Tribes: Ascend

ausgamers.com review
If you have ever played Tribes, then you need to stop reading right now and download this game. There is no other argument that I, or anyone else for that matter, could make that should prevent you from playing this masterpiece. For everyone else, especially those looking for something different, you also have no excuses. Not only is this game free, but it has local servers, varied and challenging classes, fun maps and a reasonable learning curve.
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eurogamer.net review
Hi-Rez has taken the fundamentals of Tribes and polished them until they shine, but this is no mere rehash. The class designs change Capture the Flag utterly, transforming it into a masterpiece of high-speed tactical manoeuvring that has a niche for every kind of play-style.
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tentonhammer.com review
All of this glory is marred by a few problems though--like some minor class imbalance. The jack of all trades classes in Soldier and Brute feel a little out of place--the Doombringer desperately needs a secondary weapon worth a damn, and the Technician goes from being unable to defend a generator to save his life or the gen, to being a monster at short/mid range when you unlock the Thumper to replace the default SMG. Some base layouts are a little strange as well. Fortunately, the flaws in gameplay are things you can get used to and not flaws that will permanently mar your playing experience.
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gamespy.com review
Hi-Rez polished and tweaked Tribes: Ascend for months in beta (with updates certain to continue unabated), and the full release shines. Capture and Hold and Raindance are strong additions to an already-strong free shooter, and it makes Tribes: Ascend an even more addictive "just one more match" FPS that's unlike any other shooter on the market. In the age of me-too shooters, that's not just a good thing, that's a great thing.
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edge-online.com review
Tribes is a class-based game, and offers many malleable roles – all vital, deep, subtle and brilliantly interwoven. While the nimble pathfinders course through the skies as they close in on the flag, juggernauts coordinate to lay down a barrage of neon green ordnance, clearing the flag stand of defences. Soldiers are there to harry the midfield and pursue flag thieves, doombringers are equipped to lock down your home turf with mines and forcefields, and technicians repair your defences, setting up sentry turrets of their own. Be it capping or killing, everything requires skilful cooperation among the classes to achieve.
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