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Combat Arms free-to-play FPS explodes into Europe

by Steven Williamson on 14 January 2009, 10:25

Tags: FPS

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Described by some members of the community as "Counter Strike meets Unreal Tournament", Combat Arms has been receiving rave reviews through its beta phase and tomorrow, January 15th sees its official launch across Europe.

The customisable FPS is the latest free-to-play game from publisher Nexon, whose credits include the immensely popular -and also free-to-play - side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Maple Story. Along with the launch comes a series of content updates, adding new weapons and gear, game modes and maps.

A new clan system challenges teams to battle against each other and then rewards them with prizes. Additional game modes also now include Capture the Flag and Spy Hunt.

If you check out any other the new maps, which include a biochemical lab, a crashed cargo plane on enemy territory and a remote desert town, then you'll be rewarded with Gear Points as part of a month long special event that begins on January 17th and runs for four consecutive weekends.



If you haven't yet heard of Combat Arms, which currently has over a million subscribers in North America, here's the lowdown:

Combat Arms is a fast-paced, multiplayer shooter, designed for non-stop action on the grounds of various battlefields where players are recruited to get engaged with their enemies in multiple game modes. While integrating the traditional attributes of the FPS genre, Combat Arms advances further by evolving striking features such as character customization as well as weapon modification system, enabling the players to adjust their weapons with attachments such as scopes, silencers and extended magazines. Additional eye-catching feature is the unique backpack system, which allows players to combine a set of multiple weapons from the extensive armory for a more sophisticated combat experience on the battlefield.

Combat Arms is easy to adapt for newcomers with handy control while providing deep gameplay mechanics to veteran gamers. In-game currencies and experience points are rewarded based on the number of victories and kills made, and when accumulated, it will help the players to rank up and to mount with new weapons and equipments, while having access to their actual performance stat anytime during the gameplay. Moreover, the extensive community features within the game actively support the clan system, where players can easily recruit, manage, and communicate with their clan members.



Visit the website for more information or to download Combat Arms.


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so glad i read the news things on the side of hexus.

looks like it might be a fun game so am downloading it now.
Yeah, I'm downloading it too. Heard some good news about this from people on the beta.
Cheers, also downloading :)
Anyone up for a game of this later?

I've just finished downloading :D
oO looks very interesting.

How big is the download?

I may try and get it tonight (after work) and I'd be up for a game :D