Tribes 2 is much more richly detailed than the original. Trees populate the landscape, mountains have a rugged topographic appearance, and various set pieces like towers, bridges, and gunnery stations are exceptionally detailed. Bridges in particular have that jaw-dropping effect, like something out of the Titan AE movie. Unsurprisingly, the Athlon 1Ghz didn't even stutter at high detail. Although the terrain isn't deformable, you certainly are - as you'll discover when you get pelted enough times and finally succumb to your wounds.
Weapons are very cool.
The Grenade Launcher's flaring yellow bomb moves nice and slow over the terrain until it wallops your intended prey. A new Shocklance weapon is great for sneaking up on opponents and zapping them unexpectedly. But the most powerful weapon is still the missile launcher, now beefed up into a vehicle crunching demolition device. During one particularly ferocious battle, one of my teammates joined me for a death-defying flag run. I took most of the initial gunfire until we both entered the enemy structure.