

Both RED and BLU teams use the same models, with only Palette Swapping to show team affiliation. The environments and music have a sixties spy movie theme to them, and the characters look like they stepped out of a very violent Pixar movie. Since multiplayer shooter games have a tendency to devolve into slapstick and comedy even when they're ostensibly a realistic military game, the Team Fortress 2 developers decided to cut the middleman and make their game a living cartoon. However, because it was first announced in 1998, it was regarded as Vaporware for the longest time. It is now also available as a separate retail product on all three of its platforms. It was released by Valve in October 2007 as the multiplayer component of the Orange Box, which also includes Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Portal. (which the twins' father left to the Australian Hale family) and given combat intel by the same person. Worryingly, the two organizations are supplied with weapons by a single company, Mann Co. Both companies are, of course, fronts for two opposing intelligence organizations.

Some of them work for a heroically-evil demolition company called RED ( Reliable Excavation & Demolition), founded by Redmond Mann some work for the evilly-heroic BLU ( Builders League United), a construction company founded by Redmond's twin brother, Blutarch. Each character class has a distinct personality and can be easily recognized just by their silhouette.Ī sequel to a classic mod originated in the days of Quake, Team Fortress 2 is about some mercenaries. Shoot their asses off." It really doesn't get any more complicated than that. The Excuse Plot, in its entirety, is "The other side is the enemy. The above paragraph, quoted from the official website, is literally the extent of the official in-game story (although several special events have started to flesh out the characters, with more to undoubtedly come). Team Fortress 2 has exactly the kind of story elements a multiplayer-only shooter should have: interesting settings, awesome character classes, and an Excuse Plot that stays All There in the Manual. Note: If you're looking for Team Fortress Classic, go here.
