Anyone that loves first-person shooter games must check out the free, Open Source game called Assault Cube. Many people long for the old days when they could play Doom with multiple players on their LAN. While it Doom didn’t do much for corporate efficiency, it was a great example of a first-person shooter game that could be played between people in different physical locations. The development community surrounding the CUBE engine have taken the original Doom concepts and offered them to anyone interested in developing games, players and strategies for multi-player games on the Internet. Assault Cube is a fast-action, fun game that is highly addictive to anyone that checks it out. Assault Cube is supported in current versions of Microsoft Windows, Linux and the Apple Mac operating systems.
Many multi-player Internet based games require a very fast, broadband connection. Even when you have a very fast connection, like on a cable modem, it might be susceptible to latency in times of peak traffic. When that happens, Internet gaming usually starts to get jittery and becomes annoying really fast. The developers who created Assault Cube recognized these problems and optimized the interface and game for latent broadband and even slow connections; all the way down to 56kbps. The initial game download is also pretty small, given the intricate and intense game boards and attention to detail. Most games of this quality require a complete DVD worth of media and image files. Assault Cube breaks the mold in several respects and is a really entertaining experience. The first-time player will find the program very quick to learn and the movements easy to master. Some online games require complex instructions or accessories. But Assault Cube works with a standard PC keyboard and mouse. Check it out and you’ll see why millions of others love it as a great and free Internet based first-person shooter game.
