There are shooting games that have great graphics, lots of players, lots of hype, and extreme depth. Cross Fire, from Suba Games, is not one of them. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely adore this game, but it’s not what makes other shooting games good that does the same thing for this game; it’s the speed. This game does not have the graphics of Call of Duty 4, or even those of Counter-Strike, but what it does have is addictive gameplay that will keep you hooked for hours. Once you’re done you feel like you just won a marathon, but the next day you’ll forget what made this game so fun. Don’t worry; your memory will be jogged as soon as you join a match again.

Before playing this game I thought was that it was "just another clone of Counter-Strike" and it is. It follows the same logic. Shoot the bad guys. Plant the bomb; or shoot the ghosts. Wait, that’s not in Counter-Strike, is it? What makes this game fun is just how fast it is. 3 shots can kill you. You respawn in about 2 seconds. Wash, rinse, repeat. It sounds boring on paper. But in execution it’s a different story. Scoring 4 kills in a roll feels much better, and much more of a challenge, than it does in most other shooting games.

What also sets this game apart from other games in the Ghost Match, where you and you teammates go up against another team that is composed entirely of ghosts. It’s easier than it sounds since the ghosts (which are other players) become more visible the quicker they move. The ghosts are also not allowed to use weapons; they have to stab you with a knife. This game mode is what sets this game apart from all the other FPS’s out there; it’s exciting, it’s difficult, no matter which side you pick, and it’s fast-paced.