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Drakan: Order of the Flame  Psygnosis (Surreal Software)1999[b]Crash on start:[/b] (with newer display devices)
See [url]http://www.arokhslair.net/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2712[/url] for unofficial patch that fixes it. Otherwise enable developer console by starting the game while pressing shift and select ruined village from the level list.***Latest version: 445 (as of 2000-02-08?), 444 for Korean release***[b]Minimum:[/b]
* Windows 95 or 98
* 166 MHz Pentium CPU
* 32 MB RAM
* 300 MB HD space
* 3D accelerator

[b]Recommended:[/b]
* 233 MHz Pentium CPU
* 400 MB HD space
* Voodoo 2 or TNT GPU
* Soundcard with Aureal 3D or EAX support***In Drakan: Order of the Flame, you play Rynn, a warrior-heroine who teams up with a wise and powerful dragon named Arokh. With their souls bonded as one, Rynn and Arokh embark on an epic quest to rescue Rynn's younger brother from the clutches of an evil sorcerer. This gorgeous 3D adventure seamlessly blends aerial and ground-based combat, challenging puzzles, and a host of bizarre creatures as you battle it out in the stunning fantasy world of Drakan.
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Drakan: The Ancients' Gates  Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (Surreal Software)2002In the ancient, decaying world of Drakan, the immortal Spirit Dragons are being held captive. Rynn, a brave female warrior, and Arohk, a fearless dragon, are called upon to save these spiritual leaders, as well as the last remnants of mankind. Embarking on an enchanted journey through eight vast, foreign environments, Rynn and Arohk use magical spells, resourcefulness, and more than 50 powerful weapons in their quest to save civilization. With an immersive story line, stunning graphics, and intense battles, Drakan: The Ancients' Gates places you within a world of magical creatures, mysterious lands, and courageous conquests.***[b]missing images:[/b] title and actual in-game screens (both on foot, riding arokh, possibly when fighting with bow and magic)***GTIN: [code]711719342229[/code]

Product ID: [code]SCES-50006[/code]***Unlike its predecessor, "Drakan 2" had actual role-playing elements thrown in, though only limited to gaining experience and selecting which of the three skills (melee, ranged or magic) you increased with time. This was refreshing, since you couldn't max her out on everything (not even two of 'em), so it paid to pick out one as your strongest skill and the others as nice backup plans :)

The game felt annoyingly claustrophobic to me compared to the previous game which had vast-ish locales with plenty of room to walk in any direction. With Drakan 2 this was changed for tighter areas that seemed to stop too soon in any direction for my liking. Even when flying with Arokh the areas were awfully tight and you had to contend with the other dragons for space in your aerial battles. Only in few places did you have sufficient room, compared to the previous game where you pretty much always had plenty of room (except maybe when you were flying in the tunnels, but that's a given). In Drakan 2 you're flying over "vast" deserts and whatnot, yet you have almost as much space as you had in some subterranean caverns in the previous game.

The joy of seeing, and playing as, Rynn and Arokh again were enough for me when I first played this game (actually years after it was quietly released), but the game is sadly not particularly outstanding despite being the successor of the best dragonriding game I've ever played (yet).***In the ancient, decaying world of Drakan, the immortal Spirit Dragons are held captive, as a fearsome alien race called the Desert Lords overrun the land. Rynn and Arokh return in this sequel to critially acclaimed Drakan: Order of the Flame to awaken the ancient Dragons of The Order and free the land from its oppressors.

Embarking on an enchanted journey through eight vast, foreign environments, Rynn and Arokh utilize magic spells, resourcefulness and more that 50 powerful weapons in their quest to save civilization. With an immersive storyline, stunning graphics and intense battles, Drakan: The Ancients' Gates places you within a world of magical creatures, mysterious lands and courageous conquests!
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The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Universal Interactive;Black Label Games (Surreal Software)2002In a storyline faithful to the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic novel, relive the experiences of Frodo, Aragorn and Gandalf as you journey from the peaceful lands of the Shire through the darkness of Moria to the River Anduin. On your quest to protect the One Ring from the Dark Lord Sauron, explore the massive environments of Middle-earth while solving puzzles and fighting enemies such as Orcs, Black Riders and an evil Balrog. Windowslabelimagesubject
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Universal Interactive (Surreal Software)2002 PS2labelimageminimize
The Lord of the Rings: The Treason of Isengard Universal Interactive (Surreal Software)2004 Xboxlabelminimizeminimize
The Suffering Midway Games (Surreal Software)2004The Suffering is an all-new next-generation entry in the survival horror genre, and the first game of its kind to probe the very unsettling and seedy underbelly of a maximum-security penitentiary, which is haunted by horrific and grotesque apparitions, all represented by the unique and disturbing executions that previously befell them. PS2labelimagesubject
The Suffering Midway Games;ZOO Digital Publishing (Surreal Software)2004[quote=Wikipedia]... graphical glitches in the first game, such as models not appearing and missing walls. [...] The solution was to ensure both games were fully uninstalled, then go through the Windows registry and manually delete anything related to Surreal Software, The Suffering, or the Riot Engine.[/quote]***EAN-13: [code]5 060034 555803[/code] (Zoo Digital)
EAN-13: [code]7 053810 000060[/code] (Midway?)
UPC-A: [code]7 05381 28424 6[/code] (Midway?)***Made available for free in 2008-09 (with added in-game advertising).***[spoiler=Show spoiler tag explanations;Hide explanations]
[b]dementia[/b] - the protagonist is clearly insane, seeing himself as literal monster when he enters an adrenaline induced rage, during which he can tear his enemies limb from limb. Others do not see the monster, though. Also considering the final boss is a manifestation of his hate, the events of that fight are rather questionable. There are also other people who are more or less insane, such as Dr. Killjoy.
[b]outlaw protagonist[/b] - possibly framed, but this isn't established solidly in the first game. The sequel seemed to expand on this.
[/spoiler]***Prison is Hell! Experience the terror as you fight your way out of a maximum-security penitentiary overrun with ghastly creatures. Your desperate bid to escape this prison and the island that surrounds is only the beginning as you learn the truth behind The Suffering.
[Box blurb]***I seem to recall that one of the "evil bastards" implied that the protagonist was responsible for all the shit going on.

The game blocks normal printscreen key usage, so taking screenshots of any kind requires 3rd party software which I personally don't have or know of any that don't add ads to the screenshots such as Fraps.
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The Suffering Midway Games (Surreal Software)2004 Xboxlabelminimizeminimize
The Suffering: Ties That Bind Midway Games (Surreal Software)2005Somehow I didn't like this as much as the original. Perhaps because it just threw you into action and not as much of the creepy stuff. Windowslabelimageminimize
The Suffering: Ties That Bind Midway Games (Surreal Software)2005The Suffering: Ties That Bind is a revolutionary action-horror game that emphasizes the disturbing terror of its predecessor, with all-new twisted creatures and a few familiar faces. Set in the slums and prisons of Baltimore, the player once again controls Torque as he seeks revenge against the mysterious grand manipulator Caleb Blackmore, a man somehow tied to the death of Torque's family. Players will explore the tough and unforgiving inner-city streets, with poverty and urban injustices trapping people just as effective as a physical prison. The unique morality system returns, as players delve into the perverse world of Torque's sanity to discover his past and struggle to control his future.
[Aibo]
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The Suffering: Ties That Bind Midway Games (Surreal Software)2005The Suffering: Ties That Bind is a revolutionary action-horror game that emphasizes the disturbing terror of its predecessor, with all-new twisted creatures and a few familiar faces. Set in the slums and prisons of Baltimore, the player once again controls Torque as he seeks revenge against the mysterious grand manipulator Caleb Blackmore, a man somehow tied to the death of Torque's family. Players will explore the tough and unforgiving inner-city streets, with poverty and urban injustices trapping people just as effective as a physical prison. The unique morality system returns, as players delve into the perverse world of Torque's sanity to discover his past and struggle to control his future.
[Aibo]
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