Q1 SP Level Review: 29/07/01

The winner of the second 100 brush contest is a great little map in it's right, set in a strongly themed waste pumping facility, with an enviromentally friendly objective to stop it pumping crap into the ecosystem. It uses Quake2 textures very well, and could have been part of Quake 2's waste unit. If, errr, it was a Quake2 map. Which it's not. Anyway, the map focuses on a central arena with an impressive building front, various ledges in and around that building, and a seperate and equally attractive exit area. Angles are well used in many areas, although the corridors are a bit simple. Though small, it has very nice architecture overall. There's no exploration nor secrets, but the gameplay makes good use of the design. There's a lot of base and tougher monsters, but they aren't thrown at you at once, instead they tend to lurk and ambush you as you wind your way around the map. Action is constant, but there's fairly good supplies to keep you going. The ending isn't much of a climax though, but overall this map is plenty of fun for it's size.