Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball

Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball is an excellent first-person shooter (FPS) that focuses on the basics without giving up any of the fun. The game is very realistic and features real-life pro paintballers, authentic modern gear sponsored by real companies, and more than 100 battlefields taken from the most famous paintball courses in the world. The guns are called markers and players are eliminated instead of killed. There are no aliens, no energy shields, and no HUD radar, but the squad-based action is so fast and fun you won't even notice anything's missing.

FPS combat without bullets or blood.

There's no plot to this game, but then again it doesn't need one. The single-player game lets you and some A.I. teammates duke it out in a series of paintball tournaments against tougher and tougher A.I. competition. You can also go online and take on the best Xbox Live™ has to offer. The controls will be familiar to anyone who's played an FPS, and since there are no grenades, health packs, armor, or motion detectors, the designers were able to include a few nifty extras like the ability to dash, dive, and crawl. The action is very quick, and while it only takes one shot to eliminate a player, you can take advantage of the game's "cheat" mini-game and try to wipe off the paint before the ref can call you out. If you succeed, you get to keep playing; if you are caught, you and your team may be punished.

Hot action, big fun.

Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball has all the action and excitement of a war-based FPS without the bullets or blood. The battlefields are full of tight corners and obstacles that either team can use for cover, so you never know when the action will heat up and the paintballs will start flying. The game's simplicity works in its favor and its tight focus on realistic action truly makes it seem like you're in a real paintball match, especially when you team up with other people online. I give Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball a 4.5 out of 5.