Team Fortress 2

Team Fortress 2 is a purely multiplayer game and, as such, lives and dies by the team. Most of the time you'll find yourself well matched, but the inherent uncertainty of the game can make for some vexing sessions. Your best move is to seek out friends and servers that are least likely to yield such sessions...

Valve decided to give this old favorite a new life by releasing Team Fortress 2, and it has been quite a sensation. Its available as part of the Orange Box or it can be downloaded separately on Steam, and it has quickly found a place among the most...

We debated just how to cover the recent release of Valve’s long-awaiting Orange Box. Review it as one product? Look at each game alone? Ignore the review and just get lost in the sheer value of the Box? While the latter was easily the most...

In a bid to mimic reality, most multiplayer games focus more on gun physics and realistic visuals to make the action seem as authentic as possible. But here’s a game that goes right past all of that and doesn’t care about how realistic...

This is just one of the new games available in The Orange Box. Don't forget to read our reviews of Episode Two and Portal, and keep your eyes peeled for forthcoming console reviews.] First, we gave you our impressions of the beta. Then, we taught...

Even in the supreme skepticism of that reactionary day one -- not knee-jerk, just genuinely alert -- I loved, loved TF2's cosmetic makeover. "Cartoon come to life" isn't compliment enough. Some cartoons are better animated, more distinctively stylized than others -- and, by analogy, this is among the best.

Team Fortress 2 feels like a completely fresh game. There's enough variety in the classes and maps to keep every game interesting from start to finish, and extras like lifetime records and stat tracking that are routinely fed to the player offer achievements to shoot for over the long haul.

Arent you glad Team Fortress 2 didnt wind up looking like this? Valve has created quite a game with the long-awaited Team Fortress sequel, bearing many similarities to its predecessor, though incorporating enough changes to make it feel fresh. The...