Singularity

Singularity tackles the story arc of what if this nation had this tech at this point in time, and how would that change today’s history? There’s nothing new there as this plot can be seen in the movie Hellboy, the game Wolfenstein, and so on. So what does Singularity do that separates it from the other first person shooters out there? Singularity has a unique atmosphere and an unexpected series of events that really make the game stand out. Let’s kick it off.

Through the first half of the game I was absolutely bored, it felt like a long tutorial and I hadn’t seen anything mind blowing yet. The gameplay is basically like Call Of Duty’s, left trigger aims, right trigger shoots, A jumps, X reloads, left stick sprints. The power trip begins once get the TMD (Time Manipulation Device) which allows you to travel through time rifts, grab/levitate objects which can help you solve a puzzle and progress through the level, age and restore objects, age or mutate enemies, with it’s

deadlock ability you can slow down time, and with it’s impulse attack you can blow enemies away and watch as their limbs fly off in all directions. It gives the game a fresh feel and keeps things interesting. Your TMD and weapons can also be upgraded allowing you to flat out DESTROY your enemies.

E99 tech and weapon tech can be found throughout the game’s single player. With E99 tech the player can upgrade their character and TMD. With weapon tech you can upgrade your favorite weapons, the only disappointing factor is the upgrades do not show on your gun. It’s good that the game allows you to do this however because it helps you play the way you want to. But NOTHING is better than completely eradicating your enemies with the impulse ability, at least not to me.

The Multiplayer

The game has two multiplayer modes Extermination and Creatures vs Soldiers. Each team has 4 classes with different skills.

Soldiers

• Blitzer- A well balanced class that has the ability to teleport.
• Bruiser- A class that will do well in close quarter encounters due to the impulse ability.
• Lurker- Lurker’s have the ability to put up a shield and cloak.
• Healer- Healers heal…….

Creatures

• Zek- The most balanced creature, it can cloak, throw explosive barrels at enemies, and hold its own in a fight.
• Phase Ticker- Phase Tickers can climb on ceilings and take over soldier players.
• Revert- Reverts can heal other players and use a ranged vomit attack.
• Radion- Massive creatures that are focused on fighting from a distance and are the hardest to take down, good for backing teammates.

The Soldier players get a weapon and perk slot, while the Creature players get two perk slots due to them not being able to use weapons. The Creature players see in third person while the Soldiers see in first. Extermination is an objective based mode where the Soldiers players must restore beacons and defend them for a short amount of time before moving onto the next one while the creature players try to hold them back until the timer runs down. The timer is reset when a beacon is restored. Creatures vs Soldiers is just that, the players battle it out in a team deathmatch mode using their abilities to get ahead.

The Verdict

Overall Singularity is a good game with a cool atmosphere and surprising twists that keep it fresh but it unfortunately it has A LOT more to be desired. If you need an FPS fix check this game out. My only beef with the game is that the Russians sound very stereotypical, where did the “Russians sound like vampires when they speak in English.” trend start?! Check it out, it’s a fun action shooter with well thought out puzzles for you to solve.