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So yeah, since nobody bothered to make a thread on his own (shame on you!), I figured I should give it a try since no one else is willing to put some effort in it. Mind you: I do not intend to arrange any kind of weekly get togethers as well, so somebody has to take that responsibility if you want it to happen. I will however provide plenty of other things, like footage, tips and several other kinds of information. Take Chair Entertainment's initiative to attract more players for instance: the following quotes have been copied from their forums, as well as blue prints of the majority of their maps. In other words: all credit belongs to them. I simply found them and made use of said knowledge.
Let's start off with numerous tips on how to play Undertow, in case you just bought the game:
Now, because the community of Undertow is rather small, the developers are taking the time to host a session each week at Tuesday's. The specifics of this event are found below, should you be interested in joining them:Chair Press said:
And to close the thread off, I'm going to write some personal impressions. If you don't care about what I have to say, just scroll down for a couple of reviews. Anyway: Undertow turned out very well in my opinion, and is one of the most underrated XBLA games to date (along with Gripshift). The game is very easy to get into: its controls are just like Geometry Wars' or Mutant Storm Reloaded's, but Undertow combines it with Battlefield-ish gameplay. There are four different classes to choose from (each with their up- and downsides) and the point of the game is to capture bases. 'Hover' over them for a given time, and you've conquered said point. The opposing force will naturally try to reclaim it, so it's basically a tug-of-war between two sides until either side has run out of points. You can do this by simply killing your competitors or by completely shutting them out by capturing every single stronghold. A slightly risky combination, but it works very well. Given the nature of Undertow (a multiplayer shooter), the game doesn't feel "right" when playing it in the campaign, since in this regard it's exactly the same as Chrome Hounds: the single player is nothing more than a tutorial if you will, driven by a few cut scenes here and there, plus an occasional mediocre boss fight. But once you do start with the multiplayer, the game becomes incredibly addictive, especially with a few friends. Audio visually, Undertow is one of the best games the service has to offer, but there are small things they could fix in a potential patch. Mostly the sound has some issues though, but the graphics are excellent 95% of the time: there's only slight screen tearing on specific levels and the framerate only dips when the action's really hectic. Oh, and you really should watch it in motion, since the stills aren't doing it any justice.Chair Press said:
All in all, Undertow is one great game and definitely worth the 800 Microsoft Points, as long as you know people who play it. This thread should (hopefully) make it easier to find active members in its community, so if you own it, just drop your Gamertag in here. And I'm going to close things off with this short list:
Overview:
● Availability: out now!
● Price: 800 Microsoft Points
● It has a single player campaign (albeit short), which can also be played co-operatively with a friend.
● Supports up to 16 players, on- and offline through System Link.
● The netcode isn't shit! Allah be praised!
● It has split-screen for the multiplayer (obviously online as well) and the co-op.
● Undertow uses Gears' drop-in drop-out techniques in both multiplayer modes.
● If there's no one around for you to play against, just add bots. These will instantly be replaced as soon as somebody joins.
● There are eleven different maps, both symmetrical and asymmetrical.
● A blue print from eight of these can be found on the official site. *Click me!*
● They are apparently planning downloadable content. No ETA was given to my knowledge.
● Graphically: very solid. Near constant framerate and little screen tearing (only dips and tears when it gets really crowded).
● There are four graphical filters, just like Gears of War.
● You can zoom the camera in or out in the Options Menu.
● Sound: quite detailed, though certain samples get cut off too soon.
Screenshots:
Movies:
Reviews:
● Eurogamer - 8/10
● IGN - 8.7
● 1UP - 8.0
● Gamernode - 8.5
● Team Xbox - 8.8
Gamertags:
● MicVlaD (don't add me please, my list is practically full)
● PhlivoSong
● Trellisaze
● Gowans007
● Tomacco
● Creamium
● Radjago
