Since I’m stuck in the gaming doldrums, I find myself drifting back towards multiplayer games, not to play competitively but just for mere enjoyment. In the past week, I went back to these “old” games, which I point out because these are games that I hope everyone gets a chance to try out if they haven’t:
- A group of 4 of us jumped into Left 4 Dead Survival mode on one of the “new” maps (Death Toll) and proceeded to dismantle another team. There is just something fun about collaborating as a team to inflict utter destruction upon your enemies. It does make me think Valve didn’t need to make a sequel yet, the original is still an incredibly solid and robust experience. Of course, I’m still gonna get the sequel…
- I don’t think I’d ever play Halo Wars by myself anymore, but 2v2 and 3v3 games are still incredibly satisfying. After putting over 100 hours in the game, I think my team has preferred strategies to deal with any situation. For a relatively simple RTS, the strategy still is quite deep, as evidenced by our team of 3 getting it handed to us by a Covenant mixed infantry army. This is the RTS on console that everyone should have wanted, except it turned out nobody did. Sad.
- I played a few matches in Call of Duty 4 just because the Modern Warfare 2 trailer made me feel nostalgic. Not much more needs to be said about this game, but I think I am finally about to hit my first prestige. Huzzah!
- Also, I think the 1 vs 100 beta is worth checking out if you can play with friends. I can’t speak to the version that doesn’t feature a “one”, but the regular game is pretty amusing and a good way to just hang out with friends online.
