Unleash7's Top 10 LAN Games of All Time
Many LAN games have been released over the years and have become increasingly popular thanks to its wide-variety of gameplay styles and its awesome multiplayer. LAN gaming is all about fun, whether your into FPS's, RPG's or even RTS's. It's a fun way to connect with your friends and have a blast! Here are some of the most awesome titles within the last decade:
10. Splinter Cell Chaos Theory - 2 Player LAN (Campaign) - 2005
The Holy Grail of all stealth games, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory offers many gamers new and intuitive ways to pinpoint and take out your enemies with cutting-edge stealth mechanics and a wide range of weapons. The graphics have been tweaked with an option to select your own shader model.
9. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising - 4 Player LAN (Campaign or Multiplayer) - 2009One of the hardest and most demanding games of all time and probably one of the best tactical shooters I've played in a long time, Operation Flashpoint delivers in every aspect. Amazing graphics and a compelling story. It is extremely fun with friends over LAN and can get quite difficult at times especially the third mission of the game. For every tactical shooter or FPS fan, you guys should definitely check this out!
8. Call of Duty World at War - 4 Player LAN (Campaign or Multiplayer) - 2008
Call of Duty World at War includes similar multiplayer elements and experiences to Call of Duty 4, but with many tweaks. For the first time in Call of Duty history, players get to experience campaign mode with their friends on LAN. They also have incorporated a Nazi Zombie mode which consists of battling through endless waves of zombies, becoming more and more difficult every round.
7. Titan Quest - 4 Player LAN (Campaign) - 2006
Another great diablo-esque kind of game featuring 4 players over LAN. Hours of fun and an overall great story. Borrowing many elements from Diablo, like clicking-to-move, battling creatures and collecting loot. It features many unusual yet cool-looking creatures to fight like horsemen or boars.
6. Left 4 Dead 2 - 4 Player LAN (Campaign or Multiplayer) - 2009
One of the most popular games in its class, Left 4 Dead 2 contains all the ingredients of fun: Zombies-CHECK badass weapons-CHECK Funny characters-CHECK
New revamped weapons and an endless amount of zombies make this game what it is: a mindless fun experience.
5. Borderlands - 4 Player LAN (Campaign) - 2009
What would happen if an FPS and an RPG gamer had a baby? They'd probably make Borderlands, bringing to you all of the great RPG elements like collecting loot, upgrading your weapons and completing quests and FPS elements like shooting down your enemies using a wide range of weapons to fit everyone's specialty. An epic campaign and three massive expansions will have you playing for days on end. Overall a great multiplayer experience. Oh ya by the way, it contains over 1000 different kinds of weapons!!!
4. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 - 4 Player LAN (4-Player Terrorist Hunt and 2-Player Campaign) - 2008
Vegas 2 offers many of the same fun aspects as the first game but with a little more weapons, an even more gripping story and an overall epic multiplayer experience. The graphics have been highly improved. The enemy AI are top notch. They maneuver according to what you're doing and know when to take the first strike. It'll have you playing for hours!
3. Left 4 Dead - 4 Player LAN (Campaign or Multiplayer) - 2008
What an awesome game this is; way better than the second. It contains less weapons than the second one but offers even more, such as a better multiplayer experience, better characters and epic campaigns. There's just so much variety in this game... This is a must buy for everyone!
2. Diablo II - 8 Player LAN (Campaign) - 2000
The king of all RPG games and the sequel to Blizzard's 1996 title, Diablo, Diablo 2 brings friends closer by offering many of the same rpg elements we have today. The game is known to be the father of the RPG genre, having brought to us the abilities to collect loot and hack n slash our way to epic boss fights. The enemies consists of zombies, skeletons and many other fantasy creatures. Diablo II was made specifically for online gaming. It is probably the best game ever created by many die-hard fans. We just can't wait for Diablo III!
1. Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter - 16 Player LAN - 2001 (Original) 2009 (HD Version)Serious Sam games have always delivered in online gaming. It features probably the most epic and gigantic enemies and bosses known to man and contains a huge amount of extraordinary weapons. It's a very unique game in its class and is widely known as the funnest game of all time. We sure as hell don't have a problem calling it that!
Hope you guys learn a thing or two!
Cheers!
Unleash7 Team
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