Greg Hastings Paintball 2 is a nice game for families looking to play a non-violent shooting game. The game does an excellent job of teaching many of the basic strategies, rules and history of paintball as a sport.
The game offers players a simple and quick tutorial on how to run, shoot, crouch and more, and pretty quickly throws players into a capture the flag battle on a closed paintball course with artificial barriers. As expected, players will run with the left joystick while aiming and turning with the right stick. The right trigger fires the paintball gun, while the b-button reloads.
Two players can simultaneously play split-screen, and can play either competitively or cooperatively in one of the game’s many different modes and maps. As in real paintball, one hit from an opponent and you are out, although the game does give you the option to try and “cheat” and wipe off your hit and continue.
Even though the game is about shooting, Greg Hastings Paintball 2 is an interesting choice for families because it highlights and even educates about the popular sport of paintball. While many parents may enjoy more mature shooting games in their own time, Greg Hastings Paintball 2 could be a great game to play with tweens and teens who may not be ready to be exposed to more violent offerings.