5 reviews
Section 8
Section 8 is a Sci-Fi first-person shooter that allows players to dynamically alter the flow of combat utilizing tactical assets and on-demand vehicle delivery. Your mission is to scout and secure difficult locations using the most advanced arsenal of military hardware known to man.
Details
- Released
- September 3, 2009
- Developer
- TimeGate Studios
- Genres
- Shooter
- Publisher
- SouthPeak Interactive
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Section 8 Reviews
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The battlefields of TimeGate's multiplayer-focused shooter Section 8 are big and loaded with opportunities for action. There are contests for control points and turrets, dynamic combat missions that pop up all over, tanks and troops falling from the sky, and a readily customizable loadout of weapons, tools, and passive skills. If you'd prefer to sneak into enemy installations by bypassing sensor array detection or jetpack right into the heart of a fight with a machine gun roaring, you can do it in Section 8. It's a game that pulls its ideas from a wealth of other titles past, and does so effec...
The lack of a proper single-player experience and the poor graphics will prevent Section 8 from achieving huge success, but the core multiplayer gameplay should ensure a healthy and loyal following.
Section 8 is a futuristic FPS that brings strategy and tactics to the genre in a game where players can modify the battlefield on the fly. You are part of an elite infantry squad with a penchant for taking on suicide missions that no one else will tackle.
Whilst Section 8 may not be revolutionary, it’s a refreshing take on the genre. Provided they can iron out all the kinks that have cropped up with multiplayer and the servers, this could be one mean online game. The multiplayer aspect alone will add to the longevity of this title for many months yet. However, the rather lack-lustre single player mode means that a lot is riding on keeping people interested in online play, and the developers are going to have to keep on their toes in order to...
The United States Army used to have "section 8" discharges for those who were deemed mentally unfit for duty. TimeGate's new multiplayer-centric sci-fi shooter borrows its name from this no-longer used regulation. Players will join forces with the United States Imperial Forces 8th Armored Infantry, a group of troopers who complete insane missions that seem impossible, hence they're referred to as "Section 8." Featuring massive battlefields and the ability to spawn into the map from the atmosp...