Garry's Mod Review

Garry’s Mod

Release Date: Nov. 29, 2006

Genre: Indie

System: PC

Price: $9.99 via Steam.
 

Gameplay: Garry’s Mod is a mod to the Half Life Series. It is a physics sandbox. You can create your own inventions. These inventions could be a car, an elevator, a ship, or another type of contraption. Garry’s Mod is a multiplayer only game. There are many different types of Mod’s in Garry’s Mod. For example, there could be Role Playing where you Role Play a certain character in the city. You could play as a cop, fireman, or paramedic. You will get paid based on what job. You can also be SWAT, but this is only when the city has a mayor. To become Mayor you have to be voted to the position by other players in the server. SWAT and Mayor are the highest paying jobs in Role Playing. People can make scenarios and take the Mayor and request money to set him free. However, in Role Playing the wait time to join a server can be a long time. It usually takes at least 30 mins to connect to a RP Server. So make sure you have something to do while waiting for it to load. You could also play in a Build Server where you build your contraption. In a Build Server there is a list of materials you can use by holding Q. Some materials are desks, chairs, thrusters, or balloons. In a Build server you have a Physics Gun which allows you to position your materials to your liking. And then you can weld your materials together. Build Server is one of the funnest gametypes to play in whether your friends are online or not. You can build your contraption with or without your friend. Another type of Mod in Garry’s Mod is GMOD Racing. GMOD Racing is very fun to play with your friends. It's very competitive. GMOD Racing is where you race a car against other people in the server. You can upgrade your car whether it’s adding thrusters or adding some “bling” wheels. There is a Zombie Mod in Garry’s Mod. In the Zombie Mod you start out as a citizen, but one person starts as a zombie. You try to live as long as you can without getting killed by a zombie. When you are killed by a zombie you will turn into one. Also, be sure to not minimize the game as it will probably crash. This is a major downside to the game.

Pro’s

Many types of games to choose from.
Graphics are good.
Great use of your imagination.
Many addons. (That you don’t pay for)

Con’s

Sometimes the load wait time is very long.
There are sometimes some random crashes. Usually when minimized.
 

Score: 9/10

My questions to you is have you played this game before? What is the best "contraption" you have made? What is your favorite server type?