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| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
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| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl | THQ;GSC World Publishing (GSC Game World) | 2007 | On April 26, 1986, the world's worst nuclear accident occurred: Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl power station exploded, releasing clouds of radioactive matter. Soviet authorities established a 30km 'Exclusion Zone' around this nuclear wasteland, but in 2006 a second explosion rocked the stricken reactor, obliterating all living things and causing the Zone's boundaries to ripple outwards. From this epicentre came waves of mutated creatures, deadly radiation and strange, anomalous energy. The Zone was cordoned off by the military who would shoot on sight anyone foolish enough to brave the horrors within. It is now 2012 - man has ventured further and further into the heart of the Zone driven by reports of strange 'artifacts' imbued with anomalous energy. Mercenaries and bounty hunters compete to recover these artifacts, which command extortionate prices on the black market. Others seek to find the truth behind the Zone, whilst some merely revel in the desolate lawlessness of the place. Whatever their motivation, over time these individuals - Scavengers, Trespassers, Adventurers, Loners, Killer, Explorers and Robbers - have become known as S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s. Awakening in the Zone, you are one such S.T.A.L.K.E.R., fighting for survival in this man-made Hell, whilst trying to discover the truth behind Chernobyl's sinister past and ominous future. * An immersive storyline seamlessly blended with a living, breathing, non-linear open-world environment governed by the revolutionary 'A-Life' system * Accurately modelled real-word buildings and locations from deep inside the Chernobyl exclusion Zone * Unique 'Survival FPS' gameplay: Combines action, stealth, survival and RPG elements to create an incomparable experience in the Zone * Enemy Threat Evaluation AI system: NPC characters react dynamically to environments and situations * Brutally realistic combat mechanics - weapons display accurate ballistic properties and can be modified with silencers and telescopic scopes * Dynamic day/night and weather system directly impacts gameplay * Advanced physics and dynamic lighting effects powered by the proprietary 'X-Ray Engine' * Intense multiplayer action, supporting up to 32 players [THQ]***[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 2000 SP4 or XP SP2 * Pentium IV 2 GHz or Athlon XP 2200+ * 512 MB RAM * 128 MB VRAM (GeForce 5700 or Radeon 9600) * 10 GB free HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * Core 2 Duo E6400 or Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * 1.5 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM (GeForce 7900 or Radeon X1950) [b]Maximum:[/b] * Core2 Duo E6700 or AMD 64 X2 5200+ * 2 GB RAM * 512 MB VRAM (GeForce 8800 or Radeon X2800)***Working title: [i]S. T. A. L. K. E. R.: Oblivion Lost[/i] The European version uses SecuROM 7.x copy protection. The Russian version uses StarForce 4 copy protection. Trivia: - Loosely based/influenced by the book [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_Picnic]Roadside Picnic[/url]. - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. stands for [i]Scavenger, Trespasser, Adventurer, Loner, Killer, Explorer, Robber[/i] [spoiler]- You can find at least one log entry speaking of a guy with a crowbar, named Freeman, who didn't talk (much). A reference to Gordon Freeman from [game=Half-Life]Half-Life[/game], as if he had visited The Zone. Edit: Remembered it a bit wrong, here's a [url=http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/8300/sskamel032007042241l05bwx0.jpg]screenshot[/url] (not mine) of the log entry.[/spoiler]***DESCRIPTION Year 2012. Six years passed since the time of the Second catastrophe to have made the April events of 1986 fade. The game is set in the Chernobyl exclusion zone which turned from a destiny-breaker place into a threat to all mankind. The Zone is reluctant to open up its mysteries and needs to be forced to do it. It is a rare hero who can reach the very heart of the Zone onto find out what danger awaits him there. A danger which, compared to marauders and enemy groupings, all monsters and anomalies, will seem a mere preparation to the meeting with something more fatal and threatening. But for now... get ready, hero. Collect artefacts and trade, grope your path and keep an eye on the rear, catch roentgens and fight – only make sure you survive! And then, perhaps, if you are persistent and truly lucky, you will find out why all this had fallen on you. KEY FEATURES * Living-and-breathing world: virtual monsters and stalkers migrate around the Zone, similarly to the player they are preoccupied with day-to-day things – feeding, fighting, looking for prey, trading, sleeping, taking rest * Freedom of movement around the storyline, limited only by the player's will and abilities * The world of post-Soviet environment * Authentic objectives of the Chernobyl exclusion zone – the power engineers city of Pripyat, Chernobyl NPP, Chernobyl-2 complex of over-the-horizon detection and more * Atmosphere of eerie mystery and constant danger * Multiple game endings * System of weather effects and dynamic day & night shift * Photo-realistic graphics, adding to the game atmosphere immersion * Realistic ballistics, extensive arsenal of real weapon prototypes * Unique multiplayer modes implemented within the game entourage – artefacts collection, anomalies, radiation, weather effects, day & night change etc * Extensive map editor possibilities for multiplayer gaming [GSC Game World] | labelimagesubject |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky | GSC World Publishing;Deep Silver (GSC Game World) | 2008 | [b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 or Vista * 2 GHz Pentium IV or Athlon XP CPU * 512 MB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce 5700 or Radeon 9600 GPU * 10 GB HD space * Internet connection for multiplayer [b]Recommended:[/b] * Core 2 Duo E6400 or Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * 1.5 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 7900 or Radeon X1950 GPU***Latest version: 1.5.05 (as of 2008-09-??) | labelimageminimize |
| 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. | labelimagesubject |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat | GSC World Publishing;Deep Silver (GSC Game World) | 2009 | There's been few notable changes from previous Stalker games, notably that secret stashes can be looted without gaining knowledge of their location beforehand which was a requirement in both SoC and CS. You no longer can join the factions, though you can still help each. Upgrading equipment is far from the chore it was in CS, though still requires some work. And buyers no longer accept badly damaged equipment.***[b]Minimum:[/b] * 2 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 512 MB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce 5700 or Radeon 9600 GPU [b]Recommended:[/b] * Core 2 Duo E7400 or Athlon X2 64 5600+ CPU * 2 GB RAM * 512 MB VRAM * GeForce 9800 or Radeon HD4850 GPU***The events of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat unfold shortly after the end of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. Having discovered about the open path to the Zone center, the government decides to hold a large-scale military "Fairway" operation aimed to take the CNPP under control. According to the operation's plan, the first military group is to conduct an air scouting of the territory to map out the detailed layouts of anomalous fields location. Thereafter, making use of the maps, the main military forces are to be dispatched. Despite thorough preparations, the operation fails. Most of the avant-garde helicopters crash. In order to collect information on reasons behind the operation failure, Ukraine's Security Service send their agent into the Zone center. From now on everything depends on the player. Key game features * Photorealistic exclusion Zone – Pripyat town, Yanov railway station, Jupiter factory, Kopachi village and more, recreated by their true-to-life prototypes. * New story, a number of unique characters. * Extended system of side quests. * New monsters: Chimera and Burer. New behaviour and abilities for all monsters. * New A-Life system, created using the players' best-liked elements of the first two games in series. * Emissions considerably influence the world of the Zone. * Sleep function added into the game. * New player's interface. * Possibility to continue the game after completion in a freeplay mode. * The game is developed on X-Ray engine v.1.6 | labelimagesubject |
| Section 8: Prejudice | TimeGate Studios | 2011 | [b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows XP, Vista, or 7 * 3 GHz single-core Pentium or 2 GHz dual-core Pentium CPU or Athlon XP 3200+ * GeForce 7800 or Radeon X1900 GPU * 2 GB RAM * 5.5 GB HD space***On the battlefield, prejudice takes many forms, knows no boundaries, and drives all conflict. In the distant future, humanity will call on its most fearless defenders to confront an emerging threat determined to eradicate all human life as we know it. Section 8®: Prejudice™ is a sci-fi first-person shooter with dynamic combat, where every decision – from customizing equipment to activating team based objectives – drastically impacts the battlefield. Key features: * Play as Alex Corde and discover the sinister series of betrayals that now threaten humanity's survival in the single player campaign. * Compete in various multiplayer modes with up to 40 players - from the extreme, strategic play of "Conquest" to the hordes of robust AI opponents in "Swarm". * Strategically spawn anywhere on the battlefield to assist allies or ambush enemies. * Customize loadout weapons, ammo, and equipment to suit your playstyle. * Call in deployables and vehicles when and where you need them to gain tactical advantages. * Master true mobility with dropping, overdrive, and jetpacks to outmaneuver opponents. * Complete a variety of Dynamic Combat Missions - from launching aerial strikes against fortified positions to securing crucial intel. * Advance in rank and skill to access a devastating arsenal of over 60 weapons, equipment, and upgrade variants.***Slated for $14.99 / 1200 Microsoft Points release price.***[media=youtube]-EkzLxi7VPs[/media] | labelimagesubject |
| The Red Solstice | Nkidu Games (Ironward) | 2015 | [media=youtube]SU9TVA1AVso[/media]***2013-06-27 – 07-01 open alpha test 2014-07-09 – closed alpha test | labelimageminimize |
