Sociologists claim that were a nuclear or other catastrophic event of global scale to occur, humanity would not devolve into looting and Mad Maxian crime sprees. The predominant theory is that an event of this magnitude would scare us into coming together, focusing on teamwork, and working toward a better goal for humanity’s sake. While Nuclear Dawn for Windows PC blasts the player into a possibly inaccurately war-torn, post-apocalyptic wasteland, it does echo the sentiment that teamwork is paramount to survival.
Nuclear Dawn’s most obvious departure from other games in this genre is the marriage of real-time strategy and first-person-shooter gameplay modes. This partnership allows players to focus more on tactics than arguing over which map they prefer playing. Players are taken on a well-rounded tour of the battlefield with the ability to not only serve as a soldier but to also command troops. Unfortunately, the innovation falls flat after that, cutting off prematurely and creating a sense of unfinished potential. This is only exacerbated by the fact that there are still many bugs. Perhaps the most detrimental of all, though, is the lack of a single-player campaign mode. The multiplayer, while fun and challenging if you pair up with competent players, is only as good as who’s playing, and if anyone is playing. Disconnecting from a game due to bugs, attempting to sign back on and not finding any lobbies can be frustrating for even the most patient of gamers.
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If you’ve ever been to a Guitar Hero or Rock Band tournament, you know there are players out there who are wildly talented at five-rainbow-button guitar. You’ve also undoubtedly heard onlookers exclaim, “Just think of all the time it took them to get that good! Just imagine if they had spent that time on a real guitar! They’d be the next Jimi Hendrix!” Hyperbole aside, you can’t help but think that there might be some merit to that statement. That sentiment is exactly what Ubisoft decided to tackle in their release of Rocksmith.
