Future Tactics: The Uprising
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Future Tactics: The Uprising is a turn based tactical shooter
video game by Zed Two. Once known as Pillage, this colourful turn based shooter was stuck in development for a number of years before being picked up by Crave
for a US release, followed shortly by JoWood for a European release. It plays a lot like the Worms 3D
games and has a story penned by Paul Rose
, who used to write the video game page Digitiser
on Channel 4
's Teletext
. The game features a geo-mod system in which almost anything can be destroyed, leaving battlefields scarred by craters.
It was released on PlayStation 2
, Xbox
, GameCube
and Windows
. A Gizmondo
version was planned but canceled after Tiger Telematics
went bankrupt.
Pepper - Low's little sister. She keeps record of her and the others' entire journey in her diary. She uses grenades in combat.
Scallion - A stereotypical tough guy with a big gun. He rarely speaks during the game, although it is suggested he is fairly good friends with Low. He uses a missile launcher in combat.
Wardwarf - A robot introduced as Caraway's bodyguard. He speaks in a British accent. Wardwarf uses a laser pistol in combat.
Caraway - The "Science Witch" living in the Valley of Screams. Her home is discovered when Low accidentally leads creatures to its location. She uses a laser pistol in combat.
General - An old man who seems to have seen battle many times before. He rarely speaks in game, although it is highly suggested that he is very protective of his daughter: Peace. General uses a missile launcher in combat.
Peace - General's daughter. She is impregnated by Low, and gives birth to their son: Hope. She uses a laser pistol in combat.
The Stranger - A mysterious man with a scar above his eye. Shares a brief rivalry with Low. He uses a laser pistol in combat.
Father - Low's father. He was killed when creatures raided Low's camp.
Sentrik - A large heavily armored creature that acts as a sentry. Uses a laser that emerges from its chest.
Grenadak - A normal sized creature with a powerful ballistic weapon on its back. Its name may be a pun on grenades.
Insidiak - Slender creatures that appear to act as snipers in most battles. Uses a laser pistol that extends before firing.
Patriok - A creature with the ability to heal. Its weapon is a staff capable of firing a laser.
Gnarlak - A normal sized creature with a gun attached to its arm.
Episode 2: The Message
Episode 3: Scallion
Episode 4: The Immortality Gambit
Episode 5: The Valley of Screams
Episode 6: The Stranger
Episode 7: An Enemy Defined
Episode 8: My Lover, My Comrade
Episode 9: A Legend Grows
Episode 10: The Secret of Peace
Episode 11: A Winter's Tale
Episode 12: The Dambusters
Episode 13: Unlucky for Some
Episode 14: Turning Point
Episode 15: A Fatal Error
Episode 16: My Enemy, My Self
Episode 17: Into the Lair
Episode 18: The Mutation
Episode 19: The End
Tactical shooter
A tactical shooter is a subgenre of shooter game that includes both first-person shooters and third-person shooters. These games typically simulate realistic combat, thus making tactics and caution more important than quick reflexes in other action games...
video game by Zed Two. Once known as Pillage, this colourful turn based shooter was stuck in development for a number of years before being picked up by Crave
Crave Entertainment
Crave Entertainment is an American video game company. It was founded in 1997 by Nima Taghavi. Its headquarters is in Newport Beach, California...
for a US release, followed shortly by JoWood for a European release. It plays a lot like the Worms 3D
Worms 3D
The game has received generally good reviews. A negative point by most reviewers was the 3D camera system, that often places behind the objects in landscape with the worm being hidden in front of those.-External links:* * ]]...
games and has a story penned by Paul Rose
Paul Rose (writer)
Mr. Biffo, real name Paul Rose, was the editor of the Teletext-based video games magazine Digitiser, which ran between 1993 and 2003. He has written for numerous magazines, including Empire, Total Film, .net, Official PlayStation Magazine and Deathray, Retro Gamer, and from 2003 to 2008 wrote a...
, who used to write the video game page Digitiser
Digitiser
Digitiser was a video games magazine that was broadcast on the Teletext service on Channel 4 in the UK from 1993 to 2003, and was updated from Monday to Saturday...
on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's Teletext
Teletext
Teletext is a television information retrieval service developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. It offers a range of text-based information, typically including national, international and sporting news, weather and TV schedules...
. The game features a geo-mod system in which almost anything can be destroyed, leaving battlefields scarred by craters.
It was released on PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
, Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
, GameCube
Nintendo GameCube
The , officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia...
and Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
. A Gizmondo
Gizmondo
The Gizmondo is a handheld gaming console which was released by Tiger Telematics in March 2005. The electronics design was undertaken by Plextek Limited and the industrial design by Rick Dickinson....
version was planned but canceled after Tiger Telematics
Tiger Telematics
Tiger Telematics or Tiger, was a Swedish electronics company, best known for the failed Gizmondo handheld game console.-History:In 2000, Carl Freer formed Eagle Eye Scandinavian, a small electronics distribution business in Sweden...
went bankrupt.
Story
The plot of the game revolves around Low, his sister Pepper, and any other survivors they can find, trying to rid the world of the mysterious and malevolent "creatures" that are slowly taking over the planet.The Humans
Low - A determined teenager who wants nothing more than to rid the earth of the creatures and take revenge on them for killing his father. He uses a laser pistol in combat.Pepper - Low's little sister. She keeps record of her and the others' entire journey in her diary. She uses grenades in combat.
Scallion - A stereotypical tough guy with a big gun. He rarely speaks during the game, although it is suggested he is fairly good friends with Low. He uses a missile launcher in combat.
Wardwarf - A robot introduced as Caraway's bodyguard. He speaks in a British accent. Wardwarf uses a laser pistol in combat.
Caraway - The "Science Witch" living in the Valley of Screams. Her home is discovered when Low accidentally leads creatures to its location. She uses a laser pistol in combat.
General - An old man who seems to have seen battle many times before. He rarely speaks in game, although it is highly suggested that he is very protective of his daughter: Peace. General uses a missile launcher in combat.
Peace - General's daughter. She is impregnated by Low, and gives birth to their son: Hope. She uses a laser pistol in combat.
The Stranger - A mysterious man with a scar above his eye. Shares a brief rivalry with Low. He uses a laser pistol in combat.
Father - Low's father. He was killed when creatures raided Low's camp.
The Creatures
Hubrik - A small and weak creature that acts like a suicide bomber. These enemies have dynamite strapped to their backs.Sentrik - A large heavily armored creature that acts as a sentry. Uses a laser that emerges from its chest.
Grenadak - A normal sized creature with a powerful ballistic weapon on its back. Its name may be a pun on grenades.
Insidiak - Slender creatures that appear to act as snipers in most battles. Uses a laser pistol that extends before firing.
Patriok - A creature with the ability to heal. Its weapon is a staff capable of firing a laser.
Gnarlak - A normal sized creature with a gun attached to its arm.
Gameplay
Gameplay always involves a set of two teams. One team moves all its players, and then the other. The characters fire by aiming at a target and then matching two lines for the precise firing zone. Depending on the upgrades received, the player characters may also zoom in or add an extra boost of power before firing.Episode Titles
Episode 1: A Savage EarthEpisode 2: The Message
Episode 3: Scallion
Episode 4: The Immortality Gambit
Episode 5: The Valley of Screams
Episode 6: The Stranger
Episode 7: An Enemy Defined
Episode 8: My Lover, My Comrade
Episode 9: A Legend Grows
Episode 10: The Secret of Peace
Episode 11: A Winter's Tale
Episode 12: The Dambusters
Episode 13: Unlucky for Some
Episode 14: Turning Point
Episode 15: A Fatal Error
Episode 16: My Enemy, My Self
Episode 17: Into the Lair
Episode 18: The Mutation
Episode 19: The End
New Game Plus
Although not a new game plus in the traditional sense, if a player continues the game after finishing all 19 episodes, a change to the turn mechanics in combat is made. Instead of an entire team moving at a time, only one character may move before it becomes the other team's turn. Turns are then rotated throughout the characters.External links
- Future Tactics: The Uprising for GameCube | PS2 | Xbox | Gizmondo at IGNIGNIGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...