Load up the hopper, lower the mask, and take cover for the next-generation paintball game.
Activision today announced NPPL Championship Paintball 2009, a next-generation paintball title next-generation paintball which features multiple game modes, officially-licensed gear, and authentic tournament locations and field layouts from the NPPL, the Millennium European Paintball Series, and the XPSL. Players can perfect their skills as they progress from a rookie to pro in career mode and take on the best paintball teams in the world, or get online for an adrenaline rush of intense, cutthroat multiplayer action. NPPL Championship Paintball 2009 will be available in late 2008, for Xbox 360, PS3, PS3 and Wii - the first thirteen screenshots have been inserted in our gallery.
Does videogame paintball match up to the real thing? Kyle Orland can tell you after he gets splattered again.
Few things resemble real-life videogames quite like paintballing: 1) You dress like a member of Half-Life's Combine; 2) It's the only time hiding in ferns is acceptable; and 3) You actually get to shoot real living humans. And they bleed. Albeit in blue. For all intents and purposes, it's COD 4's Chernobyl level sponsored by Dulux. So why oh why is Millennium Paintball as enjoyable as a shot in the eye?
You'll love:
* Faithful to the sport
* Won't get actual paint on you
* Can tinker with squad stats
You'll hate:
* Bad hit detection
* Boring environments
* More loading screens than playing
GamersTemple:
"In my younger years, a kid who lived up the street, let's call him "Bad Pete," had a bright idea involving some frozen Gobstopper candies and his paintball gun. The giant purple welts that followed were far, FAR more painful than playing this game, but not by much."
Another paintball coming coming down the pipe.
Greg Hasting's wasn't that bad.