S4 League
"S4 League" is a 3D sci-fi shooter with a third-person view and a techno beat.
The game is very fast-paced, and has both death match modes, and capture the flag. You can earn money, and buy new equipment, clothes, hair, and even faces!
The best part is "S4" is all about skill, so if you know what you're doing, brand new players can easily beat the veterans. For fans of fast-paced shooters like "Quake" and "Doom," this is a must-play shooting MMO!
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- Pro: Smooth graphics
- Pro: Optional tutorial
- Pro: Nice music
- Pro: Records wins, losses, and kills
- Pro: Fast paced
- Pro: Plenty of clothes & appearance customization
- Genre: Action, Shooter, Sci-Fi, 3D, Fighting
- Area: Europe / Global
- Official Site: S4 League
- Publisher: Pentavision
- Developer: Pentavision
- Platform: Microsoft Windows
Review
Character creation in S4 League includes picking a gender, clothes, and hair style and color. All new players start with the same submachine guns and sword. The game has a short, optional tutorial which shouldn't take more than five to 10 minutes.
The tutorial has voice instructions which is an impressive feature, but the voice sounds silly and gets annoying. Most gamers familiar with shooters won't need a tutorial to figure out S4 League, it uses basic WASD controls and aiming/firing is done with the mouse. Even so, I recommend completing the tutorial for the reward alone - 5,000 PEN.
S4 League supports two to12 players per game and features two game modes - Death Match or Touch Down. In Touch Down, the team that brings a ball that spawns in the middle of the map back to their side first wins. Each time a side scores, a new round begins. Oddly, there is no free-for-all option, all matches involve two teams fighting against each other.
In this fast-paced game players must keep moving or die almost instantly. Higher level players will have some advantage over beginners, but even the starting guns are powerful. Like in GunZ, players can perform some fancy tricks, such as dashing forward and bouncing off walls.
Additionally, a lot of objects in S4 League can be destroyed. This is not limited to crates and barrels, even pieces of roofs and bridges can be destroyed. Like most video games, however, unless you're playing with friends there will be a lack of teamwork, which can be frustrating since S4 League has nothing but team modes.
The currency in S4 League is PEN, and can be earned in team play and by completing 'missions'. These missions typically involve players completing tasks while taking part in game modes. For example, one mission might ask a player to do five wall jumps during a match.
New players start with plenty of PEN, but earning additional PEN and experience is slow paced compared to rival free shooters. The item shop is well stocked with new clothes, hair styles, face styles and other cosmetics. These appearance items add more than looks though, clothes can be augmented to increase specific stats such as a player's weapon proficiency.
Like GunZ, players in S4 League have multiple weapon types to choose from, ranging from submachine guns, rifles and bazookas to melee swords. S4 League may be new, but it already has a large community and finding a match is never difficult. The game also has a nice sci-fi/techno theme, which differentiates it from other games. If you're interested in shooters, S4 League is well worth checking out.
Review Lord Rein
October 10, 2009
Review
game is the best but i cant w8 for the arcade and the boss mode :) coming late on 2009
MeryMan, on October 31st 2009 04:51 pm
I've been playing S4 league for 5 months now and I have to say it's a AWESOME game. I personally enjoy playing TDs because effectively utilizes the concept of teamwork. S4 League can be regarded as a more relaxed alternative for Gunz because there's less competition and basically you can just quickly log on get ready for some ACTION. One of the drawbacks would be the server itself. Alaplaya's s4 league's server is based in Europe so people living in some countries outside Europe may be unable to play and those who do may have problems with lag.
Quangsen, on October 2nd 2009 09:19 am
This game is definately fun but isn't as "customisable" as it first seems. There isn't much you can use the in game points for since most of the costume items need to be purchased with cash. And when I say purchase, I really mean rent; you pay real money to use virtual items for up to a month. There's a total of maybe 9 faces you can pick from and most of the costume selection comes from the same items but in different colors. There's several pages of stuff to pick from, but each color gets it's own description, so there's really less to choose from than what it looks like. There is one way to use the points you get to purchase items, but it's random and not everything is available through the system. Yes you can destroy some items on the play field but there's absolutely no interaction. For instance, if there are two crates stacked on top of each other, you can destroy the one on the bottom and the top one just hangs in mid air with an outline of the destroyed box showing where it was. The help function is useless since it doesn't tell you what all those symbols on the screen mean, though it does tell you what buttons to use for everything. The gameplay is limited, but once I started playing, I didn't care. Trying to fulfill the missions while playing and not getting dominated was a challenge, and doing fancy acrobatics to reach places you couldn't get too in other games was a joy. This game is a must to try, just don't expect all the fancy custimisation that seems to be implied, unless your willing to pay for it. If you could rent the items with the points and flat out purchase them with cash, then it would be a much better system.
Coverchrg, on September 15th 2009 09:17 am
That game is ****ing good and lot of fun! I love the new chasermode :P
AnDrEw, on September 10th 2009 01:35 pm
this game is so much fun! The only problem is the lack of content. other then that its fine.
littleman, on September 4th 2009 07:28 pm
seven290 umm u have to sometimes open the folder and click patcher_s4 to start playing.Atleast thats what i did.Hope that helps u out a tad.
Kokujin, on August 27th 2009 11:53 am
This game is sooo good,the lag is patched now with the netcode ; ) try it IS A MUST!
showmeyours4, on August 15th 2009 03:30 am
That was a good review (video)
daedalis, on July 27th 2009 08:49 pm
Hey i am new to s4 and i was wondering how do i get to actually get to play the game i can't find it. I downloaded it an all but how to you get to play the game itself i need some help
Seven290, on June 24th 2009 12:06 am
Alaplaya is the european server. There is also a Korean/chinese server, and a US server is starting up for the rest of the world.
-Anon-, on May 28th 2009 04:29 am
some notes to ppl here who add Pro and Con... About game modes there are coming new maps and new modes.. like arcade mode coming soon.. and that game is awesome thats to every one :;)
vaikepois, on May 17th 2009 01:43 pm
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The style of the game really emphasize on player skill, even more so then games like counterstrike and battlefield. So if you think your a good gamer you should definitely give this a try.
Linnis, on November 3rd 2009 05:33 am