| Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II | Octoshark Studios | 2010 | |
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This is a unique, total conversion of the Half-Life 2 Source engine that was initially released in 2007 but is now a free game on Steam if you have the Source SDK Base installed. It's a sequel to the popular original mod for Half-Life. 3 teams fight each other for kills, objectives and total domination! The combat system is something you will not find in other mods. Melee is based off of directional charged attacks and blocks, far from the usual click and slash method found in most games. Each class has their own set of unique weapons and play styles, as well as class specific special attacks that can be unleashed once the meter is filled. Each map features a game mode that you'll find both unique and entertaining. Game modes include Booty, Holy Grail, Last Team Standing, Territory, Objective Push and Team Deathmatch. Many more are planned for future releases. Each team sports its own set of unique classes. Each class offers its own play style and is most effective in different situations. Altogether there's 18 unique classes planned, 6 for each team. Pirate players can choose: Captains are armed with a cutlass, a blunderbuss and a parrot, which can be used for harassing enemies or as a distraction. Their special ability gives them the capability of firing an explosive cannonball from their blunderbuss. Skirmishers are equipped with a cutlass which they can lunge forward and impale enemies by using their special ability, a flintlock pistol and a gunpowder keg. Sharpshooters are the ranged class of the pirates, and are equipped with a long rifle for long distance shooting, a more accurate version of the Skirmisher pistol, and a small dagger for close quarter melee combat. The Vikings can play as: A berserker possess a two-handed bearded axe as well as a shorter axe and shortsword. They can use their special ability to drive themselves into a bloodlust, allowing them to move faster and attack more effectively. The huscarl is armed with a shortsword and a shield which can be used to ram enemies with their special ability, four throwing axes and a two-handed axe. The gestir is equipped with a shield and langseax, three javelins which can be thrown at enemies, and a spear which gestirs can use their special ability on to charge enemies and knock them away. The knights have access to a heavy knight and an archer. Heavy knights are slow moving but wield a longsword and can use their special ability to do a circular spinning attack. They are also equipped with a shield and a shortsword. By contrast, the archer is a fast moving class armed with both a crossbow and a longbow, and can use their special ability to fire three flaming arrows at once from the longbow. They are also equipped with a shortsword for close combat. | ||
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