showing 6 games
| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unreal | GT Interactive;Infogrames (Epic MegaGames;Digital Extremes) | 1998 | MSRP: $54.95 (U.S.)*** [53]***1998-04-30 original release as reported by Epic Games, published by GT Interactive. Validity uncertain despite the source. 1998-05-22 as reported on the official site at the time of release. 1999 Unreal Gold - re-release that bundled Return to Na Pali. 2000-09-22 - re-release by Infogrames 2001 another re-release by Infogrames***Although Unreal was great back in the days it first came out, it hasn't fared well against the ravages of time. It's difficult to get running on modern Windows operating systems (with hardware 3D acceleration, software rendering works fine) and when you do, it's a terrible realization that it doesn't look as great as you remember. Something 3D games are perhaps only now managing to accomplish (if even now), a level of detail that can survive for ages like 2D graphics reached long ago. The difficulty setting is a bit curious as it adjusts the dodge-firing ratio, so the easiest difficulty may actually be the hardest since the enemies dodge a _lot_, while at hardest they practically just stand there and shoot at you a never ending stream of bullets/rockets/whatever. So, if you're poor shot, go for harder difficulties, if you're poor dodger, go for easy. The normal difficulty and those near it balance it out so it may be harder or easier depending on your skill and playstyle.***Great FP-Shooter, network-playing, Missiondisc available | labelimageminimize |
| Unreal: Return to Na Pali | GT Interactive (Legend Entertainment) | 1999 | 1999 Unreal Gold - re-release that bundled base Unreal and the expansion Return to Na Pali.***Continues where Unreal left off, but your saviors decide to send you back to retrieve some secret military research data from another crashed starship, and on you go, back to Na Pali. | labelimageminimize |
| Age of Wonders | Take 2 Interactive;Gathering of Developers (Triumph Studios;Epic MegaGames) | 1999 | AGE OF WONDERS was a land of peace and serenity until the uninvited race- The Humans, arrived to destroy everything. Prepare to experience the awesome magic, mysterious secrets and ancient artifacts while exploring a shattered empire. Use magic spells and other items to overcome your enemies and choose between the forces of kight and darkness to determine the fate of Earth.*** [100]*** [84]***[b]widescreen[/b] - although the game properly displays on widescreen, everything starts to get a bit too small when going beyond the 1024x768 resolution, and videos and some other screens (such as character creation) have static sizes that don't stretch to match the new resolution (the game's graphics were designed for 640x480 resolution). | labelimagesubject |
| Unreal Tournament | GT Interactive (Epic Megagames) | 1999 | Unreal Tournament is the original King of the Hill in the frag-or-be-fragged multiplayer gaming world. As the undisputed 1999 Game of the Year, Unreal Tournament grabbed the first person shooter genre by the soiled seat of its pants and knocked it around the room with its never-before-seen graphics, brutal edge-of-your-seat gameplay and a massive and varied feature list that gave gamers more than they ever expected. [Steam Store]*** [53]***Not reknowned for its Single Player, Unreal Tournament was, and is, a multiplayer game at heart. Consistently set against Quake 3 Arena, the versatility of its different mods, and the wide ranging weapon selection, with sharp graphics, make Unreal Tournament a very successful game. | labelimagesubject |
| GLtron | GLtron.org | 2000 | Latest version: 0.70 (as of 2003-12-14) | labelminimizeminimize |
| Deus Ex | Eidos Interactive (Ion Storm) | 2000 | 2007-03-29 on Steam; GOTY edition (lang: eng)***This GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION of the smash hit Deus Ex features an all-new multiplayer mode and a new head-to-head deathmatch mode. Also included is a software development kit, so you'll be able to create both single and multiplayer missions from scratch, as well as modify existing ones. The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider. Worst of all, an ages old conspiracy bent on world domination has decided that the time is right to emerge from the shadows and take control. No one believes they exist. No one but you. * Real role-playing from an immersive 3D, first-person perspective. The game includes action, character interaction and problem solving. * Realistic, recognizable locations. Many of the locations are built from actual blueprints of real places set in a near future scenario. * A game filled with people rather than monsters. This creates empathy with the game characters and enhances the realism of the game world. * Rich character development systems: Skills, augmentations, weapon and item selections and multiple solutions to problems ensure that no two players will end the game with similar characters. * Multiple solutions to problems and character development choices ensure a varied game experience. Talk, fight or use skills to get past obstacles as the game adapts itself to your style of play. * Strong storyline: Built on "real" conspiracy theories, current events and expected advancements in technology. If it's in the game, someone, somewhere believes it. [Valve - GOTY edition]***If there's a thing that doesn't make sense, then it's the early sound cutoff bug this game has on my system. After trying solutions that work in every other game, I found on a forum that switching to sw rendering and back to D3D fixes it temporarily, and it did, even OpenGL rendering didn't have it. But both of those had some other issues I didn't want so I kept looking. Until I switched off vsync, and behold, sound clipping is [i]gone[/i]. Fine and dandy with me, except it doesn't make slightest bit of [u]sense[/u]. Video card setting that releases the framerate synchronization with screen refresh and allows the game to render more frames [i]somehow[/i] allows the game to play the voice overs to the end. Other people have had similar issues with the game and all with different solutions, but those other solutions actually made sense.***Latest version: 1.112fm (as of 2001-04-28?), 1.4 for French The 1.014f patch is the last that affected single-player.***[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 95 or 98 * 300 Mhz Pentium II CPU * 64 MB RAM * 4X CD-ROM Drive * 150 MB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * Athlon or Pentium III CPU * 128 MB RAM * 16 MB VRAM * 8X CD-ROM Drive * 750 MB HD space * EAX or A3D compliant audio card | labelimagesubject |
