![]() During seasons, you can earn even more bonuses by completing faction-specific objectives. There are “missions” that pervade everything you do, and these result in extra XP and various other item rewards, should you succeed. Once you reach a higher level, you can unlock more raids, including attack raids which simply reverses the roles of players and AI. Raids usually require you to protect a bunch of structures from waves of AI vehicles, with a boss car appearing during the final wave. Or, if you’ve earned a decent amount of in-game cash, you can simply buy it from the game’s marketplace. ![]() But you need fuel to participate in these raids, which is earned through completing PvP matches. The PvP stuff is good fun, but fighting the AI really forces players to work together and it’s genuinely enjoyable. Raids are where the fun lies, truth be told. A little audio cue would be nice when your weapons are about to overheat, too. In theory this is a fantastic feature, and in practice it can be pretty good at times, but there’s almost no damage feedback, meaning you can lose parts of your vehicle without even realising you’re under heavy attack. If your guns are destroyed you’re essentially defenceless, and that can be made even worse when your wheels are destroyed. Battles themselves are intense, especially as you can target weapons and individual pieces of your opponents’ vehicles. When you jump into a game it’s great fun, albeit a bit of a faff at first due to the initially clunky controls (you can change them in the options). The first is your standard team affair, usually involving the capture of bases the second is Raid mode, which involves teams of players taking on the AI in a series of defence/attack scenarios, and the final mode is Free For All, unlocked at level 10 and basically encompassing all things deathmatch. There are three ways to play Crossout, although one of them is locked until you reach level 10. Much like LittleBigPlanet’s level creator though, time and patience can yield incredible results. Building them yourself isn’t quite as straightforward as it should be, however, due to awkward creation tools and an almost total lack of tutorials. You can share those designs with the world, and I was surprised to see the ingenuity of the game’s current user base. There’s an added bonus to it as well, as you actually build your own vehicles for battle. The catch? Crossout isn’t just an online shooter, it’s an online vehicular combat game, basically mashing Battlefield together with Twisted Metal. ![]() History has taught us that this mixture rarely works, but Targem Games decided to go for it anyway. When you hear the words “free-to-play,” be honest, you can’t help but wince, can you? When it’s attached to the words “online shooter” it just makes you roll your eyes so far into the back of your head, you’ll develop a migraine.
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