TF2

Team Fortress 2 is a team-based first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by Valve Corporation. A sequel to Valve's previous Team Fortress Classic, it was first released as part of the video game compilation The Orange Box on October 10, 2007 for Windows and the Xbox 360. A PlayStation 3 version then followed on November 22, 2007.

The game was later released as a standalone package for Windows on April 9, 2008. Team Fortress 2 was distributed online through the Steam system, while retail distribution was handled by Electronic Arts.

The development of Team Fortress 2 was led by John Cook and Robin Walker, the designers who originally created the Team Fortress modification for Quake in 1996. The game was announced in 1998, powered by Valve's GoldSrc engine, but has since been through various concepts and designs. In 1999, the game appeared to be deviating from its predecessors by pursuing a more realistic and militaristic style of gameplay, but the design metamorphosed over its nine-year development period.

The final rendition sports cartoon style visuals influenced by the art of J. C. Leyendecker, Dean Cornwell and Norman Rockwell and is powered by the Source engine. The game itself revolves around two teams, each with access to nine distinct characters, battling in a variety of game modes set in evil genius environments.

Each class has different health levels, movement speeds, unique weapons, and special abilities specific to the class itself. The game features a variety of gameplay modes: Capture the Flag, Control Point, Payload, Double Payload, and King of the Hill.

Class Breakdown:

• Scout:

Weapons: Scatter Gun / Pistol / Baseball Bat
Unlockable Weapons: Force-A-Nature / Bonk! / The Sandman.
Special Abilities: Double jump and taunting with The Sandman can kill.

• Soldier:

Weapons: Rocket Launcher / Shotgun / Shovel
Unlockable Weapons: N/A
Special Abilities: Rocket jump.

• Pyro:

Weapons: Flamethrower / Shotgun / Fire axe
Unlockable Weapons: Backburner / Flare Gun / Axtinguisher
Special Abilities: Flame retardant; taunting with either the shotgun or flare gun can kill; can set other players on fire.

• Demoman:

Weapons: Grenade Launcher / Sticky Bombs / Bottle
Unlockable Weapons: N/A
Special Abilities: Sticky jump.

• Heavy Weapons Guy:

Weapons: Chain Gun / Shotgun / Giant Fists
Unlockable Weapons: Natascha / Sandvich / KGB
Special Abilities: Taunting with fists can kill within a certain range; Natascha can slow down enemies.

• Engineer:

Weapons: Shotgun / Pistol / Wrench / PDA.
Unlockable Weapons: N/A
Special Abilities: Can build Sentries, Dispensers, and Teleporters.

• Medic:

Weapons: Syringe Gun / Medigun / Bonesaw
Unlockable Weapons: Blutsauger / Kritzkrieg / Ubersaw
Special Abilities: Self-healing; can heal others with Medigun/Kritzkrieg; can deploy Ubercharges.

• Sniper:

Weapons: Sniper Rifle / SMG / Kukri
Unlockable Weapons: Huntsman / Jarate / Razorback
Special Abilities: Taunting with the Huntsman can kill.

• Spy:

Weapons: Revolver, sapper, knife. Other: Invisibility watch.
Unlockable Weapons: Ambassador / Cloak and Dagger / Dead Ringer
Special Abilities: Taunting with the knife can kill; can disguise as other players; can cloak.