Product Description

On the war-torn planets of tomorrow, mankind's greatest battle is about to begin. With its frontier colonies devastated by a growing insurrection, Earth dispatches the elite 8th Armored Infantry (nicknamed "Section 8") to repel the coming onslaught. The nickname refers to an old United States military regulation where a soldier would be dismissed from service through being mentally unfit for duty. The near-suicidal missions that this division volunteers for brands them as insane by other military units. Section 8 deploys by 'burning in' from their orbital drop ships tens of thousands of feet above the battlefield, utilizing the most advanced arsenal of military hardware known to man. Their mission: to scout and secure difficult objectives and smash enemy defenses in lightning-quick assaults. An intense first-person shooter, Section 8 allows players to dynamically alter the flow of combat as they see fit. Employing tactical assets and on-demand vehicle deliveries, players are given unprecedented strategic control over epic sci-fi battlefields. Get ready to burn-in trooper; the war begins in 2009.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3096 in Video Games
• Color: Standard
• Brand: Southpeak
• Model: 70027
• Published on: 2009-09
• Released on: 2009-09-01
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .60" h x 5.39" w x 7.55" l, .33 pounds

Features

• Fast-Paced Multiplayer: Compete online with other players in 8 epic outdoor environments
• Loadouts: Don’t be locked in by classes! Choose an
• Burn-In Spawning: Drop into the battlefield from 15,000
• Dynamic Combat Missions: A robust player-driven
• 1+ Player

Amazon.com Product Description
When Earth's frontier colonies are devastated by a growing insurrection, the planet must unleash its most powerful forces to quell the situation: the 8th Armored Infantry. Only this elite unit, nicknamed Section 8, has the strength and firepower to repel the coming onslaught. Burn in to battle from 15,000 feet and unleash all the incredible power at your command.

Action packed graphics View larger. Dynamic Combat Missions View larger. 31 Additional Online Players View larger. Synopsis In Section 8, you must use your weaponry to beat back the enemy and seize disputed territory. Determine your own role in the brutal combat by customizing your armor and weapons. Call in deployables, including gun emplacements, tanks and walking war machines, to help you gain or maintain the advantage. See sprawling battlefields come alive before you with the power of a heavily modified Unreal Engine 3, and join the battle with additional players in epic multiplayer combat that allows for clan, team and individual stat tracking. Key Game Features: Select your own weapons, armor and other customizations to determine your role in combat rather than being assigned to a specific class Watch a massive battlefield unfurl below you as you burn in from 15,000 feet, then hit your air brakes and decide where to land Secure your territory or gain a tactical advantage by calling in deployables like tanks and walking war machines Explore dynamic combat missions that test your wits with unpredictability that changes the flow of battle Complete a full single-player campaign that reveals the story of trooper Alex Corde Blast into battle with up to 31 additional players online via incredible multiplayer combat complete with clan, team and individual stat tracking The Story On the war-torn planets of tomorrow, mankind's greatest battle is about to begin. With its frontier colonies devastated by a growing insurrection, Earth dispatches the elite 8th Armored Infantry (nicknamed "Section 8") to repel the coming onslaught. The nickname refers to an old United States military regulation where a soldier would be dismissed from service through being mentally unfit for duty. The near-suicidal missions that this division volunteers for brands them as insane by other military units. Section 8 deploys by 'burning in' from their orbital drop ships tens of thousands of feet above the battlefield, utilizing the most advanced arsenal of military hardware known to man. Their mission: to scout and secure difficult objectives and smash enemy defenses in lightning-quick assaults.

Customer Reviews

FUN multiplayer game, weak single-player campaign - worth it!
It took me a while to get into this game. I wasn't able to figure things out until I finished two or three missions of the single-player campaign. Once I figure it out, things really got going. The game is heavily weighted for multiplayer, and that's where this game really shines.

The single-player campaign is probably about 3-5 hours in duration. The voice-acting is a bit on the "cheesy" side, and so is the dialog -- so this game certainly wouldn't win any awards for writing. The CGIs seem to be a bit dated, and I'd say they have that "action-figure" look about them. The campaign has you completing certain objectives in a certain order; in other words, it's a campaign on rails. The campaign serves as a good "training course" for the multiplayer side of the game.

You can play the multiplayer version of the game either against bots or against Xbox Live players. The unique aspect of this game is that you select your own spawning location on the map, from orbit, and then you descend through the atmosphere until you reach about 1200 meters, at which point you can activate your air brakes and slow your decent so you can fine-tune your landing location. During descent you need to avoid anti-aircraft missiles and enemy fire. The main objective on any map is usually the same: capture the 2 or 3 control points and maintain control while destroying any enemies that come your way. Capturing a control point is not as easy as just "capturing a flag" as on other games. For Section 8, you have to activate a hacking sequence which takes several seconds to complete, then the "control" can take an additional minute to complete, during which time you can be killed or an enemy can "diffuse" the control point. Likewise, if the enemy captures a control point, you can diffuse their control or win control of it. So control often changes from one side to another. It can be frantic, it requires strategic thinking, and it's REALLY fun.

The game randomly generates DCMs -- dynamic combat missions, which are smaller objectives that require your attention. These may require the activation of a beacon, the protection of an outpost, collection and protection of intelligence, or intercepting a convoy. Depending on which side the DCM is assigned determines the action the other side must take. Although it's random and there's a decent variety of these missions, they do tend to get a bit repetitive at times. However, whether playing on Xbox Live or against bots, it seems many of them are successful and they are fun -- they add to the frantic activity, especially as you try to maintain or gain control of a control point. This game manages to take other games' multiplayer modes and combine them into a single, huge, multi-player map.

I find the AI bots acceptable when playing the multiplayer maps alone. They flank, they take cover, and they rush at you as you would expect live players would. Once in a while, they run around in circles, and sometimes they don't run at all, making easy targets -- but this doesn't happen often. On medium difficulty setting, they prove enough of a challenge, but it's nice to be able to play multiplayer maps and avoid the chaos of online gaming.

Graphically, the game is OK. I've only experienced 2 or 3 minor slow-downs in a week, and they only lasted about 2 seconds each. Zooming with the sniper rifle really doesn't provide much "zoom" or additional detail, for example. Don't get me wrong though, the game runs really fast and looks good, and that helps add to the fun.

Achievements seems to be equally spread between those you can obtain playing single-player and multiplayer bots vs. multiplayer achievements. It will take some time to get them all, but it helps add to the replay value. In fact, in terms of replay value, this is one game that I find myself playing again and again.

If you like first person shooters, multiplayer games with tons of players, and control/conquest type games, I can't recommend this game enough.

Awesome game
The campaign may not be very long, but the 16 player bot matches with adjustable difficulty, awesome 32 player online matches, fully customizable loadouts, deployables, and general awesomeness of this game make up for it.

worth a rent
This game was mostly meant for online play. If your someone who likes to play a solo campaign, look elsewhere.