Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball

Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball
Developer(s)The Whole Experience
Publisher(s)Activision
Platform(s)Xbox
Release
  • NA: November 16, 2004
  • EU: March 24, 2005
Genre(s)First-person shooter, sports
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball is a 2004 first-person paintball game released exclusively for the Xbox. The game gathered a cult following, consistently appearing on the Xbox Live Top 25 list posted by Major Nelson, peaking at the number nine position.[1] A spin-off, Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball MAX'D, was also released on multiple platforms many months later, with a full sequel released in 2010 for the Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Features

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  • 3 game types to play: Elimination, Capture the Flag, Center Flag
  • Cheat Meter: try to wipe paint without getting caught
  • Switch marker hands from left to right
  • 14 top pro paintball players
  • 25 real-life paintball sponsors to provide an authentic experience
  • Real-life paintball fields and tournament locations

Single-player

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  • 19 tournaments to play
  • 98 different field layouts
  • Play against up to 80 different opponent teams, including 69 real life teams
  • Advance from rookie to novice to amateur to pro
  • Gain experience points and increase the skills

Multiplayer

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  • Xbox Live and System Link enabled
  • Communicate on the field with the use of XboxT voice communicator
  • Play online with up to 7-on-7 team play
  • 20 unique locations to play
  • 179 different field layouts[2]

Reception

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Tournament Paintball was a runner-up for GameSpot's 2004 "Most Surprisingly Good Game" award, which went to The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay.[3] The game sold 200,000 units.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The latest Top 25 games on Xbox Live". Major Nelson. January 22, 2005.
  2. ^ "Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball". Activision Value. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008.
  3. ^ "Best and Worst of 2004". GameSpot. January 5, 2005. Archived from the original on March 7, 2005.
  4. ^ Peterson, Kim (January 31, 2005). "WXP's unheralded Paintball game splatters bull's-eye - Company profiles and personalities". The Seattle Times. p. C1. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
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