Free Online PC Shooters - Soldier Front, America's Army, Gunz, and Warrock

First and Third person shooter are a very popular type of computer game, and many people enjoy playing them. Many smaller companies have released free online first and third person pc shooters, and these offer a nice alternative to the $50+ many games cost at retail outlets.

Soldier Front, produced by IJJI is a great free first person shooter (fps). Soldier Front is similar to Counter-Strike in style and game play, only with lower system requirements than the current Counter-Strike: Source game. Characters also have a level-up style of play, in which character maintain their attributes and skills between games, even when one logs off and leaves the game. Gamers can obtain characters that can purchase different items and weapons to use in-game, and these weapons stay with the character, even when logged out. Check it out at http://sfront.ijji.com/

Warrock is a FPS in the vein of popular online shooters Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2: Special Forces. Some have called it a clone, but it is different than Battlefield 2. Like the other FPS and shooters in this list, it is free, and has lower system requirements than Battlefield 2. Players can fly planes and helicopters, drive tanks and HMVs, and use a wide variety of weapons, in the team based multiplayer, online only fps game play. You can find it at http://www.warrock.net/

America's Army is one of the most popular online FPS games, and it is very well designed. You can thank your tax dollars for this free game, as it was designed by the US Army as a recruitment tool. However, it is a true FPS at heart, and feels a lot like a cross between Operation Flashpoint/Armed Assault and Counter-Strike. It has the ease of play and addictiveness of Counter-Strike combined with the more tactical feel of the OFP series. Graphics requirements are a bit higher than other games on this list, but it is free, and is very popular. Find it online at http://www.americasarmy.com/