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Team Fortress 2
The box art for Team Fortress 2
The box art for the standalone PC version of Team Fortress 2 depicts the heavy class in the foreground, flanked by the engineer, pyro and sniper.
Developer(s) Valve Corporation
Publisher(s) Valve Corporation
Distributor(s) Electronic Arts (retail)
Steam (online)
Designer(s) John Cook
Robin Walker
Series Team Fortress
Engine Source engine
Version 1.0.2.9 (21 May 2008)
Platform(s) Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Release date
October 10, 2007
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s) Multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: M
PEGI: 16+
BBFC: 15
OFLC: MA15+
Media Download, DVD, Blu-ray disc
System requirements Minimum:
1.7 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, DirectX 8 level graphics card, Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Internet connection
Recommended:
Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1 GB RAM, DirectX 9 level graphics card, Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Internet connection[3]

Team Fortress 2 is a team-based first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by the Valve Corporation. A sequel to Valve's previous Team Fortress Classic, it was first released as part of the video game compilation The Orange Box on 10 October 2007 for Windows and the Xbox 360.[1] A PlayStation 3 version then followed on 17 December 2007.[2] The game was later released as a standalone package for Windows on 09 April 2008. Team Fortress 2 was distributed online through the Steam system, while retail distribution was handled by Electronic Arts. The development of Team Fortress 2 was led by John Cook and Robin Walker, the designers who originally created the Team Fortress modification for Quake in 1996. 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The game was announced in 1998, powered by Valve's GoldSrc engine, but has since been through various concepts and designs. In 1999, the game appeared to be deviating from its predecessors by pursuing a more realistic and militaristic style of gameplay, but the design metamorphosed over its nine-year development period. The final rendition sports cartoon style visuals influenced by the art of J. C. Leyendecker, Dean Cornwell and Norman Rockwell[4] and powered by the Source engine. The game itself revolves around two teams, each with access to nine distinct characters, battling in a variety of game mode set in evil genius environments. For other uses, see Cartoon (disambiguation). ... Joseph Christian Leyendecker (23 March 1874-25 July 1951) was a popularAmerican illustrator. ... Dean Cornwell (March 5, 1892- December 4, 1960) was an American illustrator and muralist. ... Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was a 20th century American painter. ... The Source engine is a 3D game engine developed by Valve Corporation. ... Bad guy redirects here. ...


The lack of information or apparent progress for six years of the game's development caused it to be labeled as vaporware, and it was regularly featured in Wired News' annual vaporware list among other ignominies.[5] Upon its release, the game received critical acclaim and several awards, being praised for its graphics,[6] balanced gameplay,[7] comedic value[8] and for its use of full character personalities in a dedicated multiplayer game.[9] Vaporware is software or hardware product which is announced by a developer well in advance of release, but which then fails to emerge, either with or without a protracted development cycle. ... Wired News, online at Wired. ...

Contents

Gameplay

Team Fortress 2 in play: a group of RED players attack a BLU base on the map "Well"
Team Fortress 2 in play: a group of RED players attack a BLU base on the map "Well"

Like its predecessors, Team Fortress 2 is built around two opposing teams competing for an objective. These two teams are meant to represent a demolition and a construction company: Reliable Excavation Demolition (RED) and Builders League United (BLU). Players can choose to play as one of nine classes in these teams, each with their own unique strengths and weaknesses. Although the abilities of a number of classes have changed from earlier Team Fortress incarnations, the basic elements of each class have remained.[10][11] The game was released with six official maps, although three extra maps have been included in subsequent updates.[12][13] When players join a level for the first time, an introductory video shows how to complete its objectives. Player limits are 24 on the PC, although the player limit has been altered on some servers to reach as high as 32,[12] and 16 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.[14] In addition, a number of community assembled levels have been released.


Team Fortress 2 is the first of the Valve's multiplayer games to provide detailed statistics for individual players. They include the time spent playing as each class, most points obtained and the most captures or objectives achieved in a single round. Persistent statistics tell the player how they are improving in relation to these statistics, such as if a player comes close to their record for the damage inflicted in a round.[12] Team Fortress 2 also features numerous "achievements" for carrying out certain tasks, such as scoring a certain number of kills or completing a round within a certain time. New sets of class-specific achievements have been added in updates, which add new abilities and weapons to each class once unlocked by the player.[15] Achievements unlocked and statistics from previously played games are displayed on the player's Steam Community or Xbox Live profile page. Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation. ... Xbox Live is a subscription-based online gaming service for Microsofts Xbox and Xbox 360 video game consoles. ...


Game modes

The objective of the game is defined by the game mode in use. In capture the flag maps, the objective for both teams is to obtain a briefcase of intelligence from the enemy team's base and return it to their own base while preventing the opposing team from doing the same.[16] Control point modes are more varied in their objectives, but share the common aim of capturing a particular point on the map.[16] In some levels, the objective for both teams is to secure all the points on the map. On other levels, one team already holds all the points and must defend them from the other for a set amount of time. A third variation, introduced with the map "Hydro", is based on territory: each team must capture the other team's single active control point to secure that section of the map. Once all sections have been captured by one team, they are then able to attack the other team's base directly.[16] A further game mode, payload, was introduced in April 2008 with the map "Gold Rush". In payload maps, one team has to work to escort a rail cart carrying a bomb along a track through a series of checkpoints, eventually detonating the bomb in the other team's base. The other team has to defend their positions and prevent the cart from reaching the end within a set amount of time.[17] For other uses, see Capture the flag (disambiguation). ... Intelligence (abbreviated or ) is the process and the result of gathering information and analyzing it to answer questions or obtain advance warnings needed to plan for the future. ...


Classes

There are nine player classes in Team Fortress 2, categorized into offense, defense or support roles.[12] Each class has at least three weapons, a unique primary weapon, a secondary weapon such as a shotgun or pistol and a distinct melee weapon in keeping with the character, such as a liquor bottle for the demoman, a kukri for the sniper and a fire axe for the pyro.[7] For the genus of snakes having the common name kukri snakes, see oligodon. ... Axe For other uses, see Axe (disambiguation). ...


The three offensive classes are the scout, the soldier and the pyro. The scout is portrayed as an arrogant baseball fan from Boston, Massachusetts,[18] and is a fast, agile character armed with a scattergun and capable of performing double jumps; however, the scout cannot sustain much damage. The soldier is more durable, but is consequently slower in his speed. A stereotypical American military man,[19] the soldier is armed with a rocket launcher which can be used to rocket jump to higher positions. The final offensive class is the pyro. Clad in a fire-retardant suit and a gas mask that muffles their voice, the pyro carries a flamethrower that can set other players on fire.[7] Boston redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The military man is a stock character who is symbolic, for better or for worse, of the military. ... A rocket propelled grenade (RPG) is a man-portable, shoulder-launched weapon capable of firing an explosive device longer distances than an otherwise unassisted soldier could throw. ... Rocket jumping is a method of increasing a players jumping ability in a computer or video game. ... Riverboat of the U.S. Brownwater Navy shooting ignited napalm from its mounted flamethrower during the Vietnam war. ...

From left to right: pyro, engineer, spy, heavy, sniper, scout, soldier, demoman, medic
From left to right: pyro, engineer, spy, heavy, sniper, scout, soldier, demoman, medic

The demoman, the heavy and the engineer make up the defensive classes. The demoman is a black, one-eyed Scotsman, who is frequently shown inebriated.[20] Armed with a grenade launcher and a sticky bomb launcher,[21] the demoman can use his equipment to provide indirect fire onto enemy positions.[7] The heavy can sustain more damage than any other class, but is slowed down by the weight of his minigun. The heavy is a stereotypical Russian character, depicted as a big brute with a heavy accent who is obsessed with his gun to the extent of even naming it.[22] The engineer is the last defensive class, portrayed as a relaxed and intellectual "good ol' boy" from Texas.[23] The engineer is capable of building a number of structures to support his team: a sentry gun to defend key points, a health and ammunition dispenser and a teleporter system.[7] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 461 pixelsFull resolution (1320 × 760 pixel, file size: 282 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Team Fortress 2 Character Group Photo. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 461 pixelsFull resolution (1320 × 760 pixel, file size: 282 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Team Fortress 2 Character Group Photo. ... This article is about the Scottish people as an ethnic group. ... A grenade launcher is weapon that fires or launches a grenade to longer distances than a soldier could throw by hand. ... No 74 ST Grenade Type Hand grenade Nationality United Kingdom Era World War II Platform Individual Target Vehicle/Tank History Date of design 1940 Production period Service duration Operators United Kingdom War service World War 2 Specifications Type High Explosive Filling nitroglycerine Detonation Timed. ... For other uses, see M134 (disambiguation). ... Russians (Русские - Russkie) are an ethnic group of East Slavic people, which live primarily in Russia and neighboring countries. ... For the exclusionary power structure, see Good ol boy network. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... The sentry gun has historically been imagined as a gun and a detector working together such that the sentry gun can detect and eliminate adversaries. ... Teleportation, or teletransportation, is the process of moving objects (or more likely with present techniques, fundamental particles) from one place to another by encoding information about the object, transmitting the information to another place, such as on a radio signal, and creating a copy of the original object in the...


The final category, support, consists of the medic, the sniper and the spy. The medic is a German doctor,[24] and is responsible for keeping his teammates alive. The medic is accordingly armed with a "medigun" to heal teammates, and can make teammates temporarily invulnerable or enhance their firepower after the medigun has been used for a brief time.[7][17]. The sniper is an Australian,[25] equipped with a laser sighted sniper rifle to attack enemies from afar and a submachine gun for close combat.[7] The last support class is the spy, who in addition to a revolver is equipped with covert tools, such as a temporary cloaking device, an electronic sapper to sabotage engineer's structures and the ability to disguise as enemy players. The spy can also use his butterfly knife to backstab and instantly kill enemy players.[7] A stereotypical German The Germans (German: die Deutschen), or the German people, are a nation in the meaning an ethnos (in German: Volk), defined more by a sense of sharing a common German culture and having a German mother tongue, than by citizenship or by being subjects to any particular... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Soon after the invention of the laser in 1960, it was described as a solution in search of a problem. However, since that time, the laser has found a place as a useful tool in many scientific, military, medical and industrial applications. ... The M40, United States Marine Corps standard-issue sniper rifle. ... The MP5 is a third-generation submachine gun that is widely used by law enforcement tactical teams and military forces. ... For other uses, see Revolver (disambiguation). ... A Klingon Bird of Prey from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country fires while using a cloaking device In several science fiction universes, a cloaking device is an advanced stealth system which causes a spaceship or individual to be invisible and extremely difficult to detect with normal sensors. ... A variety of different handmade custom balisongs. ...


Development

Origins

Originally planned as a free mod for Quake, development on Team Fortress 2 switched to the GoldSrc engine in 1998 after the development team Team Fortress Software—consisting of Robin Walker and John Cook—were first contracted and finally outright employed by Valve Corporation.[26] At the point of Team Fortress Software's acquisition production moved up a notch and the game was promoted to a standalone, retail product;[26] to tide fans over—since, as well as time issues, much of the Team Fortress player base had purchased Half-Life solely in anticipation of the free release of Team Fortress 2—work began on a simple port of the game which was released in 1999 as the free Team Fortress Classic.[27] Notably, Team Fortress Classic was built entirely within the publicly available Half-Life Software Development Kit as an example to the community and industry of its flexibility.[28] This article is about the original video game. ... A demonstration level created by Valve showcasing the GoldSrc engine. ... Valve Corporation is an American video game developer based in Bellevue, Washington, USA, made famous by its first product, Half-Life, which was released in November 1998. ... 1999 1999 in games 1998 in video gaming 2000 in video gaming Notable events of 1999 in video gaming. ... Team Fortress Classic (TFC or TF 1. ... A software development kit (SDK or devkit) is typically a set of development tools that allows a software engineer to create applications for a certain software package, software framework, hardware platform, computer system, video game console, operating system, or similar. ...


Walker and Cook had been heavily influenced by their three-month contractual stint at Valve, and now they were working full-time on their design, which was undergoing rapid metamorphosis. Team Fortress 2 was to be a modern war game, with a command hierarchy including a commander with a bird's-eye view of the battlefield, parachute drops over enemy territory, networked voice communication and numerous other innovations.[29]


Early development

The game's styling has changed drastically over its development
The game's styling has changed drastically over its development

The new design was revealed to the public at E3 1999, where it earned several awards including Best Online Game and Best Action Game.[30] By this time Team Fortress 2 had gained a new subtitle, Brotherhood of Arms, and the results of Walker and Cook working at Valve were becoming clear. Several new and at the time unprecedented technologies on show: Parametric animation seamlessly blended animations for smoother, more life-like movement,[31] and Intel's multi-resolution mesh[31] technology dynamically reduced the detail of on-screen elements as they became more distant to improve performance[31] (a technique made obsolete by decreasing memory costs; today games use a technique known as level of detail, which uses more memory but less processing power). No release date was given at the exposition. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The history of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) began with its creation in 1995 and has continued through the most recent expo in 2007. ... // Overview Parametric animation is an animation technique utilized in computer software, such as in computer games, that blends two or more separate animations together to form a new animation. ... Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335), founded in 1968 as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is an American multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ... In computer graphics, accounting for level of detail involves decreasing the complexity of a 3D object representation as it moves away from the viewer or according other metrics such as object importance, eye-space speed or position. ...


In mid-2000, Valve announced that development of Team Fortress 2 had been delayed for a second time.[32] They put the news down to development switching to an in-house, proprietary engine that is today known as the Source engine. It was at around this time that all news ran dry and Team Fortress 2 entered its notorious six-year radio silence, which was to last until July 13, 2006, although in 2003 it was hinted that Team Fortress 2 may have been set in the time period between Half-Life and Half-Life 2.[33] During that time, both Walker and Cook worked on various other Valve projects—Walker was project lead on Half-Life 2: Episode One[34] and Cook became a Steam developer[35]—raising doubts that Team Fortress 2 was really the active project that would be repeatedly described. The Source engine is a 3D game engine developed by Valve Corporation. ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Half-Life 2 (commonly abbreviated to HL2) is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game that is the sequel to Half-Life. ... Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation. ...


Final design

The next significant public development occurred in the run up to Half-Life 2's 2004 release: Valve's Director of Marketing Doug Lombardi claimed that Team Fortress 2 was still in development and that information concerning it would come after Half-Life 2's release. This did not happen; nor was any news released after Lombardi's similar claim during an early interview regarding Half-Life 2: Episode One.[36] Before Episode One's release Gabe Newell again claimed that news on Team Fortress 2 would be forthcoming, and Team Fortress 2 was re-unveiled a month later at the July 2006 EA Summer Showcase event.[10] Half-Life 2 (commonly abbreviated to HL2) is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game that is the sequel to Half-Life. ... Gabe Newell (born November 3, 1962) is the co-founder and managing director of game development company Valve Corporation. ...

The exterior of a RED base, showing warm colors and wooden construction materials The exterior of a BLU base on the same map, using cooler colors and metal construction
Both teams sport their own art style to help players navigate the levels.

Walker revealed in March 2007 that Valve had quietly built "probably three to four different games" before settling on their final design.[37] Due to the game's lengthy development cycle it was often mentioned alongside Duke Nukem Forever, another long-anticipated game that has seen many years of protracted development and engine changes.[5] The beta release of the game featured six multiplayer maps, of which three contain optional commentary by the developers on the game design, level design and character design, and provide more information on the history behind the development.[38] Duke Nukem Forever (DNF) is a first-person shooter video game being developed by 3D Realms, and is the next game in the Duke Nukem series. ...


Team Fortress 2 does not attempt the realistic graphical approach used in other Valve games on the Source engine such as Half-Life 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Counter-Strike: Source. Rather, it uses a more stylized, cartoon-like approach "heavily influenced by early 20th century commercial illustrations."[4] The effect is achieved using a special Valve in-house rendering and lighting technique making extensive use of Phong shading.[39][11] The development commentary in the game suggests that part of the reason for the cartoonish style was the difficulty in explaining the maps and characters in realistic terms. The removal of an emphasis on realistic settings allows these questions to be sidestepped.[38] The game debuts with the Source engine's new dynamic lighting, shadowing and soft particle technologies, among many other unannounced features, alongside Half-Life 2: Episode Two. Team Fortress 2 was also the first game to implement the Source engine's new Facial animation 3 features.[40] The Source engine is a 3D game engine developed by Valve Corporation. ... Half-Life 2 (commonly abbreviated to HL2) is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game that is the sequel to Half-Life. ... Day of Defeat (DoD) is a team-based multiplayer World War II first-person shooter computer game. ... ... An application of the Phong reflection model. ... The Source engine is a 3D game engine developed by Valve Corporation. ...


The art style for the game was inspired by J. C. Leyendecker, as well as Dean Cornwell and Norman Rockwell.[4] Their distinctive styles of strong silhouettes and shading to draw attention to specific details were adapted in order to make the models distinct, with a focus on making the characters' team, class and current weapon easily identifiable. Silhouettes and animation are used to make the class of a character apparent even at range, and a color scheme that draws attention to the chest area brings focus to the selected weapon.[41] According to in-game calendars, Team Fortress 2 is set in June, 1968, which explains the use of retro clocks and furnishings inside buildings, as well as the character's distinctive attire.TF2 Wiki. Joseph Christian Leyendecker (23 March 1874-25 July 1951) was a popularAmerican illustrator. ... Dean Cornwell (March 5, 1892- December 4, 1960) was an American illustrator and muralist. ... Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was a 20th century American painter. ...


The map design has a strong evil genius theme with archetypical spy fortresses, concealed within inconspicuous buildings such as industrial warehouses and farms to give plausibility to their close proximities. The bases hide exaggerated super weapons such as laser cannons and missile launch facilities, taking the role of objectives. Between the bases there is a neutral space. The maps have little visual clutter and stylized, almost impressionistic modelling, to allow enemies to be spotted more easily. The impressionistic design approach also affects textures, which are based on photos that are filtered and improved by hand, giving them a tactile quality and giving Team Fortress 2 its distinct look. The bases are designed to let players immediately know where they are. The RED base uses warm colors, natural materials and angular shapes, while the BLU base uses cool colors, industrial materials and orthogonal shapes.[41] Bad guy redirects here. ... For other uses, see Laser (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Missile (disambiguation). ... Spherical texture mapping Texture mapping is a method, pioneered by Edwin Catmull, of adding detail, surface texture, or colour to a computer-generated graphic or 3D model. ... In mathematics, orthogonal is synonymous with perpendicular when used as a simple adjective that is not part of any longer phrase with a standard definition. ...


Release and ongoing development

During the July 2006 Electronic Arts press conference, Valve revealed that Team Fortress 2 would ship as the multiplayer component of Half-Life 2: Episode Two. A conference trailer showcasing all nine of the classes demonstrated for the first time the game's whimsical new visual style. Managing director of Valve Gabe Newell said that the company's goal was to create "the best looking and best-playing class-based multiplayer game".[10] A beta release of the entire game was made on Steam on September 17, 2007 for customers who had pre-purchased The Orange Box, who had activated their Black Box coupon, which was included with the ATI HD 2900XT Graphics cards, and for members of the Valve Cyber Café Program.[42][43] The beta continued until the game's final release. Electronic Arts (EA) (NASDAQ: ERTS) is an American developer, marketer, publisher, and distributor of computer and video games. ... Managing director is the term used for the chief executive of many limited companies in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth and some other English speaking countries. ... Gabe Newell (born November 3, 1962) is the co-founder and managing director of game development company Valve Corporation. ... Code complete redirects here. ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Orange Box redirects here. ... Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation. ...


The game was released on October 10, 2007 both as a standalone product via Steam and at retail stores as part of The Orange Box compilation pack, priced at each gaming platform's recommended retail price. The Orange Box also contains Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Portal. Valve offered The Orange Box at a ten percent discount for those who pre-purchased it via Steam before the 10 October release, as well as the opportunity to participate in the beta test.[44] is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... For people whose family name is Price see Price (disambiguation). ... Half-Life 2 (commonly abbreviated to HL2) is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game that is the sequel to Half-Life. ... For the 1986 interactive novel, see Portal (interactive novel). ...


Since the release of Team Fortress 2, Valve has continuously released free updates and patches through Steam and Xbox Live.[45] The updates include new official maps and game modes, as well as tweaks to classes and new weapons that can be unlocked through the game's achievement system.[46] The developers have stated that they aim to keep the updates free even for console versions of the game.[47] The medic was the first class to be covered, with the ability to unlock three extra weapons after the player completes a set of achievements.[17] The pyro is planned to be the second class to be updated with unlockable weapons and is set to be released on 19th June in addition with two user-created maps.[48]. In computing, a patch is a small piece of software designed to update or fix problems with a computer program or its supporting data. ...


Marketing

The scout talks about himself in his entry into the "Meet the Team" series.
The scout talks about himself in his entry into the "Meet the Team" series.

To promote the game, Valve has released an ongoing machinima advertisement series entitled "Meet the Team". Constructed using the game engine and models, the series consists of short videos on individual characters, displaying their personalities and tactics. The videos are usually interspersed with clips of the character in combat in the game. The first installment, "Meet the Heavy", was released as part of the game's initial advertising and depicted an interview with the gun-obsessed Russian.[22] "Meet the Soldier" was released soon after, showing the soldier giving a misinformed lecture on Sun Tzu to a collection of severed heads.[19] The engineer was covered during the game's beta development phase, giving a calm discussion about his sentry guns around a truck filled with stolen enemy intelligence while the guns kill enemies attempting to attack him.[23] The demoman was the first class to be covered after the game's official release in October 2007, conducting an interview where he bemoans the fact that he is a "black Scottish cyclops", noting that as such he is quite rare.[20] Prior to the release of a major update in April 2008, "Meet the Scout" was revealed, in which the scout struggles with an enemy heavy for possession of both a capture point and a sandwich.[18] On 17 June 2008, "Meet the Sniper" was released to promote a major update to the game. In the video, the sniper talks about his life as a professional assassin and argues with his father over the phone on his choice of career.[49] A scene from the popular machinima series Red vs. ... Sun Tzu (孫子 also commonly written in pinyin: Sūn Zǐ) was the author of The Art of War, an influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy (for the most part not dealing directly with tactics). ... Code complete redirects here. ... This page is about the mythical creature. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...


Reception

Reviews
Publication Score
1UP.com A[50]
Eurogamer 9/10[51]
GameSpot 8.5/10[52]
GameSpy 5/5 stars 5/5 stars 5/5 stars 5/5 stars 5/5 stars[53]
IGN 8.9/10[7]
PC Gamer UK 94%[9]
GameDaily 9/10[8]
Compilations of multiple reviews
Compiler Score
Metacritic 92% (based on 14 reviews)[54]
Game Rankings 92% (based on 11 reviews)[55]
MobyRank 90% (based on 13 reviews)[56]
Awards
IGN's Best of 2007 Awards:
  • Best Artistic Design
2007 1UP.com Editorial Awards:
  • Best Multiplayer Experience
  • Best Artistic Direction
GameSpy's 2007 Game of the Year Awards:
  • Best Multiplayer Game of the Year
  • Most Unique Art Style

Team Fortress 2 received critical acclaim after release, with an overall score of 92 percent on both Metacritic and Game Rankings.[54][55] Many reviewers praised the cartoon graphics approach and the resulting light-hearted gameplay,[8] and the use of distinct personalities and appearances for the classes impressed a number of critics, with PC Gamer UK stating that "until now multiplayer games just haven't had it."[9] Similarly, the game modes were received well, GamePro described the settings as focusing "on just simple fun",[57] while several reviewers praised Valve for the map "Hydro" and its attempts to create a game mode with variety in each map.[7][9] Additional praise was bestowed on the game's level design, game balance and teamwork promotion.[6] Team Fortress 2 has received several awards individually for its multiplayer gameplay[58][59] and its graphical style,[60][61][62] as well as having received a number of "game of the year" awards as part of The Orange Box.[63][64] ... Eurogamer homepage Eurogamer is a Brighton-based website focused on video games news and reviews. ... GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. ... GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game Web sites and provides online video game-related services and software. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... IGN - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... PC Gamer is a magazine founded in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. ... Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ... Game Rankings is a website which keeps track of video game reviews from other sites, and combines them to present an average rating for each game. ... MobyGames is a website devoted to cataloging computer and video games, both past and present. ... IGN - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... ... GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game Web sites and provides online video game-related services and software. ... Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ... Game Rankings is a website which keeps track of video game reviews from other sites, and combines them to present an average rating for each game. ... PC Gamer US April 2005 cover PC Gamer is a computer games magazine founded in 1993. ... GamePro is an American video game magazine published monthly. ... Orange Box redirects here. ...


Although Team Fortress 2 was well received, Team Fortress 2's removal of class-specific grenades, a feature of previous Team Fortress incarnations, was controversial amongst reviewers. IGN expressed some disappointment over this,[7] while conversely PC Gamer UK stated "grenades have been removed entirely—thank God".[9] Some further criticism came over a variety of issues, such as the lack of extra content such as bots,[7] problems of players finding their way around maps due to the lack of a minimap, and some mild criticism over the medic class being too passive and repetitive in its nature.[9] The medic class has since been re-tooled by Valve, giving him new unlockable weapons and abilities. IGN - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Contrast with aimbot, a type of software that is used to cheat in multiplayer games A bot, most prominently in the first person shooter PC game types (FPS), is a robotic computer controlled entity that simulates an online or LAN multiplayer human deathmatch opponent, team deathmatch opponent or a cooperative... Example of an automap in the lower-right corner of the screen in Age of Mythology Automap is an abbreviation for automatic map, a navigational aid featured in many video games and computer games. ...


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Computer and video games redirects here. ... Valve Corporation is an American video game developer based in Bellevue, Washington, USA, made famous by its first product, Half-Life, which was released in November 1998. ... Gordon Freeman, the main protagonist, on the first Half-Life cover Half-Life is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game series developed by Valve Software and published by Sierra Studios. ... Opposing Force is the critically acclaimed first expansion pack for the popular first-person shooter Half-Life, developed by Gearbox Software and released by Valve Software on October 31, 1999. ... Half-Life: Blue Shift is the second expansion pack for the first-person shooter computer game Half-Life, developed by Gearbox Software and released on June 12, 2001. ... Half-Life: Decay is an addon for the PlayStation 2 version of the first-person shooter computer game Half-Life, developed by Gearbox Software. ... Half-Life 2 (commonly abbreviated to HL2) is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game that is the sequel to Half-Life. ... For the 1986 interactive novel, see Portal (interactive novel). ... Counter-Strike (CS) is a popular team-based mod of Valves first-person shooter (FPS) Half-Life. ... Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (abbreviated CS:CZ) is the single-player version of the multiplayer game, Counter-Strike. ... ... Counter-Strike Neo is a Japanese arcade adaptation of Counter-Strike, the original Half-Life multiplayer modification. ... Counter-Strike Online is a remake of Counter-Strike: Source targeted at the Asian games markets. ... For other uses, see DOD. Day of Defeat (DoD) is a popular team-based multiplayer World War II first-person shooter computer game of the European Theatre of World War II. // Day of Defeat is a 3D multiplayer shooter that simulates squad-level infantry combat between the adversaries of World... Day of Defeat (DoD) is a team-based multiplayer World War II first-person shooter computer game. ... Team Fortress Classic (TFC or TF 1. ... Deathmatch Classic with selectable player models Deathmatch Classic or DMC is a multiplayer mod of the popular first-person shooter, Half-Life. ... Gunman Chronicles is a futuristic first-person shooter computer game using the Half-Life game engine. ... Left 4 Dead is an upcoming multiplayer co-operative survival horror game by Turtle Rock Studios and Valve Corporation (a collaboration that has previously produced Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, as well as maps and the official bot for Valves Counter-Strike: Source). ... Orange Box redirects here. ...

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