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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
Lords Of Magic	Sierra On-Line;Rebellion (Impressions Games)	1997	1998-11-07 as boxed, by Rebellion 1998? Lords of Magic: Special Edition - bundles [game=#171784]Legends of Urak[/game] 2009-07-23 on GoG.com, by Rebellion (lang: eng) - bundled with [game=#171784]Legends of Urak[/game]
Lands of Lore III (Lands of Lore 3;LoL3)	Electronic Arts (Westwood Studios)	1999	Practically unplayable on Windows XP and newer, crashes with segfault on lol3.dat whenever a video is about to play. This can be avoided by hitting esc key to skip it, but this requires reflexes and obviously depraves you of whatever bits of the story is revealed in them. Some have managed to run the game by removing certain background applications, but there seems to be no agreement what those are.*Latest version: 1.07a (as of 1999-05?)Comes on 4 CDs.[b][size=130]Easy To Play. Hard To Resist.[/size][/b] Armed with only your sword and spellbook, you must break free of your past to forever close dimensional rifts born from ancient magic. Fear not. Four guilds, the mystic Dawn, and a magical familiar companion will aid you in this perilous task. Be brave or all shall be lost for eternity... even your very soul. [b]Knowledge At Your Fingertips[/b] Your in-game journal is a manual that builds itself, giving you all the information you need as soon a you need it. Never be lost. Never be confused. [b]Easy-to-Use Interface[/b] An intuitive inventory system puts a vast array of weapons, items and spells at your fingertips. [b]Breathtaking 3D Enhancements[/b] Enter the grandeur of the most richly detailed Lands of Lore world ever as incredible lighting effects, realistic shadows and detailed texture maps intensify your every encounter. [b]Fascinating And Diverse Worlds[/b] Interact with intriguing characters as you trek through six distinct worlds, ranging from vast, frozen wastelands to underworld labyrinths. [b]Spectacular Spells and Magic[/b] Conjure dozens of spells including the Detonation Sphere, Banish, Hologram, Blade Turret, Cataclysm and many more. [b]Interactive Character Development[/b] Join up to four guilds—Warriors, Mages, Clerics, or Thieves—to customise your character and strengthen your skills. [b]Weapons And Magic Items Galore[/b] Choose from over 60 weapons to defend yourself and over 100 magic items to gain special abilities and ensure your survival. [Box blurb][b]Minimum:[/b] Windows 95 or 98 * Pentium 166 MHz * 32 MB RAM * 450 MB free HD space * 4X CD-ROM drive [b]Recommended:[/b] * Pentium II 233 MHz * 64 MB RAM * 12 MB VRAM (Voodoo II or other AGP 2x 3D GPU) * 1 GB free HD space * 32X CD-ROM drive
System Shock 2 (SS2)	Electronic Arts;Night Dive Studios (Looking Glass Studios;Irrational Games)	1999	The developer desired to create a Linux version of this game but did not have access to the source code. When pressed for further details they say that the source code is lost. Subsequently, there is an officially supported wine based Linux port available on Steam. Further reports suggest that a stolen version of the source code may be in the possession of an illegal hacker. Sections of this stolen code are available on the web but because of current US copyright law the stolen code cannot be used by anyone, including current ligitimate developers of the game.*MPN: [code]LGE08902537S[/code] (box), [code]LGE08902537CA[/code] (other side of the box), [code]LGE08902537IB[/code] (jewel case), [code]LGE08902537D[/code] (CD) GTIN/EAN-13: [code]5030930021290[/code][b]Minimum:[/b] Windows 95 or 98 * 200 MHz Pentium CPU * 32 MB free RAM * 2 MB VRAM * 250 MB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 300 MHz Pentium II CPU * 64 MB free RAM * 4 MB VRAM * 3D accelerator * 550 MB HD space*UNIQUE COMBINATION OF SCI-FI HORROR AND ROLE PLAYING AND 1ST-PERSON GAMEPLAY Enter the O.S.A. to fine-tune your mind to manipulate your environment and carry out deadly psionic warfare. Utilise an assortment of equipment and cybernetic enhancements including computer hacking tools and special ability boosters. Use your wits to battle worm-eaten mutants that react to every sound and moving shadow. Train yourself to use the psionic amplifier and access 35 different psi powers including kinetic redirection, projected pyrokinesis, and neural restructuring. From the creators of [i]Thief: The Dark Project[/i], the [i]Ultima Underworld[/i] series and the original [i]System Shock[/i]. [Box blurb][b]missing images[/b] - title screen, more in-game screens [b]install OS limit[/b] - refuses installation on NT-based machines, citing DX6 limitations. This can be skipped by adding [code]-lgntforce[/code] command-line option to the setup program. [b]adv-xpdistr[/b] - there's really no experience, only "cyber modules" which are awarded at varying quantities upon completing tasks related to the main plot and occasionally found from the game world. These are used to buy upgrades to the protagonist's "cyber rig", each subsequent upgrade costing more cyber modules than the last (for skills the initial cost is also much higher than few of the following upgrades to them). [b]possessed[/b] / [b]parasites[/b] / [b]body horror[/b] - the host remains conscious quite far into the transformation process, often heard pleading to be killed while the parasite controlled body attacks the protagonist. Obviously there's no cure for them besides death (and even if there was, hardly any would wish to live as such horribly mutated creature). -- averted telekinesis - only used to take items from a distance, not to manipulate them or any other objectsLatest version: 2.3 (as of 1999-09)*"System Shock 2 is the sequel to [company=Looking Glass Studios]Looking Glass Studios[/company] / [company=Origin System]Origin System[/company] 1994 PC and Macintosh title, [game=#33139]System Shock[/game]. Like System Shock 1, there will be persistent levels (i.e., drop an item on one level, and you could go back later to retrieve it), gameplay elements like logs, inventory, skills, persistent world, leaning, hacking, RPG elements, multiple weapons and enemies, and a compelling storyline. Unlike most other first person shooters, the purpose of System Shock was not to kill everything in sight; nor was it a "find the key to move onto the next level" game. The plot was always present, but not so confining as in traditional shooters—there was almost always more than one task to accomplish. Levels were realistically designed and had logical reasons behind them. It is the principle of System Shock 2 to continue this game design."
Gothic (Готика)	Egmont Interactive;Xicat Interactive (Piranha Bytes)	2001	This nice German developed RPG adventure is set against the backdrop of a landscape savaged by war, the King of the human territories must find enough ore to forge weapons for his army to use in defence against the Orc Hordes. The King's mines are set in a large magical sphere and are worked by prisoners captured from across the kingdom. And it is into this sphere that you are thrown, charged with the task of delivering a letter – a letter that might just mark the turning point in the war against the Orcs. The Gothic world is constantly changing and evolving: events will occur that can alter the relationships between several groups of characters. NPCs are fully rounded with their own daily habits and relationships: they get up, work, go to bed, chat with each other and so on. More significantly, monsters cooperate with each other and are able to figure things out; they have individual perception. Some can be lured with food or noise, some will run away from bright light. Some can only hear or detect movement. Each character has the ability, with the correct training, to improve particular skills as the game progresses: training with the master of the sword, for example, will result in a character displaying noticeably more skilled swordsmanship. It is so much more satisfying to witness the effect of the skills you have learnt when they are visible in your character as oppose to a meaningless number rating, improving say, from 8 to 10. These 'optical' improvements are for the whole range of skills included in Gothic. The two different classes of magic (which are absolutely independent from each other) work along the same lines.* [12]* [53]
Project Eden (伊甸园计划)	Eidos (Core Design)	2001
AquaNox	Fishtank Interactive;JoWooD Productions (Massive Development)	2001	[b]difficulty-ingame[/b] - only at the various stations and other ports.*In the game's backstory, humanity engaged on an endless war as the resources on the surface dwindled and were insufficient to sustain their desired level of living (or any level for that matter). The wars eventually destroyed the surface world completely, making it incapable of sustaining life of any sort. So the remaining humanity live out their lives below the devastated surfaece, in the depths of the oceans.The water is no longer calm. The undersea world has undergone a transformation from tranquil environment to a place of unspeakable violence, graphic murder and horrific danger. It is now the 27th century and mercenaries such as 'Emerald' Dead Eye Flint ply their deadly trade among the warring forces of man and nature. Gamers take the role of Flint, taking command of a loosely aligned force of fellow mercenaries who hire themselves out to the powerful leaders of this inhospitable world. Players fight vicious battles against crazed mercenaries, mighty military forces and hideous sea monsters. The frantic pace never lets up in Aquanox: True adrenaline-rush action for today's gamers. Mission based action with stunning and violent individual and team-based combat * Superbly crafted 3D graphics in a real-time, richly rendered underwater world of steep mountain ranges, intricate caverns, deadly currents and glittering underwater cities * 34 dangerous missions giving hours of action packed gaming * Multiplayer options for LAN and Internet for gripping deathmatch and team-based battles * Over 40 incredible enemies and vicious monsters to battle to the end * Atmospheric 3D soundtrack and music [JoWooD]***Minimum: * Windows 95, 98, ME or 2000 * Pentium III or Duron 400 MHz CPU * 128 MB RAM * 16 MB VRAM * 500 MB free HD space Recommended: * 64 MB VRAM * Pentium III or Duron 700 MHz, or Pentium IV 1 GHz CPU * 256 MB RAM * 800 MB free HD space * ForceFeedback Joystick [JoWooD]
The Lord of the Rings Online: The Siege of Mirkwood	Turbine	2001
Command & Conquer: Renegade	Electronic Arts (Westwood Pacific)	2002	Command & Conquer: Renegade is a first-person 3D shooter set in the Command & Conquer universe. Game progression is mission-driven; most missions have primary, secondary, and tertiary objectives. A few drive able vehicles are available. Though the gameplay does not deviate from traditional FPS formula, scripted events and some of the mission objectives share common themes and features with the real-time strategy games of the series. The multiplayer emulates RTS gameplay to a larger extent, putting players in control of either GDI or the Brotherhood forces, and requiring them to harvest tiberium in order to upgrade the armies.* [100]* [12]***Latest version: 1.037 (as of 2003-01-23)
Enclave	Vivendi Universal Games;Topware Interactive (Starbreeze Studios)	2002	Latest version: 1.0.0.1 (as of ?)**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP * 700 MHz Pentium III CPU * 128 MB RAM * 16 MB VRAM * TNT2 GPU * 2.2 GB HD space * mouse & keyboard [b]Recommended:[/b] * 1.7 GHz Pentium IV or 1 GHz Athlon CPU * 256 MB RAM * GeForce 3 GPU
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries (MW4Mercs)	FASA Studios (Cyberlore Studios)	2002	To get the free version of MW4Mercs, you need to head over [url=http://www.mektekdev.com/]MekTekDev.com[/url] and download their horrible MTX downloader. Downloading the actual game should be straightforward enough after that. Unfortunately there are no alternatives to this. Update: MW4Mercs is now available: [url]http://www.mektek.net/projects/mw4/[/url] ([url=http://battletech.catalystgamelabs.com/2010/04/30/mechwarrior-4-free-release-available/]announcement[/url])***For 1-24 players, multiplayer only in skirmish battles and can include bots (replacing any missing human players).
Gothic 2 (哥特王朝II;Готика II)	JoWood Productions (Piranha Bytes)	2002	You have torn down the magical barrier and released the prisoners of the Mine Valley. Now the former criminals of the forests and mountains are causing trouble around the capital of Khorinis. The town militia is powerless due to their low amount of force–outside of the town, everyone is helpless against the attacks of the bandits.***Re-released together with the Night of the Raven expansion on 2005-11-29 as [i]Gothic 2 Gold Edition[/i].
Bandits: Phoenix Rising (Бандиты. Безумный Маркс;Bandity. Bezumnyj Marks)	PAN Vision (GRIN)	2003
EVE Online (星战前夜)	CCP Games;CDC Games (CCP Games)	2003	[b]Free expansions:[/b] (major patches, really) * Second Genesis (2003-05) * Castor (2003-12-18) * Exodus (2004-11-17) * Exodus: Cold War (2005-06-29) * Exodus: Red Moon Rising (2005-12-16) * Bloodlines (2006-03-02) * Revelations I (2006-11-29) * Revelations II (2007-06-19) * Trinity (2007-12-05) * Empyrean Age (2008-06-10) * Quantum Rise (2008-11-11) * Apocrypha (2009-03-10) * Dominion (2009-12-01) * Tyrannis (2010-05-26) For details on the expansions, see: [url]http://www.eveonline.com/features/[/url]**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows 2000 SP2, XP or Vista * Pentium III or Athlon 800 MHz CPU * 512 MB RAM * 32 MB VRAM * GeForce 2 Series or Radeon 7200 or similar GPU * 6.0 GB free HD space * 56k modem or better Internet connection * min. 1024x768 resolution [b]Recommended:[/b] * Pentium IV 1.5 GHz or Athlon XP 1500+ CPU * 1 GB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce 6200 class or Radeon 9000 series or similar GPU * Broadband internet connection
Gothic 2: The Night of the Raven (Готика 2: Ночь Ворона;Gothic II: Noc Kruka;Gothic II: Die Nacht des Raben;Gothic II)	JoWooD Productions (Piranha Bytes)	2003	"When you're in need of something and don't know where to find it, go to Khorinis. There you can surely buy it." -- Saying (author unknown) The mine valley of Khorinis. The glorious days of the once productive mines in this small seaside region were long over. Surrounded by the impenetrable magical barrier, the slaves eked out their miserable existence in this apparently natural prison. One brave man managed to burst the bonds of imprisonment. Following his own call to freedom, he ventured deep into the subterranean temples. Willing to do whatever was necessary, he went out to banish Evil and destroy the magical barrier forever. Spurred by the hatred of men long-suppressed, the prisoners streamed trough the only pass to freedom. No one in Khorinis had been prepared for this. Too long had they lived under the deceptive notion of security granted by the apparently indestructible magical dome. The small militia garrison could not put up enough forces against the onrush. After numerous bloody clashes, many captives escaped and found safety in the woods or rugged mountains of the surrounding countryside. The steadily escalating number of raids in the vicinity of the town wall and the bandits' ever-increasing boldness seemed to paralyze the whole town. Angered by the militia's inability to protect their farms, some of the farmers formed an alliance with the refugees, no longer willing to pay allegiance to the king. Khorinis is facing an uncertain future. Due to the farmers' decreasing production, more and more of the food deliveries do not take place, and the stocks diminish continuously. The militia's might ends at the town gate. Outside the town wall, nobody is safe from the bandits' armed raids. There is war in Khorinis. A civil war. But there is something else that could not be foreseen. Evil is not dead, rearing its ugly head again. But this time it is set on delivering the deathblow to humanity, and no one can stop it. No one?*Adds one more area to the game as well as re-balances the gameplay otherwise. Pretty much like a huge patch.*English version was released as part of the Gothic 2 Gold combined re-release (2005-11-29), never sold in English separately.
DRL (D**m, the Roguelike;Doom, the Roguelike;DoomRL)	-	2005	Latest version: 0.9.9.6 (as of 2012-02-28) [spoiler=Version history;Hide]* 0.9.9.5 (2012-01-04) * 0.9.9.4 (2011-09-01) * 0.9.9.3 (2011-05-01) * 0.9.9.2 (2011-02-11) * 0.9.9.1 (2010-03-11) * 0.9.9 (2009-10-16) * 0.9.8.10 (2008-04-23) * 0.9.8.9 (2008-01-14) * 0.9.8.8 (2007-12-22) * 0.9.8.7 (2007-05-03) * 0.9.8.5 (2006-11-27) * 0.9.8 (2005-06-28) * 0.9.7 (2005-02-24) * 0.9.6 (2005-01-16) * 0.9.5 (2005-01-01) * 0.9.0 (2003-08-06) * 0.8.3 (2002-11-15) * 0.8.2 (2002-11-12) * 0.8.1 (2002-11-10) * 0.8 (2002-11-08) Note that this listing does NOT include "unstable" releases.[/spoiler] Since version 0.9.9.6 the game has graphical mode and by default uses it, but also includes the old terminal mode as an option. Originally named DoomRL but was renamed to DRL in 2016 due to cease&desist order from Zenimax who owns the Doom franchise.
Perfect World (完美世界;Perfect World International;Перфект Ворлд)	Nival Online (Perfect World)	2005	[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 2000, XP, Vista or 7 * 1.5 GHz Pentium IV or Athlon 1500+ CPU * 512 MB RAM * 64 MB VRAM * GeForce 4 Ti4200 or Radeon 8500 GPU * 5 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2 GB RAM * 14 GB HD space***China: Beijing Perfect World Taiwan: GF Station Vietnam: Quang Minh Japan: MK-Style Malaysia: Cubinet Interactive Philippines: Level Up! Games Brazil: Level Up! Games South Korea: CJ Internet United States: Perfect World Entertainment Russia: Nival Online Europe: Games-Masters Ltd.
Neuro Hunter	Deep Silver (Media Art)	2005	Officially stated similarities (influences?) are System Shock 2, Deus Ex and Gothic for games, MacGyver TV series and the Matrix movie(s).**Computer expert Hunter is hired by the Johnston Biotek corporation, just called "Corporation" in the game. Hunter is to repair the network of a mining complex but fails and ends up in an underground cave world after an explosion. A man called Toadstool finds him and tells F where they are: In an underground world where a computer freak called Hacker has seized power. Left alone by the Corporation, Hunter has to find a way back to the surface all by himself. On his quest he meets Kathryn, a mysterious woman, who sometimes helps the player. Hunter faces many dangers and problems; for instance, when he is confronted by sinister figures in an underground prison colony. Of course we cannot give away whether he finds the suspected lift to the surface there :-) Features: Cyberpunk role playing game with atmospheric graphics * First Person View * 36 main and 6 side quests wrapped into an intriguing Sci-Fi-story * Gigantic subterranean World: extensive caves, secret labs, mystic temples, generator rooms uvm. * 69 NPCs, you can interact and trade with * 14 different monster classes and many subclasses: reptiles, hybrids, humanoid mutants, giant spiders, quantum ghosts and more... * 14 different weapons with second attack options: from the rusty knife to the plasma cannon. * 30 instructions and recipes, for building useful items, food or exotic weaponry * skillsystem with 7 character abilities for individual problem solutions and a high replay quality * 6 classes of different implants to improve your characters’ abilities * Tactical realtime-fights in the Matrix – hacking of networks and sabotage of security systems * Theft and Data-Theft included! * impressive render cutscenes from 3D-iO * All ingame text was recorded in a professional sound studio
X³: Reunion (X3;X3：重聚)	Deep Silver (Egosoft)	2005	A game about the vastness of the space in a very big universe filled with all kinds of stuff (as ships, stations, asteroids...) and comprising a lot of different ways to play the game (militar, merchant, raider, police, transporter, salvager...) Its complexity and freedom are almost infinite, and has very clever features as speeding the time (for long travels) and very well-crafted reputation and market systems. But there are 3 big issues with the game: -The interface and controls are straight horrendous, forcing to employ the auto-pilot more than it should. -The mission panel is very spartan and doesn´t records any indication of a possible mission (only points at already signed contracts, not featuring indications recieved in messages) -Theres only 1 message log (important and worth-saving messages merge with a gigantic clutter of mundane conversations and tips) These 3 problems make the in-game progress very difficult and immensely slow, and the game very boring/frustrating to play. 3 of 10*Greatest flaw in this that I see is that there's no task tracker. You're forced to remember and make notes yourself of what you agree to do and what others tell you to do, though you can review the message log as you like, it's hardly intuitive. This is especially bad considering the game's a sandbox.Latest version: 2.5 (as of 2007)*[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP * 1.7 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 512 MB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * 2 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.4 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 1 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM
Hard Truck: Apocalypse (HTA;Ex Machina;ExMachina;Hard Truck Apocalypse)	cdv Software Entertainment;Nival Interactive (Targem Games;Buka Entertainment)	2005	[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP * 2 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent Athlon XP CPU * 512 MB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * 1 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 3 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent CPU * 1 GB RAM * Radeon 9600 Pro or equivalent GPU
Planet Alcatraz (Санитары подземелий;Sanitary podzemelij;Dungeon Cleaners)	1C Company	2006	[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows XP or Vista * 3 GHz Pentium IV or 1.4 GHz Athlon CPU * 1 GB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce 6600 or Radeon X800 GPU * 5 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * Core 2 Duo or Athlon 64 X2 CPU * 2 GB RAM * GeForce 8800 or Radeon HD2600 Pro*Original Russian version was released in 2006-03, English translated version was released on 2009-10-31.Planet Alcatraz is a 3D role playing game with isometric projection. The player travels through the game world and fights against enemies in the real-time mode. In a general sense Planet Alcatraz can be portrayed as a non-linear adventure with lots of shooting. Several genres are mixed in this game but despite that fact it isn't stuck between them and appears to be a classical RPG that is based on a specially developed system. The action takes place on prison planet Alcatraz. Its inhabitants are inveterate criminals that were banished there for the life term for their terrible crimes. The main objective of the game is to control a sabotage group that consists of the only one person in the beginning and enlarges through the game. The player has to use all sorts of resources and means to accomplish the mission. [b]Key Features:[/b] A great number of key features make Planet Alcatraz unlike other games, but fans of such projects as Crusader: No Regret, Fallout Tactics, Star Wars: Knights of Old Republic, Silent Storm and Rage of Mages will certainly find it very attractive; * Absolutely unique universe * Creation of the main character allows changing basic characteristics and appearance including facial animation based on LifeMode technology * Advanced role and fighting systems developed specially for that game * Tense atmosphere determined by deep immersion to planet's criminal world * Modern 3D engine * Comprehensive dialogue system allowing the player to choose the way of behaving and communication on his own * Possibility to influence on NPC either in moral or physical manner * About 100 kinds of cold steel and firearms * About 200 characters involved in dialogues * About 80 original monsters, including flying and poisonous * Cinematic trailers competently interlaced with the story line * Thrilling non-linear plot line teemed with plenty of keen occurrences * Fights and adventures with different behavioral and battle options * Original sounds and music
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (TES IV;上古卷轴IV：忘却之地;The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition)	2K Games;Bethesda Softworks (Bethesda Game Studios)	2006	Oblivion is set during the Third Era, six years after the events of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, although it is not a direct sequel to it or any other game. The game is set in Cyrodiil—a province of Tamriel, the continent on which all the games in the series have so far taken place. The story begins with the player imprisoned in a cell for an unknown crime. Emperor Uriel Septim VII, accompanied by Imperial bodyguards known as the Blades, arrives in the prison, fleeing from assassins who have murdered the emperor's three sons and are now targeting him. The emperor and the Blades reveal that the player's jail cell contains a secret entrance to a part of the city's sewer that functions as an escape route. Pardoned by the emperor, the player follows the group into the sewer, where they come under attack by assassins. The blade captain is cut down during the fighting that ensues. Knowing he is destined to die by the hands of the assassins, Uriel Septim entrusts the player with the Amulet of Kings, worn by the Septim emperors of Tamriel, and orders the player to take it to a man named Jauffre, the grandmaster of the Blades, at Weynon Priory. Immediately afterward, one of the assassins kills the emperor. The player escapes the sewer and heads out into the open world of Cyrodiil.* [100]* [12]**[b]Add-ons:[/b] (DLC) Knights of the Nine * Horse Armor * Frostcrag * Battlehorn Castle * Mehrune's Razor * Orrery * Thieves' Den * Vile Lair (Deepscorn Hollow) * Spell Tomes [i]Shivering Isles[/i] is also DLC but adds ~30 hours of gameplay and is considered an actual expansion rather than minor add-on.*[b]Performance optimization:[/b] 1) In [code]Oblivion.ini[/code] set [code]iMinGrassSize=130[/code] (default: 80), this makes grass more sparse (the grass is mostly CPU intensive). 2) Disable HDR and use only Bloom effect (HDR in Oblivion is very hackish anyway). In most other games HDR doesn't cause much performance issues nor looks as garish as it does in Oblivion. 3) In [code]Oblivion.ini[/code] set [code]bDSoundHWAcceleration=0[/code] (default: 1, eanbled) if sounds are strange. Anything else is just choosing right quality vs speed trade-off with video settings. [b]Crashes:[/b] 4) In case of random crashes, try running the game on single core. [b]Other:[/b] 5) There are plenty of user made mods that make the game look prettier, but this is usually accomplished with higher polycount models and larger textures, so if you have trouble running the game as is, don't even dream of it. Not that the performance is any issue for hardware people are transitioning to now.?? 2007? --- Game of the Year (GOTY) edition with [game=#161048]Shivering Isles[/game] and [game=#159888]Knights of the Nine[/game] expansions. INT 2009-06-16 on Steam, by Bethesda Softworks (lang: eng) --- GOTY edition, includes Knights of the Nine and the Shivering Isles expansions.Oblivion, when it still wasn't out in the light, held my hopes of redeeming the errors done in Morrowind for the series, but woe it was not to be so. Oblivion is much like Morrowind, except they ruined the beast races' looks even more (though I kinda like it they chose not to use digitigrade legs for them instead of vainly trying to get them to work like they tried in Morrowind - it was a horrible sight if you don't know). Anyways, Oblivion did have many improvements over Morrowind, the graphic mood isn't as happy as in Morrowind, but still needs work to reach what it was In Daggerfall to really suit my taste (Battlespire and Redguard had the mood right, too). The graphic side really had gained some improvement (mostly just tech eyecandy), except the land still looks like it's made of bent plastic like in Morrowind. Unsurprisingly the AI seems to have received extremely little attention, with the opponents blindly rushing in at you or blasting from afar with little regard to tactics or anything else than to attack and.. well.. attack. The last time I saw AI this weak was in Serious Sam, but that game didn't really need it. Still, You'd have expected Oblivion to have something more advanced but no, it seems they ignored it completely. It's also sad that they still rely on level-scaling the opponents to keep the "challenge" up, but that makes the world seem ridiculous since everything becomes tougher with you. So, in the end, you don't kick the ass out of those pesky rats any more easily then than you did when you just started out of the prison, which leaves room to question, what is the leveling there really for? It seems as if you leveling up means the world is becoming more and more dangerous simply because _you_ are becoming better (by around level 20 pretty much every bandit and God knows what is wearing full Daedric armour and weapons all enchanted to the brink with who knows what), raising curious questions about what your character really is to cause such grand change in the order of things. Your actions still go largely unnoticed by others and have little impact on things that you can do, making one wonder what they really did for the series. The story goes on, the series gets better tech, but the gameplay stays the same crappy self from year to year. If they ever decide to make fifth chapter, well... if it looks like nothing's changed from this for the better, then my hope for the series will be gone for good.*Game links: [[link:http://www.tessource.net/ The Elder Scrolls Source (mods)]] [[link:http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/ Planet Elder Scrolls (mods)]] [[link:http://timeslip.chorrol.com/obmm_download.html Oblivion Mod Manager]] [[link:http://jorgeoscuro.googlepages.com/home Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul]] [[link:http://www.tescreens.be/oblivionmodwiki/index.php/Cosmetic_Compilation Cosmetic Compilation (mod for making better looking characters)]] [[link:http://korana.elricm.com/eshme_bodies.htm Eshme's Bodies (better bodies)]] [[link:http://btmod.beider.org/ BTmod (better UI)]] [cjlee001]
Gothic 3 (哥特王朝3;Готика 3)	JoWooD Productions;Deep Silver;Aspyr Media (Piranha Bytes)	2006	Also published by Game Factory Interactive (GFI) in Russia.**THE STORY Players saved their home island Khorinis from the forces of evil in [[gameid:47040 Gothic]] and [[gameid:102172 Gothic 2]]. Now it is time to travel to the realms of the mainland, where invading Orcs have enslaved the human kingdom. There are only a few free humans living in the nearly uninhabitable icy northlands of Nordmar and in the southern desert of Varrant, and a handful of rebels hiding in the mountainous forests of the Middle Realm. Players can choose to join the rebellion and stay true to the deposed human king, serve the Orcish usurpers in their quest to topple the last remaining human stronghold, or choose a path that serves their own ends. Every decision made will have an impact on the game world and tip the balance of power. There is no simple linear story in Gothic 3 - every game will be different and unique, with the player ultimately deciding the fate of humankind. FEATURES Huge free-roaming, hand-crafted world with no loading times once you are in the game * All new combat system that allows unprecedented control over melee attacks * Clear, non-linear objectives within the main story allow the player to influence the outcome of the narrative * Living world where the player's interactions with characters have a dramatic impact on gameplay * Engrossing storyline driven by the player's choices * Countless side-quests for the player to explore * More than 50 different monsters and dozens of human enemies * A host of powerful spells and a huge variety of weapons * Advanced and complex human behavior AI for hundreds of individual characters, all featuring high quality audio dialogues * Unique class-free character development -- the absence of rigid character classes means players can choose to train their character with a wide variety of military and magical powers * Soundtrack by the Bochum Symphony Orchestra, a world class orchestra from Bochum, Germany [Aspyr]
Star Trek: Legacy	Bethesda Softworks;Ubisoft (Mad Doc Software)	2006	[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows XP * 2.66 GHz Pentium IV or Athlon XP 2800+ CPU * 512 MB RAM * 128 MB VRAM*Latest version: 1.2 (as of 2007-02-09)STAR TREK: LEGACY is an epic game of Starfleet combat spanning the entire Star Trek Universe, featuring all the ships from every episode, every film. Players become the Admiral of a task force of warships and must lead their fleet to victory in large-scale battles complete with stunning visuals and special effects. Gameplay As the Admiral of the Fleet you choose the ships, equipment, and captains that you will lead into battle. The game is designed to provide dramatic large-scale battles with easy-to use controls. Key Features The quintessential Trek Experience. Legacy covers all 40 years of Trek, the first game ever to do this: The Original Series, Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise. Storyline by renowned Star Trek writer D.C. Fontana with her partner Derek Chester. Voiceover provided by all five captains. * Stunning Next-Gen Graphics. Beautiful space environments filled with fully realized nebulas, wormholes, planets, and stars. Highly realistic ship models that look as good (or better) than the ones in the films and shows. * Real time Starfleet combat. Engage in large-scale combat with dozens of warships fighting massive battles. * Extensive multiplayer with full Xbox Live support. From small-scale engagements to all-out war involving multiple star systems. Matchmaking, stat tracking, and player rankings on Xbox Live. * Single player Federation campaign. Spanning three full epochs (Enterprise, The Original Series, and The Next Generation). * Detailed weapon effects and damage modeling. Weapons searing with energy and charged shields that surge with every hit. Ships with full damage modeling that break apart, strewing debris and sparks. * Over sixty ships and four playable races. From small scouts and light cruisers to fearsome battleships. Command the powerful fleets of the Federation, Klingon, Romulan, and Borg races. All beautifully rendered with the latest technology. [Bethesda Softworks]
Sengoku Rance (戦国ランス;Range 7;Rance7;ランス7)	Alice Soft	2006	Undefined elements: * Battles end when all action points are depleted even if neither side is defeated; there's also total maximum of turns which can't be exceeded, so battles end after 25 or fewer turns even if some troops have action points left.
Ardentryst (Ardentryst - Part I: Radkelu's hold on Kiripan)	Project Ardentryst	2007	Online play is mentioned in the game, but this seems to refer to only online ranking.
Recettear (Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale;RECETTEAR〜アイテム屋さんのはじめ方〜;Recettear 〜Item-ya-san no Hajimekata〜)	EasyGameStation;Carpe Fulgur (EasyGameStation)	2007	A small girl is stuck with her father's debt and ends up running an "item shop" (familiar for people who play JRPGs). Gameplay involves dungeon crawling and/or trading, depending which you prefer though trading is pretty much mandatory.
AliensRL (Aliens the Roguelike)	author	2007	Latest version: 0.8 (as of 2010-06-03) Version history: * 7DRL++ (2007-03-23) --- hotfix release * 7DRL+ (2007-03-19) --- hotfix release * 7DRL (2007-03-18) --- version name comes from 7DRL competition (7 Day Roguelike).***Created in 7 days.
Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO;Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar;Middle-earth Online)	Turbine;Midway Games;Codemasters (Turbine)	2007	Un mal plagio del WoW, y encima plagado de errores. De nada sirve usar un mundo interesante si el juego no está a la altura. 3 de 10*Made free-to-play on 2010-09-06. Subscription is possible. For differences between free and subscription, see here: [url]http://www.lotro.com/free.php[/url][b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 1.8 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 512 MB RAM * 64 MB VRAM * GeForce 3 or Radeon 8500 GPU * 7 GB HD space * 56 kbps internet connection [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.8 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 1 GB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce 6800 or Radeon X850 GPU * 10 GB HD space * Broadband internet connection***A persistent world RPG with thousands of players. Based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and set in 'The 4th Age'. The developers have endeavored to portray Tolkien world as accurately as possible even to the point of implementing permanent death. However NPC and monster will almost never kill a player and player killers will suffer great consequences. Choice of race determines where a player starts in the game. Though not to full scale, the game world is huge and has countless dangers in between settlements. Races will be likely remain separated except for certain communities between them and rare fellowships that travel great distances, like the books. Vivendi Universal Games and Turbin were developing Middle Earth Online for Sierra On-Line. Vivendi left the project. Sierra On-Line formed their Yosemite Entertainment division and transfered all their experienced artists to it. Sierra then had Yosemite Entertainment fire all its employees. Codemasters hired nearly all of Yosemite Entertainment's former employees. Turbin made a deal with Midway and Codemasters to publish this game. And finally, the name was changed. [Zerothis]
Avencast: Rise of the Mage	Lighthouse Interactive;Stardock (ClockStone Software)	2007	Although one of the magic disciplines available in the game is called blood magic, it's not suitable for the [gametag=bloodmagic]blood magic[/gametag] tag, as it seems to be completely unrelated type of magic.*Un RPG normal, sin nada que destacar. Mediocre. 4 de 10Latest version: 1.04[a] (as of 2008-07-25?)US+CA 2007-11 (first week) UK 2007-11-02 DE 2007-11-16 Scandinavia 2007-11 Southern Europe Q1 2008[b]Minimum requirements:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 2.2 GHz CPU or equivalent * 512 MB RAM (1 GB for Vista) * GeForce FX 5700 or Radeon 9700 * 4.4 GB free HD space**"Avencast combines the sense of adventure and character development found in RPGs with fast-paced action in the vein of classic beat 'em ups, all set in a world where magic truly rules the day." Key Features Challenging game play: Keyboard-and-mouse-based controls that enable skilful and dexterity-based special moves and combos * 60 different combat moves and magic spells from three categories in two magic skill trees. * More than 40 unique 3d models of monsters and characters * A multitude of different enemies with a great variety of skills and strategies * Equip your character with more than 120 unique items including magic weapons and armours * Detailed, charming 3d graphics and special effects * Atmospheric moods through real-time soft shadows * Intriguing storyline in 3 Chapters * Multifaceted game play through riddles and quests that demand brain and dexterity * 360° free camera control without annoying auto adjustment [ClockStone Software]
Escape from Paradise City (Paradise City)	TopWare Interactive;cdv Software Entertainment USA;Ascaron Entertainment (Sirius Games)	2007	EAN-13: [code]3512289011877[/code] ... 1 DVD; uses SolidShield copy protection*Latest version: 1.0.0.1 (as of ?)IGN lists Gangland: Paradise City* as an unofficial title for this game.***Minimum requirements: * Windows 2000, XP or Vista * Pentium4 2 GHz or Athlon XP 2000+ * GeForce4 Ti or Radeon 8500 with 64 MB VRAM * 512 MB RAM * 1.5 GB free HD space Recommended: * Pentium4 2.5 GHz or Athlon XP 2500+ or Dual Core 1.4 GHz (per core) * GeForce 6600 or Radeon 9800 with 128 MB VRAM * 1 GB RAM***Story NSA Headquarters 2009. A powerful organization called the "Aeternitas", latin for immortality, has infiltrated the governments and economical systems in the 8 most powerful countries in the world. Their objective: World domination. Numerous attempts have been made to infiltrate the Aeternitas - all have failed. Intel reports that one of the top leaders of the Aeternitas resides somewhere in Paradise City and the NSA now sends their best agents to the city. You are the NSA agent and your order is to infiltrate the Aeternitas and to locate and apprehend the leader. A man known solely as "P". Rumours of strange powers among the leaders of Aeternitas have surfaced. This has not been confirmed by the NSA... Singleplayer Play as NSA Agent Mia Xiang, Streetfighter Jack Slater or Business Tycoon Boris Chekov. Experience unique character-building elements, skill based combat and the feeling of ruling an entire city! Setting The metropol of Paradise City – A.D. 2009 Gameplay Feature List • Rise to power in a city where you must be both a talented businessman and a strong fighter. • Skill based RPG/RTS in contemporary big city setting • Expand your empire by taking over the city • Drain neighborhoods for resources • Challenge your friends in different multiplayer modes • Living and breathing 3D city Technical Feature List • Higher Dynamic Range lightning and auto exposure • Dynamic lights and shadows including actual influence on gameplay • Detailed normal mapped characters • 3D & Surround Sound with advanced filtering. • Multiplayer support for LAN and internet, dedicated servers • Portable design by system encapsulation and the use of APIs like OpenGL 2.0 and FMOD Ex. • Save / Load system for resuming games at arbitrary positions. • Realistic bullet/visibility tracing in combat. • Living, breathing city - people and vehicles in the streets • Advanced, scriptable behavior system. • Weather system handling rain, snow etc. • Complex character skill system with more than 50 unique skills. [Sirius Games]
Stranger	Fireglow Games;Anuman Interactive;Empire Interactive (Fireglow Online Games)	2007	[b]undefined elements[/b] - the magic fields that allow casting spells from each particular field and also preventing casting spells from others, the field is managed by what crystals the character is carrying and there can be only one field active at a time.*Latest version: 1.2 (as of 2008-02-22)FR 2007-12-05 by Anuman Interactive US 2008-03-03 by ? EU? by Empire Interactive ... EAN-13: [code]5017783026641[/code]*[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows 2000 or XP * 2 GHz Pentium CPU * 512 MB RAM * GeForce 4400 or Radeon 9500 GPU***Real Time Strategy with huge number of tactical and role elements Stranger combines epic role-playing with some of the best elements of real-time strategy. The unique spell and item enchantment system allows a never seen before flexibility as players simply have to swap the amounts of used crystals to adapt to their enemies strategies. The unique level design allows you to fight on several levels at the same time. Seamlessly interwoven maps enable distinctive tactical options. Every fantasy world has its epic story; Stranger's is of no exception. Magic, brute force, skills, mystery, treason, friendship, villains and monsters - these are words from this world. But it is not just the usual conflict between light and darkness, there are much more nuances to explore. Features * RPG blended with some of the best RTS elements * 3 main heroes and many units to choose from * Over 100 different monsters * Unique and flexible magic system * Great variety of items and gear * More than 30 hours of single player campaign * Multiplayer with up to 8 players * Level design enables distinctive tactical options [Fireglow]
WolfQuest (WolfQuest: Survival of the Pack)	Minnesota Zoo & Eduweb	2007	An immersive, 3D wildlife simulation game, WolfQuest challenges players to learn about wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf in Yellowstone National Park. The single-player game consists of two episodes. In the first episode, Amethyst Mountain, players explore the wilderness, hunt elk, and encounter stranger wolves in a quest to find a mate. In the newly released second episode, Slough Creek, players find a den, establish a territory, raise pups and defend them from predators such as coyotes and grizzly bears. Online multiplayer games let up to five players form a pack to explore and hunt together.**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP * 1.5 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 512 MB RAM * Intel 82865G or GeForce 2 GPU * 800x600 display * 220 MB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2 GB RAM * GeForce 6 series or Radeon 9500 GPU
DarkSide (DarkSide: ArkLight 2)	Stardock (Pi Eye Games)	2008	Death allows player to restart the mission with full health, but all weapon powerups are lost and smart bombs reset to 3.**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 450 MHz CPU * 64 MB RAM * 32 MB VRAM * 40 MB HD space
Hinterland (Hinterland: Orc Lords)	Tilted Mill Entertainment	2008	[b]Recommended:[/b] * Windows XP or Vista * 1.8 GHz CPU * 512 MB RAM (1 GB for Vista) * 64 MB VRAM * 350 MB HD space**Loot, level and build with fast paced RPG combat and strategic base building! Your goal is to lead a handful of peasants to establish a small haven in the wild backcountry of a fantasy kingdom. Bring a diverse cast of followers to your settlement on the edge of the world and then carefully select members of your village to put down their ploughs, leave their comfortable homes, and take whatever weapon they may have at hand to join you on expeditions of exploration and conquest in the surrounding lands. There you'll encounter the characters and creatures of myth and folklore, and find much needed resources to expand your village whether it be iron to make weapons or a mystic tome to entice a great mage to join you. Should your forays meet with success, fame, fortune and prosperity await. But you must take care, for even the loss of a lowly farmer can spell disaster when harvest time comes. Can you build a vibrant settlement, lead your people to prosperity, and tame the wild Hinterland? Features Party-based RPG Action - A variety of characters, weapons, and strategies are at your disposal -- will you lead the charge with a devastating two-handed strike, or stand behind the herder in plate mail with your trusty bow? * Town Building - Choose which of a huge cast of characters will settle in your town and arm them for defense, or give them tools for production. * Character Development - Develop lowly farmers in to great warriors and customize your character with a variety of specializations to help adventure or improve life in your village. * Random fantasy world - Each game of Hinterland takes place in a new location for maximum replay with different resources, items and sets of enemies and challenges from orc war camps, dark elf raiding parties, goblin infested mines, ruined cities filled with undead, and more. * Customizable Gameplay - From a hardcore game to a world without raiders you make the choice about the type of game you want to play. [Tilted Mill Entertainment]
Dreamlords Resurrection (Dreamlords – The Reawakening)	LockPick Entertainment	2008	[b]2009-06-24[/b] — [company=Lockpick Entertainment]Lockpick[/company] filed for bankruptcy; intentions are to keep Dreamlords running despite this.*Slightly more interesting than other browser-based strategy/management games, but only because you can fight real-time battles with the Windows client. The game has similar extremely slow pace other browser-based games have (unless you enjoy grinding items and such in battles, but ultimately you have to just wait). The in-game research takes hours if not days (in real-time) to complete, and gaining even one new follower takes 30 minutes (again in real-time) by default. Although you can spend real cash to speed up gaining of followers, the game world is reset occasionally (I have no idea how often, but I'd presume at least a month passes before such happens) which puts all your progress back to 0 and the battle begins anew (and research, and gaining followers, and killing the same things, etc.). I can't imagine anyone being interested in repeating that for more than 2-3 times at most, but I can't imagine people grinding their chars to level 70 or such in [game=World of Warcraft]WoW[/game] either on weekly basis, so I guess I'm not the person to ask.[b]Factions:[/b] Covenant * Thûl * Nihilim***Although Lockpick Entertainment claims Dreamlords: The Reawakening is remake of Dreamlords, this is hardly true since Dreamlords was still in [i]closed[/i] beta late in 2008-01 (open beta sometime later), but Reawakening was released in 2008-06, leaving them only few months to remake it (I'd imagine they just fixed the bugs, renamed the game, and made a public non-beta release).
Space Siege	Sega (Gas Powered Games)	2008	[spoiler=Show endings;Hide endigs]1. Player fights PILOT with no (or little?) cybernetics installed ... a "romantic" ending with Gina 2. Player fights PILOT with all or most cybernetics installed ... soldier's duty ending, with some simple thoughts on why you installed the cybernetics 3. Player sides with PILOT ... all humans are turned into cyborgs All share the point that the Armstrong heads towards the other colony ship they mentioned much earlier in the game. The conflict with the Kerak remains unresolved as well, so the ending is open enough to easily allow a sequel.[/spoiler]**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP SP2 or Vista * 2.6 GHz CPU * 512 MB RAM * 3 GB HD space * 128 MB VRAM * Broadband internet connection [b]Recommended:[/b] * 3.0 GHz CPU * 1 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM*Taking place inside a colonization ship called Armstrong after an attack on earth by an unknown alien race, Space Siege follows the story of cybernetics engineer Seth Walker as he attempts to save the human race. [Andrea]*Singleplayer campaign and separate multiplayer campaign for 1-4 people online.
Spore	EA Games (Maxis)	2008	[100]* [12]2011-08-27. Just found a copy of this at a Goodwill store where everything is overpriced (ie: Police Quest disk only in damaged box, $29.99). Spore is the cheepest game here, marked "SUCKS! $0.03"*[b]Add-on packs:[/b] Creepy & Cute Parts (2008-11-?) ISBN:0-7845-4656-8 UPC: 014633190762 [b]Expansions:[/b] * Galactic Adventures (2009-03-?) The [i]Spore Creature Creator[/i] was released as standalone product in [i]2008-06[/i] for people to populate the [i]Sporepedia[/i] with (this turned out to be huge success). The creature creator is not a game in itself, but only the part that allows creating the creatures (like the name implies). Released as both free (with only fourth of the body parts available) and commercial version, the latter allowed people to get a discount on the final game when it got released.*[b]2008-06-25[/b] — "More than one million wild and wonderful lifeforms created using the Spore Creature Creator in the first week." [Maxis][b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 2.0 GHz P4 or equivalent CPU * 512 MB RAM (768 MB for Vista) * A 128 MB VRAM * GPU w/ Shader Model 2.0 support * 6 GB free HD space For computers using built-in graphics chipsets: * Intel 945GM or better GPU * 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo or equivalent CPU * 768 MB RAM**From the mind of Will Wright, the creator of The Sims, comes SPORE , an epic journey that takes you from the origin and evolution of life through the development of civilization and technology and eventually all the way into the deepest reaches of outer space. Tide Pool Phase Fight with other creatures and consume them to adjust the form and abilities of your creature. It's survival of the fittest at the most microscopic level. * Creature Phase Venture onto land and help your creature learn and evolve with forays away from your nest. The only way to grow is by taking chances! * Tribal Phase Instead of controlling an individual creature, you are now caring for an entire tribe. Give them tools and guide their interactions as you upgrade their state of existence. * Civilization Phase Once your city is established, your creatures begin seeking out and interacting with other cultures. Make contact with an olive branch or a war cry. The goal for your creatures is to conquer the planet. * Space Phase The time has come to move on to other worlds in your solar system. Make contact, colonise, or terraform, then venture further to find other solar systems. A 'mission' structure provides new goals in your quest for galactic dominance. [EA]
Tomb Raider: Underworld (TRU;TR8;Tomb Raider 8;Tomb Raider: Legend II)	Eidos Interactive (Crystal Dynamics)	2008	Es una pena los enormes errores en el manejo que tiene el juego, ya que por lo demás es claramente mejor que las anteriores entregas en prácticamente todo. Pero repetir zonas por culpa de que el juego decida que Lara no debe andar o que los objetos vuelen sin sentido es demasiado frustrante, empeorando notablemente el juego. 6 de 10*Ties in the events of the first Tomb Raider (specifically anniversary remake) and Legend, continuing the storyline. Personally I can't tell if all the other TR games are being ignored or not as I haven't really played them.[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 3 Ghz Pentium IV or 2.5 GHz Athlon CPU * 1 GB RAM * GeForce 6800 GT or Radeon 1800XT GPU * 8 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo or Athlon 64 X2 4400+ CPU * 2 GB RAM * GeForce 9800 GTX or Radeon HD4800 GPU
Prince of Persia (プリンス・オブ・ペルシャ;波斯王子;Принц Персии)	Ubisoft (Ubisoft Montreal)	2008	[b]deathless[/b] - any time you're about to die, Elika saves you in some manner or other. Helps that she can do magic and fly. In certain situations this also reverts time, but usually this only returns you to the nearest bit of stable ground or simply slightly off of your opponent while allowing them yo regenerate a large chunk of their health.*Completely unrelated to the previous Prince of Persia games.US 2008-12-09 RU 2008-12-17*The critically acclaimed Prince of Persia franchise returns for the first time on next-generation platforms with an all-new epic journey. Built by the same award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio that created Assassin's Creed , Prince of Persia has been in development for over three years to deliver a whole new action-adventure gaming experience to consumers. With a whole new Prince, storyline, open world environments, combat style, signature illustrative graphical style and the addition of Elika, a deadly new ally, Prince of Persia brings the franchise to new heights of deadly acrobatic artistry and is set to become the #1 action-adventure game of 2008 this holiday season. [b]A new hero emerges:[/b] Master the acrobatics, strategy and fighting tactics of the most agile warrior of all time. Grip fall down the face of a building, perform perfectly timed acrobatic combinations, and swing over canyons, buildings and anything that is reachable. This new rogue warrior must utilize all of his new skills, along with a whole new combat system, to battle Ahriman's corrupted lieutenants to heal the land from the dark Corruption and restore the light. * [b]A new epic journey begins:[/b] Escape to experience the new fantasy world of ancient Persia. Masterful storytelling and sprawling environments will deliver to action-adventure fans an experience that rivals even the best Hollywood movies. * [b]A new open world structure:[/b] A first for the Prince of Persia franchise — now you have the freedom to determine how the game evolves in this non-linear adventure. Players will decide how they unfold the storyline by choosing their path in the open-ended world. * [b]Emergence of a deadly new ally:[/b] History's greatest ally is revealed in the form of Elika, a dynamic AI companion who joins the Prince in his fight to save the world. Gifted with magical powers, she interacts with the player in combat, acrobatics and puzzle-solving, enabling the Prince to reach new heights of deadly high-flying artistry through special duo acrobatic moves or devastating fighting combo attacks. [Ubisoft?]**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 2.4 GHz Dual-Core Pentium D or Athlon 64 X2 3800+ CPU * 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista) * 256 MB VRAM * 9 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo or Athlon 64 X2 4400+ CPU * 5.1 sound system * X360 controller
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest	Electronic Arts (Pandemic Studios;XPEC Entertainment;d.inc design)	2009	[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows XP or Vista * 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU * 1 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 7800 GPU * 6.5 GB HD space Firewall/router ports: * UDP: 11900
Ghostbusters: The Video Game	Vivendi (Terminal Reality)	2009	Who ya gonna call? The Ghostbusters are back for an all new adventure! With Manhattan overrun again by supernatural creatures, gamers take the role of a new recruit joining the famous Ghostbusters team. Equipped with a variety of unique equipment and gadgets, players hunt, fight and wrangle a wide range of ghosts in an all-new battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague. THE AUTHENTIC GHOSTBUSTERS GAME EXPERIENCE - Delivering a special gaming experience to the tremendous Ghostbusters fan base around the world, Ghostbusters™: The Video Game features the original cast from Columbia Pictures' classic Ghostbusters films, including Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson - together again for the first time in over 20 years. Supporting the original Ghostbusters crew are the talents of Annie Potts, Brian Doyle Murray and William Atherton. UNIQUE GHOST BUSTING ACTION - Like the films before it, Ghostbusters™: The Video Game is all-new classic adventure with Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis returning to the helm to script and create a new storyline that leads gamers through the trials and tribulations of the world's leading paranormal ghost busting team. Players experience a variety of frightening new ghosts, even some based on ideas from Aykroyd and Ramis that never made it into the original feature films. EQUIPMENT, GADGETS & ENEMIES - Ghostbusters™: The Video Game features never seen before ghost hunting, wrangling and trapping game mechanics with upgradeable gadgets. Gamers can wear ghosts down into a weakened state with the Proton Pack's Blast Stream and use the Capture Stream to wrangle them into the trap, execute different strategic tactics with the new Slime Tether and Stasis Stream, and scan and analyze targets using like the P.K.E. Meter and Paragoggles.***US 2009-06-16 on Steam
Bionic Commando	Capcom (GRIN)	2009	[b]north america[/b] - presumably some area within USA which according to the game's backstory broke down and later reformed as FSA (Federal States of America), the story takes place within Ascension City, a presumably fictional city built in the future. [b]data import[/b] - Some content and game areas can be unlocked by playing [game=#171999]Bionic Commando Rearmed[/game], the game fetches the information from the BCR saves present on the computer rather than requiring manual input of several unlock codes.***2009-07-28 on Steam, by Capcom (lang: eng, fre, spa, ita, rus, ger, pol, jap, kor)
Section 8	SouthPeak Games (TimeGate Studios)	2009	Section 8 is a large-scale, sci-fi first person shooter where fast-paced action meets military strategy in the far reaches of the galaxy. Join the epic battle between the 8th Armored Infantry and the Arm of Orion by taking part in fierce squad-based combat across majestic alien worlds. Choose the experience you want to play by customizing your own equipment loadouts, and dynamically manipulate the flow of combat with on-demand vehicle requisitions, strategic asset deliveries, Dynamic Combat Missions, and the ability to drop anywhere on the battlefield from 15,000 feet above. On a completely player-driven and dynamic battlefield, no two games of Section 8 will ever play the same. * Burn in to battle from 15,000 feet: see the battlefield open up below as you reach terminal velocity; hit the air brakes and choose where you land * Dynamic Combat Missions alter the flow of battle and remove all predictability. Use your wits to gain victory instead of just doing the same things over and over again * Call in ‘deployables’ such as powerful gun emplacements, tanks and walking war machines to secure your hard-won territory or to gain a strategic advantage as you advance on the enemy * Choose your weapons, armor and more; don’t be restricted to a class such as ‘scout’ or ‘medic’ * Incredible graphics, powered by a heavily modified Unreal Engine 3, deliver huge, open battlefields * Full single-player campaign telling the story of trooper Alex Corde * Unrivalled multiplayer combat allowing for clan, team and individual stat tracking*2009-09-01 as boxed?, by SouthPeak Games (lang: eng) 2009-09-18 on Steam, by SouthPeak Games (lang: eng)*For 1 to 40 players. Single player campaign and multiplayer with 2+ players over the internet.
Venetica	dtp entertainment (Deck13 Interactive)	2009
Fallen Earth (Fallen Earth: Blood Sports;Fallen Earth: Welcome to the Apocalypse)	Fallen Earth;Gamersfirst (Fallen Earth;Icarus Studios)	2009	It’s 2156, and the world has been destroyed by both nuclear and bio-chemical means. Your story takes place in one of the few habitable places left in the world, the Grand Canyon. As a clone with an uncertain past, your job is survival in a world now built on destruction, betrayal and fragile factional alliances. Explore, harvest and stake your claim to over 1,000 square kilometers of harsh and mysterious terrain. The classless advancement and non-linear gameplay allows you to play the character you want. Join a random dynamic events to capture resources and invade towns, capture and hold a Progress Town, fight through instances, take part in the rich faction backstory, or make a living by selling what you scavenge and craft on the auction house. Fallen Earth gives you the freedom to do exactly as you want. The world may be a shadow of its former self, but there’s no limit to what’s possible for you to accomplish. Key features: * Scavenge, harvest and craft just about anything you can think of. Over 95% of the in-game items are player crafted. * The hybrid real-time combat system gives you the perfect blend of first-person combat and role-playing * Pledge allegiance to one of six factions and take part in the rich backstory that defines the world of Fallen Earth * Completely classless, play the way you want to * Over 1,000 square kilometers to explore * Dynamically occurring events, including invasions and resource cache discoveries mean that there is always something happening***Blood Sports is the subtitle of one of the free expansions/patches for the game, but the the game is also sold as Fallen Earth: Blood Sports.
Risen	Deep Silver (Piranha Bytes)	2009	Un juego de acción/RPG que combina bastante bien la exploración y un ligero plataformeo con combates de corte sencilla. Notable las diferentes reacciones de los diversos enemigos (agresivos, territoriales...) 7 sobre 10*The game left me feeling it was incomplete and that the main plot had a lot to be desired of. The side quests were however fairly entertaining and far better (and time consuming) than the main plot, giving this a bit of an impression on Elder Scrolls series which also thrives from side-quests rather than the main plot. However, unlike most RPGs ever, player can actually fight and defeat end-game opponents fairly early on as combat is mainly based on player skill rather than numbers (attributes, statistics, etc.), though due to lacking numbers these will take a bit more time. Even the final boss is beatable with fairly low level character (maybe as low as 10) since it's not that dependent on player having any numerical advantages. Levels mainly making combat go faster because you deal more damage and makes mistakes more forgiving, but they don't really help you fight the enemy, since levels do not make you immune to shield breaks, enemy dodging, or cause you to dodge automatically. Overall this is fairly enjoyable game, but loses most of its appeal once you have nothing else than the main plot to do (around chapter 2 or 3). The ending is also disappointing as it does not really solve the original issue at all. Variety of smaller bugs can make the game experience jarring and the jest spell not having any effect it is claimed to have (beyond making characters laugh) despite frequent claims that it does, does make the game feel rushed.An epic story in an authentic world hand-crafted with an eye for detail and populated by "real", plausible characters. A Mysterious Volcanic Island The heavy tremors on the island bode ill for its inhabitants. Ancient temples have risen from the ground recently, bizarre creatures are terrorising the area. Fear and terror is spreading among the population. The End of All Hope? A group of powerful men who call themselves "The Inquisitors" have taken it upon them-selves to put an end to these events. They send an exhibition to this remote island, but a storm takes hold of the ship and destroys it at sea. A Hero Will Come - As if by a miracle, the player survives the shipwreck and is stranded on the volcanic island alone. He finds himself amidst a chaos of rebellion, tyranny and mystic rituals. He must now decide to which side the pendulum of fate will swing.**Very similar to Gothic series which was also by Piranha Bytes.
Borderlands	2K Games (Gearbox Software)	2009	DLC add-ons: * The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned (2009-12-09) * Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot (2010-01-07) * The Secret Armory of General Knoxx (2010-02-25) * Claptrap's New Robot Revolution (2010-10-29)**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 2.4 GHz CPU * 1 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 7 series or Radeon HD2400 GPU Game hosting: * TCP: 7777, 28900, 28910 * UDP: 7777, 27900**Latest version: 1.40 (as of 2010-09-28) History: 1.31 (2010-08-04) * 1.30 (2010-02-25) * 1.21 (2010-02-02) * 1.20 (2010-01-08) * 1.01 (2009-11-16)*For 1-4 players simultaneously.*As the first title in an all-new sci-fi action franchise, Borderlands combines the best elements of Gearbox Software's first-person action titles with player customization and vehicular combat. Borderlands features a unique content generation system allowing for near-endless variety in missions, environments, enemies, weapons, item drops and character customization. Borderlands is a cooperative experience, allowing for multiple players to share the same game experience simultaneously online. Players can freely join or leave each other’s games at anytime, or choose to play in the full single-player mode. Borderlands features life-like character animations, impressive real-time physics, and customizable vehicles. More details to follow.
Torchlight	Runic Games	2009	Un juego RPG estilo Diablo, fiel a las bases del subgénero. Como gran virtud veo el de poder vender el inventario mandando a la mascota y los hechizos de ranura, que permiten aumentar tus capacidades más allá de tu clase y convertir en un gran invocador a tu mascota. El sistema de drops también tiene su gracia. Buen juego. 6 de 10*[b]karmic creatures[/b] - some zombies release poisonous fumes in wide radius upon death, some blobs electrocute anyone hitting them. --- added in patch (2009-12-18) savecloud achievements achievements-steamWord of Ember blazed across the land, and the town of Torchlight flared to life. Ember is the essence of magic and the keystone of alchemy; it lures the restless with promises of power and riches. Miners burrowed deep beneath the dirt streets of Torchlight, discovering veins of the ore richer than any found in living memory- but they were not the first to covet these mines. The miners broke through into the buried past, a dangerous labyrinth of caverns and ruined civilizations, twisted creatures and the bones of those who came before. Evil bubbles up from the depths and threatens to overrun this town as it has so many others. The heart of a villain has infused the Ember, and his darkness seeps through the veins. To survive, the townspeople must break the cycle of destruction; they need a champion who can destroy the evil at its root. Removing the source of the rot may purify the Ember, but it is a long and perilous journey. The champion must battle through rock and fire, through lost cities and ancient tombs, into the palace of the villain himself. The adventure is set in the mining settlement of Torchlight, a boomtown founded on the discovery of rich veins of Ember – a rare and mysterious ore with the power to enchant or corrupt all that it contacts. This corruptive power may have dire consequences however, and players set out into the nearby mountains and depths below to discover the full extent of Ember’s influence on the civilizations that have come before. Players will choose from among three character classes, and venture from the safety of the town of Torchlight into randomly generated dungeon levels, with a huge variety of creepy monsters, endless variations of loot to find, and quests to complete. The endless randomization ensures a long-lived gameplay experience. [b]KEY FEATURES[/b] [b]Randomization[/b] – Our level layouts are randomly created, so each adventure is unique. Monsters, treasures, puzzles, and items are also different each time you embark on an adventure. Easy, approachable interface – Torchlight is designed to be easy to play right from the beginning. The intuitive interface gives players easy access to a rich and varied world. * [b]Retirement System[/b] – Once characters are sufficiently leveled up, they can "retire" and bestow specific benefits and perks to new characters. * [b]Pets[/b] – Players will choose a pet to accompany them. Pets can level up along with the player, and will help in battle, carry items, and perform a variety of helpful services. * [b]Character Classes[/b] – Players will create and customize a character and choose an animal companion. Through cosmetic choices, skill path decisions, and the treasures they acquire, each character will be custom-tailored and different. * [b]Fishing[/b] – Players can take a break from the high-energy pace of adventuring to visit one of the fishing holes and relax and see what they can catch. Fish have interesting benefits for the player and pet, and other rewards can also be discovered * [b]Editor[/b] – Runic Games is embracing our modding community by providing an editor so our players can create and design their own content.**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP * 800 MHz CPU * 512 MB RAM * 64 MB VRAM * Radeon 7200, GeForce 2 or GMA 950 GPU * 400 MB HD space**[b]Classes:[/b] Vanquisher * Alchemist * Destroyer
Divinity II: Ego Draconis (Divinity 2;Divinity 2 - Кровь Драконов)	DTP Entertainment;Atari (Larian Studios)	2009	[b]comic relief[/b] - Bellegar at the very least, some mind reading does this too.**[b]Divinity II - Ego Draconis[/b] brings you back to Rivellon, a timeless world of awe and magic, torn and scarred by successions of apocalyptic wars. Ever since the Great War ended, the Order of the Dragon Slayers has had eyes only for their number one enemy: the Dragon Knights who killed their Divine hero. But all the while the true enemy ? the Black Ring ? still festers beneath the surface, ready for its next move, poised to strike. For their leader Damian tirelessly plots silent schemes with utterly malign intent. Then one day, an event takes place that will reshape the history of Rivellon: a dying Dragon Knight gives her powers to a member of the order that seeks to destroy her: you. Perhaps you, blessed as you are with the powers of the Dragon, will be able to stop the black tides that threaten to engulf Rivellon. Many adventures await you, many mysteries yearn to be unravelled and all the world awaits the outcome of your new destiny. [i]Sequel to the award-winning Divine Divinity and Beyond Divinity Role Playing Games![/i] Following the lineage of these two much-acclaimed RPGs, Divinity II: Ego Draconis has adapted many of the most famous elements that made these two original games classics. Divinity II: Ego Draconis makes use of the same classless system that was incorporated in Divine Divinity, which allows you to choose your own path as you become a Dragon Knight. * [i]Fight as both a human and a dragon.[/i] Don't settle for taming and riding a dragon when you can be the Dragon! For the first time, an RPG unleashes the very power of the Dragon on you! Climb high and vaporize all that stands in your way as you strategically use both your human and dragon forms to defeat Damian and become the ultimate Dragon Knight! * [i]Dynamically unfolding storyline depending on your choices and skills.[/i] Divinity II : Ego Draconis gives you a wide range of moral choices when deciding on how to act on quest objectives. When you make these choices, the consequences of your actions appear throughout game play. Consequences such as up to 20 possible quest solutions, new quest chains, NPC reactions, vendor pricing and other experience-altering consequences make Divinity II: Ego Draconis very interesting and engaging. * [i]Use your powerful Battle Tower as base of operations.[/i] Looming like a colossal stone claw over Sentinel Island, stands the Battle Tower, a vast citadel built many centuries ago by Maxos, the Dragon Mage. Become bound to the Battle Tower through a mystical relic known as the Dragon Stone. The Dragon Stone allows you to teleport to the Battle Tower at any moment so that you can utilize the powers within. * [i]Build your very own ultimate fighting creature.[/i] Conjure the spirits to bring to life a creature made from body parts you have collected during your battles. This creature?s power is literally the sum of its body parts; the composition of various limbs determines its strengths and abilities. Once you are able to assemble this abomination, you may summon it to support you in combat. [Larian Studios]**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 2.4 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 1 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 6800GT GPU * 7 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo E8200 CPU * 2.5 GB RAM * 512 MB VRAM * GeForce 8800 GPU
GREED: Black Border	Meridian4 (ClockStone Software;Headup Games)	2009	For 1-3 players simultaneously

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