Section 8: Prejudice is a first-person shooter

First-person shooter

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 video game developed by TimeGate Studios

TimeGate Studios

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. It is the direct sequel to the 2009 game Section 8

Section 8 (video game)

Section 8 is a first-person shooter developed by TimeGate Studios and published by SouthPeak Interactive. It utilizes the Unreal Engine 3 and was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360...

and was demonstrated at Penny Arcade Expo

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 East 2011. Unlike its predecessor, Prejudice is a digital download-only title that contains more content than the previous game. It was released for Xbox Live Arcade

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 on April 20, 2011, on PC

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 May 4, 2011, and on PlayStation Network July 26, 2011.

Plot

The single-player campaign explores the conflict between the 8th Armored Infantry and the Arm of Orion. The player takes control of Alex Corde, who must complete eight objective-based missions taking place in four different environments.

Gameplay

Like its predecessor, the characters in Section 8: Prejudice wear powered armor suits. The player can use "overdrive" to move horizontally at superhuman speeds, or activate their jet pack to achieve new heights. Instead of having fixed spawn points, the player chooses where to "drop in" and their character is subsequently launched into the battlefield from orbital dropships that are 15,000 feet above the surface. While burning in, the player character can be attacked by enemy players and anti-air turrets, but the dropping player can instantly kill another player by landing directly on them.

In multiplayer, players are encouraged to work in teams to achieve objectives and defend one another. They may purchase the following defensive structures: Mini-Gun Turrets, Rocket Turrets, Anti-Air Turrets, Supply Depots, and Sensor Arrays, to protect friendly-controlled objectives. Players may also purchase a tank, a bike, and a mech. Players are able to purchase these using "Requisition Points" which are awarded to the player for various feats they perform through play.

Players are also able to choose their primary and secondary weapons, such as assault rifles, pistols, machine guns, shotguns, pulse cannons, and sniper rifles, as well as grenades, explosives, knives, mortar launchers and engineering tools. The player is also able to create their own player class through various stackable modules that determine the player's speed, stealth, or the regeneration of the limited-use jetpack.

Multiplayer

Section 8: Prejudice has four multiplayer game modes, Conquest, Swarm, Assault, and Skirmish. Conquest is a multiplayer game mode where two teams compete to capture Control Points, complete DCMs, and Destroy enemy players. The team that reaches the score limit first or has the highest score at the end of regulation time wins the match. Players can compete in Conquest mode with up to 32 players. Swarm mode is a co-op multiplayer mode where four players defend a single Control Point against waves of attacking enemy bots and try to prevent the Control Point from being captured for 15 minutes. Every five minutes in Swarm, players are rewarded with an Airstrike that eliminates all enemy bots on the battlefield. TimeGate Studios has hinted that more game modes will be released in the future. On May 11, 2011, a new multiplayer game mode, Assault, was released to the public. Assault mode is made up of the two warring factions. One team takes on the role of the Defenders, whilst the other team is the Attackers. The Attackers have to capture all of the Defenders Control Points with in ten minutes. Once the Attackers have captured a control point, it cannot be taken back by the defenders. Once there is one Control Point left, the game goes in to sudden death mode, were neither team's players can re-spawn after being killed. If the Attackers capture all of the control points within ten minutes, the time it took them to capture the Control Points will be the new time limit, and the teams switch sides. The defenders spawn early with a sum of Requisition points to fortify their bases. Skirmish mode is the same as Conquest mode, just without the ability to capture control points.

Like the original Section 8, Section 8: Prejudice supports dedicated servers for Xbox 360. On April 26th, TimeGate announced a partnership with GameServers.com to provide dedicated server rentals for fans.

Reception

Section 8: Prejudice holds a 76.88% at GameRankings and a 76% at Metacritic

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 for the Xbox 360

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, while the PC version was given slightly higher ratings.

Eurogamer

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 gave Prejudice a 9 out of 10 and Gamefront gave them a 90 out of 100. Both reviews praised its distinctive gameplay and affordability, but criticized the game's dated graphics and bland voice acting. IGN

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gave it 6/10, citing a plentiful amount of content but poor execution.