
The game stays balanced by offering a dual-payment system.

At the store, you can purchase gold which can then in turn be used to upgrade your weapons, unlock new classes, or boost your ability to earn XP. However, if you’d like to spend some money, you can do so at the in-game store. It’s like shredding a half-pipe while firing rockets at your friends.Īs I mentioned before, Tribes: Ascend is completely free to download and play. Factor in gravity, physics, and the hill ridden nature of the map design and you’ve got a recipe for high flying fun. By pressing the spacebar, players can enter a zero-g like mode which allows them to glide across the landscape. Skiing is another core mechanic that really makes this a unique game. Not only do players take to the sky, but they’ll also be skiing around the map. The jet packs are the core mechanic around which the entire game is based. Yes there are other shooters out there with jet packs, Halo: Reach comes to mind, but they certainly aren’t used the way they are in Tribes: Ascend.

Unlike other shooters, Tribes: Ascend also features lightning fast gameplay, expansive maps, and jet packs.

Like most other multiplayer shooters, Tribes: Ascend features persistent character progression, various game types, and several classes to choose from. Tribes: Ascend is a futuristic Sci-Fi first-person shooter, but what’s sets this game apart from other multiplayer shooters is the lightning quick pace of matches and the sheer variety of gameplay that can be found from match to match. Now, 14 years later the developer may have changed (along with the business model), but I’m happy to say that Tribes is back! This latest iteration, titled Tribes: Ascend, is developed by Hi-Rez Studios, is completely free to play and is poised to breathe new life into a series that fans thought might be lost forever in development hell. The Tribes series has been around for many years, the first iteration dating back to 1998.
