Games Guide

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Aggression: Europe 1914

Aggression: Europe 1914 brings to the player the chance of writing again the darkest history of the old continent. Between years 1914 and 1950, every women and men became slayers and victims in the most horrible wars the humankind suffered and now there is a chance to make things different.

This title pushes to the limit the real time strategy, thanks to a graphic engine which can support hundreds of detailed units in action at the same time, a 100% 3D scenario where every building is constructed based on hundreds of polygons and where the special effects displayed have not being seen before in games of the same genre.

Choose a nation between Germany, France, Russia or England and become more and more powerful on the way you decide: diplomacy, weaponry, infantry… Never the chances to make history were so spectacular.

Main Features of the Game

• Historical strategy game in a time period of 1910-1950.
• Completely 3D graphics in tactical and strategic mode, detailed map of Europe.
• Total freedom of player’s choices in strategy of own nation, capability to make an alternative history of Europe.
• Four playable nations: Russia, Great Britain, Germany, France.
• Historical campaigns for each key nation, during which the player may fulfill several hundred quests and experience the entire age of Total Wars, participate in both World Wars.
• 3D strategic map of Europe, with dozens of active historical figures.
• More than 150 types of combat units (infantry, cavalry, artillery, tanks and armored vehicles, aviation), modeled accurately from historical references.
• Political, economic and combat systems, which realistically convey the peculiarities of European politics and wars in 20th century.
• More than 200 real historical figures: politicians, generals, public figures who lived and made a difference in this time period.
• Large scale battles on 92 tactical maps, all in 3D.
• Battles at sea, land and air, battle planning, development of new arms and technologies (from a machine gun to the atomic bomb), political alliances and espionage.
• State of the art level of graphics, realistic physics, a wide choice of special effects, which create a unique, cinematic gameplay experience.

Aggression Screenshots

Aggression Trailer

Release Date: 21 December 2007
Genre: Strategy

Labels: december 07, Strategy

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

A.I.M. 2 Clan Wars

A.I.M. 2 is the sequel to the epic science fiction first-person action RPG developed by SkyRiver Studios. Its compelling story and unique look lift off exactly where the original ended.

Changes in the control system have led to new opportunities for the inhabitants of the Polygon planet. Mechminds, advanced robots, opened new sectors and have started exploring them. With the course of time Mechminds and their culture have altered greatly with some old clans fading away as new ones evolved.

New clans led by Mechminds of the Fifth Generation are powerful and well-organized formations with far-reaching plans. Powerful groups have different interests that often crossed, war broke out again. However this time it is the struggle not for mere control, this is struggle for survival. The clans want to eliminate the weaker ones standing in their way and will stop at nothing to dominate their enemies. To achieve their goals they use not only military means, but economic ones as well. As of now none of the clans has managed to achieve complete victory.

You are a part of the oldest clan called the Reckoners, a dedicated group looking for the firstborn Mechmind of the Fifth Generation. This could be a chance to restore former might for your clan which has lost its power and even be victorious in the war.

Key Features:

* Original sci-fi storyline plunging you into the world of intelligent robots
* Opportunity to create a personalized clan consisting of independently operating machines
* Tactical operations as well as clan strategic management
* 36 different gliders are available to fly
* Huge gameworld with completely new locations, including subterranean caverns
* Expanded options to interact with other Mechminds
* New advanced trading system

Minimum System Requirements

Operating System: Windows 2000/XP
Processor: 1,5 GHz
Memory: 256 MB RAM
Video card: NVidia GeForce3 or ATI Radeon 7500
Sound card: DirectX compatible sound card
Hard disc: 2,5 GB free hard disc space
CD ROM: 4x DVD-ROM

Recommended System Requirements

Operating System: Windows 2000/XP
Processor: 2,5 GHz
Memory: 768 MB RAM
Video card: NVidia GeForce FX5900 or ATI Radeon 9800
Sound card: DirectX compatible sound card
Hard disc: 3,5 GB free hard disc space
CD ROM: 4x DVD-ROM

A.I.M. 2 Clan Wars Screenshots

Release Date: 28 December 2007
Genre: RPG

Labels: december 07, RPG

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Saturday, January 5, 2008

Aquadelic GT

Take to the water in Aquadelic GT, a funky new boat racing game with an emphasis on fun!

As a member of the Aquadelic GT league you will fight to win cash prizes and the support of fans around the world, from the rivers of Russia and the ports of Greece to luxurious Caribbean islands. You'll have to beat rival racers to the finish, and it won't be easy as you're all armed to the teeth with shark torpedos, dragnets, balloon bombs and exploding frogs!

As your fame grows, you can land bigger and bigger sponsors – who will pay you even more money! You may be starting in a ramshackle old tub of a boat, but in no time at all you'll be able to buy a fancy speedboat, or a classy catamaran. Turn your newfound fame into money, and spend it to buy lavish new homes. Why live in an apartment in Russia when you could buy your own Caribbean mansion? Between races, you can move around the world looking for sponsors, giving taxi rides, helping out people in need, or even going for joyrides in seaplanes.

Aquadelic GT is a boat racing game in the style of a kart racer – easy to learn, but challenging to master. Can you rise to become the top speedboat racer in the Aquadelic GT League? There's only one way to find out...

Features

* Explore the world in speedboats, yachts and seaplanes
* Enjoy armed races with AI opponents or LAN connected players in classic kart racer style
* Varied gameplay with extra activities to earn money or gain popularity
* Take to the air on jumps and watch the results with instant cinematic cameras
* Several video post-processing effects to achieve great-looking visuals
* High quality water effects
* Ride the waves accompanied by a rich soundtrack

Hardware Requirements

** Windows 2000/XP/Vista
** CPU 1.3 GHz or better
** RAM 512 MB or more
** GFX 128 MB VRAM, ShaderModel 2.0, OpenGL 1.5 compatible
** Hard-disk space 1 GB

Official Game Website

Aquadelic GT Screenshots

Aquadelic GT Trailer

Release Date: 07 December 2007
Genre: Sports

Labels: december 07, sport

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Saturday, December 1, 2007

Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor

Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor includes a massive payload of new content and features requested by the series’ devout fanbase. In addition to a new campaign that ties up the Dread Lords saga, Twilight of the Arnor adds civilization-specific technology trees and planetary improvements that add even more flavor to each alien race, while greatly expanding the strategic depth of the game. A vast array of new ships, weapons, starbases and ship components will be available to players, including the devastating Terror Star, which can annihilate entire star systems. Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor requires GC2: Gold Edition or GC2: Dark Avatar.

Features

* New campaign detailing the final chapter in the Dread Lord wars
* The star destroying new unit, the Terror Star, arrives
* Unique technology trees for all 12 civilizations
* Unique planetary improvements for each civilization
* New 3D-engine-powered map editor
* New Scenario Editor for creating highly detailed custom games
* New Campaign Editor for players who want to create their own custom epic campaigns for themselves or to share with others
* New Metaverse Tournaments: specific maps & scenarios recorded to the Metaverse with prizes for top players
* New Ship: Atlas. Makes ships in a fleet more lethal
* New Ship: Fortitude. Gives ships in a fleet more hit points
* New Ship: Driver. Makes ships in a fleet move faster
* Unique weapons per civilization
* Updated Planetary Invasions
* New enhanced textures and graphics for planets and ships
* New Galaxy Size: Immense (vastly bigger than current galaxy sizes)
* Extra alien portraits and logos
* Legacy of the Telenanth: Detailed back story of Galactic Civilizations

Galactic Civilizations II Screenshots

Release Date: 12 December 2007
Genre: Strategy

Labels: december 07, Strategy

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Thursday, November 29, 2007

Band of Bugs

Band of Bugs is a fast playing, accessible, tactics strategy game. Gameplay is deep enough to be satisfying to established fans of the tactics genre, but friendly enough to appeal to more casual gamers as well.

Band of Bugs features a Full story-based campaign, online play, and a level editor that lets you design custom scenarios and share them with your friends online!

Full Game Features

The full game lets you save your progress and includes:

* A 20-level story mode campaign featuring heroes, villains, and more tactical insect combat than you can shake a mandible at
* A map editor that lets you create custom levels for play locally or with your friends over a local network or over the Internet
* Multiple online and local skirmish game modes including Escape, Capture, Elimination, and the special online Spider Hunter mode
* Support for extensive additional downloadable content including new levels, campaigns, characters, and environments.

System Requirements

* OS:Windows XP or Windows Vista.
* CPU:800 MHz
* Memory:128 MB RAM.
* Graphics:3d Graphics Card 32MB, supporting OpenGL 1.1* or later

Band of Bugs Screenshots

Release Date: 03 December 2007
Genre: Strategy

Labels: december 07, Strategy

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Monday, November 26, 2007

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Join Alvin, Simon and Theodore as they work their way to the main event,“Rockathonapalooza”! Starting off in smaller venues, the Chipmunks must rock out in order to earn invites to larger, more exciting shows, complete with rabid fans, pyrotechnics, and lightshows!

Features

• Live out rock stardom dreams with the power trio of Alvin & The Chipmunks!

• Sing and play along to a soundtrack featuring songs from the past and present including: REM, Blink 182, Barenaked Ladies, Hootie and the Blowfish, Run DMC and the Chipmunk classic ‘Christmas Song’.

• Comical storyline that incorporates the fresh revival of the newly designed characters and their adventures.

• Challenge friends thru multiplayer versus mode, in 9 different venues.

• Offers a variety of mini-games mixed with core gameplay to keep the flow varied and exciting

• Various levels of difficulty will keep players of all ages engaged.

Alvin and the Chipmunks Screenshots