All the textures look exquisite, and the blood and gibs from your kills look quite convincing. Many others have commented that the game does look a lot like HL, but with dynamic lighting and shadow effects, Kingpin's visuals stand out on their own with no need for comparison. Kingpin's graphics are fantastic - with quality well above Quake 2's and comparable with Half-Life.

Kingpin's roots lie in the Quake 2 engine, but that's not immediately obvious by looking at the game. Eventually you will work your way up to be a fullon criminal Kingpin. As you walk around the inner city you interact with various denizens to find out what's going on along the way you earn some extra cash to buy weapons and hire some sidekick thugs. Your goal is to work your way back up and find out who beat you up and enact some payback.

Although it is not a 'classic' in a sense that Half-Life is, it is still an excellent game that offers innovative multiplayer modes, the ability to call on your subordinates (thugs) for help, and great atmosphere.Įxperts at FiringSquad have the lowdown: 'The story in Kingpin involves you getting dumped into skidrow as just another worthless thug. Kingpin is a great FPS from Xatrix/Interplay that remains largely underrated - mostly because of numerous bugs in the first release that were finally fixed.

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