Natural Selection was, like so many other hugely successful games, originally a mod for Half-Life. It's gameplay is a unique FPS/RTS combo, where most of the team fights in first person using rifles, pistols, claws and toxins, while the team commander plays from overhead building structures, collecting resources, and researching upgrades for the team. The marine frontiersman are your basic military fighters, armed to the teeth and ready to take down all opposition, and the alien Kharaa are a unique species that vary from the small Skulk to the monstrous Onos. Think Counter-Strike mixed with Starcraft.
Natural Selection 2 will also feature dynamic environments so that every game will be unique, the teams will start in different locations every game so that you have to actively scout your opponents to find their base and take them on. The WYSIWYG graphical tools and scripting will allow you to create your own custom weapons, scenarios or entirely new game! You'll have access to the level editor, cinematic tools, and full LUA source code for NS2 and will be fully compatible with the Steam workshop.
The cost of the game is a mere $24.99, less than half the price of most games on the market today. Even if the game was EXACTLY the same as the first with only upgraded graphics I would still buy it right away. I had so many hours of fun with the original, even if the RTS element of the game really isn't your thing you never have to mess with it if you don't want to. A player must request and be voted into command, so if running and gunning (or slashing) is all you care about then you can let someone else worry about taking command.
You can find out more about Natural Selection 2 on the Steam store, or at http://www.unknownworlds.com/. I would definitely recommend looking into this game, as I know I will most certainly be getting it myself. Thanks for reading and if you want you can subscribe to my blog and receive emails whenever I post something new!
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