![]() ![]() I never enjoyed Ace of Spades so much as when I, the last man standing, used the Rocketeer's jet pack to dodge the walkers for at least three minutes. ![]() Survivors might dig themselves into a fortress (and block it off with the preset shapes each player has access to), only to find the zombies pouring through and infecting them all. It's here that the construction and digging aspects of Ace of Spades take on a new vitality as more players get infected, granting their zombie forms powerful digging claws that can collapse entire buildings. My personal favorite was the Zombie mode, which pits a team of survivors against a zombie horde that starts with the infection of a single player. But on the bright side, they do have their moments. Team Deathmatch hardly demands great feats of intuition, of course, but you might have a rough time learning the niceties of modes like Diamond Mine, in which you dig up randomly spawning diamonds and carry them to a set point. It's also not immediately clear what some of the match types involve. As a result, it's one of those games that'll have you banging out random number keys to experiment with what works, although, helpfully, the basics of running and shooting rarely depart from the well-worn Call of Duty template. ![]() Aside from a brief class selection screen that lists each loadout, Ace of Spades dumps you into the action without a single tutorial. My unexpected triumph with the drill cannon also brought to mind a smallish issue. When most rounds only last 10 or 20 minutes and rockets and grenades can destroy most fortifications in seconds anyway, there seems little reason to focus on construction in the first place. These days, most people seem to stick with running and gunning, which presents its own problems such as a bugged reticule that doesn’t always appear. ![]() But oddly enough, it's these same heavy hitting abilities that strip Ace of Spades of its former strategic glory, as the frequent detonations remove any real need to build fortifications. Under pressure, I just fired off whatever weapon I had equipped, and was rewarded with the sight of a gigantic drill missile pummeling my opponent to death and leaving a hole big enough to hide in. One of my favorite moments during my time with Ace of Spades was spawning as a miner for the first time, only to turn around and find a Commando behind me but milliseconds away from pumping me full of pixels. Strategic FPS: Dig tunnels, construct roadblocks and forts to defend yourself, and demolish your enemy's structures.Or take the Miner, who attacks bases and players from below and behind with devastating TNT attacks, destroying them before they even know what hit them. As always, the battlefield also constantly changes!Ĭlass-based Gameplay: Snipe people from afar with the rifle, get in their face with a shotgun, or be a mid-ranged combatant with the sub-machine gun. Variety of Game Modes: Participate in different styles of play, from creative, to down and dirty arena style matches. Plus, maps are randomly generated, giving you even more variations! FeaturesĮvolving Battles:Each fight is different as players place and remove blocks across the map. Since the battlefield is constantly being changed, every battle offers something new and exciting. You choose between rifle, sub-machine gun, and shotgun, and you get a shovel to dig tunnels for strategic getaways and as a melee weapon. Levels are randomly generated, however, you can also generate your own maps for play. Ace of Spades is a creative MMOFPS that features Minecraft-like gameplay, except it trades the swords and picks for guns and shovels. ![]()
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