RainOfTerror
07-07-2005, 01:47 PM
Bet On Soldier is a first-person shooter which presents something considerably different in order to stand out from the crowd. With a corporation-takes-over-the-world-style plot, Bet On Soldier allows players to do exactly what it promises with its title - that is, bet on the outcome of encounters with specific enemies. Before entering battle, players can wager on which particular enemy soldiers they are going to kill.
The battles themselves in Bet on Soldier are a fairly chaotic affair, and rarely a matter of turn a corner, blast someone, repeat. In one level we were shown, the battlefield was a wide-open debris-strewn field complete with a pillbox, paratroopers landing, guard towers and walls, and giant mechanized exoskeletons with guns, and nary a constricting set path to be found. The exoskeletons tear apart infantry like nobody’s business, assuming you aren’t blasting a rocket launcher into its back, but are ridiculously fun to pilot once the shoe is on the other foot. Even fighting mere infantry is made more interesting with how well you can gauge an opponent's "health." Hitting exposed flesh as opposed to armor will obviously deal more damage, but even armor gets broken off once it takes a few hits.Check out the full Bet on Soldier preview (http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=26048) over at WorthPlaying.
The battles themselves in Bet on Soldier are a fairly chaotic affair, and rarely a matter of turn a corner, blast someone, repeat. In one level we were shown, the battlefield was a wide-open debris-strewn field complete with a pillbox, paratroopers landing, guard towers and walls, and giant mechanized exoskeletons with guns, and nary a constricting set path to be found. The exoskeletons tear apart infantry like nobody’s business, assuming you aren’t blasting a rocket launcher into its back, but are ridiculously fun to pilot once the shoe is on the other foot. Even fighting mere infantry is made more interesting with how well you can gauge an opponent's "health." Hitting exposed flesh as opposed to armor will obviously deal more damage, but even armor gets broken off once it takes a few hits.Check out the full Bet on Soldier preview (http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=26048) over at WorthPlaying.