With over 690 million registered users, Crossfire is perhaps the world’s biggest multiplayer shooter. What makes its recent Xbox release special, however, is the inclusion of a two-part single-player campaign developed by Remedy Entertainment, the makers of Control, Max Payne, and Alan Wake, to name a few. It’s a pity then, that despite being masters of narrative, world-building, and high-minded ideas, and with such a huge property to work with, Remedy has delivered mediocrity this time around.
Crossfire was originally created by South Korean developer Smilegate Entertainment. It has a massive following in China and South Korea, and like Counter-Strike and other team based shooters, it puts players in the boots of two opposing but notionally similar teams: Black List and Global Risk. In terms of lore, these are both mercenary groups, where one is allegedly a terrorist…
