Allegiance is a new game form a subsidiary of Microsoft, who published the game. If you could put any MS-biases aside for a moment, you'll find this to be a fantastic game. This game was meant for people with internet access, meaning THERE IS NO SINGLE PLAYER, outside of the training missions. But of course you wouldn't be reading this if you weren't online.
The game is set to a post-apocalyptic backdrop where you are one of three "races" of people, the Bios, the Iron Coalition, and GigaCorp. You are fighting each other in spac eover the control of resources and each other. There is much more to the plot, but I'll leave you to decide whether or not you would like to buy the game.
I chose this game after sampling the demo on zone.com, MS's gaming service. I was blow away by the stunning graphics and how well they ran on my computer (Celeron 366Mhz with a GeForce DDR and 128MB of RAM), and how well it ran over my unstable 56k connection. When you play there are several different modes you can play on, as well as which service you can use. There are two services: Premium and Free. Premium allows you to be ranked and have your statistics on zone.com's servers, but it costs $10 a month (much like other online only games Asheron's Call and EverQuest). You can also opt to play on the Free service, which is just that, except you are not ranked or have stats. There are several different types of games, like Deathmatch (flying around space and dogfighting), Capture the Flag, and the most popular, Conquest. Conquest is basically a team effort to eliminate the other team's bases and fighters in a very calculated manner. This mode is a load of fun on the servers, as you can take on many roles, like fighter, frigate pilot, scout, or commander, where you manage all of the team's resources and upgrades. I soon bought the game once i realized the depth of the game.
I really like this game for its community and for the control and gameplay. It is a blast to be a pilot in a conquest game, but if you are more oriented for strategy, you can be the commander and then go into pilot mode once you are ready. The mix of game styles and gameplay makes this game a load of fun. My only gripe is that you NEED a joystick to play, and occasionally there are lag spikes,a nd the commander mode is kind of hard. But other than that, its a fantastic game. If you read this and buy it, my nick on zone is Polyethyline (misspelled of course).
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