Among the various video game genres, one of the most entertaining and involving people is first person shooters . This is because the subjective view puts the player in the soldier's head, allows you to see with his eyes, to move his head and to take up a rifle.
The first-person games are also beautiful for their three-dimensional graphics that immerse the player in the virtual scenario.
There are many first-person shooter games, some very famous (such as Call Of Duty) and others that, although completely free or open source, have a quality that nothing envies the great titles that can be purchased in video game stores.
On the PC then the first person shooters have a gameplay that, in my opinion, is better than that of the console because you can use the mouse to move the view and the keyboard to walk, run and shoot.
Among the free FPS ( First person shooter ) games, a new open source game that can be downloaded for free on Windows, Mac and Linux PCs is Red Eclipse .
Red Eclipse is a modern, fast, fun, multiplayer and action-packed 3D shooter .
It is based on the open source engine of Cube2, with a very nice graphics, with the action that flows smoothly to the maximum of possibilities even on less powerful computers.
The graphics display dynamic lighting, shadows, explosive effects and lots of blood.
The players' characters are all the same dressed in Halo-style spacesuits.
Like many of the free FPS games, Red Eclipse is mainly geared towards multiplayer games and, even if you can play it alone, the single-player mode is mostly used to practice so there is no story and there are no objectives to reach.
The multiplayer mode then leads players to challenges against other people, in different modes: including total war until all the opponents are killed, team play to conquer a position, the defense of the flag, the war against zombies (the Campaign) and another mode where you have to bring a bomb to the enemy camp.
The game is therefore in teams and, as soon as you enter, you are assigned to one or another team.
Red Eclipse also includes some different scenarios ( mutators ) that change the game mode; for example there is the vampire mod or the One Shot one, where it kills with a single shot.
To start, after downloading and installing, it is better to start with the offline practice and understand how the game works in single player mode.
The real game is online, requires internet connection and is played in multiplayer mode .
After choosing the game mode, you can join one of the free servers and participate in a game.
The weapons available are the fist, the pistol, the sword, the machine gun, the flamethrower, the Plasma rifle, the sniper rifle, granets and missiles.
The best feature of Red Eclipse Red is its extreme speed .
Even on an older notebook and without the need for a latest generation graphics card, you can play at full speed without giving up the graphic details.
The player can walk on the walls, run, jump long distances and burst at enemies while being careful to dodge their attacks.
The gameplay is incredibly fun and you are never killed instantly when you meet a surprise opponent, thus avoiding creating frustration.
The controls are the classic ones with mouse and keyboard, simple and fully customizable.
Red Eclipse has nothing more than other similar FPS shooter games but it is another alternative that will satisfy those who want adrenaline and speed of play.
Below you can see the video trailer of Red Eclipse, a game released last year that is improving from version to version.
Red Eclipse is currently one of the best free 3D shooters of the FPS genre, of which there is no shortage of alternatives:
- Other games like Cube2 and Urban Terror are described in the post on 3D first person games similar to Doom for Windows, Mac and Linux PCs
- While in another article the ranking of the best 10 multiplayer online shooter games .
