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Tribes 2

Company / developer:
  Sierra Entertainment, Inc.

Tribes 2

Set in the year 3941, Tribes 2 allows the user to play as a soldier in one of several factions (referred to in the game as tribes), such as the Children of the Phoenix, the Blood Eagle, the Diamond Sword, and the Star Wolf. Players can also choose to play a rebelling human-created soldier/worker race called the BioDerms. None of the factions differ from each other in strengths or weaknesses, but each has a distinctive look and background story.

The maps where the battles take place are set on the planets of the 40th century frontier, or "Wilderzone" as the game series calls it. All of the planets are far from Earth, which is currently being contested by the Bioderm uprising against the Great Human Empire. The battles themselves are mostly from the Bioderm offensive into the Wilderzone in order gain vantage over the Great Human Empire. Normally, however, the events near earth generally do not reach the Wilderzone, making star systems and their planets available to the Tribes of Man.

Homeworld

Company / developer:
  Sierra Entertainment, Inc.

Homeworld

In Homeworld, the inhabitants of a forsaken planet discovered an ancient tablet that revealed their true origins and launched them on a perilous voyage to their ancestral home, the far-distant world of Hiigara. After building a massive Mothership and taking aboard thousands of colonists they set forth with high hopes, little realizing the dangers that awaited in their journey across the galaxy.
After apocalyptic battles and grievous loss of life, they finally reached Hiigara, the homeworld of their forebears, and reclaimed their birthright.

There are some new features in the next version:

• totally new 3D engine generates breathtaking graphics of deep space and amazingly detailed spacecraft;
• streamlined interface lets players control the whole game with a few mouse clicks;
• a stunning deep-space environment of giant asteroids, massive derelicts, gas clouds, and nebulae light years across;
• all-new fleets, each with unique capabilities and spacecraft, for different styles of play;
• multiplayer mode accommodates 6 players via LAN, network or internet connections.

Need for Speed Underover

Company / developer:
  Electronic Arts Inc.

Need for Speed Undercover

You never thought it would turn out like this, an all-out chase where you're both the hunted and the hunter. Now you must get behind the wheel and risk everything to infiltrate a ruthless international crime syndicate and take them down. The man you're after is a maniac behind the wheel, and he's driving like his life depends on escape, which maybe it does. He's the one with all the answers you need, so track him down. That fleet of police cruisers in your rear view mirror won't make things any easier. It will take all of your experience and every ounce of skill to outrun the law, take down the enemy, and unlock the truth that puts an end to this chase once and for all.

Rise of Nations

Company / developer:
  Microsoft Corporation

Rise of Nations

Rise of Nations is a new historical real time strategy game from Big Huge Games’ Brian Reynolds, designer of PC game classics such as Civilization 2 and Alpha Centauri.
In Rise of Nations, you'll create new cities, improve city infrastructures and expand national borders. Conquer foes through military might using everything from sling-shots to cannons to stealth bombers to nuclear weapons; corner the market on key commodities and consolidate power under your rule; wheel and deal across time with history's eminent cultures.

Features:

• Cross genre gameplay.
• Zooming scale.
• Streamlined Fast Paced Multiplayer.
• Research more than 50 different technologies.
• Lead one of 18 Historical Nations.
• Conquer the World Campaign.
• 32 Rare Resources.
• Never depleting resources.
• Smart Citizens.
• Learn to play.
• In-depth game features.
• Multiple victory conditions.

Red Faction II

Company / developer:
  THQ

Red Faction 2 Earth

Red Faction 2 Earth. Twenty-second century. Five years after the rebellion on Mars. For 15 years, Chancellor Victor Sopot has oppressed the people of the Commonwealth. His corrupt rule and a relentless war of unification with the United Republic has left the Commonwealth bloodied and impoverished. As distant battles rage, sewage taints Sopot Citys rivers, pollution smudges the sky, and wretched citizens huddle in crumbling ruins. The Public Information Building, built by the dictator as a tribute to himself, broadcasts lies about Sopots bravery and the Commonwealths military victories. Condemned to death by Chancellor Sopot, six super-soldiers unite to save their country, vowing to overthrow Sopot using the unique powers that nano-technology has given them. Join the squad as Alias, a demolitions expert. Fight side-by-side with Molov, Repta, Shrike, Tangier, and Quill--each possessing unique attributes and specialties. Battle through diverse environments using vehicles, an arsenal of specialized weapons, and explosives in a mission to overthrow the government. Defeat Sopot and restore the honor of the Commonwealth!

X Operations

Company / developer:
  team MITEI

X Operations is a Fantastic First Person Shooter with 007 style graphics and Incredible Gameplay Created by two Japanese Game Developers.
You, the hero, can complete any of 59 missions Ranging from clearing a whole city to eliminating a single target it KT mode.
There is a vast cache of Weapons a your disposal including M-1 Benelli Shotguns, Ingram MAC10 Machine Guns and HK PSG-1 Sniper Rifles.
During each mission, you control one of many predetermined characters. These include police officers, Spec Ops Soldiers, Military Personnel and civilians. You proceed through the level, completing whatever mission is set out for you.

Half-Life 2

Company / developer:
  Valve

Half-Life 2

Half-Life 2 (HL2) is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game that is the sequel to Half-Life. It was developed by the Valve Software Corporation and was released on November 16, 2004, following a protracted five-year development cycle during which the game's source code was leaked to the Internet. The game garnered near unanimous positive reviews and received critical acclaim, winning over 35 Game of the Year awards for 2004. Originally available only for Windows-based personal computers, the game has since been ported onto the Xbox and Xbox 360 console, and is also due to be released for the PlayStation 3 in late 2007.

Taking place in and around the fictional City 17, Half-Life 2 follows the scientist Gordon Freeman. Dr. Freeman is thrust into a dystopian environment in which the aftermath of the Black Mesa Incident has come to bear fully upon human society. Freeman is forced to fight against increasingly unfavorable odds in order to survive. In his struggle, he is joined by various allies, including former Black Mesa colleagues, oppressed citizens of City 17, and the Vortigaunts.

The game uses the Source game engine, which includes a heavily modified version of the Havok physics engine. Half-Life 2 has been critically acclaimed for advances in computer animation, sound, narration, computer graphics, artificial intelligence (AI) and physics. As of June 8, 2006, over four million copies of Half-Life 2 have been sold. Exact numbers for digital delivery service Steam and retail have not been revealed, but in general, the former accounts for 25% of Valve's business and is significantly more profitable per unit. Overall, the Half-Life franchise, including Counter-Strike and Day of Defeat, has sold over 20 million units.

Train Simulator

Company / developer:
  Microsoft Corporation

Train Simulator

Train Simulator 2 will model almost all of the world’s railways using sophisticated processing techniques and real-world track data.
Powerful tools will let you build upon this framework by customizing, extending, creating, and sharing your own content with other virtual railroading enthusiasts.

As Real As It Gets
Detailed 3-D cabs, locomotives, and rolling stock with real-world physics, functioning signals and switches, passenger/freight loading and unloading, dynamic weather, highly-detailed DirectX 10 graphics, and 5.1 Surround Sound all provide a highly realistic experience.

Hi-Definition Living World
Highly-detailed routes in North America and Europe combine with innovative terrain modeling, custom and automatically-generated scenery objects.

Games for Windows
The Games for Windows brand means four key things:

• quality
• compatibility
• safety features
• easy to install, find, and remove

CyberSports for Basketball

Company / developer:
  CyberSports, Inc.

CyberSports for Basketball

Are you getting greatstats? CyberSports Coaches have gone beyond just stats. CyberSports Coaches are analyzing. They're analyzing your games, your team and your players. CyberSports Coaches are finding that in-depth analysis can be easier than reading a box score; it's more rewarding and leads to better results. Team up with your Computer Club to keep your website up-to-date with the latest game results and season summaries. It's too late to be first but you don't want to be LAST!

BrainsBreaker

Company / developer:
  Juan Trujillo

BrainsBreaker

Never has been so easy and fun having unlimited jigsaw puzzles. With BrainsBreaker, a game for PCs running Windows, now it is possible to take any photograph and turn it into a jigsaw puzzle, ready to put together at any time.
The program has been carefully designed to give you the same functionality and -most important- the same sensations and pleasures you feel when doing a cardboard jigsaw puzzle.
As in the real world, the pieces are scattered around the table (the whole screen) and you have to sort them and figure out their position and find interlocking pieces either by its color or its shape.
Handling of pieces is done with single mouse operations, you pick a piece pointing over it and clicking, then you just drag it wherever you want and drop it releasing the mouse.