New to FPS games looking for a great game to start with

I have played rpg's and then on to mmo's all my life and really never done the FPS games, but me and a few of my mmo buddies want to start playing something that has good online features (online pvp and possibly a mulit-player story mode). There doesnt seem to be alot of info-or I just dont know where to look- for alot of the games that have my interest as far at the story mode part, but anyway here is a few games I was looking at- if someone can throw me a few opinions on what i'm getting myself and my buddies into online community wise and just overall will really help with the decision.

F.E.A.R. 2

URT3

FARCRY 2

COD4 and kind of wondering which is more active online WAW or the original cod4

CRYSIS- i'm not even sure if there is an online mode for this

COUNTERSTRIKE 2

Again any info to help a few fps newbies have a good experience in thier first real investment toward the genre will be greatly apprieciated!

There isn't any Counter Strike 2 ;)

About Crysis, it's your best choice if you're looking for a PC FPS, and it has online play, yes.

COD4 beats COD5 WAW If you ask me, probably because of the better developer.

IMO crysis if your system can play it. For me its like a no brainer awesome graphics +awesome shooter= best game!

I suggest Half-Life 2 :)

Well i'm gettin a new pc at the first of april that will handle it fine i'm sure, amd 720 be with 4g ddr3 1333ram and a 4970 1g ati, but my main concern isnt really how good the single player game is so much as the pvp/multi-player online content, I mean alot of people like crysis I know this but I was just thinking maybe a more online geared game like a ut3 would have better online features to have fun online while it might be less of a game in comparison.. just a thought I'm really having a hard time choosing what I want right now

thanks for the suggestions, I will take them into consideration =)

If you want an ingenius Online FPS, try Left 4 Dead.

My personal recommendation? Team Fortress 2.

Left 4 dead has coopertive online mode that I knew about, but I was unaware that it had a competitive mode such as death matches or ctf kinda stuff

It has versus mode. One team plays for humans other for zombies. Loads of fun ;)

I just may be sold on that, i have actually played that game on my buddies 360 but we where in split screen on a 27 in t.v and was not at all the way I would prefer to play the game, I'll see what my buddies think of that and we may see you online man

The Orange Box, CoD4, Crysis

Left 4 Dead and Team fortress 2 are great online multiplayer shooters. Left 4 Dead is 4 vs 4 zombies vs survivors and can be a lot of fun, but I would go with TF2 because there are several different classes, more maps, more game types. Counterstrike is pretty fun too but it takes awhile to get used to so if you haven't played FPS very much you will probably suck at first

Orange box..you get Halflife 2 and parts 1+2, portal, peggle, and team fortress 2..these are some of the best titles on the market...Especially if you are new to Team Fortress 2 anyone of any skill level can enjoy this brilliant game

It doesnt seem that Left 4 dead is on the orange box that was mentioned, is there another version of a package of games from them or was that just incorrect? Anyway that was a big factor but if it doesnt come with L4D then I think me and my bro's are goin with UT3 for a bit

Thanks everyone for the advice

I actually just found that valve complete package on steam, its a great deal but I have to download all those games, thats ALOT of downloading lol but like I said all those for 99.99 is real value, and it does include left 4 dead btw

Crysis, Unreal Tournament games, Cod 4 and 5 (5 has co-op), Team Fortress 2, Far Cry,

I don't really like the game (but then again, I'm quite the opposite of FPS newbie so it may be just that the game didn't feel very fresh), but I'd say Call of Duty 4 is easy to learn and easy to master.

I would suggest Orange Box followed by COD4.

Half-Life 2.

Orange Box. You get all the Half Life 2 games so far and an excellent online game in Team Fortress 2. Look for it online for around $30.

I have played rpg's and then on to mmo's all my life and really never done the FPS games, but me and a few of my mmo buddies want to start playing something that has good online features (online pvp and possibly a mulit-player story mode). There doesnt seem to be alot of info-or I just dont know where to look- for alot of the games that have my interest as far at the story mode part, but anyway here is a few games I was looking at- if someone can throw me a few opinions on what i'm getting myself and my buddies into online community wise and just overall will really help with the decision.

F.E.A.R. 2

URT3

FARCRY 2

COD4 and kind of wondering which is more active online WAW or the original cod4

CRYSIS- i'm not even sure if there is an online mode for this

COUNTERSTRIKE 2

Again any info to help a few fps newbies have a good experience in thier first real investment toward the genre will be greatly apprieciated!

Derekmetza

Orange Box

UT3 is cheap and fun, so try the demo

painkiller, serious sam : the second encounter, counterstrike:source, and half - life 1 are the best places to start the fps genre.

IMO get the Value's complete pack for $99, you should also pick up Unreal 3 for $11.99.

Ugh, these topics are created daily...

Counter-Strike Source

Unreal Tournament 3

Team Fortress 2

Crysis

Crysis Warhead

Bioshock

Battlefield 2

Call Of Duty 4

Half-Life 2

Half-Life 2 Episode 1

Half-Life 2 Episode 2

Portal

Anyway, you MUST get The Orange Box.