*ShootMania Storm* is an online multiplayer futuristic first person shooter.
From the makers of the massive Trackmania, it shares the same obsession with
speed and keeping you playing almost without pauses. Most big online shooters
today will slow you down with complex 'weapons load-outs' and customizable
characters before letting you into the action. ShootMania Storm is an
antidote to that. There are various game modes, but all of them are fast
paced and fun. ShootMania Storm's interface design is shared with Trackmania,
and really needs improvement. To newcomers it can be a bit confusing. A
'quick start' button is normal for gaming today, and would mean the game
could pick your servers and so on. despite this, we found that the
match-making was actually better than in some bigger titles like Battlefield
3. Starting out is no easier than any first person shooter. You'll get killed
a lot, but you are then straight back into the action, so you soon pick it up
without any frustrating waiting. The main weapon is a kind of laser-rocket
launcher, making moving targets a challenge. In ShootMania Storm, the only
difference between you and another player is your own skill, so it feels much
fairer than some online shooters. ShootMania Storm is an interesting online
FPS. It's closest in style to Quake, although in some ways it's even simpler.
The game modes and maps are really inventive, and the community can even
create new ones meaning there's almost endless scope for innovation.
*ShootMania Storm's focus on speed and its community of players will make it
really attractive to some players, but it's difficult to see this level of
simplicity winning over the Call of Duty and Battlefield fans.*Download
*ShootMania Storm Beta* in Softonic
