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Pariah Multiplayer Demo

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A futuristic multiplayer experience that features vehicles, plasma guns and various game modes. #Outcast doctor  #Pariah doctor  #Routine prisoner  #Outcast doctor  #Doctor  #Pariah  

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Although Pariah includes a lengthy campaign with quite the interesting plot, the demo version includes the multiplayer part of the game alone, which shall be the focus of this review as well. As such, the singleplayer experience is not taken into consideration.

The sci-fi nature of the game can be observed right from the bat, especially in the landscape decorating the maps and the futuristic weapons used to inflict pain on your foes. Thus, from plasma rifles to rocket launchers, everything is designed to be as unfamiliar as possible to the players, which encourages you to explore the world and find out how it all works.

When you first jump into the game, you might find it rather difficult to walk from place to place across the map, especially since you can always fall pray to a distant sniper that has its sights on you. Alternatively, you can opt to get on board of one of the available vehicles, including jeeps and buggies that facilitate the transport on large maps. They can also be used in offensive purposes, since they all have one or two weapons attached.

Although the game includes two classic modes, such as team deathmatch and capture the flag, it also bundles a completely new one, called front line assault, which is a lot more fast-paced and it enables you to overwhelm a fortified enemy base, while the other team tries their best to defend against the attack. It is still rather unoriginal, but it can get quite tense in the right circumstances.

As far as the gameplay mechanics are concerned, the players controls are basically the same as in every shooter, except when it comes to the vehicle handling. It must be noted that the game uses the mouse to steer, as well as to aim the vehicle's weapons. This can get very annoying if you are trying to move and shoot at the same time, since you are bound to fail at one of the two.

The visual appearance of the game cannot be contested, since it makes use of a highly improved Unreal engine version to render the game world. The Havok physics engine makes every object feel more real, especially the players, who use a very refined rag-doll model.

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Windows
  file size:
309 MB
  filename:
pariahmpdemo.exe
  3 screenshots:
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Games Demo
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