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    Brink

    Game » consists of 10 releases. Released May 10, 2011

    A multiplayer-focused, class-based first-person shooter running on id Tech 4, in which oppressive soldiers and anarchistic terrorists battle for the few remaining resources on a failed paradise known as the Ark.

    trottyvek's Brink (Xbox 360) review

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    Forgetably Average

       I'd like to start by pointing out that I'd probably would have given this a lower rating if i had actually bought it, my uncle bought it and i gave it a go while i was back home. I've never been fond of the iron sight twitchyness of current shooters, where most of the guns are assault rifles and you die every 2 seconds from random gunfire. But I LOVE Team Fortress 2 and man does this game try to be that. The problem is that the levels are cluttered with so much crap and the characters are indistinguishable from a distance to the point that I don't know if I'm shooting at a wall, teammate, or enemy.
       The campaign is already short and that fact that every level is recycled for each side just makes it tedious. And the class system doesn't even exist early on as you start with generic abilities that do nothing to differentiate a medic from a soldier. Although it's nice to allow complete customization of the controller I ended up with a TF2 layout and wishing i was playing that game instead.
       I know that this is the first full game for this studio so I hope they listen to all the feedback and comeback with something better next time, because there are a lot of good ideas floating around in this game.

    Other reviews for Brink (Xbox 360)

      A fine multiplayer shooter, and nothing more. 0

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      21 out of 24 found this review helpful.

      All the waiting for this? 0

      The Ark. No Covenant. I have been waiting, holding my breath in anticipation of Brink for as long as I can remember. Once upon a time, I jested at the idea of mixing Battlefield with Mirror's Edge. I thought 'Well, that will never happen, nobody could possibly ever make that game.' Then came Brink, a class-based, first person shooter that boasted an interesting creative direction, a fairly intriguing universe and, above all, parkour. I was sold. The trailers revealed a game that looked like a po...

      2 out of 2 found this review helpful.

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