When I first saw The Outfit, it seemed that the game does not deserve the attention - it is difficult to master, requires mental effort, and not in it, like, nothing that would inspire. I sincerely believed that Razumkin and Lewandowski, spent hours in front of a screen and all the colleagues Donja talk about her patients. After the first trial to play, suffering from uncomfortable (as it then seemed) control, I was even more strengthened in this opinion. A week passed and comrades still do not come off on the Xbox 360. I made another attempt: he began with a campaign to get used to the controls and understand the basic concepts, then fought with Raven (who I immediately made) and ... Since then, the game sucked, I could not tear myself away from it.
This is one of those projects, which require that a player made himself at home, brush up, and only then will unfold before him like a flower, sparkle with bright colors. Gameplay is simple and complicated at the same time, on the one hand, the game continues the idea of a series of Battlefield, on the other - like Battalion Wars. Inherited from the first division into classes, points system and a huge map of the second - the kind from a third party, the ability to call reinforcements and general recklessness of action. He added to this mixture own experience, the developers got the game, of course, the original, but at the same time - with the rich "dowry".
 | |  | Any object can be destroyed. When there are no forces to hold the position, blow up a bridge - then give yourself time to regroup. | | Anti-aircraft installation - the ideal weapon against infantry and aircraft, but not cheap and requires a weapons factory. |
Although such concepts as classes, there is no formal, all the heroes (like the Germans, and "allies") can be divided into three categories: the sniper, rocket launcher and flamethrower. They are armed, of course, in many ways, but the methods of fighters rival camps are similar and depend on the very "class". In addition to running and shooting (two equivalent types of weapons, usually long-and short-range), your troops can jump over obstacles, crouch and throw a grenade, this is more than enough to annoy the enemy with his own. With the help of "crossing" can give simple commands "support group" - the four soldiers who were around for you follow.
The gameplay is built around a system of capturing the key points and the so-called "points of death, depletion of which is equal to defeat. Arithmetic is familiar: if you have less control points than the opponent, the stock of your points slowly but surely melt away. Actually, that save for the possibility of your account and fouling an opponent, and is a match.
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I must say that the soldiers behave very realistically - cringe in fear, hiding behind the hoods, dashes and are able to move themselves to capture technique. Unfortunately, even having beaten the tank, they can not control it, and the machine of death is transformed into a simple firing point. As for the campaign, there was even an experienced player will be in difficulty, sometimes the enemy: Tactics is literally discouraging.
 | |  | Be finished with arrows, seize guns and puts them to their fighters. So we can proceed with any equipment - would be skill. | | In single-player campaign gives us little to play for the Germans (at the behest of the plot), but disappears the most powerful hero of Americans - Captain. |
Technique presented in more than three dozen units, all of these armored vehicles, tanks and other lorry can repel the enemy or to find the right on the battlefield. Unlike Battlefield the fact that all weapons can be freely ordered with delivery - anywhere, anytime, would be money. Financial issue - one of the most important and is quite sharp, so let's examine it in more detail.
As in real war, the important thing here - resources. In our case it is money that is not only a "drip" in the hour of a teaspoon of themselves, they should earn. Nachislyayut them for seizing the key points for killing enemy soldiers, undermining the enemy's equipment and the taking, radar stations tank and artillery factories, as well as heroes for killing an opponent. You can still hunt for the chest of gold that air is discharged into a random location on the map (as in the series Worms); often allows literally turn the tide of battle, and in multiplayer will never recommend this not be forgotten. But by themselves not enough money - no tanks, no artillery, decent, no air raids on the enemy's lair alone specie are not organized. First you need to take (as an option: to repulse the enemy), a strategically important object. Tank Plant - for heavy armored vehicles (otherwise and will be dust on the road to self-propelled gun), gun - for the powerful artillery (without him - only a weak 37-mm crackers) will send a radio tower on the enemy gunships and bombers, and at the same time to conduct reconnaissance map ( very useful, among other things, a thing).
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Placing the gun, we must remember that they have limited rotation, and therefore not protected from the flanks and rear. Machine guns spared from this drawback, but the arrow is easy to kill (as opposed to a soldier for the gun). Any stationary weapons easily choked tank, self-propelled guns to cope only with the first level, well, a jeep can storm the only machine guns.
 | |  | Getting off the enemy closely, you can use the techniques of unarmed combat.Fast, spectacular, and efficiently. But, unfortunately, not all available. | | A pair of cannons and machine guns will stop almost any attack if the opponent has not yet reached the level of heavy equipment. If you prefer, you can get yourself a gun carriage. |
All that money can buy (and not only machinery and stationary guns, but the entire autumn conscription Corps to replace the deceased spring), as already stated, falls from the sky - at parashyutikah. After confirmation of the order (all in real time) to choose a place where aircraft dropped a coveted box, after five seconds of arriving container, all that is in the area falls, will inevitably perish. This creates additional difficulties in strengthening their own base, but it is a universal means of attack: one machine gun for the 69 units can easily crush an expensive tank in 1200. Delivery limited radius of your location, so that from afar "bomb" enemy machine guns (and even air strikes) will not work.
In The Outfit includes two member countries of World - Americans and Germans. The difference - in the arms, tactics and strategy battles, and if Americans gravitate to the defense, the Germans were well used blitzkrieg tactics, because they almost immediately available and cheap powerful weapon - a missile which is self-propelled gun.
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Each character is given a detachment of four men, their arms depends on the type of hero. For example, if you chose a German sniper, then no one will be a grenade launcher. Also depends on the hero's movement speed "support group" and there are some Sonderkommando.
Germans:
Esesovka Nina Diederich is carrying a sniper rifle that kills with the first shot (it is convenient to shoot machine gun), and a simple pistol. He runs fast.
General Hans Von Beck, armed with a shotgun and hand grenade, running slowly, but that did not prevent him from blame opponents bundles.
General Viktor Morder far from a flamethrower (very useful for short distance) and long-range gun - just in case.
Americans:
Lt. John Davis, Tyler - a terrible man, armed with a rifle (a weak semblance of snipers) and pompovikom, enduring all living things. Against the technique uses a Molotov cocktail.
Captain Deuce Williams - a real killing machines. Armed with a bazooka and a revolver, of which literally decimated the living force of the enemy. But run and gun reloads slowly.
Sergeant Thomas McIntyre - a simple soldier with a gun and a flamethrower. Dangerous only near, but it has a useful ability to get subordinates to throw at the enemy tear gas grenades.
 | |  | Remember that all objects are destructible in the game, if the enemy is entrenched in the conscience, you can always call on him in the rear, after breaking the wall. | | When to you from the sky will fall "premise" be careful - if you find yourself at the point of landing, parted with his life. |
Graphically, the game looks good - explosions, tracer rounds, and flashes of light are fascinating, models of technology are traced with high quality and pleasing to the eye. The landscape is diverse, the objects are numerous and fully destructible. Interactivity - a separate item in the list of advantages of The Outfit; each house can be broken, or rebuild, and each tractor to steal and fix! This gives a tremendous tactical opportunities, which sin to neglect.
Unfortunately, this whole incredible the wonder is valid only for multiplayer games. A single player campaign in The Outfit - this is a completely different song.Firstly, it is only available for the Union ... forgive the Americans. We have to constantly attack the Germans, and all the cards in advance make it harder for the attacker: usually at the start is given only one key point, while the enemy with their heels, and once a tank and arms factories. Maps in "solitary confinement" of the same type and totally linear, designers lead us from one target to another, leaving no space for the initiative. After passing dozens of such missions, the game is already beginning to hate. But in multiplayer expanse! And support for split-screen makes it more democratic and friendly to those who from every wall does not protrude network cable broadband connection. For dueling and team battles available a total of 15 cards and three variations of the game - deathmatch (in the allotted time to kill as many enemy heroes), destruction (destruction of the speed: whose army by the end of time is more "breaking anything", he is the winner) and strategic victory (the war till the last "point of death").
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Periodically fall from the sky boxes with gold, each - 300 units of money. They appear completely arbitrary, but the probability of occurrence based on higher than in the open field. I advise you to periodically take a ride in the rear of the enemy, because usually all forget to take money from there and you can always just get rich at the expense of the enemy.
The scarcity of choice is compounded by the fact that not all levels are good for each of the modes; on my observation, suitable pieces of five - on the other any of the parties must necessarily have an advantage. Bad luck. But connecting to Live are all very respectable: the opponents are fast, and virtually no lag. There is a rating system, it allows you to connect players of approximately equal strength. Convenient.
In conclusion, I must say that for the lone gamer The Outfit is unlikely to be a good buy, but for those who are hungry for quality multiplayer and sincere indignation, not finding him in Battalion Wars, - the most it. Recommended!
| Our experts |
Semen Chirikov - At the moment the best game in the "box". Fantastic, perfectly balanced multiplayer, which makes war a real pleasure. Monotonous campaign was done mainly in order to work out at the rate of reaction and to explore all the available technology.
Constantin «Wren» Govorun - Secret of Success The Outfit is simple. Game kills brain. Exactly like State of Emergency. Absolutely stupid gameplay of its "diversity" (the notorious "do what you want!) Is strongly addictive. Plus the opportunity to compete with each other.But after those games I always have a headache.
Yuri Lewandowski - played well, especially in multiplayer. Cons are like tanks who can not ride on the wreckage, pulling out troops from the enemy, "Panther", the stones in which the vehicle is stuck. But all this does not prevent the main thing - to enjoy their own tactical genius!
Michael Razumkin - Make sure to purchase all the owners of the new console from Microsoft, having access to the network. A little workout, and you start getting great pleasure from the game with live opponents. A limited number of "successful" maps and modes probably will soon be filled up considerably thanks to the service of Live.
 | |  | Captain Williams has not parted with a cigar and sunglasses day or night. | | General von Beck - the most versatile fighter of the German side. |
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