Join The Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Beta!

It's the biggest thing to happen to FilePlanet since we got our Air Hockey table. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is one of the four multiplayer FPS games that's going to make 2007 the year of the shooter (Unreal Tournament 3, TeamFortress 2, and Medal of Honor: Airborne rank way up there for me). Join the Beta and check it out for yourself!

The Strogg are such a classic sci-fi villain. In these days, when everyone's glued to their cell phones and iPods and Blackberrys, it's easy to imagine just loping our hands off to attach a machinegun. At least it is for me. Although having a machinegun for a hand would make certain day-to-day duties extremely difficult:

• Brushing your teeth
• Blowing your nose
• Eating Corn on the Cobb
• Clapping

At first blush, as you leap into a tank and roar toward the Strogg stronghold, you can't help but compare the game to the Battlefield franchise. The beta has a little over a half dozen vehicles for you to try out, and the outdoor part of the map is awash in vehicles and heavy weapons fire. But the objectives really set this one apart: maps have multiple approaches and interesting decisions for both attackers and defenders, so the gameplay is way more focused.

In fact, as mentioned in today's GameSpy Quake Wars preview, this game is a lot more tactically complex than your average team-based shooter. That's great for serious gamers who want to dive in and get a whole new challenge, but it's intimidating until you learn the maps and intricacies of the different classes. Our advice? Get in the beta early and learn how to whup on people starting now.

Of course, this is a beta, so not everything is 100%. If you join the beta you'll have access to the forums where people are talking about everything from the weapons balance to the feel of the vehicles. These beta tests will go a long way to determining when the final game is released and how the game balance is struck when it's finished. Join the Beta and leave your mark!

      -Fargo

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