![]() There are a few collectibles to keep an eye out for, but CrossFireX is an almost non-stop series of hallways and rooms full of dudes to shoot at. I wish there was something more to elevate CrossFireX’s single player beyond corridor shooter. There is a bit more of a sci-fi twist, however, with the second episode “Spectre” paying off in a satisfying way that also pays homage to CrossFire’s multiplayer mode. If you’ve experienced the loud, globe-stomping Modern Warfare games, you’ll find CrossFireX’s story to be at least told in the same bombastic way. There is a little bit of Remedy apparent, especially in the dream sequences in the “Catalyst” campaign, but overall it really feels like a game that was made to get a paycheck. The story itself is a breathless, action-soaked affair that changes perspective between characters often. You would think this would give you two viewpoints behind this conflict, but playing as each faction just made the conflict even more baffling. Well, both of the campaigns, because to get through the full story you’ll have to play through the perspective of a Global Risk operative, and then later as a Blacklist terrorist-though a mostly unwitting one. counter terrorist into its single player campaign. There isn’t much to suggest there’s even a wider world out there besides this global terrorist/anti-terrorist conflict.ĬrossFireX takes its theme of terrorist vs. Except to create an entire global conflict-in fact, an entire game world-around this makes CrossFireX feel like it exists in a vacuum. The entire idea of CrossFire is the terrorist vs counter terrorist dynamic, like you would see in Counterstrike. So it’s no surprise that the latest big budget entry, CrossFireX managed to snag a studio with a great single player game pedigree to create its campaign-though it’s surprising that it was Remedy that took up the challenge. But you might be surprised to hear that it’s one of the most popular first person shooters ever, especially in China, Vietnam and Brazil. If you haven’t heard of CrossFire before, that’s not surprising. CrossFire started its life as a Counterstrike clone, and that still resides deep in its DNA-but by trying to modernize its gameplay, Smilegate has made a game that reminds me a bit of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare-for its good and its bad. But based on what I knew about Crossfire, I wasn’t expecting much for either part-and while I was pleasantly surprised at some aspects, CrossFireX largely met my expectations.ĬrossFireX is a first person shooter that is a bit of a mash-up between Counterstrike and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. You know: Alan Wake, Control-that Remedy. The single player component of CrossFireX was developed by Remedy. Its multiplayer component was developed by Smilegate Interactive-the same parent company that made Lost Ark.
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