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Playing through the campaign not-so-subtly introduces you to concepts useful in the multiplayer modes, but I actually found that refreshing rather than contrived. I hate artificial boundaries in games as much as the next guy, but this isnвЂ™t the solution. If you stray into these areas, an annoying buzzer sounds and you have ten seconds to return to where the level designer wants you to be or you die. I also donвЂ™t understand why sometimes an area was accessible, but covered in red diagonal warning lines on the minimap. It may be a symptom of my familiarity with modern game design, but I absolutely hated that I had to replay cutscenes or long unfun sequences to get to the hard part. The space between checkpoints is frustrating, especially when you get stuck on a particularly difficult section. The campaign is not without flaws, some of them glaring. I had to shoot the pesky guys jetpacking around, in between hacking consoles and blowing up defensive turrets before I was finally able to bring down the shield. My favorite had me and my team prepping a bunker for an aerial assault with waves of defenders dropping in. The larger battles to end each mission donвЂ™t usually feel like overwrought boss battles. You usually have to consider the situation tactically to find the best way to proceed, which I found a welcome departure from just being able to run forward with my best gun blazing away. The objectives are spelled out simply вЂ“ take out these guys, defend this area, hack that terminal вЂ“ and itвЂ™s up to you to figure out the best way to accomplish those tasks. The missions of the single player campaign in Section 8: Prejudice are refreshingly well-designed.

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ItвЂ™s long enough to finish off a moving target, but not to take down an opponent at full health. Before you start dismissing this as proof of the relative skill of console gamers, the lock-on has a long cooldown вЂ“ around 30 secs вЂ“ and only lasts for a brief moment. The last little spice added into the shooter stew is the ability to lock onto a target for a short time.

You also have a jetpack with a limited burn which is pretty useful to jump up onto high platforms, leap over obstacles or avoid fire. The suit has вЂњexo-musclesвЂќ which gives you a minute of вЂњoverdriveвЂќ that lets you quickly close distance and even damage enemies if you collide with them. Like every sci-fi shooter since Halo, you have an armored suit with a shield, but so does each opponent. Mechanics-wise, Section 8 is just dang fun. Shit, the frank banter even made me chuckle a few times. The characters, while still the usual military tough guys, are at least well-formed and the dialogue doesnвЂ™t feel forced or unnatural. The plot isnвЂ™t spectacular, but itвЂ™s a lot better than the dreck on which most shooters hang their unimaginative set pieces. There follows a planet-spanning story that pits Corde and his 8th Armored cohorts against fiercer and better equipped opponents than they might be accustomed to fighting. The events of Section 8 (2009) dealt with an uprising called the Arm of Orion, but in Prejudice everyone soon realizes a greater force is manipulating the rebels. You play as Captain Corde, a decorated member of the 8th Armored Division of the military, which you are told in the opening voiceover is a special unit designed to keep the peace on the planets colonized by humans. The campaign does not skimp on content, and the story is entertaining if not enlightening. None of that is to say the game is perfect, far from it, but it delivers a deliciously fun package, without all the annoying packaging.