Section 8: Prejudice, the downloadable continuation of the Section 8 franchise, was given a release date the other afternoon. The Xbox Live version of Prejudice will see a release first on the Marketplace this April 20. That launch will then be followed by the Games for Windows Live PC release on May 4 and a forthcoming PSN release later this "summer." All three versions of the game will carry the same price tag of 15 bones.
Prejudice is a tactical shooter like its predecessor Section 8, which was, in a nutshell, a flashy title with some unique concepts that fell flat in execution. I haven't gotten my hands on Prejudice yet, so I can’t speak to the improvements on the original's formula, but creator TimeGate has been adding to the original's feature set. For example, Prejudice will feature an all-new HUD, new or tweaked weapons, and a single-player campaign that’ll have you uncover a “sinister series of betrayals” that threaten all human life. Of course, the core mechanic that defined the first title--the dynamic spawning system that let you spawn wherever you want in multiplayer--will return, alongside deployable vehicles and dramatic aerial drops.
If anything, Prejudice looks great on paper, just like Section 8 did. That one might not have panned out, so we'll have to see if any lessons were learned. I'm in. Again.
Prejudice is a tactical shooter like its predecessor Section 8, which was, in a nutshell, a flashy title with some unique concepts that fell flat in execution. I haven't gotten my hands on Prejudice yet, so I can’t speak to the improvements on the original's formula, but creator TimeGate has been adding to the original's feature set. For example, Prejudice will feature an all-new HUD, new or tweaked weapons, and a single-player campaign that’ll have you uncover a “sinister series of betrayals” that threaten all human life. Of course, the core mechanic that defined the first title--the dynamic spawning system that let you spawn wherever you want in multiplayer--will return, alongside deployable vehicles and dramatic aerial drops.
If anything, Prejudice looks great on paper, just like Section 8 did. That one might not have panned out, so we'll have to see if any lessons were learned. I'm in. Again.