Map name: Blood in the Streets
Map author: Goose
Map filename: blood.zip
Reviewed by: Derty[MIA],
Meltdown[LH], MrWolf, Landralor, TopDog, [SG]Llama2000, WarGod{WD}, GuyDude,
Violent Marv, DeathMacabre, the GAMER [HG1], Cyber Ass, Scinet .L.
Review
Architecture Rating: 3/10
Architecture Comments:
This map reminds me of Blockwar, which is a bad thing. I think there are
way too many places to hide and camp in. The architecture can be described as
simplistic functionalism, which translates roughly as "where did you hide all the details?".
On the bonus side, the layout does permit the use of all weapons, so no sprayer/sniper
advantages here. All in all nothing really catches my eye with its brilliance and thus I can't
give too many points for this one.
Looks Rating: 3/10
Looks Comments:
Simplistic and nondescript are the words for this one. Not particularly ugly, but not that pleasant either.
I did not like the textures very much and the lack of notable detail does not add to the eye candy-meter
either.
Gameplay Rating: 2/10
Gameplay Comments:
Boring. That's really all I can say. There's nothing here I haven't seen or experienced before
and playing just wasn't fun at all. In addition the famous "search for the last living enemy"-scenario
can last for a frustratingly long time. I was actually glad when the next map in rotation kicked in.
Ambiance Rating: 3/10
Ambiance Comments:
The feeling is as flat as the Netherlands. No fun or atmosphere here whatsoever.
Actually I think this is a map equivalent of TV dinners.
Devoid of taste, that is.
Other Comments:
Conclusion:
I can't recommend this map to anyone for the lack of fun kills the
game efficently.
Overall Rating: 2
Reviewed By: Scinet .L.
REVIEW
Architecture & Layout score 9/10
Commentary:
The general layout of this map may be common, but it sure isin't boring to look
at. The buildings have more then the average ammount of detail you usally find
in a Action Quake2 map, the streets are large enough to have a good fight without
having to worry about bumping into a wall. Sure, some of the textures look pretty
misplaced or overused, but overall, the ammount of detail and the quality of
the layout is well worth a 9/10.
How It Looks score 10/10
Commentary:
There's no doubt about this, Goose knows how to do lighting and texture choosing!
The streetlights are by far the most realistic i've seen, producing a nice ammount
of light that adds ALOT to the ambience of the map. The overall ambient lighting
of the map is just awesome. It's well-balanced and it doesn't stick out in certain
spots. It's not too bright or not too dark. Awesome!
Gameplay (fun factor) score 8/10
Commentary:
Can you say M4 plus laser sight? This level is perfect for both close-up attacks
and long-range sniping. It's well balanced throughout the map with the rooftops,
ladders and streets. The ammo and weapon placement was well thought of and is
pefectly balanced. The one thing that can get annoying is if someone hides in
one of the bedrooms in the hotel building. Rounds can then last forever untill
someone finds the lamer.
Ambiance score 7/10
Commentary:
As noted above, the awesome lighting adds alot of ambience to the map. The main
thing that's missing though is an appropriate ammount of ambient sounds. You
need good ambient sounds to add ambiance! An ambiance freak will find this map
an average map. A little more work could have been done on this.
Other:
The r_speeds of this map are awesome! Everyone has an equal chance of playing
no matter their system configuration.
Conclusion:
This map is well worth the download, it has all the basic qualities you know
and love in Action Quake2 maps...plus a little extras. I look forward to another
great map from Goose!
Overall score: 8/10
- Reviewed by Cyber Ass
REVIEW
Architecture & Layout score 7/10
Commentary:
This map is bland. That in a nutshell describes the ENTIRE level. Boring greyish
buildings and dark scenery make for a dull experience. The insides of 90% of
the buildings are empty, no cover, no eye candy, maybe just a crappy looking
desk here and there. The hig points of this map were especially delicious (metaphorically,
of course). I totally digged (dug?) the design of the semi-truck, the inside
of the warehouse, and the overly ornate ladders. Not too much trouble in the
r-speed area so it should run like a redneck with his a$$ on fire. Overall,
it ain't the best looking gal at the dance, but she puts out.
How It Looks score 5/10
Commentary:
UGH! C'mon here! I mean, the same boring dull textures that I've seen everywhere.
Now I know that cities don't have many different textures, but it can be done
better than this. Also, mis-matches (the candy vending machines? Lights in a
few places too) and sloppily constructed textures make for a slightly unrealistic
effect.
Gameplay (fun factor) score 4/10
Commentary:
Been there, done that. If you already haven't played the Urban set, ChrisCity3,
or ActCity, well, you might dig this map. But, I have played all of those. This
is like a cheap grocery store knock-off of Dr. Pepper. Nothing new here.
Ambiance score 2/10
Commentary:
Dull, grey, bland. Three adjectives that describe this map perfectly.
Other:
Conclusion:
All in all, I expect this map to be an okay team map...but little else. Go get
Urban2 or Chriscity3 before this 'un folks.
Overall score: 5/10
- Reviewed by the GAMER [HG1]
REVIEW
Architecture & Layout score = 9/10
Commentary:
nice, big, open map... check out the garage doors, they're really cool. at first
as i was playing i couldn't figure out how i was supposed to get down from high
spots w/o killing myself... but if ya look hard enough, there's usually a way
down... all in all though, u won't find yourself lacking points to snipe from,
hallways&streets to run down, and places to hide and bandage...
How It Looks score 10/10
Commentary:
very very nice... the textures fit in perfectly... if u wanted to be really
really REALLY nitpicky i guess u could find a little offense in the textures
used on the counters cause they're just a little bland... but u don't really
have time to notice 'em unless yer hidin' behind 'em :)
Gameplay (fun factor) score 9/10
Commentary:
this is a BIG map... in teamplay it was really slow w/ 2 people to a team, w/
3 it was ok, but sometimes slow-paced... although it does kinda make ya keep
track of where your team is... kinda fun sandwiching an enemy between yourself
and a teammate
Ambiance score 9/10
Commentary:
blood in the streets... hehe... streets i can agree w/, you're in the streets...
but you're not gonna see too much blood on those streets unless you've got enough
people ;) but hey, it's your job to make 'em bloody
Other:
Conclusion:
all in all, u've got to play this map at least once, you certainly won't regret
it... maybe the only thing this map lacks is colored lights, but who needs those
anyway?
Overall score: 9/10
- Reviewed by DeathMacabre
REVIEW
Architecture & Layout score 8/10
Commentary:
This way this map is setup is pretty good. I mean, its basically buildings but
it flows fairly well. Oh, and this map is HUGE. There are a lot of places to
go.
How It Looks score 6/10
Commentary:
The look is average. There's nothing special about the textures or buildings.
They're your basic big brick buildings. It could have used a little more variety
in building designs and some details. Nothing special in this area.
Gameplay (fun factor) score 8/10
Commentary:
This is a pretty fun map. I like city maps and this is a pretty good one-not
the best but not the worst. The only problem is that it is too big, with a lot
of places to go. Rounds tend to drag towards the end as players struggle to
find each other. Closing off a few areas would have been good or more intersting
access ways.
Ambiance score 5/10
Commentary:
Well, it looks like a section of some industrial area. But other than that,
there isn't much eye or ear candy. Its your basic city map with average lighting
and average textures. Not much else to say about it.
Other:
Conclusion:
Overall, I would rank this above average. There are few drawbacks. However,
there isn't much innovation either. The biggest problem is its shear size. No
matter how many players this is for, the last two spend eons finding each other.
Overall score: 7/10
- Reviewed by Violent Marv
REVIEW
Architecture & Layout score 6/10
Commentary:
I can only compare this map to blockwar, and, well, I loved blockwar. It's a
city type setting, but the focus is more on being on the streets below the buildings
as opposed to the more Urban style roof top fights. Although there are many
insides of buildings and roof tops that are accessible, it is mainly a street
fight. I would have given this segment a better mark, but the layout had one
major flaw: many parts of the map were accessible only by the use of ladders,
and the ladders were very poorly placed and tended to be only usable when heading
up. Often I found myself climbing a ladder, reaching a roof top, wanting to
get down, and dying miserably during the attempt because there was no other
way down.
How It Looks score 7/10
Commentary:
The map is relatively plain in look, but it has a very nice colour scheme, sort
of reddish purple, very dark like. It works well with the whole quake engine
deal, and is never too bright or too dark. There are shadows about, but no one
becomes completely lost in them, it works more in the way that someone is not
seen for a second in the shadows, giving them enough time to shoot you before
it's too late.
Gameplay (fun factor) score 7/10
Commentary:
The map was pretty fun, but I found all that ever happened is I'd turn a corner,
be on the street, and someone would be high up on a ledge, and a lot of shots
would be fired and someone would die (of course, this is how the game works).
But it seemed that contact with others always occured at the same places, at
least in teamplay, and if anyone decided to camp out in a building the round
would go on forever.
Ambiance score 8/10
Commentary:
The colour scheme is really very attractive. It looks a hell of a lot nicer
than say avenue..it has a similar colour, but a much nicer and darker red tone.
The large truck is a nice addition, and is much better done than your average
vehicle in a map (those limos lend to being very ugly).
Other:
Conclusion:
A good map, but those ladders really suck. I wish it was easier to climb down
ladders, but it ain't. That's quake for ya. Either way, it's a good map, and
worth playing, but gets a bit repetitive. Nothing too new either, I think I'll
stick with block war.
Overall score: 7/10
- Reviewed by GuyDude
REVIEW
Architecture & Layout score 10/10
Commentary:
Nice map didnt really see any new good textures in it but its still lots of
fun.Has nice Sniping areas and open areas if you are a M4 freak.Blood has weary
nice light setup it looks like they did allots of work on it and dosent look
lame like some other maps.Well now we know why it takes MapDepot to poast maps
its becouse they really want them to be perfect and fun.
How It Looks score 9/10
Commentary:
Looks nice not lame has allots of places to hide to snipe.Blood is not like
any other map it gives you a new look where you need to youse the area around
you to wup some A#@. It has nice indoor rooms and outdoor areas.The roof tops
look nice and it has allots of ways you can go and weary good sniping areas.
Gameplay (fun factor) score 10/10
Commentary:
Wearry Wearry fun to play on teamplay i woudnt recomend it for teamplay.If you
are a M4 and sniper Freak than this is the map for you .But if you are more
into Knife throwing and shootgun blowing than i dont think that this good for
you.The best spoot in the map I think is the roof there is an area with two
sides wich is fun with like 8 to 10 people couse there is allots of shooting
and head blowing action.
Ambiance score 10/10
Commentary:
The only way you will really get into this map is to find a server with good
skins.Next get your A#$ a VooDoo2 12mb card.Then turn up your speakers to the
max.Then put a cd in the CD Rom like KORN Matelica or Prodigy.Then finally get
your A#$ a M4 and start fraging. I woudnt recomend eating Taco Bell and playng
Blood couse you might end up with hot sos in your keyboard :).
Other:
What is there else to say go find a Server with BLOOD now and start fraging.
Conclusion:
This map has nice Textures.Blood is full of fun and loots of areas to hide.Blood
looks nice has nice Textures.
Overall score: 10/10
- Reviewed by WarGod{WD}
REVIEW
Architecture & Layout score 8/10
Commentary:
Layout wise, there is very little to fault. The whole map is nicely accessible
with only the warehouse being a potential hotspot for tp camping, otherwise
the map manages to be spacious enough to allow for decent dm games while not
having too many tiny rooms resulting in blockwar 1on1 syndrome. Outstanding,
and a resonably original layout (that is, as original as an urban map can get
now :)
How It Looks score 7/10
Commentary:
At first glance the whole map seems very simplistic with detail being used quite
sparingly, but this is offset by the nice textures that goose has used throughout
the map. Although this may sound quite negative, you quickly notice the gains
associated with the lack of fine detail, even on my testing machine (p100/16meg/12meg
vII) I noticed NO slowdown whatsoever in both gl and software modes. A certain
other city style mapper would do well to take notes here.....
Gameplay (fun factor) score 9/10
Commentary:
Wooo a map that I enjoy dming on! The low brush counts help this map along nicely
and all the tight jumps are nice and easy to manage so you dont repeatly end
up divebombing onto the tarmac. (Ive lost count of all the llama shaped craters
on urban1 :) Also this accessability encourages players to experiment running
round the rooftops and ledges rather than camping behind doors with handcannons.
Ambiance score 5/10
Commentary:
The main falling here is the lack of fine detail, but otherwise the map is nicely
lit with none of the fullbright/pitch black areas seen elsewhere, a bit of ambient
sound wouldn't go amis tho.
Other:
My final point is that as good as a city map is, it will always be just another
map lost in the endless crowd of urbans and cities etc.... Lets see something
different yeah? :) Heck one day I might even get Uss Chimera done ;)
Conclusion:
This really is a good city map and deserves to be played on servers, the layout
really does make it stand out from the majority of the crowd. Goose has resisted
the temptation to simply make a box and fill it with other boxes :) Nice work.
Overall score: 8/10
- Reviewed by [SG]Llama2000
REVIEW
Architecture & Layout score 2/10
Commentary:
La' AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME Does the author know what SCALE means? Layout might
be fine if you are a newbie looking to play other newbies. Large areas with
little to hide behind. Far too large for teamplay.
How It Looks score 1/10
Commentary:
There are other textures to use besides those bricks. The truck and that lamp
are neat, but they don't seem to belong to the rest of the map.
Gameplay (fun factor) score 2/10
Commentary:
Newbies that can't hit anything will have a great time shooting at each other
in the large areas. "Hello!!"........Hello.......Hello.......Hello...... (echo
heard while searching for other players)
Ambiance score 1/10
Commentary:
Time to find another server.
Other:
Conclusion:
El - Stinko. But you have to apreciate the effort required to make a map of
this size. .better luck next time.
Overall score: 1/10
- Reviewed by TopDog
REVIEW
Architecture & Layout score 9/10
Commentary:
If any of you guys ever played the first version of this map.. it was just..
well too big, but it has now been shrunk, and it fits great. With as few as
2 people this map can be excellent fun, as I often play 1 vs 1 with Goose on
the map. I could imagine it holding up to as many as 12 people and playing very
well. I am a rabid CTF player, and feel this could easily work for a teams map.
The one drawback I see is the internal structure of buildings, as most are too
blank to fit my tastes.
How It Looks score 9/10
Commentary:
Awsome, again, except for two minor, minor, minor things the map looks awsome.
First off one of the walls is far too thin at the end of a street, which makes
it feel fake, this could have easily been fixed. The same facing on some of
the buildings gets monotonouse, as no 2 buildings look the same in my town.
Well one more thing is that one building does not all the way hit the ground,
as it stops at the top of a wall. The extra structural work on the outside and
top of buildings, although, make it look and feel even more real.
Gameplay (fun factor) score 10/10
Commentary:
I haven't ever enjoyed a map such as this, the lighting is perfect, the silent
roof top battles, the shootouts in the streets, the room to room combat, jumping
from building to building, hiding behind many objects fit the perfect street
war theme, making this killer fun.
Ambiance score 10/10
Commentary:
Oh yes, the mood is unsurpassed. No goofy colored lighting that doesn't fit,
no areas too dark or too light, everything is balanced and.. realistic. The
night sky with the glowing stars shedding light, the street lights making their
pool of lights which can be seen the running attacker under. Also the deep corners
of inky darkness, and the moon-lit rooftop snipers. Oh my god.
Other:
If any of you have EVER wanted a great roof-top/building/street war map, that
fits almost any size of people. This is it.. The only complaint I had was the
sometime useless room or random ammo placement. But all in all, this is a must
get.
Conclusion:
As said before, the perfect mood, the awsome lighting, the excellent-sized map,
oh the playability.... I haven't seen many must-get action maps, but this is
truly, to me, one of them.
Overall score: 10/10
- Reviewed by Landralor
REVIEW
Architecture & Layout score 5/10
Commentary:
Well, it's BIG. At first i thought it was allright but then i realized i'd only
seen half of it. Nice to play DM but you need 6+ players here. TP will be a
long wait for the ones that die first. It reminded me of the endless waiting
on blockwar. Not many ways of getting up somewhere not using the stairs wich
is fun for players like me who like to sneak up upon people.
How It Looks score 6/10
Commentary:
It's nice enough altough some variety wouldn't hurt. Lighting is a bit boring
but at least it doesn't hurt my eyes after 5 min playing it. Maybe more darkspots
will encourage people here to use other weapons then mp5/m4.
Gameplay (fun factor) score 7/10
Commentary:
If you don't mind chatting and don't mind searching for that last survivor it's
a fun map to play. I haven't tested it very much, but if you can get 8-10 in
for DM or 12-?? people for TP there will indeed be blood in the streets. If
you don't all you will see is dried stains of incidental encounters.
Ambiance score 5/10
Commentary:
The map didn't give me special feelings or moments when i thought: "maybe he's
in that dark corner, or on that ledge". The mood is standard ,nothing fancy.
"go in there and frag it says" nothing more, nothing less.
Other:
The map looks pretty basic to me and probably won't overheat you cpu. That is
a good thing. I didn't test this for we all have pretty high end systems on
our LAN and i wasn't in the mood to install my old video card.....
Conclusion:
With a map 60% of it size and better lighting this map would have rocked. Now
it's just like blockwar, too big to be really fun. We've seen that problem before
and it amazes me how often it happens again. Altough this won't be a classic
(i think) it sure is worth a try and hopefully i'm wrong about the gameplay
Overall score: 6/10
- Reviewed by MrWolf
REVIEW
Architecture & Layout score 9/10
Commentary:
This map is really cool, it has lots of roofs, doors, and places to camp. The
only problem I noticed is that it is a little TOO big... If your on a server
with about 2-6 people you will be in for a long time...seeing that there are
so many places to hide, people will be camping alot. I spent a good hour walking
around that map and I still havent found everything. Anything above 6 guys and
your set.
How It Looks score 9/10
Commentary:
= This Place is cool. it is [in my opinion] a mixture of both Actcity2 and urban...
this is shown by the many snipers spots(urban) and the real city look(Actcity
style). It has a warehouse, hotel, and a few other nifty things gamers wil enjoy.
it reminds me of a WAY beter version of Blockwar. Although in some places the
floor gets a bit too bright...
Gameplay (fun factor) score 8/10
Commentary:
I'm only giving this an 8 because as I said earlier, "Its to big".. most people
when they are in a game dont wanna be hunting around for 30-40 minutes looking
for a guy who is in this remote spot and nobody can find him.
Ambiance score 8/10
Commentary:
I cant really comment on this... but, its made for ActionQuake2
Other:
Just to let yall know what my Puter is running at.... P 166 Monster 3dfx opengl
and thats about all yall need to know about how crappy my puter is...
Conclusion:
Overall this map ROCKS! Can get a little "confusing" at times but when you learn
the map, you get used to the all the doors. 8)
Overall score: 9/10
- Reviewed by Meltdown[LH]
REVIEW
Architecture & Layout score 6/10
Commentary:
the set out is ok, but is oversized and is nuthin special. There ar sum good
snipin places, open areas and corridors, so it cators for all ppl. But yet it
is to monotonus, things hav just been prefab(iehe made a room, and just used
it ova and ovaagen) . the layout though is the best part of this map.
How It Looks score = 2/10
Commentary:
It all looks the same....little and no variation in textures, and a lot of q2
textures there. There are texture misalignments (ie a door which had the handle
on the wrong side). I suspect there are bent textures here to, i reckoise one
fron 'toxin' but these may of been used under permission, but..........make
your own textures ya lazy(censored). sky is ok but not great. all in all a pretty
non pretty map
Gameplay (fun factor) score 2/10
Commentary:
i have server ops and at my server this map (after a quik test) was booed and
jiared) the ppl have spoken. its to similar to other maps and ofers little chance
of new fun
Ambiance score 1/10
Commentary:
BEEN THERE DONE THAT, another city map, like oh yay. To make a good map nowadays
you need interesting things (radio in city, soveits nuke, apbase in general)
Other:
doesnt play well in tp coz the last couple of ppl run round for 20 mins findin
each other
Conclusion:
Its all the same, seen it all b4. if this had been released b4 blockwar, urban,
city, etc than it would score alot better, it is not a terrible map but is slap
dash, samely and monotonus
Overall score: 5/10
- Reviewed by Derty[MIA]