Ace of Spades
By: Ben Aksoy
Reviewed by: Han Wang, age 16
Rating: It was amazing!
Ace of Spades is a 3D, first person shooter. Not only does the game look like a low resolution version of Minecraft, but it boasts nearly the same building and mining opportunities. The game is split into player-hosted servers that can hold up to thirty-two players.
Once in a server, a player can chose his or her team, blue or green, and his or her weapon of choice, semi-machine gun or semi-automatic rifle-all with a couple of keystrokes. In addition to his or her weapon, every player is equipped with a pickaxe, two grenades, and 50 building blocks.
The goal of the game varies according to the server. In the beginning, all colored briefcases that shows up on the map as a blue or green square ring. The intel is typically located in the back of the team's base; in order to get the intel, most people will either try to tunnel below it or continually harass the enemy base with a group.
Yet a significant number of players don't abide by the server rules and just build to his or her heart's desire or camp in high places where counterattack is nearly impossible.
After the most recent patch, some servers began hosting team death matches, in which teams compete to reach a certain number of kills. This game mode isn't recommended for people with terrible aim or mouse pads. Teams typically build elaborate opposing fortresses that allow players to crouch and peek up to shoot from several windows. Close combat is rare, almost nonexistent.
Some servers even offer the opportunity to cash in kill streaks (five straight kills or more with a minimum of 15 kills total) for tactical airstrikes that look like a lot of grenades dropping in one area at once.
The player gains one point for every kill, and ten points for capturing the intel, and the beauty of it all is that points don't matter at all! There's nothing to level up, and no achievements to gather. In order for a player to figure out his or her or anybody else's kdr, he or she would need a pencil and paper on hand.
Playing AoS is all about living in the moment, about finally reaching the light at the end of the tunnel to gain a bird's eye view of the enemy's spawn point, about soaking in pride after building a massive bridge to nowhere and about sneaking a grenade through a window in the enemy's wall and getting a quadruple kill.
So, why build in Ace of Spades instead of in Minecraft? Well, I can think of two reasons: AoS is a) completely free and b) far less computer intensive. However, buildings in AoS don't last very long; though players are willing to build, some rather destroy, or grief.
I haven't gotten into the modding yet! The player can customize the appearance of his or her tools and other players by downloading the community's creations or making his or her own modifications.
Please give this game a try. It only takes at most a couple of minutes to download, and only seconds to start having fun.
I would recommend this to: Anybody who can tolerate uncensored chat and wants to engage in meaningless fun.
What library do you go to?: Woodward Park
Ace of Spades is a 3D, first person shooter. Not only does the game look like a low resolution version of Minecraft, but it boasts nearly the same building and mining opportunities. The game is split into player-hosted servers that can hold up to thirty-two players.
Once in a server, a player can chose his or her team, blue or green, and his or her weapon of choice, semi-machine gun or semi-automatic rifle-all with a couple of keystrokes. In addition to his or her weapon, every player is equipped with a pickaxe, two grenades, and 50 building blocks.
The goal of the game varies according to the server. In the beginning, all colored briefcases that shows up on the map as a blue or green square ring. The intel is typically located in the back of the team's base; in order to get the intel, most people will either try to tunnel below it or continually harass the enemy base with a group.
Yet a significant number of players don't abide by the server rules and just build to his or her heart's desire or camp in high places where counterattack is nearly impossible.
After the most recent patch, some servers began hosting team death matches, in which teams compete to reach a certain number of kills. This game mode isn't recommended for people with terrible aim or mouse pads. Teams typically build elaborate opposing fortresses that allow players to crouch and peek up to shoot from several windows. Close combat is rare, almost nonexistent.
Some servers even offer the opportunity to cash in kill streaks (five straight kills or more with a minimum of 15 kills total) for tactical airstrikes that look like a lot of grenades dropping in one area at once.
The player gains one point for every kill, and ten points for capturing the intel, and the beauty of it all is that points don't matter at all! There's nothing to level up, and no achievements to gather. In order for a player to figure out his or her or anybody else's kdr, he or she would need a pencil and paper on hand.
Playing AoS is all about living in the moment, about finally reaching the light at the end of the tunnel to gain a bird's eye view of the enemy's spawn point, about soaking in pride after building a massive bridge to nowhere and about sneaking a grenade through a window in the enemy's wall and getting a quadruple kill.
So, why build in Ace of Spades instead of in Minecraft? Well, I can think of two reasons: AoS is a) completely free and b) far less computer intensive. However, buildings in AoS don't last very long; though players are willing to build, some rather destroy, or grief.
I haven't gotten into the modding yet! The player can customize the appearance of his or her tools and other players by downloading the community's creations or making his or her own modifications.
Please give this game a try. It only takes at most a couple of minutes to download, and only seconds to start having fun.
I would recommend this to: Anybody who can tolerate uncensored chat and wants to engage in meaningless fun.
What library do you go to?: Woodward Park
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