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Portal
Every single time you click your mouse while holding a gun, you expect bullets to fly and enemies to fall. But here you will try out the FPS game filled with environmental puzzles and engaging story.
Silent template for your adventures, Chell, wakes up in a testing facility. She’s a subject of experiments on instant travel device, supervised by snarky and hostile GLaDOS.
Players will have to complete the tests, room by room, expecting either reward, freedom or more tests. By using the gun, that shoots portals (Portal-Gun™), players will move blocks, travel great distance quickly and learn about your current situation, which is unraveled through environmental storytelling. What you will be told might be different from what you will see.
White environments will guide the player’s portal placement, forcing them to pay attention to the surroundings. Portal creates tension, allowing either solving puzzles at your own leisure or moving quickly, due to the time limit or threats.
BioShock
FPS with RPG elements, Bioshock invites players to experience horrors of underwater isolation in the city of Rapture, the failed project of the better future. After surviving the plane crash, the protagonist has only one way to go – to the giant lighthouse that opens a way to the underwater utopia. Players will have to unravel the complicated history of Rapture, relying only on themselves, their guns and Plasmids, a mystical substance, that allows it’s user to obtain near magical abilities.
The atmosphere of isolation and threat is conveyed through the environmental sounds, subtle electrical buzzing and audio logs, telling the story of societal decay and despair. Players will shape the story, making moral choices along their way, saving Little Sisters or extracting ADAM, the mystical fuel for your abilities. While exploring the underwater city, players will complete missions for the last sane inhabitants of Rapture, while fending off the less fortunate ones.
Team Fortress 2
TF2 is an objective based arena shooter with unique characters, representing different classes, acting as a staple of casual and competitive gaming for Steam. Dozens of different maps and game modes are trying to keep this game alive, after all the years it was available. Each character has a vast arsenal that can be accessed through completing in-game achievements, randomly receiving them from loot-boxes within the game, crafting them or just buying and trading items on the Steam Market.
For players, that's not into the direct clash with players from the enemy team, Team Fortress 2 introduced a PvE mode, which is wave defense from the mirrored robotic opponents that have qualities of some of the playable classes.
Every update and introduction, made over years, provided a lot of entertainment In the form of comic books an short animated videos, creating and explaining a story behind endless clashes for resources, briefcases or pure domination.
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Right after the escape from the collapsed Citadel, Gordon Freeman and his companion Alyx Vance learn that Combine used the destruction to open a portal, in order to bring powerful reinforcement. No major changes have been applied to the gameplay since the previous episode, instead, players will be invited to experiment with the gravity gun and more physics objects to use as impromptu ammunition. Episode Two brings back every staple of the series, including physic puzzles, driving sections, because it was developed simultaneously with the Episode One, but unlike first one Episode two has more puzzles, including the biggest puzzle in the series up to date.
Mass Effect
Mass Effect was the very start of the trilogy about Commander Shepard in his journey to save the universe from Reapers - an old civilisation that wants to kill every possible rational being in order to prevail any wars. You play as Shepard. With flexible backstory and different classes you travel to Eden Prime with Captain Anderson and Nihlus Kryik, you and your team must discover the mystery behind the attack on the human colony. In the process, it is revealed that another Spectre, Saron, has become rogue and escapes the planet to awoke Reapers and start a full-scale war with the galaxy. For BioWare, third-person shooters with tactical elements is a very common genre. Four different weapons - automatic rifle, shotgun, pistol and sniper rifle can be obtained through the game with better characteristics. Also, you can level up your protagonist and his squad to gain better stats and new skills. Dialogue panel is simple yet efficient - you choose the style of your approach and build a reputation of a hero or a renegade. With this options in hand, you can build your own story as Commander Shepard in saving the Milky Way Galaxy.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
This post-apocalyptic game that spawned the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise is inspired by (but not really based on) the 'Roadside Picnic' novel by brothers Strugatsky and Tarkovsky's movie 'Stalker', borrowing some of the terms and aesthetics from both. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is set in Ukraine, in the infamous Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Several parts of the open-world setting were modeled after the real Chernobyl surroundings, including the power plant and the city of Pripyat, although designers took some liberties. The bleak environment and dark ambient music help to create an unsettling atmosphere of this place. According to the backstory, in 2006, the second Chernobyl disaster occurred, turning the surrounding area into post-apocalyptic ruins, full of grotesque mutants and time-space anomalies. The "stalkers" in this world are the explorers who wander The Zone in search of valuable loot. You play as the Marked One, a stalker who lost his memory. All that remains of his past is a memo that says “Kill Strelok”. The Marked One will have to learn more about himself, Strelok, The Zone, and its mysteries. The plot is non-linear, and there are multiple endings that depend on the quests you completed earlier.
Assassin's Creed
The game takes place in 1191. In the present time, 2012, bartender Desmond Miles, the main character, kidnapped by the Corporation "Abstergo industries", which with the help of a machine called "Animus" wants to find an artefact. He learns that he is a descendant of the assassin Altair, who discovered this artefact. They need Desmond to know the location of the treasure through him. The game belongs to the category of open world projects. It means that the world can be explored by the player in a free manner there. All the game space is a simplified model of the Holy Land. The area is divided into seven main sections. The player will have to climb on a lot of different buildings and towers. The architecture of the cities in Assassin's Creed is specially designed so that Altair can jump on any roof. Throughout the game, these skills will not just be used to perform additional tasks. An essential part of the game is the investigation and the associated need to merge with the crowd. Each time, getting to the big city, Altair has to look around properly and find the office of assassins. The head of the Bureau will tell him about his future victim and will bring to some people who have useful information.
Overlord
The hero of the game is Overlord, a great warrior, resurrected by predatory creatures - minions, to defeat the seven rulers of the seven provinces and capture their lands with all that is there. Overlord had a predecessor, who owned all the lands, but their present rulers defeated and killed him. And they fell into seven deadly sins, one for each. The hero uses the old destroyed tower as a base. He brings there all the trophies and gradually transforms it into a comfortable, spacious and in every respect well-equipped room. Among the trophies are artefacts stolen from the tower, which add even new places to the tower, increase the health and magical power of Overlord. Minions are of four kinds, each species has its own abilities. Minions perish in battle, but Overlord can summon new ones from special wells, paying for it with the life force of dead enemies. You can build a smithy and then buy and improve weapons there. Overlord can behave differently, he is tempted by the same sins that enslaved his opponents. Its "corruption" exists in the game as one of its parameters, measured, displayed and affects the course and end of the game.
Crysis
The game that started the popular Crysis series. You control a member of Delta Force special military squad, codenamed Nomad. Your squad was sent to rescue a group of American archeologists who are about to be imprisoned by North Korea. The archeologists recently made a world-changing discovery that needs to be protected by any means. Soon it turns out your real enemy is not North Koreans, but rather something not from this world. The plot is told partly through cutscenes, but mostly through in-game events that the player participates in. All Delta Force soldiers are equipped with super-powered futuristic Nanosuits, which are the trademark feature of Crysis series. The Nanosuits provide four types of powers that can (and should) be switched on a fly during battles. "Strenght" enhances the wearer's abilities in melee combat, "Armor" protects him from the damage, "Speed" allows you to move faster, and "Cloak" renders you almost invisible to opponents. Besides the story mode, there are two multiplayer modes that allow up to 32 players to participate. Instant Action mode is a traditional deathmatch, while Power Struggle mode features two teams (designed to look like American and North Korean) trying to destroy each other’s bases.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
The fourth installment of a popular series, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is split into two different, gameplay-wise, parts. The single-player campaign invites players to go through the episodic story, where players control six different characters. And even though the stories are taking place in different locations, the events of the campaign are happening simultaneously, creating the sense of urgency and painting a large-scale picture of the events. Multiplayer side of things in the Call of Duty series has been more popular among the players. A lot of features, not present in the single-player campaign, will be available to the player, such as a killstreak mechanic, that rewards players for killing multiple enemies without dying. Multiplayer maps consist of team-based and deathmatch based game modes, where players take on the objectives in order to complete the map mission or to obtain the largest amount of kills. Depending on how well the player does, they will be rewarded with experience points, which will allow them to level up and unlock new weapons, abilities, and perks for the playable classes.
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Tomb Raider: Anniversary retraces Lara Croft's original genre-defining adventure globe-trotting 3rd person action-adventure in pursuit of the legendary Scion artifact. Using an enhanced 'Tomb Raider: Legend' game engine, the graphics, technology and physics bring Lara's adventure and pursuit of a mystical artifact known only as the Scion right up to today's technology standards and offers gamers a completely new gameplay experience. Re-imagined, Anniversary delivers a dynamic fluidly and fast Lara Croft, massive environments of stunning visuals, intense combat and game pacing, and an enhanced and clarified original story. Epic Exploration - The lost city of Atlantis and ancient Egyptian pyramids are ripe for discovery: explore every hidden dark crevice and impossible heights; enter into strange, undiscovered lands and solve their deepest, darkest mysteries; open doors to new realms, uncover great rewards and unearth secrets to Lara's past. Acrobatic Gunplay - Deftly leap around charging enemies while you unleash a hail of bullets from your trademark dual pistols. Lethal Predators - The wilderness awaits with a wide range of bestial predatorsfrom bats to wolves to bearsready to defend their territory from human encroachment. New and improved AI means that all enemies will exhibit a more diverse behaviour set, providing improved combat challenges for the player. Supernatural elements are used sparingly to provide a mystical allure around the world, while maintaining the world's grounded core. The awesome T-Rex and intriguing Atlantean centaurs suck you in to the wonderfully intriguing and mysterious world of Tomb Raider. Death-Defying Environmental Playground - Leap over massive gaps, cling onto rock ledges, and swim through underground tunnels. Solve the Diabolical Machinery of the Past - seek to outwit the brilliant ancient designers of many epic puzzles and vaults in order to uncover their secrets. Be warned that they do not take kindly to 'meddling', and as such, the price of failure is extreme.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Game of the Year Edition
The game takes place in the universe of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, on a planet called Tartarus. You play as Gabriel Angelos, the commander of the Space Marines, who comes to the planet to fight the Armada of orcs because they have become a real problem of the star system. Later he learns that the Chaos forces are the leaders of the Orcs. The Sorcerer, Sindri Myr betrays his master, Baal. Then Gabriel was betrayed by his friend, who gave the sorcerer Sindri Myr a mystical artefact - Maledictum, but despite this, Sindri Myr leaves Isador to fight alone, and he dies. Sindri uses the stone to turn into the Daemon Prince with the stone's power. The player is given the opportunity to collect resources and spend them on the construction of the base, the development of technology and the creation of military units. However, in this game, much attention is paid to the tactical component. Fights, as a rule, are not large crowds of troops, but small groups of 4-8 people and the number of military equipment is calculated units. There are also personal limitations. For example, the number of Orc races and chaos builders is limited to 4-5 units.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
The game that started the popular Uncharted series. It is all about a treasure hunt in the jungle and ancient ruins and thus somewhat similar in mood and aesthetics to the Tomb Raider series, albeit with a slightly more realistic approach. The plot follows the adventurer and treasure seeker Nathan Drake, who believes himself to be a distant offspring of the famous Sir Francis Drake. When exhuming his ancestor's remains, Nathan discovers an artifact that supposedly shows him the way to the legendary El Dorado, the city of gold in the Latin American folklore. Accompanied by journalist Elena Fisher, he sets out on a dangerous journey to a remote island. Throughout the game Nathan, controlled by the player, will have to fight pirates, using both melee weapons and firearms, and explore ancient ruins by jumping the cliffs, climbing the walls and swinging from the ropes. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune includes motion-captured cinematic cutscenes that help develop characters and the plot to the point the game may feel like a blockbuster movie.
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Addition to the game Company of Heroes. Can be downloaded as a stand-alone game, the main game is not needed. The main game takes place on the battlefields of the Second World War. The player commands troop units, units of equipment and unique combat units. The main task is the struggle for resources. Each side of the game has its own separation of forces. The Americans have infantry, landing and tanks. The Germans have defensive, offensive and propaganda forces. Three levels of experience increase the rate of fire, the ability to inflict damage, speed, health, armour or range of the combat unit, depending on its type. The fighting spirit of infantry is present as one of the measurable parameters and strongly influences the course of combat. In addition to a single campaign, the game allows you to conduct multiplayer matches on the local network or the Internet with the number of players from 2 to 8. The addition adds to the game two new factions, namely the British Second Army and the Tank Guard (Panzer Elite), for which you can play not only in multiplayer but also in two full-fledged campaigns. The campaign for the British includes ten missions in what was then occupied France. Campaign for the tank guard (Panzer Elite) is more diverse.
LEGO Star Wars - The Complete Saga
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game is an action-adventure game based on Star Wars set of Lego constructors. This is the first installment in the Lego Star Wars video game series. ###Plot and art style The game uses characters from the movie series and loosely retells the story of episodes I-III. It consists of several chapters each recreates a certain part of the movie. Aside from terrain, backgrounds and special effects, all of the in-game objects consist of Lego pieces thus the name. ###Gameplay In each level, you play as a group of characters from the movie and have to complete a specific task. You control only one character at a time while AI commands your teammates, but you can instantly switch between them. The game also supports multiplayer for two with drop-in/drop-out system so the second player can join you without going back to the main menu. The gameplay mostly consists of solving puzzles, exploring environments for secrets and fighting enemies and bosses. There are many characters to unlock as well as other collectibles. Different characters have different abilities and weapons the can be used in combat, puzzle-solving or accessing previously closed parts of the map. There is no game over in Lego Star Wars. Running out of lives makes you lose some in-game currency/points before instantly respawn.
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men
In this crime thriller, Kane and Lynch are hardened gangsters who are soon to be executed. Instead, they are released from the prison by a gang that believes Kane stole its money. The gang has Kane’s family as hostages and wants the money back. Kane, Lynch, and other criminals they will hire have to gather the required sum by robbing banks, kidnapping people for ransom, and completing other criminal tasks. Gameplay in Kane & Lynch is slightly reminiscent of GTA series with its third-person cop-shooting massacres. However, instead of the open world, there are consecutive levels with a mission in each, like in Hitman series (which was made by the same studio). In the story mode, Kane is the only protagonist under the player’s control. Lynch and other members of the gang are AI-controlled, though Kane can order them to move, follow, or attack. In the co-op mode, the other player can assume the role of Lynch. Playing for him is a little different because Lynch is a psychopath who sees hallucinations. There’s also an online multiplayer mode called Fragile Alliance that includes several new maps. In this mode, the team of players tries to survive the police assault and reach their getaway car.
Halo 3
Halo 3 is a first-person shooter from Bungie and another installment in one of the most popular gaming universes. The third part of the franchise completes the story begun in Halo: Combat Evolved. The action takes place in years 2552-53, in which humanity colonized the distant boundaries of the universe and met the aliens The Covenant. As a result of the conflict, a war begins between two species. Play as the Master Chief, who suffers a crash in eastern Africa. He is found by his allies Johnson and the Arbiter and together they are sent to repel the alien aggressors. Halo 3 is a traditional first-person shooter, with a well-designed game world and mythology. The series is known for its multiplayer, which many consider the best in the genre. Matches can fit up to 16 people, who fight in several game modes. They are a variation on the Deathmatch and Capture the Flag modes. In addition to multiplayer battles, players can go through the campaign together with 3 friends in a cooperative mode.
God of War II
The second installment in the God of War franchise and exclusive for the Sony PlayStation 2 console. The game uses basics from the hack-and-slash genre, like its predecessor, and was developed by Santa Monica studio, which is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment. The game is recognized as one of the best for the console from Sony and the best game in action genre in 2007. The game was released on Sony Playstation 2 already at the moment when the third version of the console was already selling for four months. The developers explained their decision: one hundred million people already playing on PlayStation 2, whereas on the next-generation console gamers were just going to adopt the new hardware. ###Key features The player controls Kratos, who in the first part killed the god of war Ares and took his place. The game heavily relies on the ancient Greek mythology and uses it as inspiration and the main source for enemies and NPC design as well as locations design. However, the game is not a great source of accurate historical facts: Ancient Greece history was rewritten for the sake of the genre and the game universe, the rules of which were established in the first part. ###The story King of the gods Zeus betrays Kratos and kills him, but the Spartan is saved from the Underworld by another goddess Gaia, who invites Kratos to find the Sisters of Fate and go to the past and prevent his own murder. The gameplay remained the same: the player can use several attacks, which can be combined and improved with the help of the in-game currency collected from enemies. The game has a lot of Quick-Time-Events, mostly they are used in battles with bosses and in finishing combo-moves. Bosses in the game, in comparison with the first part, significantly increased.
Medieval II: Total War
Medieval II: Total War is the sequel to the Medieval: Total War video game and it’s the fourth game in Total War series. The game is set between the years 1080 and 1530. It focuses on medieval warfare, religion and politics in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. There, similar to previous games in the series, are two modes of play: battles which can be played in multiplayer, in user-defined scenarios or in historical scenarios which simulates real battles of history like Battle of Arsuf or the Battle of Agincourt and the single-player campaign which lets the player build his civilization to conquer other factions. In large maps of the campaign, the player has to control the faction’s military, economic and social systems. When it's the player's turn, he has to move his army anywhere on the map, while in combat, the player has to choose either to fight the battle or let the computer calculate the outcome. There are several single-player campaigns.In the short campaign the player has to defeat a few enemy factions and control as least 15 territories, while in longer campaign, the player has to control at least 45 territories and a gigantic city like Jarusalem, Granada, Rome or Constantinople.
Unreal Tournament 3 Black
The Titan Pack gives players a substantial amount of enhanced features and new content, including many original environments, new gametypes, the namesake Titan mutator, powerful deployables and weapons, new characters, and the Stealthbender vehicle. Also included are sweeping enhancements to AI, networking performance, UI usability and mod support, plus the addition of 57 Steam Achievements to make the UT3 experience even more satisfying. The Titan Pack also brings client-side demo recording, major Server Browser enhancements, a new maplist system, plus mid-game mutator and gametype voting functionality to the PC.Titan Pack includes: 16 environments four Warfare, three vCTF, six Deathmatch, and three CTF maps that are new to the PC and PS3 versions Three bonus pack maps, CTF-Face, CTF-Searchlight and DM-Morbias The namesake Titan mutator, which lets players overwhelm opponents as a 15 foot tall titan, or crush them as a 30 foot tall Behemoth Greed and Betrayal, two gametypes that breed new-found fervor throughout the competitive UT3 arena Two powerful weapons, the Stinger Turret and Eradicator Cannon artillery Two valuable deployables, the X-Ray Field and Link Station The Slow Field power-up, a portable version of the Slow Field deployable Stealthbender, a new vehicle that carries two spidermine trap deployables, one EMP mine, and one each of the new Link Station and X-Ray Field deployables Two new characters, Nova and Kana 57 awards attainable as Steam Achievements Significant AI enhancements, especially in vehicle gametypes; networking performance upgrades; greatly improved menu flow and UI usability; better mod support Client-side demo recording, highly improved Server Browser, a new maplist system, plus mid-game mutator and gametype voting functionality for PC About Unreal Tournament 3 Unreal Tournament 3 marks the return of the world's premiere first-person shooter. Unreal Tournament 3 unleashes the full power of Unreal Engine 3, taking graphics, gameplay, and challenge to a whole new level. Players engage in intense battles with other human players online, or against Unreal artificial intelligence that sets the industry standard. With the most powerful futuristic weapons and vehicles available, this is FPS action at its best! Unparalleled graphical and physical realism from the award-winning Unreal Engine 3 technology delivers the most compelling first-person shooter experience to date...online and offline! Vast arsenal of weapons - Unreal Tournament has always been known for brutal weaponry, and now the arsenal is even bigger and badder. Detonate your opponent from a distance with the ever popular Shock Rifle or blast away at close range with the Flak Cannon. Over two dozen weapons and vehicles have been upgraded and enhanced for maximum killing potential. New single player campaign! This is Unreal Tournament like you've never seen it before! The Necris invasion has begun, and your clan was one of the first to be slaughtered. Head to the front lines and join this Epic battle to defend humanity while taking your revenge. New and favorite characters - Fight side-by-side with or compete against new and returning characters from the Unreal universe, all with enhanced abilities, extremely detailed designs, and distinct personalities. Enhanced popular game types, including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, and all-new Warfare mode and more. Online innovations - Unreal Tournament 3 brings back all the award-winning online features of previous Unreal Tournament games, plus seamless loading on servers, improved matchmaking, and co-operative campaign play online. PC version bundled with the award-winning Unreal Engine 3 Toolset - Build your own levels, game types, and more, or download the latest mods from the massive Unreal community.
Penumbra Overture
Penumbra Overture is a survival horror game developed by Frictional Games. In the year 2001, after his mother's death, Phillip receives a message from his father who left the family and was supposedly dead. The letter leads Phillip to Greenland where he finds a mine his father wrote about. During the descent into the mine, the ladder breaks down. Phillip has to find another way out. The game's world is highly interactive thanks to an advanced physics engine. Players are able to move the in-game objects by moving the mouse instead of just clicking on them. For example, in order to pull a door, the player has to click on the handle and pull the mouse towards themselves. There are no firearms in Penumbra, so Phillip has to fight the enemies off using mining equipment. It is better to evade any conflict rather than getting into a fight. Phillip can stick to the shadows to hide from the enemies, barricade doors or trap his enemies in the cages. During gameplay, the player has to find clues on how to complete a certain puzzle. For example, when Phillip has to make a bomb, the players have to consult the explosives manual, find the ingredients and mix them together.
Rome: Total War - Collection
Once the Roman Empire is under your command, don't lay down your sword just yet - the Barbarians are coming. With two award-winning titles from the esteemed Total War series, you'll have twice as many obstacles and opportunities to control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man. The Collection Edition includes: Rome: Total War Guide one of three noble Roman families on a century spanning quest to seize control of the Roman Empire. Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion (official expansion pack to Rome: Total War) Witness the decline of Rome as Barbarian hordes attack, forcing a bitter internal struggle between rival factions. Voted 2004 Best Strategy game by IGN, GameSpy and GameSpot. Fight alongside or against history's greatest leaders such as Julius Caesar, Spartacus, and Hannibal to expand or destroy the Roman Empire. Lay siege against the Romans as Attila the Hun, fearful Saxons, or other savage factions using signature weapons and abilities. Command warrior-tested legions in cinematic epic battles with thousands of soldiers on-screen at once. A century-spanning campaign charges players with strategically managing the economic, civil, religious and military arms of their empire.
RACE 07
Race 07 is a realistic racing simulator from the Swedish studio SimBin. The game is a continuation of Race - The Official WTCC Game, released in 2006. As in the first game, the licensed World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) is also available here. There are almost no changes in the game, in comparison with the previous part. The game has more than 300 cars, divided into 9 classes, and 14 tracks placed around the world. The calendar of the game mimics the racing season 2006/2007 and includes two new city routes. The game is available on Steam, for the multiplayer s site account is required. Race 07 can not boast of detailed physics, popular manufacturers and realistic graphics. The game is trying to compensate for its shortcomings with an exclusive license and the availability of the Formula-3000 fastest in the game. The released DLCs adds new tracks, cars and championships. The game supports user modifications.
The Lord of the Rings Online
The Lord of the Rings Online is an MMORPG developed by Turbine, Inc. ###Plot The events of the game take place at the same time as the original novels. Time flows differently in each region of Middle-earth, but it does not differ much. Each story arc resembles a different part of the plot and is distributed as DLC. In the first part, the players have to fight a fake king of Angmar. After that, the players set out to help the gnomes with freeing Moria from the Darkness. In the King's Allies add-on, the player goes south with Aragorn. The last expansion pack called The Strength of Sauron allows the players to visit Gondor. ###Gameplay The player firstly creates their own character. Five races are available for the players. Each race has its own advantages and disadvantages, so choose wisely. Nine classes are present in the game. Each of them drastically affects the gameplay. Leveling the character up does not differ much from the other MMORPGs. The players explore the world, kill monsters, complete quests. There is an immense number of quests present in the game. The players gain the majority of experience from them. The game features a craftsmanship system. There are seven crafts present in the game, each of which has three professions to choose from. The game features only one hobby to take part in, and it is fishing. It is possible to fish in any water body. The fish can be eaten or placed as a trophy in the player's house.
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion of well-known turn-based strategy video game Civilization IV made by Firaxis Games. It includes 11 new scenarios, 10 new civilizations, and 16 new leaders. The game takes place in the times when gunpowder was invented. This expansion offers features like corporations, espionage, random events, advanced starts, expanded space and diplomatic victory. It also includes much more improved AI, more visually detailed units and new, improved behavior of colonies. This expansion is quite famous for its huge amount of various different mods, official and unofficial. Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword offers a broader gameplay, for example now players have option to play as any leader-civilization combination, also now players can only trade away theirs researched technologies. Once player finds specific religion-founding technology he or she has a right to choose any of the religions.
Supreme Commander
The game was created by the man who also created the game Total Annihilation and in many ways embodies the same approach to the games of this genre. Earthlings have discovered the technology of instantaneous relocation to any other planet. This was the beginning of a process of large-scale colonization. Over time, the colonists wanted independence from earthlings, alien races were discovered, with which some earthlings entered into an alliance, while other earthmen learned symbiosis with artificial intelligence. Finally, the Earth was destroyed, leaving in the universe several opposing "races". And on every uninhabited planet, the struggle for resources can now unfold. The main resources are two, Matter and Energy. To use resources, it is often important not to have a stock, but to achieve the inflow of both resources in a certain amount per second. The new territory is thrown Supreme Commander - the key unit in the game. From it on the territory are distributed units with special functions. The game allows you to instantly "take off" over the entire territory and view it all. Another function is to divide the screen into two parts. Dividing the screen into two parts, you can work with each part in the same way as with the entire screen before the separation - increase or, conversely, view from the height.
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance is a standalone expansion pack for Supreme Commander which includes a new campaign, a faction, 110 new units, new modes and multiplayer maps. It is an RTS game. Two years pass after the Black Sun weapon was fired. The president of the United Earth Federation was murdered. The Seraphim occupy Earth. The old enemies unite to fight back the alien race. The gameplay does not differ much from the original Supreme Commander. The main feature of the game is still the number of the vehicles featured. Players can fight on land, air, and water. The game also features various stationary buildings and experimental units that can withstand a massive amount of damage. There are two types of resources in the game: Mass and Energy. Both of them are essential for the development of the player's army and economy. It does not matter how much materials you have for your future expansion. The speed you gather them at is what's important. One of the core mechanics of the game is the mining of Mass from the destroyed units and buildings while Energy can be obtained from trees and unfinished buildings.
X-Blades
X-Blades is a hack and slash game in the fantasy setting. It follows Ayumi, a young adventurer that uses two pistol-blades. One day she was cursed and now needs to find the way to break free from it. You take on the role of Ayumi and lead her through hordes of monster towards the secrets of her world. The protagonist gets involved in the struggle between Light and Darkness, and her choices throughout the game will lead to the victory of one of these forces. The game features a character development system that includes different skills you can upgrade with experience point during the game. The skills are light and dark, and the ending depends on what path you choose. The core gameplay is typical for the hack and slash genre: you need to clean up levels full of enemies and kill bosses. Besides using swords and guns, Ayumi can cast spells to her opponents. Different attack types are most effective against different enemies.
Shadowgrounds Survivor
Earthlings were badly hit by the devastating meteor shower that hit the planet. However, part of the rain was crystals, which became a source of valuable fuel. When the crystals were over, the Earthmen found a way to teleport to the planet from which these crystals flew to Earth. People moved to this planet in considerable numbers, managed to settle down there, but when they extracted crystals, they accidentally opened the portal to an unknown dimension. The portal became the door for the monsters that captured the planet. Only a small number of people remained. They want to survive. And they are trying to regain control of vital objects. You can play three characters. All of them have different abilities and weapons. Everyone has their own ways to fight for life and territory. A range of improvements allows you to acquire new weapons, sharpen the methods of violence and increase the stock of life. Ammunition causes more damage, resistance to poisons appears, there are clues about invisible monsters. Yes, it is useful for surviving earthlings - it's difficult to fight off monsters. Because they are everywhere and quite reasonable. This planet belongs to them already. Hundreds times increased insects and reptiloids, abundantly armed and perceiving people either as a forage, or as intruders. From mission to mission, heroes make their way through mountains of corpses, crowds of furious beasts and through territories that have become empty under the onslaught of aliens. And this constant tension is periodically replaced by exclamations of heroes: life is beautiful!
Painkiller: Black Edition
Painkiller is a game about the adventures in the afterlife. The protagonist will go through Purgatory and Hell to fight the hordes of demons and eventually Lucifer himself. The game was compared to Serious Sam and Doom. ###Plot The main character is Daniel Garner, a man who died in a car crash. His soul is imprisoned in the Purgatory. Garner becomes involved in a war between Heaven and Hell. Archangel Samael promises Daniel a place in Heaven if he kills four arch-demons. A mysterious woman named Eve comes to his help, informing him about his enemies. ###Gameplay The player controls Garner from the first person view and uses firearms to defeat enemies. The monsters and levels are extremely varied. Garner goes through various historical eras and locations before eventually descending to Hell. Painkiller consists of 25 levels divided into 5 chapters. At the end of each chapter, the protagonist fights a boss. Each level has an optional objective that the player can complete and receive a powerful bonus represented by a Tarot card. Painkiller also has a multiplayer with traditional first-person shooter modes. ###Edition features The Black Edition includes the Battle Out of Hell story expansion with 10 more levels. It is set immediately after the end of the original game. Lucifer is dead, and arch-demon Alastor takes his place. Garner has to defeat Alastor and his demonic hordes. This edition also includes additional content, such as a map editor and a behind the scenes footage.
Eschalon: Book I
Eschalon: Book I is an old-school role-playing game that will take you across massive outdoor environments and deep into dozens of sprawling dungeons as you seek to uncover the mystery of who you are. It features a tile-built, turn-based game world where the result of absolutely every action is rolled, calculated or statistically determined. Hundreds of items and dozens of creatures await your discovery in this classically inspired RPG. A tile-built, turn-based game world where the result of absolutely every action is rolled, calculated or statistically determined. Strategy is paramount to success; careful skill management, equipment selection and magic usage will win your fights, not rapid button clicking. We are very pleased to say this is not another "action RPG". Hundreds of items and dozens of creatures await your discovery. A combination of randomly generated treasure and carefully hidden goodies means that no two games will play the exact same way. Unlimited character development style: Choose from 24 unique skills to make the character you want and 8 base attributes that affect your character's every action throughout the game. The game world does not scale or adjust itself to match anyone's play style, so the ease or difficulty of the game is directly related to how successful you are at developing your character. Combat plays out at your pace. Eschalon: Book I features a turn-based system that allows you to roll through combat as fast or slow you want...make it fast and furious, or analyze every option for maximum advantage. A non-linear storyline means that the game world is open to explore as you desire. Follow the storyline or don't...it's up to you. Just be careful where you go and who you choose to trust- the world of Eschalon can be a deadly place for an inexperienced adventurer. An epic adventure that you must face alone...a single-player RPG carefully designed to feel like the great old school RPGs of the past such as Ultima®, Might & Magic®, and Wizardry®
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage
The game is the third game in the FlatOut demolition racing series. Previously, it was known as FlatOut: Total Carnage. This arcade embodies the canon of the genre and preserves the reality of the physical parameters of what is happening on the screen. ###With what to go out on the track and what to expect on it Each car has forty parts that can be damaged - be careful. Or do not be - experience the pleasure of eight thousand objects that can be destroyed on each track. Every scratch, every blow is visible to the eyes and noticeable in driving - and every destruction you inflict is absolutely realistic, like fog, dust, smoke, splashes. ###Your style, your mood Before the race, set the style of the race, its mood, choose from a variety of options: arcade, Deathmatch Derbie, race for time and destruction. You can choose from forty-eight cars and thirty-nine tracks, in six different environments, from deserts to metropolis. You can invite up to eight friends to play, for this there is a multiplayer mode. In this mode, Races, Derbies and Stunts, Deathmatch Derbies, Head-On race mode are available. ###Who are these guys? If you are alone, eleven other drivers compete with you. Everyone has an individual style of riding, character and temperament - you will not be mistaken, after meeting them on the track. Here are just a few of their CVs. Jack Benton prefers cars that can perfectly hit - fast, small, but heavy. His aggression exceeds experience - it makes him even more dangerous. Sofia Martinez prefers light cars to drive sharply and drive fast. But she can be seen and on a heavy pick-up truck, by which she tries to split all who can. Jason Walker is unpredictable in everything except one - he always chooses muscle-cars. He uses experience to beat his opponent with feeling. Katie Jackson is hysterical and aggressive at the same time, she's not a rival, she's a moving obstacle.
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Build, Battle and Brawl your way out of trouble! Play through all three classic Indiana Jones™ movies and relive your favorite Indy adventures in the tongue-in-cheek worlds of LEGO®. Explore and Discover - Battle enemies, solve puzzles, and seek out the world's greatest treasures. More Than 60 Playable Characters - Take control of Indy, his friends, and even his enemies. Team up with a friend and together search for fortune and glory. Whip Into Action! - Attack and disarm enemies, swing over perilous pits, and interact with LEGO® objects and puzzles!
Crackdown
###The start of the series Crackdown is a series of sandbox games in the open world for Microsoft's Xbox 360 console. The game, released in 2007 is considered the first in the series. ###Key features The action takes place in the fictional Pacific City. The player is given control over the biologically improved Agent. The agent is the representative of the Agency, it was called to Pacific City because of the sudden increase in crime. The main task is to eliminate three criminal bosses and organized crime syndicates: Los Muertos, The Volk and Shai-Gen Corporation. In order to get to the very top and overthrow every villain, the player will have to travel around the city and defeat the first level of the criminal hierarchy: thieves and bandits. Each gang is assigned its own district - so capturing an offender in one area leads to the next level in the hierarchy of one of the gangs. Having defeated the kingpins the player can challenge the head of the criminal organization. ###Game mechanics The game is typical for the third-person-action set in a sandbox environment, like the games of the Grand Theft Auto and Saints Row series. Like other ones in the genre, Crackdown uses a huge set of cold weapons and firearms. As well as various skills and skills that you can upgrade: for example, for more distant jumps on the roofs, hijacking cars and studying the entire game world. For upgrading it is enough to accumulate the necessary amount of Experience Orbs. The entire territory of Pacific City is available for exploring right after the start of the game.
Super Mario Galaxy
Become Mario as he traverses gravity-bending galaxies, traveling in and out of gravitational fields by blasting from planet to planet. Control Mario with the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™. Power-up to reach inaccessible areas. Collect Star Bits to either stun enemies or feed Lumas.
Aquaria
Aquaria is an underwater 2d sidescrolling action-adventure game with a great emphasis on exploration and solving various puzzles. Players are invited to take the place of Naija, ocean dweller, resembling a human woman with fish-like features, which allow her to swim and breathe underwater. Naija has lost most of her memories and has to explore the world outside, and is up to players to guide her towards the center of the mystery of her origin, the creation of Aquaria and the world outside, wherein the centers of ruined civilizations ancient gods are resting. The gameplay centers on the inability to directly interact with objects or items, but through the system of short musical tunes. In the default form, Naija can summon a circle, with eight positions to fill with differently colored notes. Surroundings will be affected by the notes of the corresponding color, and once players learn more complicated melodies after unlocking through the story will not only help to lift objects and to create a protective shield but change forms as well. A total of seven forms are available by the end of the game, some of which are used to go through the story barriers.
Painkiller Overdose
Painkiller Overdose is a first-person shooter, the first stand-alone expansion for 2004 People Can Fly game Painkiller. ###Plot Unlike the original game, the main protagonist in Overdose is not Daniel Garner, but half-angel, half-demon Belial who seeks revenge for his imprisonment and rejection by both hell and heaven. ###Gameplay The gameplay is very similar to that of the original game. The game is divided into sixteen levels. The player must get through each of them slaying hordes of enemies. Most of the levels consist of the arena-like room where you have to defeat waves of monsters to progress. Some levels end up with battles against huge Bosses that require player shoot specific parts of their bodies. The game takes place in different areas of purgatory. Some of them resemble specific historical settings like ancient Rome, ancient Egypt or medieval Japan. Completing specific tasks awards player with tarot-cards that give Belial special powers. The Belial’s weaponry is different from that of Daniel through most of the weapons are similar in mechanics to their counterparts from the original game. Every weapon has at least two firing modes. For example, Bonegun can act like a typical shotgun or turn enemies into stone; razor cube can rotate metal projectiles at high speed, draw enemies to Belial or slowly shoot metal projectiles.
Europa Universalis III Complete
The third Europa Universalis game offers the player to lead a major world civilization through the Early Modern era. Unlike its predecessors, Europa Universalis III uses 3D graphics instead of 2D. ###Gameplay The player chooses a country and administers its diplomacy, economy, military, and society. The game has an emphasis on development rather than war, and the combat system does not allow you to directly control the units. You can pick any time period from between 1453 and 1789 and any country from a roster of 300. Despite the series' title, civilizations are not limited to Europe. The country's current leader and state of affairs are generated on the basis of real history. Once the player enters the game, however, the events are randomized and only depend on the player's actions. A new feature introduced in EU3 is that the player can hire up to three court advisors (EU’s equivalent to Civilization’s “great people”). Each advisor has his or her area of influence and helps to improve the empire’s science, culture, or army. ###Expansion packs Contrary to its name, Complete edition doesn't include all of EU3 expansion packs (it is Chronicles edition that does), but only two of them: Napoleon's Ambition and In Nomine. Napoleon's Ambition is set after the main game's timeline, lasts until 1821, and deals with the Napoleonic Wars. By contrast, In Nomine begins in 1399, and includes late medieval features like Byzantine Empire, Tamerlan's conquests, and the Hundred Years War.
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is a real-time strategy game developed by EA Los Angeles. It is the third game in the Tiberium sub-series and continues the plot of Tiberian Sun. ###Plot The year is 2047, 17 years after the events of the Firestorm Expansion pack. The Brotherhood of Nod unexpectedly turns off the Global Defence Initiative's missile shield and destroys the Philadelphia orbital station. Most of the GDI's leaders are dead in one move, with the Brotherhood planning to take on the east coast of the United States. The game follows the events of the Third Tiberian War. ###Gameplay In Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars the players spectate the action on the battlefield and give orders to their units. The main objective is to destroy the enemies base. Like in the previous games, the core building for the formation of your army is the mobile command center, which is placed on the default starting position on every map of the game, yet it is possible to move it freely around the level. Each building type works as a technological tree where new units can be built only if a specific set of buildings were put up by the player. Every unit can be countered by another, thanks to a rock, paper, scissors game designing philosophy. Three factions are present in the game, with every one of them differing in their units, buildings, style, and gameplay. 1v1 and 2v2 multiplayer modes are also available with the addition of an ELO ranking system.
TimeShift
Master time to become the ultimate weapon! Dr. Aiden Krone has made a Time Jump across the space-time continuum - a reckless act with frightening consequences. Now, a disturbing alternate reality has evolved within the bleak and rain-soaked Alpha District. Armed with the experimental Beta Suit, you alone are able to slow, stop and reverse the flow of time. Only with this ability can you lead the uprising to victory and put an end to Krone's madness. Harness time as the Ultimate Weapon: Slow, stop and reverse the flow of time to destroy your enemies Unleash a powerful arsenal of weapons and vehicles in 24 combat missions Up to 16-player multiplayer, featuring the use of time grenades in 14 different maps, allowing for unique style of slow, stop and reversal of time Completely customize your multiplayer experience with over 40 different features to fit your style of gameplay TimeShift only supports multiplayer connectivity over LAN or direct connection.
Battlestations: Midway
Battlestations: Midway is an immense action game that drops players into massive air, sea, and undersea battles from Pearl Harbor to Midway. Players command massive fleet attacks and take direct, real-time, control of every plane, battleship, and submarine in the battle. Battlestations: Midway's blends intense 3rd-person action with epic, large-scale naval combat and brings to life the great Pacific battles of the World War II. From the chaos of Pearl Harbor, through the Philippines, Java and the Coral Sea all the way to the epic Battle of Midway. Innovative gameplay lets players take direct control of over 60 different warships, planes and submarines from a 3rd-person perspective. Players can instantly switch to and control nearly every vehicle in the battle. The game features 11 large-scale campaigns with 12 bonus challenge missions.FEATURES: Revolutionary gameplay: Experience epic WWII combat from multiple perspectives as you jump between dozens of units, playing as a pilot, a gunner, a submarine captain or even carrier fleet commander. Massive air, sea, and undersea battlefields: Every battle takes place simultaneously in the air, on and under the sea. Movement of your fleet and the individual efforts of any one vehicle is critical to success. Sixty warships: Features the Wildcat and Zero Fighter planes, the Dauntless Divebombers, the B17 and B24 bombers, the USS Lexington and USS Yorktown carriers, and Japan's infamous super battleship, The Yamato. Realism: Cutting-edge graphics bring the Pacific oceans and island chains alive with lush real-world environments, dynamic weather effects and incredibly detailed vehicles and weaponry. Featuring 11 massive campaigns with 12 bonus challenge missions and an immersive storyline.
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Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East
For the first time, play as the Orc faction and recruit heroes, build armies and manage cities as you explore and conquer legendary lands. Use tactics, skills and magic to outsmart fantasy armies while developing your heroes and unveiling the dark plot that threatens to tear the world of Ashan apart. Features: Every creature in the Heroes V universe will get an alternative upgrade, increasing the total number of creatures in the Heroes of Might and Magic V line to over 170! Expand your arsenal and gameplay with new spells, new artifacts, new buildings and innovative new features such as the combo-based Artifact Power Link and Battle Rage, the unique racial ability of the Orcs.
UFO: Afterlight
UFO: Afterlight is a strategy action game developed by ALTAR Interactive. It is the third game in the UFO game series. ###Plot The game is set after the events of UFO: Aftermath. After a devastating alien attack, the remaining humans have to move off-world to the established orbital colonies or to Mars. While Mars is undergoing terraforming, ten thousand colonists remain in cryo-sleep. However, 30 people suddenly awake from their sleep. Contact with Earth was cut off so the colonists decide to accelerate the terraforming of Mars. However, a brief archeological discovery awakens something alien yet again. ###Gameplay Afterlight's gameplay is divided into two parts, a strategy game one, and a tactical squad-based simulation. At the first part of the game, the players have to manage their resources, train the colony's personnel, trade with other parties, claim territories, and build up completely new structures. Upon capturing a new territory, the players can begin terraforming it and mining new resources out of it. This resources can be both traded with others or used to create new buildings and units. In a tactical side of gameplay, the players send seven-man squads of soldiers. Before sending a squad to its mission, the players have to correctly equip them and decide on its strategy. These squads can be sent to eliminate humans as well as aliens. The squads have to be formed up of several specialists, such as the technicians, scientists, commandos, and so on.
Clive Barker's Jericho
Clive Barker's Jericho is a supernatural horror concept with story by the master mythmaker, novelist and filmmaker Clive Barker. Jericho deals with the mysterious reappearance of a lost city in a remote desert. When a form of evil that goes right back to the dawn of days resurfaces from there, a Special Forces squad, trained in both conventional warfare and the arcane arts, is sent in. Their mission: Hunt down and destroy the evil that lurks at the heart of the city before it destroys humanity. Jericho is designed as an action horror title that ups the stakes in visuals and phantasmagorical special effects. Mingling the darkest elements of Barker’s horror fiction and films with an ambitious, age-spanning story, aimed at mature gamers, fans of Clive Barker and horror fiction enthusiasts.
Sam & Max: 102 - Situation: Comedy
Sam & Max 102: Situation: Comedy is the adventure game by TellTale studios, and second episode of the first season Sam & Max Save the World series consisting of 7 episodes overall. ###Gameplay In every show's episode, the player controls Sam and navigates him through the 3D environment. As in many point-and-click adventures, the only interactions with the outside world include walking and examining objects to craft a new one and talking with non-playable characters. The protagonist's gun also helps in solving some of the sophisticated riddles. There are many sections within the game, and one can travel through them using the navigator. In spite of the game features action scenes, it is impossible to die while playing — even if the player makes a lot of mistakes, the car collisions, for example, during the chases, would be cosmetic. There is a variation in dialogues — while presented with a options tree, one may choose the best suitable one. The choices affect subsequent playthrough. ###Key features and plot The game is set in a parodу universe where everything mimics pop-culture of a Western world. We play as Sam, who is a dog but walks and acts like a human. During the season, Sam and Max who looks much like a rabbit, solve the various riddles as a detective couple. The seconds part's story takes place a month after the first one and investigates the famous TV presenter holding her spectators as hostages.
Sam & Max: 103 - The Mole, the Mob and the Meatball
Sam & Max 103: The Mole, the Mob, and the Meatball is an episodic adventure by TellTale studios, and also the third episode of the first season of Sam & Max Save the World franchise which consists of 7 episodes in total. ###Gameplay We play as Sam — an anthropomorphic creature who looks more like a dog, than a human who is accompanied by Max — rabbit-like extraterrestrial. The gameplay is tied to the limits of every point-and-click adventure with the only difference of inability to combine the objects. Other than that player can examine things in the location, interact with them, move around the scene and chat with non-playable characters. The title features multiple locations and the protagonists can fast travel between them using 1960 DeSoto Adventurer — a special device also used as a navigator. During multiple driving and actions scenes. Typical for TellTale, there is also a branching dialogue — the player is allowed to choose between the given options in the conversations. The following playthrough depends on the choices. ###Key features and plot The universe of the game impersonates the USA pop-culture thus the multiple in-game references for various situations. The plot in the title centers around The Mole, who has gone absent after infiltrating the local Mafia gang. Sam and Max are set to find out where is he hiding.
Sam & Max: 105 - Reality 2.0
Sam & Max 105: Reality 2.0 is a graphic adventure video game developed by TellTale studios, and the fifth chapter of the first season of Sam & Max Save the World intellectual property composed out of 7 episodes. ###Gameplay The player takes a role of Sam who is the anthropomorphic dog accompanied by a hare-like animal called Max. Our characters are detectives, so the primary goal of the game is to solve criminal cases. While the usual point-and-click adventure scheme utilizes the usual pattern: the player can talk to NPC's, combine the elements to gain a new one and explore the landscape, Sam & Max throws the combining element out — now it is only possible to match the element together with a piece of environment to gain something new. Contrary to many games of the genre, Sam & Max feature a prototype of a non-linear structure, allowing one to travel between the crime scenes to investigate them thanks to 1960 DeSoto Adventurer — a navigator-like device. As observed by numerous point-and-click titles, Reality 2.0 also allows the player to choose a line in conversation and it does not go unnoticed — the subsequent playthrough would be affected by one's choice. ###Key features and plot The fifth chapter of the game tells a story of interchanging between the Real and the Virtual worlds to find the culprit accused of turning every planet's dweller into a zombie by a new online game.