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1. 

   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   Steam now have all of Strategy Firsts catalogue up for grabs at a knock down price. For example the first two Flatout titles as well as Darkstar One are retailing at less than $4.50 (£2.99). Other titles incude 688 (I) Hunter-Killer, Alien Shooter: Vengeance, Birth of America, Culpa Innata, Dangerous Waters, Disciples II: Galleans Return and Rise of the Elves, Ducati World Championship, Exodus from Earth, Fleet Command, Ghost Masters, Iron Warriors: T-72 Tank Command, Jack Keane, Jagged Alliance 2 Gold, Making History: The Calm and the Storm, Perimeter 2: New Earth, Sacred Gold, Slamit Pinball: Big Score. Space Empires IV Deluxe, Space Empires V, Sub Command, and Vegas Makes it Big. Some of these can be purchased as bundles, for example the four naval type games (Sub Command, Naval Comand, Dangerous Waters and 688i Hunter Killer) can be bought for less than £9 (less than $13), though I'd recommend paying about the same price for Silent Hunter 4 or even Silent Hunter 3 both of which not only have far better graphics, but loads of modifications that expand the game immensely. There's also an expansion pack available for Silent hunter 4 that expands the Pacific Conflict over into the Atlantic Conflict (much like Silent hunter 3). Though Silent Hunter 3 & 4 aren't available on Steam and will have to be bought from a retailer, or via an internet outlet. (I got mine directly from the developers).

   The above games are retailing at between $2.80 (£1.99) to $14 (£9.99), though the majority are around the $4.50 mark. This offer is open till April 13th. You can get several of the above titles from GOG (Good Old Games) or slightly more if you miss the reduction.

   You require the Steam client to take advantage of this offer thogh.

   Regards

   Whiterabbit.

   p.s.

   Also Genesis Rising and Painkiller: Overdose are available for $4.99 (£3.99). I don't think there's a time limit on that offer. I already had Genesis Rising, an unusual space shooter where you control an organic space ship. Painkiller: Overdose is a FPS game where you play a devil like creature stealing souls from those you kill. I wasn't sure about it at first, but found the demo very unusual, so decided to buy it together with Ghost Master (one of the cheapest of the weekday deals), which intrigued me. Looked like a whacky ghost busters game except the storyline looks like a group of students getting trapped in a haunted house. Graphics are vaguley cartoonish. Well worth the few dollars I paid for it, just for a change of genres. Apart from Darkstar One Jack Keane (I'd forgotten that I had this) and the three Flatout games, which I already have none of the others except maybe Culpa Innata and Perimeter 2 appealed to me.

   p.p.s.

   I highly recommend Darkstar One, Jack Keane, Ghost Masters, Perimeter 2 and Flatout 2 for starters, then if you're into World of Warcraft type games, the two Disciples II titles and Sacred Gold should sate your appetite. There are a few dated games but on the whole this is a great selection of budget titles. If I hadn't already purchased several of them previously I'd have bought the whole lot because there's a special price if you buy them all in one bundle (<$80). With respect to the Flatout series; if you're a graphics whore, it will probably be worth going for the Ultimate Carnage version as it is brillaint. Darkstar One is an immersive 3D space trading, space shooter with fantastic graphics with game play on the lines of that classic Commodore game Elite (which you can get for free via the game synopsis - both Elite I and Elite II are available for free. All of the Flatout titles are stock car racing with demolition Derby levels and some higher level cars. all mixed in with an amazing destrutive environment and some fantastic and realistic looking races track through towns, water canals and farmland and even in the wilderness. The graphics for all three versions are fantastic, though there's a noticeable improvement from Flatout I to Flatout II to the Flatout: Ultimate Carnage version. There's also a great upgrade system , purchasing a variety of cars and other vehicles as well as a mode where you play silly games like bowling, the high jump and darts to name a few of the games (see the first video in the list under Flatout). In these you have to crash your car into specific barriers and get your driver to crash through the windscreen and depending upon the task, get him a high as possiblle or as far away as possible. It's hard to explain, but it's fun. All three games have similar modes, and Flatout 2 and Flatout: Ultimate Carnage are basically the same game apart from graphical improvements in the Ultimate version as well as an increase in the number of cars competing in the races (from 8 to 12), which makes it harder to win. Both Flatout II and the Flatout: Ultimate Carnage versions have a good AI. If you target specific drivers in any race (afterall these are stock car and Demolition Derby games), they will target you. The more objects you destroy in game, for example you can drive through shop windows and trash the insides of some shops, or smash fences etc. Each vehicle also can be damaged quite dramatically, with bonnets, doors, Bumpers (fenders) and boots (trunks) being ripped off. The more you destroy the more nitro you get to help you win races. All are great fun and also a good stress reliever. :)

   Darkstar One Videos: (one of the better games of this genre together with Freespace 2 which is available from Good Old Games)

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g7vMw_b0rk

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFRVsrN8GWk

   Flatout I, II and Ultimate: (Well worth getting at least one of these)

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7u5l1nQwhI

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOg-6w-MspY

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bHrGa5l-BQ

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=033uTGWiDpA

   Iron Warriors T72:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl8lcmF9rgc

   688 (I) Hunter-Killer:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYayJANfuzI

   Dangerous Waters: (excellent, but not as good as Silent Hunter III and IV)

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJTDbu9kw1k

   Jack Keane: (Gorgeous colors)

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gmZ4DYA1d0&feature=related

   Fleet Command:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXefbOlOIDU

   Sub Command:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGZjhSBvhvM

   Disciples II: Galleans:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce1rjuKHQYc

   Disciples II: Rise of the Elves:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GuW9t_recs

   Ghost Masters: (my 8 year old daughter loves this one)

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ike1JcjwQhA

   Jagged Alliance 2: Gold:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNGBdg5MpEE

   Perimeter 2: New Earth:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGzDUKc5tFc

   Birth of America: (Images only)

   http://www.gamersgate.com/index.php?page=product&what=view&sku=DD-BOA&gclid=CLOtqMiY5ZkCFdIUzAodhB4QSA

   Space Empires:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ytwcn4n004

   Exodus from Earth:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p5I9suTO90

   Ducati World Championship:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3pHIcGMiIk

   Alien Shooter: Vengeance:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUhx-fh3gAg

   Making History: The Calm and the Storm:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmXxjYrVzg8

   Sacred Gold:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_69JPUQTss

   Slamit Pinball: Big Score:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=777bCWn-dCc

   Genesis Rising:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8W-KL2pJJE

   Painkiller: Overdose:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMI2QlFNREg&feature=PlayList&p=89A1BB1DAD386C5B&index=1

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsyM1boFBE4

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XCTiy2Amu0

   Silent Hunter IV:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxjhjf8nquE

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVDesBGdJC0

   Silent Hunter III:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Vfx-eVSkc

   Posted 15 years ago #
2. 

   midori
   Member

   Thanks, Wrabbit... I'll have a look at these. :)

   Posted 15 years ago #
3. 

   wizzard_of_ozz2004
   Games Master

   Rabbit, if you enjoy Diablo or other hack 'n slashes like Titan Quest, you will like Sacred Gold. Do buy it if you haven't already. It's widely considered one of the better Diablo clones, up there with Titan Quest.

   Posted 15 years ago #
4. 

   midori
   Member

   Was just checking out Steam, and there's a hilarious new release called FLOCK. Crazy-quilt type graphics, UFO after sheep scenario. Lol! Don't know if I can talk myself out of this one... downloading demo. Great deals on the Strategy stuff, Wrabbit... trying not to look to hard. ;)

   Posted 15 years ago #
5. 

   Txnnok
   Member

   Looks like a fun game wizard. I'll have to check it out further. A little bit of internet research showed the creators (Ironlore) shutdown in Feb. I have no idea how this will effect the game. Walmart shows it is for still for sale, so I guess it doesn't matter, except there won't be expansions for it.

   Posted 15 years ago #
6. 

   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   I've added a whole pile of You Tube videos of the games I mention in the first post above. I though it worth the bother as most of the games look like worthwhile purchases if you've got spare cash and plenty of time to play these games. :)

   Posted 15 years ago #
7. 

   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   Yeah, I'm on the verge of buying both Flock and Sacred Gold. Flock looks really well made, though I have several sheep type games so have been hanging back. I've bought so many games over the last month (around 30 at the last count) that I'm feeling a little guilty. I want to build a new computer with one of the latest graphics cards which are not cheap. Several of my games cannot be played on my best computer with the higest graphics settings so am determined to at least upgrade. The best computer I have at the moment only has a 3.2GHz dual core, a NVidia 8800 GS which is still a reasonable graphics card with 640Mb RAM and 4Gb of System RAM, though I can only use around 3Gb of the system RAM due to the Windows version being a 32 bit version. The maximum RAM you can run on a 32 bit system is a little over 3.5Gb (Provided you have the apprpriate updates), but that includes your Video RAM. I should take one of the sticks out an put it in one of the computers that only has 2Gb RAM, lol.

   Posted 15 years ago #
8. 

   midori
   Member

   Thanks, Wrabbit, for the videos. I couldn't go for the whole package, but one or maybe two looked interesting (Jack Keane), so I'll view them. Heck, I'll view them all, since you went through the trouble! ;) Trying not to be tempted right now though. Oh, but FLOCK's quiltwork graphics has captured my heart, so maybe that'll be it this round. :)

   Posted 15 years ago #
9. 

   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   I highly recommend Jack Keane; it’s a gorgeously animated point and click adventure. I’ve not seen one as colorful apart from the Myst series, but this is more in the vein of a cartoon as opposed to realistic surroundings.

   I'm going to go for Flock as it is . I've had another great day for retail therapy after buying another of the Painkiller games from Good old Games (Painkiller: Black, which is the original painkiller plus the expansion pack - for $9.99 I couldn't resist it. I also bought the first Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon as I missed it when it was first released and Gorky 17. I'm just checking out a demo of Sacred Gold now, but will probably buy it as it's so far been an excellent game. There’s also a pinball game for only a couple of dollars, so that’s got to be bought, lol.

   GOG are getting more games added to their catalogue at the moment and have a 25% off sale on certain bundles. If you already have one of the games in the reduced bundles you still get the reduction if you buy the second title.

   I couldn't resist buying Painkiller: Black after buying the later title (Painkiller: Overdose) the other day. I didn't know GOG had it in their catalogue, but saw it in the list of sale items, though I don’t think much of the other game in the bundle, so only bought Painkiller: Black. (It's a 3.5Gb download in three sections - 2Gb, 1.5Gb and a set up file of 2Mb) The environments are really well rendered and for me make buying both games worth it despite the game play being a little repetitive - I buy a lot of games just for the environments as I'm still fascinated with FPS and TPS games just for the ability to be able to wander around an environment, picking up items etc. I don't particularly enjoy horror style FPS games despite having bought a few recently - Alone in the Dark, Barrow Hill and Clive Barkers Jericho to name a few, I though---- well why not some more, lol.

   BTW I forgot to add a video for Culpa Innato:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg6_UgZtfsE&feature=related

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grCy3Qq5wIE&feature=related

   That's another one I may buy, lol.

   Posted 15 years ago #

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