Abomination of desolation!
Game Review on Dec 20th, 2011
Dramatic change from Doom 2, more heavily into what Doom 64 was and beyond!
Great game anyway!
Engine Review on Sep 21st, 2011 - 5 people don't
Custom Built is simply put, developers made the engine for their own game.
Game Review on Sep 3rd, 2011 - 1 person agrees
I hate to review my favorite games, that`s why I give them 10.
But this one deserves a review because it`s special...
Kingpin is built with id Tech 2 engine (Quake and Quake II are based upon a same code. Doom is id Tech 1). The game has strong mature content, but that`s not all great about it.
Let`s call this came Strife in Quake II engine! You start the game with a intro sequence, the story is nothing special. It`s typical seeking for vengeance.
You can interact with NPCs with Positive and Negative actions. How you interact with NPCs in that way they will respond.
Some NPCs don`t want you to be armed in their presence and some can sell you stuff like the guy at the beginning in the game with Crowbar for 1 dollar.
Some NPCs are mercenaries, you will have to pay them and they will keep your back safe in combat...
As you battle with enemies you`ll notice that game does not play like Quake II at all. Combat is more tactical, you will find yourself losing health rapidly. Dying is also common, even on lower difficulties.
There is also a store you`ll come across like in Strife. You can buy yourself med-kits, armor, weapons, ammo and add-ons.
Add-ons for weapons are really useful, you can upgrade your pistol with magnum and silencer. Silencer adds the sneaky gameplay because you can also go stealth.
Levels are in non-linear fashion with hub system. You have air vents that can serve for sneaking. Also there is a notebook, it`s like that devise from Strife. All missions/quests you come across will be noted so if you forget you can see what to do.
Graphics are awesome in this game. Xatrix used better dynamic lighting from Quake II and dynamic shadows. Also there are lens flares on lights. Flashlight is added to help you in dark areas!
10/10
Awesome and underrated, buy this game. You won`t regret it!
Game Review on Aug 22nd, 2011
There is not much I can talk about in this review, this is a standard first-person shooter and it`s strongly similar to the first Half-Life.
With of course couple of tweaks, new weapons are added and modified old ones. There are new enemies in this game and you carry less ammo so combat is somewhat tactical.
What`s really new in this are vehicles, you had vehicles in Half-Life but they were able to move forward and backwards. These however are fully drivable and come with weapons that have endless ammo.
Also big news is a massive Gravity Gun, with it you can use saw blades as your weapon or throw explosive barrels like grenades. It is also meant for puzzling parts of the game, playing with heavily modified Havok Physics...
About the story it is again told in scripted sequences, the story-line is full and great voice acting adds to the feel. Freeman again has a bad carma but he is a kickass character that finds his way trough all odds.
Now graphics... Graphics in this game are like for the time of first Half-Life - Great! You have very realistic environments. I loved the industrial part of the game while driving on the boat (damn helicopter).
Those who played first Half-Life will go trough this one very easily.
Just like first Half-Life this one kicks ***!
9/10
Almost perfect...
