On the edge...

A game that received very little notice when it first came out is Brink. It is an objective based FPS.

The game is set around a militaristic/utopian city known as The Ark and there are two factions fighting within. One group The Security are attempting to maintain control and keep everyone within, while the other faction The Resistance are attempting to escape the city and live in freedom.

There is a loose storyline tying all of the missions and objectives together but it has no real impact upon the game itself. The game never changes much from one of two endings, one for each faction.

There are four class sets that you can play, Medic, Engineer, Operative and Soldier, as well as a general set of skills. Each class can perform specific tasks to complete objectives as well as helping the team in certain ways, such as healing and boosting damage.

The unique aspect to this game is the parkour. Depending on what body type you choose, you can leap over obstacles, climb walls and sprint. You would think it would be fairly clunky and un-usable but it actually flows quite well. With a combination of three key presses you can slide beneath enemies and then leap up onto a wall or rail and take them out from behind, the one problem being you have to be fast enough to press them at the right time...

The AI is quite intelligent, and by "quite intelligent" I mean it will kill you very easily if you don't watch out but most likely won't heal you... When your AI partners aren't spazzing out in the corner getting shot they usually do a fairly good job of assisting you but there are always issues when it comes to AI.

Overall this is yet another entertaining title under Bethesda's flag and with the sales right now well worth the purchase in my books. However if you don't like to play as part of a team or would rather be a one man army I'd say you won't enjoy it much, if at all...