The XDefiant closed beta has concluded after a two-week period, and I already miss the high-octane thrill it delivers. XDefiant is Ubisoft’s take on a competitive first-person military shooter, or, in other words, the publisher’s attempt at competing with the Call of Duty franchise. Many FPS games before it have tried to dethrone COD, but XDefiant so far feels like the only one that has a real fighting chance. It may be easy to steal Call of Duty’s thunder these days considering the game has been in a bit of a lull since the launch of Modern Warfare 2. Part of what makes XDefiant so compelling has everything to do with how it stands out as something slightly different.
