Running with Rifles Pre-Alpha 0.1

By: Derek Yu

On: June 22nd, 2011

At Pre-Alpha version 0.1 Running with Rifles is already a lot of fun, so I’m excited to see where it goes from here. The goal of the game is to control the map by taking key points such as the Town, the East Trench, the Airport, etc., from the opposing team. You start at one of seven ranks that determine how many of your fellow soldiers will follow you as you pass by. As a lowly private you’ll probably want to stay with a squad until you rank up (through kills), but as a captain you can lead your own squads into battle. The AI is pretty lifelike – soldiers move as a team, find cover, and bark orders at one another.

Modulaatio Games has plans to bring online multiplayer to Running with Rifles eventually, and this singleplayer-only pre-alpha seems like a great jumping off point for that. I’m already impressed by the scale of the battles, with dozens of soldiers fighting over a square kilometer of land, as well as the freedom of how you can choose to play despite there only being one player class. The addition of multiplayer and other options will only be enhancing an already decent game.

Note: Press “G” to use your grenades. They can be refilled at the ammo boxes.