Team Fortress 2

Team Fortress 2 (TF2) is a team-based multiplayer first person shooter developed by Valve as part of the game compilation The Orange Box. It was released for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 in 2007 and later released as standalone retail in 2008. It was released for OS X in 2010. The PC and OS X release of Team Fortress 2 adopted a "Free to Play" model on June 23, 2011 with all revenue originating from microtransaction payments of items from the Mann Co. Store.
The game was announced in 1998 as a sequel to the original Team Fortress mod for Quake, but has since been through various concepts and designs. In 1999, the game appeared to be deviating from the original Team Fortress and Valve's own Team Fortress Classic mod forHalf-Life by heading toward a more realistic and militaristic style of gameplay, but the design metamorphosed further over the game's nine-year development and game engine switch. The final rendition of Team Fortress 2 bears more resemblance to the original Team Fortress andTeam Fortress Classic games, and sports a cartoon-like visual style based on the art of Dean Cornwell, J. C. Leyendecker, and Norman Rockwell – following a popular trend in recent CGI films, in particular, films recently made by Pixar Animation Studios, such as The Incredibles.
The lack of information or apparent progress for six years of the game's development caused it to be labeled as vaporware, and it was regularly featured in Wired News' annual vaporware list, among other ignominies. The game has received critical acclaim and several awards since its release.
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