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Warzone 2100

Warzone 2100 is one of the best real time strategy games that has ever been, and maybe even ever will be. The game certainly is a front runner in the hopefully upcoming fully 3D RTS gaming et because there are not that many RTS games out there that can claim full 3D and actually back it up with good graphics. The sounds were just as good, and hopefully future games can learn from it by putting in realistic sounding weapons, just like this game has done. The control is very easy and very powerful, allowing for complete control without having to sort through a hundred different menus. The gameplay is one of the best aspects of the game with the advanced AI, very in-depth design, and strong use of strategy. Overall, this is a great game, and anyone who like RTS games must play this because if all games were made this good, no one would mind spending $40-$50 on a game.

The North American Strategic Defense Agency seemed like a good idea, but its implementation nearly proved fatal to humanity. In the year 2085 the system malfunctioned and launched a "preemptive" nuclear strike against every major city on the planet. Nuclear winter followed and billions died, but from the ashes rose a phoenix. Deep in the Rocky Mountains, a small group of North Americans discovered an abandoned underground military base. They rebuilt the base and then fanned out across the continent--well-armed, of course--to reclaim humanity's pre-war technologies and rekindle civilization.

Warzone 2100 schafft den Drahtseilakt, Massenschlachten und Einsätze mit kleinen Trupps unter einen Hut zu bringen. Dank der sehr guten Bedienung arten auch die Riesengefechte nicht in chaotisches Getümmel aus, und die verschiedenen Einheitentypen sind optisch leicht auseinanderzuhalten. Allerdings ist mir das Rauszoomen zu schwach – ich hätte gern mehr Übersicht. Schade, daß abseits der Schlachten so wenig fürs Auge geboten wird: Landschaften und Zwischensequenzen können mit den Kämpfen grafisch nicht mithalten. Doch besser so als andersrum, denn Strategiespiele mit unausgegorenen Gefechten gibt’s schon mehr als genug.

Warzone 2100 is een dijk van een spel. In het begin dreig je een beetje verloren te lopen. Je hebt te weinig overzicht, te veel mogelijkheden en je zit nog te sukkelen met de nieuwe omgeving. Maar na een tijdje ga je alle mogelijkheden van het reliëf benutten en begin je er echt wel in te komen. Zo kan je een uitstekende verdedigingslinie opbouwen en zeer krachtige teams samenstellen. Hoewel het eigenlijk een RTS spel blijft en je het allemaal al eens gezien kan hebben, blijft dit een uitstekende nieuwkomer.

I've always liked a good book, so maybe that's why I always pay attention to the plot of a game, even in the likes of Doom II (er, such as it was). Having said that, I experienced a sense of déjà vu while perusing Warzone 2100's plot.

Warzone 2100 ist ein kleiner Meilenstein in der Geschichte der Echtzeit-Strategie. Zwar gab es schon vorher erste dreidimensionale Gehversuche, doch erst bei Warzone funktioniert die 3D-Welt wirklich zufriedenstellend. Die anfänglichen Orientierungsprobleme und die geringe Übersicht werden durch die sich taktisch auswirkenden Effekte des Terrains wieder wettgemacht. Abgesehen davon wirkt Warzone 2100 zunächst wie ein herkömmliches Echtzeit-Spiel, denn vom Basenbau bis hin zur Massenproduktion von Truppen sind sämtliche typischen, längst überholt geglaubten Charakteristika vorhanden. Allerdings wurde diese Standard-Suppe mit ungewöhnlich guten Ideen gewürzt.

En klon, som er set før, men som tilføjer nok nye elementer til, at det er sjovt.

Surfant sur la vague de succès des jeux de stratégie temps réel, Pumpkin Studios et Eidos tentent une incursion peu téméraire sur les terres bien gardées de Blizzard et Westwood. Warzone 2100, pas présomptueux pour un sou, annonce ses atouts, humble mais confiant. Le constat est frappant : pas besoin de s’appeler Warcraft ou Command & Conquer pour réussir à séduire les fans de RTS, juste de bonnes idées et d’une réalisation à la hauteur…

Grab the smelling salts and brace yourself: Warzone 2100 is a real-time strategy game that actually brings something new and interesting to the table. After a parade of faceless RTS dimwits, we finally have a prom queen here--at least for multiplayer games. I'm still recovering.

The good folks at Pumpkin Studios have played a lot of real-time strategy games. Their game, Warzone 2100, is perhaps best described as the culmination of features from all the titles that preceded it. While most of the features have been seen before, never before have this many of them been built into one game. The story begins with your group, called the Project, on a mission to rebuild the world's civilizations, which have been ravaged by nuclear holocaust. Through three campaigns, you'll uncover a well-documented script that is told via in-game cutscenes and in-mission briefings. To rebuild, you must find artifacts of older technology, which can either be found buried within old ruins or in the hands of your enemies. The enemies in Warzone 2100 include surviving scavengers of the war, as well as more established groups called the New Paradigm, the Collective and a virus named Nexus.

There's not a lot of innovation, but this RTS does prove that war isn't always hell.

The recession period of the real-time strategy game nears an end. Over the next several months, you should be able to sink your collective resource gatherers into a host of highly anticipated real-time strategy games, including Total Annihilation: Kingdoms and Command & Conquer 2: Tiberian Sun. But how has the real-time strategy game changed during the genre's extended absence? Warzone 2100, from Eidos Interactive and Pumpkin Studios, marks a slight deviation from the formula, emphasizing action over strategy and combat over base micromanagement. Impressive in some areas yet lacking in others, Warzone 2100's highly navigable 3D engine, unique campaign structure, and multiplayer gameplay should please most real-time strategy fans.

Bottom line: Give it a shot if you have some extra dough and find a good deal -- not necessarily in the bargain bin, just a good deal. If you like RTS games with loads of action and mile-a-minute chaos, this could be the game for you. Especially if you have some friends who need crushing!

Malgré les quelques défauts que comporte Warzone 2100, les amateurs de stratégie seront plutôt satisfaits, grâce aux nombreux petits détails intéressants du jeu. Même si on n'est pas devant le jeu de l'année, Warzone 2100 tire tout de même bien son épingle du jeu!

In a year that is ripe with potential for the RTS arena, newcomer Pumpkin Studios (under their parent company Eidos) brings us the apocalyptic extravaganza that is Warzone 2100.

Not only is the action great to look at, but the features available to the player are also more plentiful than most games in the genre. And Warzone 2100 also accommodates multi-player gaming, with up to eight players competing over a network in a fight to the death. The brilliant interface, true 3D action and imagination spent on designing the technology available to the player make this game a "must see" and then a "must have."