on portal and once you beat half life you won't want to play it anymore. Game is worth it!!
Great Game,played for 100+ hours September 9, 2008
Jason Wold (NYC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's hard to say anything bad about this game. It the best first person shoter i have ever played. The is humor and fun everywhere in this game, the classes are balanced, the options for play style are endless.
Steam keeps adding more to the game, maps ,weapons, game types and the user made maps and play types are also fun. The one bad thing that can happen is running in to a abusive player online, but that really hasn't happened to me at all.
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