WorthPlaying: "You know that video games have really infiltrated our culture when companies decide that just about any imaginable sport should be made into a game. There is always going to be some developer who thinks that it would be a great idea to make video game versions of niche sports such as parkour or lacrosse. In the previous generation, paintball was made into two video game versions for just about any system imaginable. The games weren't exactly spectacular, but they were good enough for fans to play every once in a while. Activision, publisher of the paintball games on the PS2 and Xbox, has thrown its hat into the video game paintball arena once more with NPPL Paintball Championship 2009 for the PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360. Unfortunately, the game doesn't do a good job of convincing anyone to try out the sport, let alone play it longer than they have to."
Does videogame paintball match up to the real thing? Kyle Orland can tell you after he gets splattered again.
Few things resemble real-life videogames quite like paintballing: 1) You dress like a member of Half-Life's Combine; 2) It's the only time hiding in ferns is acceptable; and 3) You actually get to shoot real living humans. And they bleed. Albeit in blue. For all intents and purposes, it's COD 4's Chernobyl level sponsored by Dulux. So why oh why is Millennium Paintball as enjoyable as a shot in the eye?
You'll love:
* Faithful to the sport
* Won't get actual paint on you
* Can tinker with squad stats
You'll hate:
* Bad hit detection
* Boring environments
* More loading screens than playing
GamersTemple:
"In my younger years, a kid who lived up the street, let's call him "Bad Pete," had a bright idea involving some frozen Gobstopper candies and his paintball gun. The giant purple welts that followed were far, FAR more painful than playing this game, but not by much."
