The Bottom Line
Orginal space themed RTS/action game.
Pros
- Original style
- Good multiplayer mode
Cons
- Bad graphics
Description
- A mix of action and RTS (Real-Time Strategy)
- An original style of play
- Command a unit, while constructing units and fighting enemy units.
Guide Review - Free Game for Linux - Gate 88
The goal of the game is simple: Build a base, and kill the other players' bases. If I had to sort Gate 88 into a genre, it'd be a space action game mixed with an RTS game. You build turrets, resource generators, and shipyards. What makes it different from a regular RTS is that you're actually a unit. You fly around in a little space ship while laying buildings and shooting the other players' units. It's a perfect mix of strategy and action. The game is deceivingly simple, but the underlying strategy makes the replay value high. Should you build factories to get resources, or attack fast to gain money? Should you build up your base with turrets, or should you build ships to attack with? These are the types of choices you'll have to make in Gate 88. The variety of strategies keeps the game fresh.
