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Tac Ops Goes Retail

by Maarten Goldstein, Jan 30, 2002 6:29pm PST

Related Topics – Unreal Tournament

Another mod is being released as a retail game. The Unreal Tournament mod Tactical Ops is the latest, according to Gamespy Daily. Previous mods gone retail include Counter-Strike and Gunman Chronicles. Gamespy Daily has posted an interview with Infogrames producer Rafael Curulla. Infogrames will be publishing the product.

GameSpyDaily: Why did Infogrames decide to pursue Tactical Ops for commercial release? Rafael: Infogrames noticed the developers of Tactical Ops several months ago. We were pretty amazed by the work they had already completed, the changes they had implemented to improve their game and the way they handled the Unreal engine. We decided to pursue a commercial relationship because we saw a lot of potential in this game as a stand-alone experience. ...

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I played it when it first came out... such a CS rip... has that changed?

Jan 30, 2002 6:38pm PST

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I played it when it first came out... such a CS rip... has that changed? : iamgoat
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- But using the Unreal engine which is far beyond the valve engine. : setaanbomb
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  No at it's core it's a CS ripoff plain and simple. Infogrames is trying to cash in on this one hoping th... : intoxxxicated
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    and you think CS was original? sad.. : insta
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      What mod is CS ripping off? : iamgoat
      
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      action quake2, rainbow 6.. etc : insta
      
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      Sounds like influence, rather than rip-off : Mugsy
      
      Exactly. : iamgoat

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Damn lines between mods and retail products get increasingly blurred.

Jan 30, 2002 6:35pm PST

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Damn lines between mods and retail products get increasingly blurred. : archon
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  Yeah, it sucks to see people getting paid for making a successful game. : Mugsy
  - sucks to see typical "mod quality" work being sold as if it were a real retail game. Gunman chronicles ... : cot

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Good for them! This is what every aspiring mod-maker dreams of.

Jan 31, 2002 5:46am PST

Good for them! This is what every aspiring mod-maker dreams of. : nomaad

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Don't forget X-Men Quake! One of the original retail mods.

Jan 30, 2002 8:59pm PST

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Don't forget X-Men Quake! One of the original retail mods. : Avatar
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- i thought that was a TC : Daynor

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Wha? This mod goes retail and Infiltration doesnt? BS.
This mod is just a cs rip-off.

Jan 30, 2002 8:41pm PST

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Wha? This mod goes retail and Infiltration doesnt? BS. This mod is just a cs rip-off. : kabex
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  and cs was just a ripoff of other mods, so stfu. : insta
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    other mods weren't retail : artillery
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      neither was cs before everyone jumped on the bandwagon : insta
      
      but this is a "cs ripoff" in the commercial sense, because it went retail a long time after cs did. :) : artillery

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Money. Infrogames has it. They will lose some with this.

Jan 30, 2002 9:35pm PST

Money. Infrogames has it. They will lose some with this. : rossimo

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Actually I'm pretty sick of the 'realism' shooters now. *Bleah* Of course recently we've been bombarded by a fair share of WWII type shooters... DoD, RtCW, MOH:AA.

Please... stop the madness...

BTW I do like DoD, RtCW and MOH:AA but the WWII theme is wearing a bit thin...

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Jan 30, 2002 7:06pm PST

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Actually I'm pretty sick of the 'realism' shooters now. *Bleah* Of course recently we've been bombarded b... : intoxxxicated
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  next up. VIETNAM!! : RiNgMaStEr
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    no, you forgot Korea! : Dechter
    - i think korea would be a very interesting scenario. Vietnam is just too hard to do for modern computers ... : kenmis

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I'll be picking this one uP!

Jan 30, 2002 7:36pm PST

I'll be picking this one uP! : brutal

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  - I forgot to add that with the coming of retail, the older players left and the space was filled by peopl... : elementZen

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Since it's now a retail product does that mean it'll soon be plagued with rampant cheating? Cause if the retail release of CounterStrike tells us anything...

Jan 30, 2002 7:01pm PST

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Since it's now a retail product does that mean it'll soon be plagued with rampant cheating? Cause if the... : Dechter
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- probably much less cheating than CS. : the archvile

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it's like CS only not as fun but prettier

Jan 30, 2002 6:34pm PST

it's like CS only not as fun but prettier : AllYourBase

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good for them, never played the mod tho

Jan 30, 2002 6:33pm PST

good for them, never played the mod tho : ~mongoloid~

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You don't say

Jan 30, 2002 6:30pm PST

You don't say : fat mike