A Review On Natural Selection

Fire_EelFire_Eel Join Date: 2003-08-19 Member: 19950Members
edited June 2005 in NS General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">Need help from the experts</div> I am currently doing a project for my course, and it involves me doing a review on Natural Selection. However, this could be slightly challenging as Natural Selection is not a commerical-based game like Half Life 2 or Halo. I will need all the help I can get.

Publisher - ??
Developer - Flayra and team(I will get information from Unknownworlds)
Genre - Science-fiction and Action
Release Date - How long ago was this?
Platform - PC
Number of players - Internet FPS game with up to 32(??) players

The rest is basically about gameplay, sound, graphics, learning curve, ratings as well as a couple of other stuff.

I give NS a 8/10 rating <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Could someone else proven me with more background information, links, or even show an example of your own slight review? I am not going to copy, I would just like to see what other players feel about NS, as well as extract information.

Thanks a lot!
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  • DodgehDodgeh Join Date: 2003-08-31 Member: 20428Members
    Max 32 players in one server.

    I say its a dynamic mix of rts and first person in a fictional worl swarming with alien life. Its depth and lastibility comes from the many varying lifeforms and upgrades.
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  • surprisesurprise Join Date: 2003-01-16 Member: 12382Members, Constellation
    edited June 2005
    release was afaik haloween 2001 when i remember right

    and because its not a commercial game which does not get published, there is no publisher

    :edit:

    and remember: unknownworlds has not much to do with NS !!!
    flayra and cagey are in unknownworlds, but the rest of the team will be new and have nothing to do with the development of ns

    so i would draw a line between unknownworldds and ns
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  • sargeysargey Join Date: 2005-06-07 Member: 53325Members, Constellation
    I wish i had heard of this game much earlier, instead of last year (2004).
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  • CrispyCrispy Jaded GD Join Date: 2004-08-22 Member: 30793Members, Constellation
    edited June 2005
    Here's a <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Selection_%28computer_game%29' target='_blank'>link</a> that should be useful.

    Don't forget to properly reference the link in your bibliography or you'll get a <span style='color:red'>F</span>ail
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  • BrackharBrackhar Santa Monica Join Date: 2003-10-26 Member: 22004Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Onos
    Though you could always just cite "Yoink" in your references, then you could copy all you want. It's a little known practice in journal articles that grad students sometimes use.

    -Brackhar
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  • Dirty_Harry_PotterDirty_Harry_Potter Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9500Members
    edited June 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Genre - Science-fiction and Action<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->Shouldn't the genre read FPS/RTS. I personally connect Sci-Fi and Action to be movie genres, at least Action isn't really telling when it comes to games, but Sci-Fi is i suppose, i suggest you change it to "Sci-Fi FPS/RTS".
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  • moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
    halloween 2002 was the release date.
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  • Fire_EelFire_Eel Join Date: 2003-08-19 Member: 19950Members
    edited June 2005
    A few more days before I need to submit.

    Any mods or even Flayra himself could come in and provide some notes for me? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Thanks!
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    edited June 2005
    The genre Flayra originally wedged NS into was dubbed RTSSFPS (Real Time Strategy - Social - First Person Shooter), emphasizing the two mother genres and the fact that the emphasis on teamwork and atmosphere were supposed (and I hope succeeded) to create social, shared, experiences.

    Release date was, as was said, indeed Halloween 2002. Around 20:00 EST, if I recall correctly.

    We're self-published, and I doubt anyone would look at you grudingly if you called the developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment, though a link to the team page would probably the most accurate.
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  • BloodBallBloodBall Join Date: 2003-07-11 Member: 18098Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Nemesis Zero+Jun 25 2005, 09:18 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Jun 25 2005, 09:18 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->
    Release date was, as was said, indeed Halloween 2002. Around 20:00 EST, if I recall correctly. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    2001 you mean?
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  • Invader_ScootInvader_Scoot Join Date: 2003-10-13 Member: 21669Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-BloodBall+Jun 25 2005, 04:24 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BloodBall @ Jun 25 2005, 04:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Nemesis Zero+Jun 25 2005, 09:18 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Jun 25 2005, 09:18 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->
    Release date was, as was said, indeed Halloween 2002. Around 20:00 EST, if I recall correctly. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    2001 you mean? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    2002
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  • NGENGE Join Date: 2003-11-10 Member: 22443Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Crispy+Jun 20 2005, 05:23 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Crispy @ Jun 20 2005, 05:23 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Here's a <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Selection_%28computer_game%29' target='_blank'>link</a> that should be useful.

    Don't forget to properly reference the link in your bibliography or you'll get a <span style='color:red'>F</span>ail <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    lol, a lotta inaccurate stuff on there. I should fix it. Also, I like the whole "pimping" of Voogru at the end. Maybe I should put SNipermarine in there as well.
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  • CrispyCrispy Jaded GD Join Date: 2004-08-22 Member: 30793Members, Constellation
    That could be just as an inaccurate comment to make unless you tell us what's inaccurate about it.
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  • batou2batou2 Join Date: 2005-06-24 Member: 54567Members
    its kind of funny wikipedia would make a section on natural selection..

    lol
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  • NGENGE Join Date: 2003-11-10 Member: 22443Members
    edited June 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-Crispy+Jun 25 2005, 11:50 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Crispy @ Jun 25 2005, 11:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> That could be just as an inaccurate comment to make unless you tell us what's inaccurate about it. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I already fixed it. Just re-read it, I updated a lot of stuff. From the area on how the knife was "overpowered", I also added the damage values, and changed some weapon descriptions as well. Edited some gramatical mistakes and clarified a few upgrade chamber parts.

    Left in the voogru part at the end for hilarity.
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  • CrispyCrispy Jaded GD Join Date: 2004-08-22 Member: 30793Members, Constellation
    It would be better to say that the knife had previous problems which have been fixed (knockback), but nevertheless an update was definitely in need.
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