It seems like all the rage these days is about Call of Duty, Battlefield and Halo but spare a thought for one of our free, open source alternatives to these games: AssaultCube.
AssaultCube is a fast paced, simple FPS game. You have 2 teams, 6 weapons(Knife, Pistol, Shotgun, Assault Rifle, Sniper and Carbine), and a huge range of game modes including capture the flag, death matches and survivor.
Anybody can download the game and get started straight away, with a small file size of ~40mb and support for Windows, Mac and Linux anybody with an internet connection is minutes away from speedy, fps bliss.
AssaultCube differs from traditional FPS gameplay simply through the speed of the game, while tactically in COD or Battlefield you may shoot at an opponent while standing still, if you don't move in AssaultCube, you'll soon be dead, whether through the headshot of a sniper or being splattered from close range by a shotgunner.
AssaultCube has a large community aspect due to the nature of it being an open source project. Many gamers will not only partake in playing the game but also in creating new maps, game mods, new textures and new audio all of which is made available for free on a whole range of websites. Passionate community members have gone as far as creating clans(teams) and leaderboards, to track your world rank which can be seen at http://hi-skill.us. The game also has unique words, such as frags for kills and gibs for headshots/knifing.
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Overall the open source FPS AssaultCube is a very good free alternative to your modern day COD or Halo, while it may not offer the same featureset it certainly offers a simple and quick game that can give you hours upon hours of enjoyment.
Happy Fragging!
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