When this huge pack was released,
I'd read some reviews and they were all pretty
bad. Even by looking at the few screenshots,
it looked quite ugly with some horrific lighting.
Nevertheless, I craved for something to keep
me amused for an hour or so. Eight levels should
be able to do that as long as I don't quit halfway
through as I was expecting. Well, I did quit
halfway through - but not because it was crap.
As soon as I came home again I loaded it up
to continue this very enjoyable adventure!
The damn thing kept me going for a few hours,
despite the levels being quite small. The one
thing which made this pack was the originality.
You'll find a number of new (or tweaked) enemies
- improved soldiers, railgun shooting flyers,
a new kind of Gladiator and Commander - both
of which are very hard as they take alot of
hits and to top that off a brand new enemy,
the regular player models with chainguns! And
almost all of them use a shield, which unfortunately
will get you a little worried about your ammunition
most of the way through. And that fact that
all four of Q2's bosses make an appearance,
yet none are the final episode boss!
But to make you feel a little
better with ammo, your given a few new weapons
- Proximity mines, Laser and the Plasma gun.
None I really used as I'm used to the standard
weapons, but each were very good and for sure
next time I will use them!
There were a few other goodies
thrown in - a couple deathmatch maps, sounds
and textures, but it's the levels that count!
Unfortunately, the levels aren't really that
impressive. They're certainly not ugly, and
parts of them are quite attractive, but for
the most of it they're fairly plain. The good
thing is that when you have so much fun and
such a challenge from these new enemies, it
still makes the episode a success. Eight levels
of high-andrenaline fun and a very big fight
throughout the last few levels in this highly
recommended episode!
