Warsow (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Warsow team |
| Distributor(s) | Chasseur de Bots |
| Engine | Qfusion |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X |
| Release date(s) | July 28, 2012 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Distribution | Download |
Warsow is a first-person shooter video game first publicly released on June 8, 2005 as an alpha version. The game is in active development. The stable version was released on July 28, 2012 after 7 years of development.
Warsow's codebase is free and open source software, distributed under the terms of the GPL; it is built upon Qfusion, an advanced modification of the Quake II engine. The artwork and other media are licensed under the proprietary Warsow Content License, which allows the contributors of this media to use the work in a "personal portfolio" but not in any other game.[1]
Warsow is loosely based on the E-novel Chasseur de bots by Fabrice Demurger.[2] The novel is the basis of the game's cyberpunk visual style, which is achieved by combining cel-shaded cartoon-like graphics with dark, flashy and dirty textures. Since visual clarity is important in maintaining competitive gameplay, Warsow tries to keep effects minimalistic, clear and visible.
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Gameplay[edit]
The very competitive gameplay of Warsow focuses heavily on movement and trickjumps.[3] Many of the tricks in Warsow originate from the Quake series, including circle-jumping, bunny hopping, strafe-jumping, double jumping, ramp-sliding, and rocket jumping, but Warsow also gives players the ability to dash, dodge or wall jump, tricks that were originally possible in the Unreal series. It uses a separate button for most of the special movements, making it easier to use them while doing other things at the same time.[3] The various movement tricks combine to add an extra dimension to the gameplay; as the player's proficiency at moving increases, they are able to collect health, armor and weapons more quickly, and to overpower less capable enemies. The variety and flexibility of the physics has spawned an entire community dedicated to competing on the various Race maps that the game offers.[4]
Reception[edit]
Media coverage[edit]
Warsow was mentioned on Good Game in the episode on 14 April 2008 in a segment listing the best free to play games available.[5]
Competitive play[edit]
Warsow has been accepted as a competition-worthy game by several large online leagues such as the Electronic Sports League[6] and ClanBase.[7][8][9] In addition to acceptance by large leagues, many specialized Warsow cups have emerged. Well-known examples are Bamboocha, a Europe-based Warsow Duel Tourney,[10] and ESW: Warsow, a Japanese Warsow cup.[11] In 2007, several LAN tournaments featuring Warsow have emerged such as Crossfire Devotii Challenge 3,[12] Warsow.nl LAN,[13] and E-Sport Stadium 2007.[14]
Additionally, Warsow has been featured on the German TV-channel GIGA Television several times,[15] namely in GIGA eSports and its sub-shows Skill Sunday and Free For All and the Pay TV ITV station GIGA 2, also produced by Turtle Entertainment.
References[edit]
- ^ license.txt as found in the Warsow SDK Retrieved on 2012-08-20
- ^ Demurger, Fabrice. "Chasseur de bots". Retrieved 2007-02-09.
- ^ a b Demurger, Fabrice. "Warsow About page". Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Warsow Racenet" (in German). Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Good Game episode 2008-04-14". Retrieved 2007-11-24.
- ^ "ESL Warsow". Retrieved 2007-02-09.
- ^ "ClanBase Warsow Duel OpenCup Fall 2006". Retrieved 2007-02-09.
- ^ "ClanBase Warsow TDM Hosted Cup". Retrieved 2007-02-09.
- ^ "ClanBase Warsow Ladders". Retrieved 2007-02-09.
- ^ "Bamboocha Warsow Duel Tourney". Retrieved 2007-02-09.
- ^ "ESW" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-02-09.
- ^ "CDC3 Announcement". Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Warsow.NL LAN". Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "E-sports Stadium 2007". Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "GIGA 2 Warsow VOD archive" (in German). Retrieved 2007-02-09.
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