Team Fortress Classic

"A Fun, Fast-Paced Mod"

Intro: Team Fortress Classic is yet another mod for the great half-life game. It is similar to Counter-Strike in many ways, except there is no Terrorists and CTs this time, just the red and blue teams.

Graphics 7/10: For being an older game TFC (Team Fortress Classic) has very nice graphics. The levels look really good and have been put together very nicely. The teams are easily distinguishable due to their obvious red and blue colors. The guns all look god and most are based of real weaponry, they are tru to form.

Gameplay 9/10: TFC has everything Counter-Strike(CS) has but even more. The mission of the game is to attack or defend a fort (depending on which team you are). If you are on the attack team you must do your best to invade the fort with your flag. This is no easy task though as the defending team gets high powered weaponry to defend their fort with. Using your skill you need to infiltrate the base through secret passageways or just blasting in the front door guns blazing. The movement is extremely fast, but not out of control, which make the game much more fun and easier t move around without getting blown to pieces.

Sound 6/10: The sound is quite average though. It is an FPS Multiplayer game so there is not expected to be good sound anyway. The sound effects are very good though, gun shots, dead moans and the like are all very good. The background music though does leave a lot to be desired, however you'll generally be too involved in your game to worry about it anyway.

Replay Value 10/10: This is purely a multiplayer game so there is a ton of replay value. Just keep playing rounds to improve your skill or play on the different team for some variety, or even try a different type of soldier to be! There is plenty of possibilities.

Challenge ??/10: This completely depends on how good the people you are versing are. It could be really easy if you are really good and your opposition is not, or it could be extremely difficult. It just depends on yours and your opponents players on the teams.

Conclusion: TFC is a one of the best mods of Half-Life out there and you can download it for free, so I suggest you at least try it out. Its fun, fast paced and more! In my opinion this even beats Counter-Strike!

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 12/15/05, Updated 06/06/08

Game Release: Team Fortress Classic (US, 1999)