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March 26, 2009

Stormrise

Filed under: PC Games, Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy — Tags: , , — gamesazon @ 3:20 am

Type::. PC Game
Game Title::. Stormrise
Genre::. Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy
Size::. 1 DVD

Experience the heat of the battlefield by leading your troops from the front line, instead of the traditional way of controlling the units from a detached view point. Stormrise also allows units to be commanded in the air, across rooftops, on the earth’s surface and even underground, this unique idea of “verticality” introduces multiple layers of gameplay that must be mastered for strategic advantage. The experience is heightened by a simple yet effective control system tailored specifically for consoles, which allows easy unit selection, rapid navigation and precise deployment.

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Game Features

  • Verticality: Players can use vast underground areas, rooftops and multi-layered vertical locations to gain the strategic
    advantage. Verticality combined with the third-person point-of-view marks a whole new way to play a real-time strategy game.
  • Revolutionary Console RTS Features: Groundbreaking WHIP SELECT feature brings quick, intuitive, next-gen controls. A Tactical Playbook gives players all the strategic choice of a traditional RTS, but with the simplicity and accessibility of a playbook.
  • The First Fully 3D RTS: Gone are the flat levels of traditional strategy games. Players will experience RTS gameplay in a whole new way on battlefields comprised of sprawling cities and towering skyscrapers in incredibly immersive 3D environments.
  • Advanced Multiplayer Features: The “Join Anytime” feature enables quick setup, map rotation and easy matchmaking for
    multiplayer skirmishes.
  • From The Creative Assembly, makers of the hit Total War franchise.

Minimum System Requirements

  • Supported OS: Windows Vista SP1
  • Processor: 2.8 GHz Dual Core Intel or AMD equivalent processor
  • Memory: 1 GB
  • Graphics: 256 MB
  • DirectX Version: DirectX 10
  • Sound: DirectX Compatible
  • Hard Drive: 9 GB of free space

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March 15, 2009

Sins Of A Solar Empire: Entrenchment

Type::. PC Game
Game Title::. Sins Of A Solar Empire: Entrenchment
Genre::. Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy
Size::. 1 DVD

Adding to the real-time space strategy epic, this box set combines all three of the Sins of a Solar Empire expansion packs (previously only available as online micro-expansion pack releases.)

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Game Features

  • Build & Customize Massive Star Bases
  • Fortify your Empire with new Defenses and Mine Fields
  • Take on the Challenging New AI
  • Rain destruction with New Defense-Busting Capabilities
  • Lose Yourself in Striking new Visuals
  • Make it your Own with Extensive New Modding Capabilities
  • Get Right to It with Faster Play Options
  • Reap the Rewards of Extensive Player Feedback

Minimum System Requirements

  • Supported OS: Windows XP / Vista
  • Processor: 1.8 GHz Single Core Intel or AMD equivalent processor
  • Memory: 512 MB for XP / 1 GB for Vista
  • Graphics: 128 MB
  • DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
  • Sound: DirectX Compatible
  • Hard Drive: 2 GB of free space

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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 — Uprising

Type::. PC Game
Game Title::. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 — Uprising
Genre::. Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy
Size::. 2 DVDS

An epic single-player campaign, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 — Uprising is a stand-alone title (available exclusively via download services, and playable for those with or without the original C&C: Red Alert 3) that catapults players deeper into the Red Alert universe. Uprising gives fans more of the action-packed gameplay they have been clamoring for while offering a gauntlet of new and compelling challenges with the new Commander’s Challenge mode. The game takes players into the aftermath of the epic battles in Red Alert 3, with the Soviets still reeling from a crushing defeat, the Empire of the Rising Sun desperately trying to regain both honor and identity and the seemingly victorious Allies finding themselves in the midst of corruption and deceit within their own ranks.

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Game Features

  • Four mini-campaigns, one for each faction and one bonus campaign centered on the origins of the Empire of the Rising Sun’s commando Yuriko/
  • Introduce the new Commander’s Challenge, enabling the players to test their skills against a set of nine commanders from different territories and difficulty levels in 50 unique challenges with their own special rules and unique conditions.
  • In true Command & Conquer fashion, top Hollywood talent (including Gemma Atkinson and Ivana Milicevic) delivering the gripping story in full HD live-action cinematics.

Minimum System Requirements

  • Supported OS: Windows XP / Vista
  • Processor: 2.2 GHz Dual Core Intel or AMD equivalent processor
  • Memory: 1 GB
  • Graphics: 256 MB. Shader 3.0
  • DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
  • Sound: DirectX Compatible
  • Hard Drive: 10 GB of free space

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February 21, 2009

Warhammer 40000: Dawn Of War II

Type::. PC Game
Game Title::. Warhammer 40000: Dawn Of War II
Genre::. Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy
Size::. 2 DVDS

It’s the 41st Millennium in the Sub-Sector Aurelia — a cluster of worlds on the edge of the Galaxy – where a battle of epic proportions is about to commence. Ancient races will clash across the planets that dot this section of space, battling for the greatest of stakes — not only the claim to the land and its bounty – but the fate of each race.
Dawn of War II ushers in a new chapter in the acclaimed RTS series — taking players to the brutal frontlines of war to lead an Elite Strike Force on a mission to save the galaxy. With a focus on fast-action RTS gameplay, Dawn of War II brings to life the science fiction universe of Warhammer 40,000 like never before. Experience the intimate brutality of battle as you play through your chosen race’s epic campaign. Clash with enemies on battlefields ablaze with visceral melee and ranged combat. Lead and develop your squads from raw recruits into the most battle hardened veterans in the Galaxy.

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Game Features

  • Brutal Frontline Action & Tactics – Get straight into the action and experience intense melee & devastating ranged combat. Use vicious melee sync-kills to obliterate your enemies. Outsmart your opponents – using dynamic and destructible environments to suppress, flank and destroy your foes.
  • Non-Linear Single Player Campaign – Command an elite strike force, choosing from a variety of playable races and play through that race’s unique storyline, developing the skills and abilities of your squads and commander as you progress through the game.
  • Co-Op Multiplayer – Play through the entire single player campaign co-operatively with a friend, at any point in the game, anytime.
  • Next Generation RTS Engine – Utilizing Relic’s proprietary Essence Engine 2.0 to deliver cinematic visuals, detailed graphics & special effects.

Minimum System Requirements

  • Supported OS: Windows XP / Vista
  • Processor: Pentium 4 @ 3.2 GHz or any Dual Core Processor
  • Memory: 1 GB for XP / 1.5 GB for Vista
  • Graphics: 128 MB with Shader Model 3.0
  • DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
  • Sound: DirectX Compatible
  • Hard Drive: 5.5 GB of free space

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Perimeter II: New Earth

Type::. PC Game
Game Title::. Perimeter II: New Earth
Genre::. Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy
Size::. 1 DVD

Perimeter II is a strategy game for fans of the Perimeter Universe who are willing and ready to know the truth about the fate of Exodus, Harkback and the Empire. The story of Perimeter II: New Earth follows
the events from the original game. The Exodus, lead by the wise Spirits, have been searching for the New Earth. The Harkback have lost faith in the Spirits, overthrown their rule, and decided to head back for the Old Earth, not believing its death. Both sides took the final step on their way, but the chain has closed

and mortal enemies entered the same planet face to face. Ideas of territorial gameplay and landscape modification introduced in the original game are now realized on a new concept & technology level. The VistaGame Engine enhances the dynamics and depth of gameplay, turning the battlefield into an arena for the confrontation of two elements — ground and water.

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Game Features

  • Territorial warfare, based on the conflict of water and ground, brings gameplay to a new dimension
  • Unit transformation assures quick and effective reaction to the events on the battlefield as well as tactical diversity Newly introduced Action-elements: players can enter the battle using the Providence – a Tactical Manipulator of Direct Action – and its super attacks: such as huge explosions, meteor showers, and more
  • Newly introduced RPG-elements: players can dig the gaming maps in search of psy-crystals that are used to unlock and upgrade Providence’s super attacks. Furthermore, psy-crystals unlock important secrets about the past of New Earth

Minimum System Requirements

  • Supported OS: Windows XP / Vista
  • Processor: Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or Athlon XP 2500+
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 128 MB Video card
  • DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
  • Sound: DirectX Compatible
  • Hard Drive: 8 GB of free space

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October 30, 2008

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

Type::. PC Game
Game Title::. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Genre::. Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy
Size::. 2 DVDS

Return to the Red Alert continuity of the esteemed Command & Conquer RTS franchise in this full-fledged series sequel. Red Alert 3 breaks new ground in the RTS genre, featuring a fully co-operative campaign while bringing back the series’ light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay.

In Red Alert 3, the desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia. The time travel mission goes awry, creating an alternate timeline where technology has followed an entirely different evolution, a new superpower has been thrust on to the world stage, and World War III is raging. The Empire of the Rising Sun has risen in the East, making World War III a three-way struggle between the Soviets, the Allies, and the Empire with armies fielding wacky and wonderful weapons and technologies like Tesla coils, heavily armed War Blimps, teleportation, armored bears, intelligent dolphins, floating island fortresses, and transforming tanks.

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Product Features

  • Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 for the PC brings back the fan-favorite real-time strategy game
  • The Soviets created a time-travel device which creates interesting plot twists
  • Play as the Allies, the Soviets, or the Empire of the Rising Sun
  • Red Alert 3 has land units, air units, and naval units, all integral parts of the game
  • Cooperative campaign and head-to-head multiplayer modes provide hours of fun gameplay

Minimum System Requirements

  • Supported OS: Windows XP / Vista
  • Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHZ or equivalent AMD Athlon
  • Memory: 512 MB / 1 GB for Vista
  • Graphics: 128 MB
  • DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
  • Sound: DirectX Compatible
  • Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space

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October 8, 2008

Worldshift

Filed under: PC Games, Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy — Tags: , , — gamesazon @ 1:41 pm

Type::. PC Game
Game Title::. Worldshift
Genre::. Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy
Size::. 1 DVD

WorldShift is a next-generation, cyber-fantasy RTS game set in a dark future of Earth, where after a mysterious object from space hits the planet and releases the Plauge, many civilazations are wiped out. Now the remaining population must defend itself against the Tribes, successors of early humans that were affected by the Plague.

WorldShift is a next-gen cyber-fantasy RTS game designed to be quick and very easy to learn and play. It offers hectic, fierce encounters all around the Earth and a fascinating story uncovering ancient secrets about the true nature of the mysterious object from space known as the Shard, as well as the mysterious of the Plague. WorldShift also introduces many features new to the genre, like modifiable factions, unqiue cooperative multiplayer gameplay, and more.

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GAME FEATURES

  • Fast and furious multiplayer
  • Thousands of items and powerful relics to collect
  • Use items and relics to build your own tactics
  • The best cooperative, player-vs-environment gameplay ever made in RTS game
  • Random maps for infinite exploration
  • Unique blend of post apocalyptic setting, hi-tech and primitive
  • Epic, dangerous missions with great rewards
  • 3 playable races
  • Minimum System Requirements

    • Supported OS: Windows XP / Vista
    • Processor: Pentium 4 2 Ghz or Equivalent
    • Memory: 512MB / 1 GB for Vista
    • Graphics: 128 MB of video memory (Radeon 9600 / GeForce 5800 and above)
    • DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
    • Sound: DirectX Compatible
    • Hard Drive: 3 GB

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    August 17, 2008

    Shattered Suns

    Filed under: PC Games, Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy — Tags: , , — gamesazon @ 2:00 am

    Type::. PC Game
    Game Title::. Shattered Suns
    Genre::. Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy
    Size::. 1 DVD

    One brave captain defies an empire as billions hunger for liberty. As hope is
    awakened, so too is wrath. In the fact of imperial power, some will fight, many
    will surrender, and a few will betray all. Shattered Suns is a real-time
    strategy game that includes three-dimensional battles, a moving battlefield,
    player-designed units, unique economic challenges, and an interactive campaign.


    Game Features
    • Truly epic storyline, including non-linear
      story arcs, realistic characters and intriguing plot twists
    • The ability to design spaceships and space stations
    • Flexibility in creating your ultimate galactic fleet
    • Three-dimensional battles in space, allowing for maximum maneuverability
      and tactical planning
    • A new system of ‘distributed economics’ which offers the player even
      greater challenges

    Minimum requirements:

    OS: Windows 2000/XP with SP2/Vista with SP1
    Processor: 1 GHz
    RAM: 512 MB
    Hard Drive Space: 2 GB of Free Space
    Video RAM: 128 MB
    DVD-ROM: Quad-speed (4x) or faster DVD-ROM drive
    Other: Pixel Shader 2.0 support, DirectX 9.0c compatible video and audio, keyboard and mouse required

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