Games

Team Fortress 2

Valve

2007•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 170 hours

Taste attributes: actioncomedyanimalsespionagehistoricalrobots/ai/spacesexfasttried & testedunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA breakneck, expansive shooter: dark and straightforward. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

81 / 100

903 ratings

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About This Game

One of the most popular online action games of all time, Team Fortress 2 delivers constant free updates—new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats. Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities, and lend themselves to a variety of player skills.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The Gravel War - the main setting for Team Fortress 2. A woman, by some accounts, begins acquiring the world's largest supply of Australium. Radigan Conagher finishes building a Life Extender Machine for Blutarch Mann. Saxton Hale fights and captures the last surviving Yeti. Charles Darling absconds with the panthers to put them in his new animal dungeon. Administrator, hearing the news of her takeover of Mann Co., orders her assistant Miss Pauling to reassemble the Mercs, recovering Soldier from Hollywood, Pyro from Frontier, and Demoman from his Badlands home. Saxton Hale is released from...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionComedyAnimalsEspionageHistoricalRobots/ai/spaceSexAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

AssassinBloodyUnderwaterLevel editorCharacter customizationSwordSharkCrafting

Where to play

Steam

Details

Developer: Valve
Publishers: Valve, Electronic Arts
Released: 10 October 2007
Series: Team Fortress
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 55h rushed, 170h normally, 1205h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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