Especially since multiple objectives have to be reached to win a match, a team will need coordination to provide infiltration support, hold back the other team and so on. Anyone running off alone will often be seen getting taken out nearly instantly. Lone gunners won’t ever be able to make it through there’s just too much death floating around to go it alone. For instance, it’s easier to quell a mob at the objective by launching an airstrike, though having a medic with instant revives can be handy to keep teammates close as well.ĭirty Bomb has a ton of finesse at any given time that make a victory solely reliant on good team efforts. More importantly, changing a class midway allows for the needed roles on a team to be filled quickly through clever adjustments. These units come in cards of several tiers that can have special traits, such as quicker reload. To respond accurately to match needs, it’s possible to switch between three mercenaries, chosen before the round. As such, time management also plays a large role in the chaotic gunfire. Additionally, each death brings the killed unit in a pool for the next wave of reinforcements in their respective team. After use, these specials will need to cool down, before becoming accessible again.

These specific actions can be healing supplies or an enormous airstrike that canvasses the map, for instance. Each has special attacks, aside from their firearms. Nothing is impossible with the right tactics.Įach class of soldier has two mercenaries gunners, explosives, medics and so on. As a plus, even choke points can be circumvented through some pinpointed attacks. It’s rare to see so many open routes, high and low, in such sprawling locations. Level design deserves a big pat on the back to help counteract sniping fatigue so present in lesser shooters. Dirty Bomb is all about forward momentum and any sitting ducks open themselves up to some heavy artillery shells. There won’t be a lot of time to snipe in crow’s nests, though they are available as well. Right off the bat, this cheery battlefield looks like it will be a hectic one. Fighters and an announcer incessantly mouth off, as the surrounding chaos fills the screen with explosions and gunfire. Heavily accentuated characters jump about in huge, multi-regional maps that go from linear undergrounds to maze-filled urban networks. There’s also plenty of variation in design elements, which should fend off the heightened premium part of the game that’s currently laid out.ĭirty Bomb draws inspiration from Team Fortress 2, both in its fluffier presentation as in its design.

Both marks of developer Splash Damage and publisher Nexon permeate through a tight and expansive, team-based effort. Free-to-play shooters are a dime a dozen by now, though not all can count on the pedigree of Dirty Bomb.

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