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Gang Garrison 2
Developer(s)Faucet Software
Initial release2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Stable release
v2.9.2 / 1 April 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-01)[1]
MPL 2.0
Websitewww.ganggarrison.com

Gang Garrison 2 is an

2008
TIGSource "Bootleg Demake" competition.

Gameplay

Gameplay of Gang Garrison 2 (v2.6.3)

Gang Garrison 2 uses the major gameplay tenets of Team Fortress 2, while modifying them for use in 2D. The player can choose one of nine different classes, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. One is hidden and can be accessed by pressing 'Q' at the class select screen.[2] Each class had their name changed, and lack abilities as specialized as Team Fortress 2 due to technical constraints.[2] The classes are: Runner (Scout), Detonator (Demoman), Rocketman (Soldier), Firebug (Pyro), Constructor (Engineer), Rifleman (Sniper), Healer (Doctor), Overweight (Heavy), and Infiltrator (Spy). Additionally, the main characters from Cave Story make guest appearances as the hidden 10th class.[2] Each character only possesses one special ability and one weapon; for example, the Rifleman's rifle and the Infiltrator's revolver.

There are currently five game modes, with a sixth in development.

gameservers, which the player can find with help of a lobby server or join manually.[3]
Servers can also be hosted by players.

Since version 2.5, Gang Garrison 2 has had a "server-sent plugins" system, in which game plugins (which, for example, add voting on the next map or in-game text chat) can be automatically downloaded when joining a server.

Development

Development of Gang Garrison 2 began as an entry into the

open source license to allow contribution to the official version and avoid further forks.[4] Version 2.0 was released on February 10, 2009. This version included taunts, new music, maps, and options, various graphical improvements, a spectator mode, autobalance, kill notification, and in-game communication.[5] Version 2.1 was released on May 3, 2009. This version included Control Points, new music, maps, various graphical updates, Demoman "sticky counter", sentry hud, and "superburst", a medic ability very similar to Team Fortress 2's "Ubercharge", and various other smaller tweaks.[5]

As of 2019, the game continues to be developed as an open source project, with the

license incompatibilities.[8]

Reception

Gang Garrison 2 received positive reviews from critics. Darren Gladstone of

1UP wrote that the game "was pretty much at the top of the heap [of demakes]," also stating the possibility that he might "prefer this thing to Team Fortress 2" and that it was "a great way to blow a few minutes while putting off work."[11]

Eric Smith of the Team Fortress 2 development team expressed support for the game, announcing version 2.1 on the official TF2 blog.[12]

See also

  • List of open source games

References

  1. github.com
  2. ^ a b c d e Murff, James (February 20, 2009). "Freeware Friday: Gang Garrison 2". BigDownload. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  3. ^ Murff, James (September 23, 2008). "Indie Showcase: September 23rd". BigDownload. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  4. ^ MedO (September 17, 2008). "Re: Gang Garrison II (FINISHED)". TIGForums. Retrieved September 2, 2009.
  5. ^ a b McWhertor, Michael (February 10, 2009). "Team Fortress 2 Demake Gang Garrison 2 Goes 2.0". Kotaku. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  6. github.com
  7. ^ "Gang-Garrison-2/License.txt". GitHub. November 9, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  8. ^ "Planned license change (GPL -> MPL), Help needed". Gang Garrison 2 Forums. August 23, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2015. tl;dr: The current license prevents us from using certain nice and (cost-)free libraries / frameworks, so we want to change it. The new license (MPL) would be strictly more free than the old one, and is the same one that's also used by Firefox. I need your help to contact the remaining contributors though. Please see the list at the bottom.
  9. ^ Gladstone, Darren (September 19, 2008). "Casual Friday: Free Game Remakes". PC World. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  10. ^ Nagata, Tyler (September 25, 2008). "See GTA IV with 8-bit graphics... And more bootleg "demakes" that put a retro twist on your favorite games". GamesRadar US. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  11. ^ Sharkey, Scott (March 19, 2009). "Gang Garrison 2". IGN Freeloader. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  12. ^ Smith, Eric (May 5, 2009). "I'm gonna be all over ya like shingles". TF2 Official Blog. Retrieved May 9, 2009.

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