Firefall (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Red 5 Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Red 5 Studios Garena |
| Designer(s) | Scott Youngblood Scott Rudi |
| Writer(s) | Scott Burgess Mark Kern Orson Scott Card Tim Macauley Sean Chapman James B. Jones Richard Pearsey |
| Composer(s) | Michael Bross Boon Sim |
| Engine | Offset Software |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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First-person shooter Third-person shooter Mass multiplayer online |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
| Firefall Original Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Boon Sim, Michael Bross, Chris Lord, JJ Lee | |
| Released | July 14, 2014 (Digital) |
| Genre | Video game soundtrack |
| Length | 46:01 |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (PC) 54.80% |
| Metacritic | (PC) 60/100 |
Firefall is a science fiction free-to-play massive multiplayer online open world shooter by Red 5 Studios and released on July 29, 2014. Officially announced September 8, 2010 at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, the game entered closed beta in 2011 and open beta in 2013. It is the first game to be developed by Red 5 Studios, and combines elements from both the shooter genre and some role-playing aspects from the massive multiplayer online genre.
Players wear power armor, called Battleframes, that grants health regeneration, jump jets, and a retractable pair of wings that allows players to glide. Each Battleframe has a unique main weapon, a standard secondary weapon, a set of three unique abilities, and a fourth special ability that charges while the player is in combat. There are five main types of Battleframes:
The player begins with the standard issue version of each of the five types of Battleframes, and can change between them freely. Players level up by completing missions and collect equipment from downed enemies to further enhance their Battleframe's attributes or to add entirely new features to their weapons and abilities. Upon fully leveling their Battleframe, the player is awarded a token that allows them to unlock an Advanced Battleframe with additional specialized weapons and abilities.
Much of the combat is influenced by Tribes, a game the lead designer worked on previously, and centers around the use of jump jets. This feature adds a third dimension to combat that allows the player remain in the air for long periods of time and to quickly travel to the tops of buildings. A retractable pair of wings further enhances the emphasis on the third-dimension as players are able to dive-bomb enemy positions or quickly escape hazardous situations.
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