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| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
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| X-COM: UFO Defense | Microprose (Mythos Games) | 1994 | Un clásico de acción por turnos, que sigue manteniendo su inmensa dificultad (donde los enemigos muchas veces son más listos que tú y retirarse es una opción muy viable) Visto desde hoy, peca de una interfaz complejísima e impracticable, en lo cual le supera el reciente XCOM: Enemy Unknown (a pesar de no tener las opciones de varias bases y su construcción en detalle) Interesante desde el punto de vista histórico, pero a excepción del reto que supone no tiene nada que no se sienta anticuado y obsoleto. 5 de 10***CD-ROM version [37]***Floppy disk version [37]***Latest version: 1.4 (as of ?)***[i]UFO: Enemy Unknown[/i] was used in Russia and likely rest of the Europe as well.***[b]Minimum requirements:[/b] * MS-DOS 5.0 * 386 20 MHz CPU * 4 MB RAM (2 MB free) * 560 kB free conventional memory [b]Supported soundcards:[/b] * SoundBlaster * AdLib * Roland LAPC-1 * PC Speaker***Two books were made of the game. One [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-COM_:_UFO_Defense_-_A_Novel]by Diane Duane[/url] in 1995 and another [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-COM:_UFO_Defense_Novel_%28Russian%29]by Vladimir Vasilyev[/url] in 1997, both bearing the name X-COM: UFO Defense.***You are in control of X-Com; an organisation formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace. - Command deadly close-combat battles: Shooting down UFOs is just the beginning; you must the lead a squad of heavily-armed soldiers across different terrains as they investigate the UFO crash site. Tackle the aliens with automatic rifles, rocket launchers and even tanks in the struggle to retrieve useful technology, weapons or life forms. - Research and manufacture alien technologies: Successful ground assault missions will allow X-Com scientists to analyse alien items. Each new breakthrough brings you a little closer to understanding the technology and culture of the alien races. When your engineers have amassed sufficient research data on their superior weapons and craft, they'll be available for your troops to use. - Develop a strategy to save the Earth: You must make every crucial decision as you combat the powerful alien forces. But you'll also need to watch the world political situation; governments may be forced into secret pacts with the aliens and then begin to reduce X-Com funding. [Box blurb] | labelimagesubject |
| X-COM: Terror from the Deep | Paul Hibbard & Pete Moreland (Microprose Software) | 1995 | Latest version: 2.0 (as of ?)***The war continues... X-COM: UFO Defense brought you to a galactic battlefield. X-COM: Terror from the Deep brings the alien terror into a totally new dimension. Seeking to take advantage of a weakened Earth, X-COM's deep space foes unexpectedly change strategy and launch a powerful second front against planet Earth. In the dark depths of vast oceans, long sleeping forces are awakened by reanimation signals sent out across the galactic silence by their interstellar brothers and sisters. Slowly but surely, an army of hibernating alien sea creatures awakens. Your combat now extends to the strange new worlds of the deep where superior alien technologies threaten the very survival of this planet - your planet - Earth. * Sequel to the hugely successful X-COM: UFO Defense * Actual undersea geoscape mapping system with rich topographic detail * Full array of undersea military technology * Rich graphics feature water coloration and wrecks * Multilevel tactical maps featuring both underseascapes and buildings * Alien encyclopedia features mutation technology and new watery denizens [Valve?]***[b]Minimum requirements:[/b] * MS-DOS 5.0 * 386 33 MHz CPU * 520 kB free conventional memory * 3 MB free RAM * VGA display [b]Recommended:[/b] * 486 50 MHz CPU * SVGA display | labelimagesubject |
| Stonekeep | Interplay (Interplay Productions) | 1995 | Latest version: 1.2 (as of ?)***[b]sorcery[/b] - requires a magic staff onto which you inscribe combinations of magic runes that produce various effects, modified by meta runes and so forth (in the tag's grey area) --- averted ambidextrous - has no significant gameplay effect. simply determines which mouse button activates it and which hand on the screen uses it. ergo, this is primarily a graphical gimmick. no way to swap handedness without dragging and dropping the tools between hands.***The scan of the box art is flawed only because my scanner can't really scan the hologram on it (I'm not sure any scanner can). You can see this rainbowy thing behind and around the front skeleton and another skeleton in the rainbow, but in reality it should be silvery/chrome-white and the second skeleton barely visible.***Immerse yourself in an epic experience more powerful and realistic than anything you've imagined. Using innovative new technology, Stonekeep draws you into its dark reaches so completely you'll forget it's just a game. Your feet will walk the ancient corridors. Your hands will wield weapons of metal and magic. You'll battle disembodied foes, rescue your allies from evil, liberate a massive dragon from bondage and discover an experience more realistic than anything you've ever imagined. Step into the mystery of Stonekeep and begin a quest through dark corridors, treacherous sewers and subterranean realms of faeries, magic and the living dead. You'll discover a world where darkness reigns and where you become part of a detailed story line that unfolds to your commands. Defeat evil, reclaim your immortal soul and experience the adventure that is Stonekeep. Concentrate on the experience, not the computer * An epic production, Stonekeep is the result of nearly 30 man-years for a dedicated team of producers, designers, programmers, artists and other professionals. * Hollywood special effects, state-of-the art sound effects and music, expert scriptwriting and stunning live action cinematic sequences... Stonekeep is an experience like nothing you have ever seen. * 3-D rendered dungeons and creatures combine with live actors and amazing special effects to produce a game play environment of unparalled realism. * Full-Screen graphics let you truly feel the full intensity of your quest. Without distracting menus and icons, you can conctentrate on the experience, not the keyboard. * An intelligent Diary accompanies you in your travels, automatically mapping where you've been, the characters you've encountered and important clues you may have heard. * Includes the first chapter in the Stonekeep saga - Thera Awakening, a limited edition hardbound novella from Steve Jackson and David Pulver. [Box blurb]***The game came bundled with a small novella, Thera Awakening, coauthored by Steve Jackson and David Pulver. | labelimagesubject |
