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Tribes 1 And Tribes 2 Free Downloads Available

Posted by simoniker on from the wait-around dept.

James Cho writes "Starsiege: TRIBES (typically known as "Tribes 1") and Tribes 2 for the PC have been released for free download via FilePlanet by Vivendi Universal Games [also try the Tribes 2 BitTorrent link]. The two games stand as pioneers of the outdoor combat sub-genre of first person shooters and of all multiplayer games, influencing Halo and UT2004 among other games. Tribes 1 was the first multiplayer-only shooter, whereas Tribes 2 extended the core unique elements of its predecessor to a greater scale and depth. With this [previously mentioned on Slashdot] free release, VUG is stirring up anticipation for the release of the third Tribes game, Tribes: Vengeance." You'll need to enter a form to get a CD key to play Tribes 2 online.

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  1. Good by AstrumPreliator · · Score: 5, Informative

    You know it might not be cutting edge graphics or anything but these two games are good. I remember playing Tribes a long time ago and it was such a unique style of play that drew me in. I haven't found a game quite like it yet and I still don't mind playing the original Tribes every now and then.

    Tribes 2 of course had some problems at the beginning, but it's pretty solid now. The game is still fun, supports up to 64 players on a server, and if you like using a lot of vehicles this game is pretty awsome.

    I would definetely suggest downloading either or both of these games and try it out, very fun.

  2. Houston Vehicles/Miami Vehicles by terracon · · Score: 3, Informative

    For you new Tribes2 players out there that are just coming online. A great resource for information is at http://www.houstonvehicles.com/modules.php?op=modl oad&name=phpBB_14&file=index&action=viewforum&foru m=15 . Please bookmark this page as it contains many many excellent strategies for playing on Houston of Miami Vehicles.

  3. Re:Tribes 2 by BrookHarty · · Score: 5, Informative

    Boy! I sure am glad I shelled out $50 for this 3 years ago!

    Tribes2 is the game that actually burned me enough (Thanks Sierra), I never buy games on release date anymore. I pre-ordered 2 copies for a lan party release date, only to find out it wouldnt run on most of my computers. About 6 months later, I was finally able to play, also had to drop my voodoo5 for a geforce3.

    Yes, its nice that Sierra released the game, but they screwed the pooch on this release. Basically it came down to money, they released knowing it was crippled, and had bugs. They fired developers, they really treated employees and gamers like shit. If it wasnt for the developers working on their own time, and working on weekends to fix this, it would of been even worse.

    Sierra killed the Tribes market, a 3rd party developer had to show an almost finished product to get Sierra to release a new game.

    So yes, people can be a little pissed about the whole Sierra Tribes experience.

  4. CD Key Link by Borodimer · · Score: 5, Informative

    For some odd reason you have to use a seperate link to actually get your Tribes 2 CD Key.

    The link for generating the key is http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/tribes2_cgw/. .
    And yes, you do have to veryify your email address on your Fileplanet account BEFORE you go to that page.

  5. Tribes 1 BitTorrent available by InvisiBill · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.filerush.com/torrents/tribes_gsi.exe.to rrent