Army Rage is a massively multiplayer online first person shooter. The action is set in the World War 2 era. The game features many realistic maps and a lot of the actual weapons used in the war. It has many modes: deathmatch, rush, king of the hill and more. It also has 4 classes of soldiers you can choose from: assault, support, scout and engineer, each with their own unique attributes.
When first entering the game you will have to choose a server and a lobby. After that you can join games. You can choose to create one of your own, or join a game in progress. It is very important that you enter games according to your rank, because the higher the rank is the more powerful you'll get. This means that players who are sergeants for example will have a better weaponry and armor, making them difficult opponents. As you play you will gain experience and advance to the next rank. Each rank unlocks more items in the shop. Those items can be bought with coins, which you receive after every match. Basically this system rewards all players on the long term, and is very satisfying for good players since you gain more XP and coins if you achieve better results.
The shop doesn't have many types of weapons and armor, which can't be customized. Each class has some restrictions and some of them might feel under-powered.
The gameplay is similar to every other FPS. You move with the WASD keys and you aim with the mouse. Running and crouching are also possible. A good thing about Army Rage is that it supports up to 24 players in one game simultaneously. A thing that hasn't been seen in online FPS games for quite a while now is the fixed health points. This means that you can only take a set amount of damage, before dying. However, the support class, for example, can heal other players, and, thus, make things more interesting.
Ultimately, I liked Army Rage even though it does have a really outdated graphics engine and poor sound effects. My attention was also caught by the items from the shop which can be bought only with real money. Those items can offer an unfair advantage to players who buy them. This basically means that even though the game is totally free to play, it does have a pay to win system.
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