''Warpath'' is a

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developed by Digital Extremes. The game was originally being developed as a sequel to '' Pariah'', but since ''Pariah'' was a commercial flop, ''Warpath'' continued development as a whole new game. However, the similarities between the gameplay of both games are very apparent.

Technology

The game utilizes Unreal Engine 2 with optimizations and additions of the 2.5 Build (the same used for ''

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'' and '' Pariah'') and the Havok physics engine.

Demo

A demo for the PC version of ''Warpath'' was released on March 1, 2006. The demo included two maps: Breach for Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch, and Rush for Capture The Flag. The Front Line Assault mode was not included. This demo is available on the disc included with April 2006 issue of ''

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''. A demo for the Xbox version of ''Warpath'' is available on the disc included with the June 2006 issue of ''

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''. It was basically the same as the PC demo, though the Deathmatch/Team Deathmatch map that was included was SubZero instead of Breach.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website

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. It was delayed multiple times from its original March 21, 2006, release date, and started to get better reactions from the press during its development, but it still continued to get mixed reviews. People who played the game or demo thought it was a top-notch fast-paced shooter. In the words of '' IGN'': "While ''WarPath'' doesn't do anything blatantly wrong, it fails to do anything new. Charging through the repetitive metallic halls of each level will feel very familiar to anyone who's played a lot of first person shooters. Even the bots on the hardest difficult suffer from noticeable A.I. issues, so if this one's to be played at all it should be online. After numerous hours of play some weapon balance issues will become apparent, especially with the Vibro Blade during close range battles. Vehicles are included, but they're generally useless as the stages are so small. A larger variety of game modes more interesting maps would have helped out, but ultimately ''WarPath'' does little too differentiate itself from the rest of the shooters out there. The upgradeable weapons are a good feature, but nothing that'll hold players' interest beyond a few hours."

References

External links

* {{Digital Extremes 2006 video games First-person shooters Unreal Engine games Video games developed in Canada Windows games Xbox games Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games using Havok Groove Games games Digital Extremes games