I gave the single - player campaign a try, but it turned out to be a series of multiplayer matches,
only against bots.
Not exact matches
Unfortunately Bombslinger
only features a local - multiplayer mode, though it does include
bots for you to battle
against.
On top of this, there are
only three arenas and if you decide to play
against bots then you can
only do so on one of them.
Unfortunately, there is no option to play online or
against bots, so this multiplayer mode is
only as available as your friends are.
I bought and enjoyed nearly every id game, but skipped «Quake 3: Arena» because it was
only a MP game (playing MP
against bots isn't a SP experience).
You can also play
against bots in those private games, if you like, but
only in the versus multiplayer.
I do like how the game will
only ever make you wait for about ninety seconds before giving you a match
against bots, meaning you can still gain the exp you don't in skirmish games without having to wait ages for players, its great for the types of people that aren't big on multiplayer, each vehicle has unlockable skins, voice lines, tombstones to mark deaths and emotes for bragging rights, the game also features a leveling system with loot boxes for unlockable gear and titles at each level up, meaning there are always rewards for even the casual player to earn which is great for replay value.
Leveling up doesn't count when it's
against bots, or
against a friends -
only custom match, or — heaven forfend!
You can
only race
against bots, with AI that's acceptable but not necessarily varied.
DICE says «skirmish» mode will allow players to compete
against bots solo or with a friend on console
only beginning July 20th.
All of these modes are unfortunately online multiplayer
only, and it would have been great if players could at least do some split - screen online multiplayer or play
against bots.
The offline modes include
only a tutorial, training missions, and mind - numbingly boring matches
against A.I.
bots in either wave - based survival, or standard battles (with optional Hero characters).