Though this feature doesn’t necessarily make this a must-download winner, it does add a lot of unpredictability and variety to what would otherwise be fairly standard shooter fare. Nexuiz has a huge arsenal of these game-modifying Mutators. And some are just plain goofy (turn everyone’s heads into that of one of the designers). Some mess the game up for everyone (slick surfaces, light gravity, retro or black and white graphics). Some are defensive (extra health regeneration, protection from head shots, heavy home flags). Some are purely offensive in nature (faster firing, infinite ammo, double damage). These can come from pickups, when capturing a flag, or via killstreak rewards, and they come in many different forms. Then you reach another plateau in your connection with this game when you learn to take advantage of its Dynamic Mutators. Random variables and all-around weirdness All of a sudden, you’re pretty good at Nexuiz. You will dart through the labyrinthine stages, rocket jumping (which the game has a dedicated button for) and hitting launch pads with streamlined efficiency. You will find optimal routes to bring enemy flags home. But as you adjust to the speed and learn the weapons’ nuances (and their secondary, alternative firing modes), you will start appreciating the game. The zippy gameplay harks back to the days of the aforementioned Quake and Unreal Tournament, when instant-twitch action and reaction were perhaps more important than the actual weapons you were firing.Īt first, playing Nexuiz involves a lot of circle-strafing, desperately firing at targets who can move faster than you can track them, missing more than hitting. Halo is one of the slower paced representatives in the shooter genre, but its Spartan combatants might as well be running around in giant sumo fat suits compared to the speedsters in Nexuiz. The bad news? Only crazy people will be playing Nexuiz months from now….
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