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Alien Swarm Can Be Played As a Terrifying FPS

Posted by timothy on from the sounds-icky dept.

AndrewGOO9 writes "With a few simple commands from the developer console, Alien Swarm can go from being played as an isometric top-down shooter to a first-person perspective. Surprisingly easy, it does make the game, which was released for free via Steam earlier this week, a lot more terrifying. But, anyone who is at home playing games like Modern Warfare or Halo should have no problem slaughtering their way through wave after wave of creatures. In fact, it poses the potential to make the game easier for people who would've otherwise struggled with the overhead view."

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  1. SEO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. How is this news? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Seriously? Could we get something remotely interesting for a change? I've not even downloaded the game and I could tell you exactly how to do this, its really, really not even remotely difficult or complicated in any way. I will very shortly be removing slashdot from my RSS feeds.

    1. Re:How is this news? by Barny · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Moderation
          50% Offtopic
          50% Troll

      I would love it if I could read one thread without anyone having to be modded off-topic or troll

      Hehe, I should have seen that coming :)

      Well played, Moderators, well played indeed.

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      /me sighs
  3. I still think by rich3rd · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Time Pilot 1984 was a kick-ass 2D scroller. But then I am a dinosaur whose FPS skills peaked with Quake and UT (where you could always set your FOV to whatever you wanted, IIRC). Whatever. I'll still kick your schoolboy ass at paintball or conkers or petanque or tennis or nine ball. "Never give a sword to a man who can't dance." - Confucius. Oh, and you can stay on my lawn, I don't give a shit about it.