The game's badness isn't just limited to control. It's like trying to run with your shoelaces tied together. And for some unfathomable reason, you cannot walk forward and sidestep at the same time - pushing the diagonal positions on the controller cancels out the sidestepping and forces the players to simply walk straight. You cannot adjust control from one configuration to the next while in a match, either. Even at the highest control sensitivity it takes an uncomfortable amount of time to maneuver and spin around quickly, which is one of the first things you'd want to do in a first-person shooter. But then the game starts going south when in action. And there's even functionality to customize your team, since Tournament Paintball is a three-on-three sport. Players can choose to maneuver with the D-Pad, the touch screen, or a combination of both, and for those who can't grasp the concept of the Thumb Strap the team has put together a slideshow tutorial explaining how it works. Tournament Paintball Max'd tries to do good in the genre, offering a whole slew of control options, sensitivity control, selectable and configurable characters, and all sorts of tournament play locations. One hit and you're out, though there are plenty of opportunities to cheat the system by wiping the paint off before the ref catches your actions. The Nintendo DS version of Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball Max'd is based on the sleeper hit series that graced the Xbox last year, but this portable rendition is nowhere near as good as these better-than-average playing console first-person shooters. And compared to what's expected out of a first-person shooter on a capable 3D system, this game doesn't cut it. Activision's game for the DS is Halo in comparison, but that's not saying much considering the competition. The last time a Paintball game hit a Nintendo handheld system was way back nearly a half decade on the Game Boy Color in the form of Ultimate Paintball.
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