Man vs. Machine was a team-based first-person shooter browser game developed by MuchDifferent. The game was playable only once, and created with the sole purpose of breaking the Guinness World Record for "Most players in an online FPS battle," which it achieved on January 29, 2012 with 999 players.[1] The game was hosted on eight different servers and created with the Unity game engine.[2]
| Man vs. Machine | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | MuchDifferent |
| Engine | Unity |
| Release | 2012 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
World record attempt
editIn January 2012, non-profit MuchDifferent announced that they would attempt to set the world record for most players in a first-person shooter battle with Man vs. Machine. All users on the webpage at the time of the attempt would have a chance at participating, and tickets for $29.99 were purchasable to guarantee a spot, with proceeds going to Engineers Without Borders.[3] The game set the record with 999 concurrent players, falling 1 player short of the supported maximum of 1,000 due to a server crash.[1] MuchDifferent plans to use the technology for other applications and provide it to game developers in the future.[4][5]
The game beat the previous record of 600 players which was set by PlanetSide.[6] Man vs. Machine's record was beaten by PlanetSide 2 on January 24, 2015 when 1,158 players participated in a battle.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Man vs. Machine sets world record for largest online first-person shooter battle". Guinness World Records. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Ingraham, Nathan (19 January 2012). "MuchDifferent plans record-breaking 1,000 player FPS battle for January 29th". The Verge. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Byford, Sam (30 January 2012). "'1,000 player FPS' gets 999 players, sets world record". The Verge. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Man vs. Machine proves 999-player multiplayer is possible". Destructoid. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "1000-Player FPS Sets New World Record - UPDATED". The Escapist. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Man vs. Machine vs. First-Person Shooter World Record". Game Rant. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Savage, Phil (26 January 2015). "Planetside 2 breaks world record for most players in an FPS battle". PC Gamer. Retrieved 31 March 2022.