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Section 8 may not be the greatest shooter gamer of all time and with flaw, but it is an exciting online-multiplayer futuristic game. Although the world and environment is a bit to large and the vehicles are pretty much useless, Section 8 is full of gripping gun battles that’ll make your playing experience worth while.

While the game is more focused towards the 32-player online battle matches, the single player campaign mode is perfect practice for that. All of the maps are the same, and the designs are quite nice, so the player will quickly get used to their environment before they jump into the online matches. The only difference between the two are very slight variations, one of which is in the campaign mode some parts of the level are blocked off until you complete certain objectives. This is nice because it enables the player to explore the level before getting lost in the giant maps online.

Once you do get into the online game play, there is only one match type, Conquest, which is a mixture of death-match and capture the flag with a different feel. Teams register points by taking control of their opponents bases, giving them access to their turrets in the area. There are also objectives within the matches, all with time constraints, making for frantic action packed gameplay as you try to complete, or deter your opponents, objectives. Completing these objectives gives you victory points, which lead to achievements such as seeing your opponents across the entire map.

When in battle you only have a choice of six guns and seven gadgets, and you can only carry two of each. This is something to keep in mind because changing your weapon lineup mid-battle is very difficult, and there is no one weapon you can use to roll through the map. There are the standard automatics, shotguns and snipers, so nothing new there. One cool gadget is the sensor blocker, which allows you to block your opponents radar with ample time to run into their base.

When going around the levels, your character is rather loafy and slow. There is a sprint button, but you can only use it so much. What is cool, though, is the rocket pack which allows you to jump incredible distances, along with dropping in on your enemies in the siege of battle.

Overall, these generic type shooter game really isn’t that bad considering the online mode is so much fun. Even when you can’t fill up all the spots, users can always add bots to replace your human friends. Though the vehicles are lame and useless, jumping around from place to place using your rocket pack can be a good time.

7/10