I finished the single-player campaign of Respawn Entertainment's Titanfall 2 with a big smile on my face. Nearly every issue I had with their first entry had been addressed: there are characters, they have personality, and the seven-hour tale didn't overstay its welcome.

Engaging single-player campaign; Likeable characters; Smooth and exciting gameplay; Strong presentation

Minor gameplay quibbles; Tags

In the late 90s shooters were fast. Tribes was fast, Quake was fast, Counter-Strike was fast. If you couldn't bunny hop or ski you weren't moving fast enough to be competitive at most LANs. Then for a while they slowed down.

Titanfall 2 is Respawn's first real test as a studio. Yes, it's a sequel, and Titanfall 2 isn't as groundbreaking or wildly inventive as the original game, but still. With Titanfall , Respawn basked in the popular excitement borne of the studio's inauspicious beginnings as a sort of refugee nation...

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Fantastic; joyous movement; Inventive; exciting ideas; Flawless presentation

Gun designs feel quite samey; Story fizzles out a little towards the end

Now, this is what we hoped for from Titanfall 2 – a game worthy of the people who, when part of Infinity Ward, brought us Call of Duty 2 and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare . With Titanfall 2, developer Respawn brings us a stronger version of 2014's best multiplayer shooter tied to a single-player...

Update: Titanfall 2 has been nominated for IGN's 2016 Game of the Year . When Respawn Entertainment first showed off its concept for Titanfall and hinted at a single- and multiplayer first-person shooter full of acrobatic action and towering robot warriors that could rival Call of Duty, Titanfall 2...

Titanfall 2 is sandwiched between the launch of Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty Infinite Warfare , and comes from Respawn Entertainment, a new software house founded by Jason West and Vince Zampella after their exit from Infinity Ward and Activision back in 2010.

Respawn is still a relatively new studio, but its legacy can be found in the modern first person shooter in all its forms - from Medal of Honor to Modern Warfare and then, finally, to Titanfall.