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.

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Alternate Titles

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

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Deeko	Aug 26, 2005	9.5 out of 10	95
2404.org PC Gaming	Sep 03, 2005	9.1 out of 10	91
Gameguru Mania	Jul 17, 2005	86 out of 100	86
JeuxVideoPC.com	Nov 17, 2005	17 out of 20	85
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Sep, 2005	84 out of 100	84
Cheat Code Central	2005	4 out of 5	80
GameCell UK	2005	8 out of 10	80
Netjak	Dec 14, 2005	7.6 out of 10	76
PC Action	Jan 24, 2006	76 out of 100	76
Game Chronicles	Sep 08, 2005	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

The game has different unique loaders every time you start the game, with references to The Matrix, Cannon Fodder and the ancient Spectrum platform. The fodder loader for example, shows the message "This game is not in any way endorsed by SENSIBLE SOFTWARE". Sensible Software, the developer of the Cannon Fodder games, had the message "This game is not in any way endorsed by the ROYAL BRITISH LEGION" when starting the game.

If you want to see all the loaders, change the bootloader setting in the preferences.txt file to one of the following: random, firsttime, spectrum, matrix, gameoflife, gameoflife_glow, soul, raytrace, fodder or credits.

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This entry was contributed by Kabushi (43658) and Darksun (14)