## Description

_Axis_ is a multiplayer first-person shooter with mechs. However, these are
not the big and clunky robots usually featured in mech games, but fast
machines which have the ability to float for a short amount of time. This
means the game speed is more akin to mid-nineties shooters like Quake. The
backdrop story is set in the 22th century when multinational companies fight
over resources.

The game features overall eight multiplayer modes (e.g. Deathmatch, Rocket
Arena or Gladiator) with differences regarding rules and winning conditions,
but generally they all involve the player fighting alone against the
opposition by running (and floating) around, shooting weapons at other players
and picking up power-ups (e.g. armor, shields or damage multiplier) which
spawn on the 28 maps. The basic stats of the player’s mech, e.g. armor or the
boost speed, are determined by the chosen pilot character and the used mech
components which can be changed for arms, legs, chassis, head, booster and
weapon load-out. All those components have strengths, weaknesses and weight,
the latter being the restricting factor.

The game also has a single-player mode, skirmish, which consists of playing
multiplayer matches against bots. Playing through the scenarios rewards
additional mech components for use in multiplayer.