''U.S. Special Forces: Team Factor'' (also known as ''Team Factor'') is a

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developed by 7FX in 2002. The game was intended to be a competitor to ''

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'', which served as the main inspiration for the game. Unlike ''Counter Strike'', ''Team Factor'' features a single-player and a third side.

Development

The game had been in development since 2000. The team consisted of 9 to 14 developers. The development was financed by software company I.C.C.C. to which 7FX belonged. 7FX used its own engine LightForce. The original release date was mid-2001 but in the end it was released in May 2002. The game was published by

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as ''U.S. Special Forces: Team Factor'', instead of the original name, ''Team Factor''.

Gameplay

The game has similar gameplay to ''

''. It features 22 maps with different tasks for each side. There are three sides to play - US

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and

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. The single-player mode is the same but units are controlled by

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Reception

The game has received generally unfavorable reviews. It currently holds a 44% on

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and 46.5% on

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. It was criticised for its gameplay, graphics and AI behavior.{{cite web, url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/467771-us-special-forces-team-factor/index.html, title=US Special Forces: Team Factor for PC - GameRankings, publisher=gamerankings.com, accessdate=2014-04-14

References

2002 video games First-person shooters Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games developed in the Czech Republic Windows games Windows-only games Xicat Interactive games