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Description

In Introversion's second sci-fi computer-themed game, you once again find yourself as a hacker. Unlike Uplink, however, Darwinia focuses on the world inside the computer rather than our own.

Cruising around the net, you stumble into a mysterious computer network called Darwinia, the brainchild of the barely sane genius Dr. Sepulveda. Darwinia is what amounts to a Jurassic Park for programs; small sprites called Darwinians evolve and adapt to their digital environment as its maintainers watch. But despite the fact that you're not supposed to be in the system, Dr. Sepulveda has no choice but to enlist your help. A deadly virus has taken over the system, and in order to save not only billions of dollars of research but also the simulated lives of the Darwinians, you will need to take command of the computer.

Played inside a fractal-generated world inspired by retro arcade games as well as films like Tron, Darwinia requires you to take strategic command of various program-generated units to protect the Darwinians as well as engage in fast and furious action combating the virus with soldiers.

Alternate Titles

  • "达尔文" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "Дарвиния" -- Russian spelling
  • "Future War" -- Working title
  • "Daerwen" -- Chinese title

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Darwinia Windows $1.14  
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The Press Says

Entertainmentopia Nov 14, 2005 A 100
Game Freaks 365 2005 9.7 out of 10 97
JustPressPlay Jul 07, 2006 9.6 out of 10 96
Gaming Target May 11, 2007 9.5 out of 10 95
Eurogamer.net (UK) Mar 07, 2005 9 out of 10 90
ESC Magazine Aug 03, 2005 9 out of 10 90
allaboutgames.co.uk Mar 04, 2005 9 out of 10 90
Armchair Empire, The Aug 19, 2005 8.8 out of 10 88
GameStar (Germany) May, 2005 70 out of 100 70
Gamezine Oct 14, 2006 14 out of 20 70

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Trivia

Play the game on December 25th, and you will notice that some Darwinians are wearing Santa hats.


This entry was contributed by Kabushi (52023) and Darksun (14)
 

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