The 3.0 and the 4.0 created the game, but the next relase is going to perfect it. Urban Terror 4.2 is really going to tell if Urban Terror is going to have success or is doomed to be just one of the many.

In my opinion Urban Terror could become the next Counter Strike, and could even also replace it through time.

Counter Strike is suffering from the players splitting among different versions (mostly 1.6 and CS:Source) and also from the increasing popularity of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Counter Strike is pretty similar to CoD due to its somehow realistic nature and Modern Warfare has more exposure among sponsors, media and so on.  Counter Strike is getting old, and is lacking innovation. It plays in the same way since its first relase.

Think about how the wall jump and the powerslide have changed the way you play the game. The current Urban Terror gameplay is perhaps one of the most funny and flexible in this industry. You can rush with your Lr-300 while doing walljumps that will make Neo from Matrix blush or you can sneak up on enemies like a silent assassin.

But it still has that “retro” feel that needs to go away. 4.2 will bring in stuff like Bump Maps and refractions that will give a huge boost to the game visuals. Not to mentions the new animations made by Frankie V which we interviewed just a couple of days ago. It still needs to get more personality but the way seems right.

Frozen Sand is doing a great job and the game keeps remaining freeware. Counter Strike: Source is 15-20 bucks on Steam.

Also, Urban Terror is cross platform between Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. For every Mac user or Linux user looking for a good FPS is an obligated choice.

The time seems right. If Frozen Sand plays well his cards Urban Terror could see a great improvement over the next few years and if they want it might become more than just another free first person shooter.

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