The original Starsiege Tribes was a
landmark game for the first-person shooter genre. Combining huge maps,
deep team-based multiplayer mechanics, jetpacks, and drivable vehicles,
Dynamix' imaginative game laid the groundwork for the design of many of
today's most popular multiplayer shooters, including the Battlefield
games and Unreal Tournament 2004.
The sequel, Tribes 2, was hampered by serious bugs upon launch and it
disappointed many players in the Tribes community. Although the game
was patched later and modded to a great degree by third parties, the
damage was already done, and Dynamix was disbanded shortly thereafter.
The development of the next Tribes game on the PC was then handed over
to Irrational Games, best known for developing another classic
first-person game, System Shock 2. The good news for Tribes fans is
that Irrational's stewardship over the Tribes license is a resounding
success. Tribes: Vengeance effectively captures the spirit of the
original game, and adds a surprisingly good single-player campaign to a
deep and addictive multiplayer component.
DirectX Version: v9.0
Operating System: Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP
Minimum System Requirements
System: 1.0 GHz or equivalent
RAM: 256 MB
Video Memory: 32 MB
Hard Drive Space: 5000 MB
Recommended System Requirements
System: 2.5 GHz or equivalent
RAM: 512 MB
Video Memory: 128 MB
Hard Drive Space: 5000 MB