GamersFirst offers many free games to download and recently their game APB Reloaded has been added to the free games section of Steam.

Gameplay: APB Reloaded features gameplay reminiscent of Grand Theft Auto (GTA) where you hijack cars and complete missions except with an MMO twist. Players now accomplish missions solo (1v1) or in teams and it is the Criminals vs Enforcers aka police. Missions are generally defend a point, pick up an object from point A and bring it to point B, capture a point, etc, all while the other team is trying to stop you. One interesting aspect is that you can see other team fights occurring and even though you can’t shoot them, I’ve had fun flipping a cop car that was in pursuit of my fellow criminals. The game is intended for mature audiences as it features swearing, drugs, etc.

Great guide for new players.

Pros:
* FREE
* GTA like gameplay with stealing/driving cars and other vehicles.
* Really fun to run people over and flip over opponents cars.
* Tons of customization options in character creation and in adding different clothes.
* Massive list of weapons to purchase though you have to rank up to make them available to buy.
* Driving a car while teammates hang out the window and fire is pretty cool. Also fun in general to jump in the car with teammates.
* Beyond the basic mission areas there is a peaceful community area and fight club sections.
* Merely cruising around the city is a ton of fun. It is really neat to also the action happening around you as other people duke it out.
* In game video recording, voicechat, and screenshots.
* Joining a group is relatively painless, can automatically look for a group and get matched up.

Cons:
* Personally I’m not a fan of 3rd person shooters, I’d like to go 1st person. The shooting system in general seems to be a bit clunky.
* Obviously some kinks to work out. On a capture point mission an enemy parked their car on top of a capture point and since it was their personal car the game would not allow me to enter the car and move it, resulting in me being unable to capture the point (though maybe a grenade would have helped).
* The missions seem rather repetitive and so far I’m not sure what the endgoal or even short term goals are besides building up money to spend on new weapons and other items.
* Sniper rifles seem overpowered.

Grade: I’d give this game an 85 because it is good but there certainly is room for improvement. From what I hear it already is vastly improved from its first release when it was a pay to play game so this game could be a real gem in a year or two.