- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
You've got to try it! At first it's pretty hard to get into because it's so complex, but underneath it's quite a rewarding experience! Imagine mixing StarCraft and Half-Life into a multiplayer-only game where the Marines get hi-tec equipment from their commander, another player who actually watches over them in a top-down perspective, lays buildings, and researchs new guns. The aliens are independent, but have the Hive sight so they can coordinate attacks and defense. Aliens can evolve into 5 different forms, ranging from a fat pig-like builder to a rampaging rhino-type thing. The maps are huge, full of resource points the teams must fight over, a Marine start (of course they can build anywhere), and 3 alien Hives they must acquire and defend. If you don't like the complicated strategy, you can play in combat mode and simply kill the enemies to level up and get stronger. There is a link to the Natural-Selection page where you can learn more and download it in my signature. Of course, you need a working version of Half-Life to install it, but it is free.
My name in NS is [PL]TerranGrunt in case you ever see me.