WWI: The Great War

Lead the armies of Russia, France, England, Germany and the
Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 1st ever World War 1real-time-strategy game. Command air, armor and infantry
units, all equipped with authentic weapons. Drive across
the European plain, capture enemy territory and build cities
to feed your war machine.-March across massive environments capable of displaying
80,000 soldiers engaged in heated battle.
-Over 60 painstakingly researched historical campaigns
-Real-time interaction with the key actors of WWI -
Kaiser Wilhelm, Tsar Nicholas, Franz Joseph and
King George V.
-Receive expert advice from military and economic advisers
to main key strategic advantages.
-8-player multiplayer via Internet or Lan.
estrella Minimum System Requirements
*CD-ROM: 0X CD-ROM
*CPU: Pentium II 266Mhz
*Hard Drive Space: 0 MB
*DVD-ROM: 0X DVD-ROM
*RAM: 128 MB RAM
*Video Memory: 16 MB VRAM

estrella Recommended System Requirements
*CD-ROM: 0X CD-ROM
*CPU: Pentium III 600MHz
*Hard Drive Space: 0 MB
*DVD-ROM: 0X DVD-ROM
*RAM: 256 MB RAM
*Video Memory: 32 MB VRAM


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Star Wars Battlefront II

Star Wars Battlefront II takes you further into the battles that raged a long time ago in a galaxy far away. The compelling storyline spans more than 12 new locations, many from Episode III -- including volcanic Mustafar and the space battle above Coruscant. It also has the Death Star interior, classic space battles and the fight aboard the Tantive IV, Princess Leia's All-new classic movie moments bring the adventure to life, while a revamped single-player & multiplayer experience includes smarter AI blockade runner seen at the beginning of Star Wars: Episode IV.
enemies and allies, with emphasis on story told through open-ended mission-based objectives. There's even new space battles allow you to dogfight in X-wings, TIE fighters, Jedi starfighters and several other starcraft.
Features

* Revamped single-player experience includes smarter AI enemies and allies, plus a greater emphasis on story told through open-ended

mission-based objectives.
* New space battles allow you to dogfight in X-wings, TIE fighters, Jedi starfighters and several other starcraft, or fight it out on foot aboard an

enemy capital ship.
* Special opportunities throughout the game for players to earn the ability to wield a lightsaber and use their favorite Force powers as a Jedi.
* More than 16 new battlefronts on land and in space, including many from Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith such as Utapau, Mustafar

and the space battle above Coruscant
* All-new classic trilogy locations including the Death Star interior, classic space battles and the fight aboard the Tantive IV, Princess Leia’s

blockade runner seen at the beginning of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope

system:

* Computer: 100% DirectX 9.0c Compatible Computer
* Operating System: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
* CPU: Intel P3 1GHz or AMD Athlon 1 GHz Required
* Memory: 256 MB RAM Required (512 Recommended)
* Graphics Card: 64 MB 3D Card with Hardware Transform & Lighting (T&L) Capability
* Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9 compatible Sound Card
* CD-ROM:8X Speed CD-ROM drive required
* Input Device: Keyboard and Mouse required. Joysticks & Gamepads supported
* Conectivity Requirements: DSL, Cable or faster connection required for multiplayer.
* DirectX: Microsoft DirectX 9.0c is included on this CD
-NOTE: DirectX may require the "latest" drivers for your particular hardware.
* Installation: 2.7 GB of free hard drive space required. We recommend that you have an additional 200 MB of free space available after installation.


Supported Chipsets:
-ATI Radeon 7200/7500 family
-ATI Radeon 8500/9000/9200 family
-ATI Radeon 9500/9700/9800 family
-ATI Radeon x800 family or better

-Nvidia GeForce2 family (excluding the GeForce2 MX)
-Nvidia GeForce3 family
-Nvidia GeForce4 family
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Age of Empires ALL

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings is the sequel to the award-winning, best-selling real-time strategy game Age of Empires. Age of Empires II spans a thousand years, from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages in which players lead one of 13 civilizations into greatness. The game keeps the epic scope of Age of Empires' game play while evolving the combat and economic features.
Features:
In addition to all the features found in the original Age of Empires, Age of Empires II enhances game play in the following areas:

Players can use garrisoning and military formations that add interesting tactical choices. Units are also smarter, with new artificial intelligence (AI) options like Guard, Patrol and Follow as well as multiple aggression levels.


Players can improve the economy of their civilization through trade and diplomacy options. In addition to gathering resources, they can trade at their own market or use trading routes with their allies. A market-based economy gives new options for players to buy, sell, and speculate on resources.Gamers command one of 13 mighty civilizations. These include the Franks, Japanese, Byzantines, Vikings, Mongols and Celts civilizations. Each civilization has unique attributes, buildings and technologies as well as a unique combat unit based on its historical counterpart.

The William Wallace learning campaign makes it incredibly easy for new users to get started. The new two-layer interface lets players select the level of command buttons displayed based on their needs. Additionally, the game also includes production queues, rally points, customizable hot-key system, as well as expanded rollover help.

In contrast to the linear game play found in other real-time games, Age of Empires II lets gamers choose one of several ways to achieve world domination and ultimate victory:

Domination of enemy civilizations
Economic victory through accumulation of wealth
Building and defending wonders of the world

Age of Empires II lets gamers choose from numerous technological paths to help lead their civilization to greatness. From an economic path of farming and craftsmanship to a military route of siege and naval warfare, the game comes with a technology tree that has more than 100 nodes, larger than one player could possibly complete in just one game.

Story based campaigns focus on historical figures and their struggles like William Wallace, Joan of Arc, Genghis Khan, Barbarossa and Saladin bring the player much deeper into the game as they strive with the hero to victory.
A new expert system driven computer player with artificial intelligence providing a solitaire opponent who seems human.
Maps are larger which adds to the sense of exploration and allows more options for extended play particularly in multiplayer.
The very popular Random map generator brings unlimited replay value for both multiplayer and single player.
In addition to the traditional Deathmatch option, there is a new gameplay mode: Regicide, where players have to protect their Queen or King while they try to assassinate the enemy one.
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Civilization IV → Games - Strategy

With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization game is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time.

Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new tools to manage and expand your civilization, all-new easy to use mod capabilities and intense multiplayer modes and options.

Civilization 4 comes to life like never before in a beautifully detailed, living 3D world that elevates the gameplay experience to a whole new level.

Whether playing multiplayer or single player, team play offers a new way of setting locked alliances that result in shared wonder effects, visibility, unit trading and shared territory that delivers a plethora of new strategic and tactical options.

After a few turns and clicking around to the various navigation and advisor buttons in the top right of the screen, you’ll discover that Civilization IV replaces some of the concepts from older versions of the game, such as the type of government you form. Civilization IV uses a more complex concept called “Civics”—over time, your civilization discovers various types of governments, religions, and systems of labor and allows you to mix and match as you will. For example, at one point in my game, my Civics settings simultaneously included Universal Sufferage, Nationhood, Emancipation, Free Market economy, and Theocracy (Judaism).

In addition, Civilization IV sports a new game engine with some three-dimensional elements to it. When you engage in combat with an enemy unit, the normal birds-eye game screen will zoom down to the action, where you can watch your larger-than-life units do betlle until one of you is defeated. While Civilization IV lacks actual combat along the lines of a game like Warcraft, it is a big improvement over previous editions. During combat, you’ll see the various motions associated with each military units—the longbowmen will draw their arrows. However, there is no actual contact between units, and there is no combat sound, as there was in Civilization III.

This increase in the 3-D graphics’ depth and complexity and the greater complexity of simulation in areas like Civics explain why Civilization IV’s system requirements are considerably higher than its predecessor. Some Mac gamers have fumed over the greater requirements, but, at later stages of the game when empires are particularly large, the game can slow down unless you’re on a machine that matches or exceeds the game’s hefty system requirements. (A G5 or better is mandatory, according to Aspyr.)

Once your units have waged battle once, new buttons let you upgrade your units as the game progresses to give them more experience points and other advantages. Another great new addition to the game is an auto-save feature that saves your game at periodic points during gameplay. If you want to make sure the latest victories are recorded, you probably should save the game on every few minutes, just to be on the safe side.

There are also some new concepts introduced to Civilization IV, including Great Engineers and Artists, who after building wonders of the world, can be used to increase your civilization’s science output or cultural achievements.

Civilization IV is a complex game that has many different types of single-player and multiplayer options, including support for LAN, Internet and Play-By-Email (PBEM) multiplayer capabilities. These options are cross-platform, meaning you can take on your PC-using friends in a prolonged battle to the death. In addition, Civilization IV also has scenarios (such as various World War II simulations) that can you can tackle should you want to try something a bit different from regular gameplay.

Civilization IV will take you dozens of hours before you’ve explored all the possible facets to this incredible game.

System Requirements

1.2 GHz Processor , 256 MB RAM , 64 MB video card Hardware T&L , sound card , 1.7 GB HDD

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