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The idealistic surroundings and grim reality are constantly at odds.

Often touted as the "Spiritual successor to System Shock 2", BioShock is a long awaited fps in development by Irrational Games, with lead designer Ken Levine promising to advance the definition of first person shooters.

As a likely 2007 release grows closer more screenshots and trailers are being released, and one thing that's apparent is a gorgeous environment, seemingly inspired in great part by the art deco period of the last century.

Game overview and features as reported at the official site
BioShock is a revolution in the shooter genre that will forever change the expectations for the FPS. Going beyond "run and gun corridors," "monster-closet AIs" and static worlds, BioShock creates a living, unique and unpredictable FPS experience. BioShock is the Shooter 2.0.

After your plane crashes into icy uncharted waters, you discover a rusted bathysphere and descend into Rapture, a city hidden beneath the sea. Constructed as an idealistic society for a hand picked group of scientists, artists and industrialists, the idealism is no more. Now the city is littered with corpses, wildly powerful guardians roam the corridors as little girls loot the dead, and genetically mutated citizens ambush you at every turn.


Features:

  • Take control of your world by hacking mechanical devices, commandeering security turrets and crafting unique items critical to your very survival.
  • Upgrade your weapons with ionic gels, explosives and toxins to customize them to the enemy and environment.
  • Genetically modify your body through dozens of Plasmid Stations scattered throughout the city, empowering you with fantastic and often grotesque abilities.
  • Explore a living world powered by Ecological A.I., where the inhabitants have interesting and consequential relationships with one another that impact your gameplay experience.
  • Experience truly next generation graphics that vividly illustrate the forlorn art deco city, highlighted by the most detailed and realistic water effects ever developed in a video game.
  • Make meaningful choices and mature decisions, ultimately culminating in the grand question: do you exploit the innocent survivors of Rapture...or save them?

Developer: Irrational Games
Publisher: 2K Games
Released: currently targeted for August 2007 release!

System Requirements
To be announced.

In motion, the water effects are truly amazing. In fact, Irrational has someone on staff whose sole job is to handle water effects - everything from the fountains and ripples to the distortion of the fish beneath the surface.

]]> 25 Dec 2006 12:58:07 Cave Story - Doukutsu Monogatari Cave Story is a freeware sidescrolling action/adventure/platformer title with leanings towards Wonderboy and recent sidescrolling Castlevania titles. You control a little amnesiac who runs around helping out these rabbit-ish creatures called Mimigas while trying to find your way out of the giant cave inside the floating island which makes up the game's setting.

This is a free game made by one man:

Pixel said,
It's been five years since I first thought to myself, "Hey, why not try making a game?" I developed Cave Story at my own pace, taking my time, and while doing so I released a few other smaller games as well.
]]> 26 Nov 2006 01:38:13 biosys You wake up suffering from amnesia in what appears to be a rainforest but is actually one of four artificial biomes. To survive you have to keep the biomes working, so that you have food, water and fresh air. Beside manipulating the ecological conditions and getting yourself food and water, you also have to find out what happend to the biomes, what your role in it was and how you can get out alive, as you soon will find out about an experiment that went terribly wrong...
Biosys is a suspenseful 360° panorama point-and-click adventure with many puzzles to solve and several simulation elements. Beyond this you can learn something about flora and fauna in different ecological systems.
]]> 06 Jul 2007 09:17:44 Outcast Plot

In 2007 the U.S. government successfully sends a probe to an alien world in a parallel universe. The probe starts transmitting video images of the world back to Earth. Then, just minutes into the mission, an alien life form discovers the probe and damages it, causing an unforeseen backlash of energy to create a black hole threatening Earth. Cutter Slade, a former U.S. Navy SEAL, is given the job of escorting three scientists on a mission to this alien world to recover the probe and close the black hole.

Arriving in this alien world, Cutter is separated from the other scientists and is hailed by the natives as their messiah, the Ulukai.

Technology

The game uses a voxel engine to render its objects and textures. This unique method is purely software-based; it does not rely on any hardware-acceleration via a graphics card. A voxel engine was chosen because there is no performance hit when rendering round or curved surfaces, thus allowing for a much more detailed Landscape. Had the same level of detail seen in Outcast been attempted on a hardware-accelerated polygon engine, there would have been a significant drop in performance.
]]> 14 Dec 2006 04:57:01 Morning's Wrath Morning's Wrath is a Classic Adventure / RPG fusion. It combines rich story and puzzles with intense melee and spell-casting combat.

Assume the role of Princess Morning of the Leowyn Kingdom and guide her on a quest to master the ways of magic and save her kingdom from invasion.
]]> 30 Dec 2006 08:25:10 Egoboo Egoboo is a top down rpg in the spirit of Nethack and other games of the Roguelike genre. It uses Open GL graphics and will have randomly generated maps and customizable characters. The objective of the project is to bring the fun and depth of roguelike gameplay, kicking and screaming, into the third dimension. It is still in development, but is at a playable state.
]]> 14 Mar 2007 10:06:20 Bioforge
Take the starring role in Origin's latest Interactive Movie"

Centuries in the future, a madman's interstellar plot is set in motion, and only you have the skills, the position and the armament to stop it. You are the Mondites' first success in creating the perfect warrior.

Stripped of memory and enhanced with both human and alien technology, you are a primary element of their master plan - unless you can rediscover who you are, uncover your enemies' plans and make your break for freedom. But you'd better be quick - time and opportunity are running out.

Game features:

  • Variable identity outcomes - your choices throughout the game determine your former identity from a list of experimental subjects.

  • Lifelike, fluid animation with 24 powerful combat maneuvers.

  • Interactive backgrounds - from ground-to-air weapons, to monitors and projectile-reflective surfaces.

  • 8-channel digital sound effects, cued by distance and camera location.

  • 3-D, texture-mapped synthetic actors whose images actually show the injuries suffered in combat.

  • Multiple camera angles and beautifully rendered alien environments.

  • 22 voice actors!

  • Believed to have the first single-skin, fully texture mapped, skeleton-based characters ever seen in gaming.

Origin Systems (An Electronic Arts Company) developed and published this single player adventure. It was released in the U.S. in April 1995. At the time the following system requirements were high end!

Requirements
MS-DOS: Intel486/50+ or 100% compatible PC system. Required: MS-DOS 5.0 or higher, 8MB RAM, 5MB Hard drive space (29MB recommended), 2x CD-ROM drive, MSCDEX version 2.2 or higher, Microsoft mouse , keyboard.
Graphics: 256-color VGA.
MUSIC: Ad Lib, Sound Blaster/SB Pro/SB 16/SB AWE, Wave Blaster, General Midi MPU-401 interface, or 100% compatible sound board.
DIGITIZED SPEECH and SOUND EFFECTS: Sound Blaster/SB Pro/SB 16/SB AWE or 100% compatible sound board.


Trivia: Spoiler warning! In spite of a highly detailed story that obviously was painstakingly crafted, the game ending is rather notorious for falling a bit short. The developers endeavored at one point to rewrite the ending, which then blossomed into a possible sequel, but at length the whole initiative was dropped.
]]> 14 Dec 2006 10:44:27 Nethack After the Creation, the cruel god Moloch rebelled
against the authority of Marduk the Creator.
Moloch stole from Marduk the most powerful of all
the artifacts of the gods, the Amulet of Yendor,
and he hid it in the dark cavities of Gehennom, the
Under World, where he now lurks, and bides his time.
]]> 26 Nov 2006 12:00:10 Grim Fandango Something's rotten in the Land of Dead and you're being played for a sucker. Meet Manny Calavera, travel agent at the Department of Death. He sells luxury packages to souls on their four-year journey to eternal rest. But there's trouble in paradise. Help Manny untangle himself from a conspiracy that threatens his very salvation.
]]> 26 Nov 2006 12:17:40 Myst A milestone in the gaming featuring a fantastic story and immersive worlds, Myst is the standard when it comes to the adventure genre.
]]> 26 Jan 2007 12:31:12 Full Throttle Motorcycles. Mayhem. Murder.

One minute you're on the road, riding. Then some guy in a suit comes along, says he's got a deal for you and your gang. But when you come to, you've got a lump on your head, the law on your back, and a feeling that the road you're on is about to get a lot rougher...
]]> 26 Nov 2006 05:42:45 Beyond Good and Evil For centuries, the planet Hyllis has been locked in conflict with a race of relentless alien invaders.

Wary of her government's promises to repel the aliens for good, a rebellious action reporter named Jade sets out to capture the truth behind the prolonged war.

Armed with her camera, dai-jo staff, and fierce determination, Jade soon finds herself inside the jaws of a horrific conspiracy, and face to face with an evil she cannot possibly fathom.

In a world where deception is the deadliest weapon of all, will Jade's discoveries be enough to free her people?
]]> 26 Nov 2006 11:41:51 Adventure Quest AdventureQuest is a fully Flash-animated RPG that you can play when you are on your lunchbreak, when the big game servers go down, or even for hours every day! You fight against hordes of monsters and enemies so that you can grow stronger and obtain ancient weapons of unimaginable power. You need nothing more than your web browser and the latest Macromedia Flash plugin to play.

Create a NEW Free Account today and enter the world of AdventureQuest! Explore an entire world, filled with over 700 monsters, hundreds of items, magical powers to gain, and many classes to master! Become a Fighter, Wizard, Ninja, Vampire Slayer, Rogue, Knight, Mage, Paladin, Dragonslayer, and more.

Always changing!
This game is in an ongoing development phase. We are always creating and adding new content to the game and updating the main game engine to improve the experience for everyone. New quests, areas, items or events show up every week in AdventureQuest!

There are currently over 600 unique enemies to encounter, 400 unique weapons, over 150 unique armors and shields to use, and hundreds of spells and pets to aid you in battle, all found in dozens of quests, towns and areas through the world.
]]> 29 Nov 2006 10:43:52 fahrenheit Indigo Prophecy is a paranormal thriller that lets you become multiple characters and view the experience from multiple viewpoints. Incredible film-style design pulls you into the story, until you're intimately immersed in the game. Your actions will affect the plot and create a scenario-driven, interactive experience.
New York City is stunned by a string of weird murders, all following the same pattern: Ordinary people kill total strangers in public areas. Lucas Kane becomes another of these killers when he murders a stranger in a men's bathroom. Covered in blood, Lucas regains consciousness with no Memory of why he committed murder. He must solve this mystery before being incarcerated for life. Over 50 stuntmen and actors were used for the game, to create the most realistic, high-caliber, Hollywood-style action sequences
]]> 18 Dec 2006 10:50:16 Toy Robo Please try it and then let me know what you think :)

Toy Robo is an Action-Adventure Shooter that requires quick hands and engaging strategy. You play as Toy Robo, a robot action figure on the side of good. Your goal is to rid the world of evil toys which appear only at night. You will do this in Arena style combat using your Blaster and Energy sword. To help you along your way, you can equip several types of batteries, each with different combat effects and
bonuses.

This game was developed as an entry to the gamedev.net 4e4 contest which required that it encorporate at least 2 of the following four elements (elements of which ALL games are apparently made of): pirates, ninjas, robots and zombies.

I opted for robots and zombies because robots are easy to model and zombies are easy to animate ^_^

The contest had a 6 month time limit, so I wanted to make sure I didn't bite off more then I could chew. In the end I came in 2nd out of at least 20 - the 1st place finisher was developed by 5 people! so even though I didn't win I felt like the game did very well and the process was rewarding.

Belowe are a few screen shots and the game download.
]]> 23 Jan 2007 10:40:46 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations (also known as Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations and Phoenix Wright 3) is the third instalment in the Ace Attorney series of games for the Nintendo DS. It will be released in the United States in September 2007.

The game was released in Japan under the name Gyakuten Saiban 3 on the Gameboy Advance in January 2004 and the PC in March 2006.

Category: Point-and-click adventure (lawyer 'em up)

Release Dates: January 23, 2004 (JP), September 27, 2007 (US)

Developer: Capcom
]]> 20 Apr 2007 08:31:06 The Longest Journey "The Longest Journey" is an amazing graphical adventure, where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey through more than 160 locations, spanning two original worlds, and featuring a cast of more than 50 speaking characters. "The Longest Journey" will take you on an exciting and original journey of discovery, where you will explore, solve puzzles, meet new people, face terrifying monsters, learn, grow, and live the adventure of a lifetime!

With a story spanning thirteen chapters and more than 30 hours of game-play, leading up to a surprising and emotional finale, "The Longest Journey" is an epic, best-selling, award-winning adventure to be remembered.
]]> 25 Nov 2006 11:31:04 Alan Wake Alan Wake's first novel is hailed as a masterpiece of horror, its source material having come from dreams that began just before meeting his fiancee Alice. Her sudden dissappearance leaves him devastated. Suffering from insomnia, he can no longer write, nor even dream. Desperate for help he travels to a sleep clinic in the secluded, small town of Bright Falls, Washington.

At the clinic he overcomes his insomnia, but meets a woman that looks remarkably like Alice. He begins to have nightmares, and starts writing a new novel based upon them, but soon finds that Bright Falls appears to be turning into the horrible place of his nightmares. With gun and flashlight in hand, he must find out what's going on.
]]> 14 Dec 2006 03:01:56 American McGee's Alice Based upon characters and elements of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland", this 3rd person adventure contains elements of platform jumpers, shooters, action and puzzle games, all in a highly stylized and colorful world of fantasy.

Years have passed since Alice's trip through the looking glass. After surviving the fire that killed her parents, Alice is driven by despair into a catatonic state and institutionalized. The famed Cheshire Cat is teenaged Alice's constant companion as she finds herself once again in Wonderland.

The land is not as she had left it though, more twisted than ever, and her journey reflects that of the depressed, anxious, even suicidal girl battling for sanity and balance once more as she fights to overthrow the cruel Red Queen and put things right.

Alice's arsenal includes an exploding Jack-in-the-Box, nasty dice, an ice wand, and much more.

Powered by the Quake III engine, Alice was designed by American McGee, developed by Rogue Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts, who released the game in October, 2000. It is of possible interest that American McGee's site no longer holds reference to the game.

The game features a soundtrack composed by former Nine Inch Nails drummer Chris Vrenna. The voice of Alice was performed by Susie Brann.

The related Universal Pictures film "Alice", starring Sarah Gellar in the title role is apparently set for release to coincide with the publication of Duke Nukem Forever.
]]> 15 Dec 2006 06:21:37 Blade Runner
They don't advertise for killers in the newspaper. That was my profession. Ex-cop. Ex-blade runner. Ex-killer.

The year is 2019 and you are Blade Runner Ray McCoy in this 1997 Westwood Studios adventure game based loosely upon the legendary 1982 science fiction film and the Philip K Dick novel that inspired it.

Advertised as "the first real time adventure game", Blade Runner places you in a future Los Angeles, where replicants are known to be on the loose once again. The city is dark and gritty, and teaming with smatterings of the multitude of cultures who have so far resisted the beckoning recruitment to populate the "off-world" colonies.

The universe created within the game coincides with that of the movie, and is faithful to the rich, dark vision of Philip Dick, as well as film director Ridley Scott.



Additional Game Features:

  • Elements of the typical "point and click" games, with puzzle and mystery solving, plus some 3rd person action such as shooting.

  • As a Blade Runner you have access to advanced technologies such as the Voight-Kampff test, the Esper and the KIA.

  • Greatly enriched with numerous 3d atmospheres, many adapted from the film, and a number of characters from the original film.

  • Musical score includes film themes by Vangelis as well as original tracks composed for the game.

  • Sumptuous dramatic cutscenes rivaling any computer animations of their time.

  • Alternate endings (4) based upon your paths, as well as some variations in storyline in this single player adventure with "real-time" gameplay.

Developer: Westwood Studios
Publisher: Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Released: Oct 31, 1997


System Requirements
90 MHz CPU, 16 MB RAM, 2 MB video card RAM, 4X CD-ROM drive, DirectX 5.0, 150 MB available hard disk space, Windows 95.

Trivia! Lucy in the game is voice acted by Pauley Perrette, later to be known for her role as Abby Sciuto on the CBS television crime drama NCIS!
]]> 31 Dec 2006 05:07:39 Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain In this game you take the role of Kain, revived as a vampire by the Necromancer Mortanius to avenge himself by killing the bandits that murdered him. As a vampire Kain is easily able to kill the bandits. But after doing this Kain finds out from Mortanius and the spirit of the dead Ariel, one of the guardians of the pillars of Nosgoth that protect the world, that the other Guardians have gone insane because of Ariels death and the only way to save Nosgoth is by slaying the guardians.

This is top down action adventure not completely unlike the top down Zelda games, but that's where the similarities end. As the player guides Kain through Nosgoth more and more of the history is revealed. But with every revelation, more questions rise, many of which are not answered until the later installments in the series.

In his quest, Kain obtains many new weapons, special armor, items and tools. But as Kain becomes stronger as a vampire he also gains access to new magical spells and transformations. And through expanding Kains arsenal, the player is able to travel to more of Nosgoth in the quest for the truth that leads Kain not only through the darkest outskirts of Nosgoth, but also time.
]]> 19 Jan 2007 06:05:00 Phantasmagoria Made during the height of the "interactive movie" boom in the computer game industry, Phantasmagoria is notable for being one of the first adventure games to use a human being as an on-screen avatar. Actress Victoria Morsell spent months in front of a bluescreen filming the hundreds of actions players could direct her character to perform. The game was released on seven CDs to accommodate the massive amount of video generated by this process. Today it still stands as a record of sorts for the largest number of media cuts used in a game, though several other games including an adventure game based on The X-Files television series have matched it in the sheer number of CDs used. However, if it were to use modern day video compression codecs while keeping the same resolution, the game could probably have shipped on as little as one or two discs. On the other hand, however, the seven discs were used to highlight the seven days, during which the story takes place - the game could easily fit about five discs, even without the advanced video compression. Also, it is worth mentioning that large portions of data were repeated on each CD, to avoid disk swapping when playing the game.

The game script was about 400 pages long, four times the size of a regular movie script, and an additional 100 pages of storyboards set the style for the over 800 scenes in the game. The game required four months of filming alone and over 200 persons were involved in the production, not counting the Gregorian choir of 135 persons that was used for parts of the music in the game.

Source: Wikipedia Article
]]> 14 Apr 2007 12:45:09 Riven It's a leisurely paced, all-encompassing, mentally challenging experience. If you enjoyed Myst, you'll thoroughly enjoy Riven.

By: Red Orb Entertainment, Cyan Worlds
Genre: Adventure
Release Date: 1998
Players: 1 Player

(from GameSpot)
]]> 26 Jan 2007 12:49:49 Lexico Crash landing on an alien planet you must navigate your way through an ancient factory by learning a mysterious alien language with careful observation of the functions of a variety of computer panels scattered across the building.
]]> 28 Jan 2007 12:40:20 Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles Shivering Isles is an expansion for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. It is available for download on Xbox Live or for the PC.
]]> 10 Apr 2007 02:46:54 Sam & Max Hit the Road Sam and Max are the oddest of detectives, an anthropomorphic dog and a psychotic rabbit, featured here in a cross country adventure. The game includes a wealth of crazy puzzles, nonstop humor, and sharp satire of Americana, as the trenchcoat wearing dog and and his pal search for an escaped bigfoot.


Additional Game Features:

  • Classic "point and click" adventure packed with humor.

  • 5 mini-games are also contained within the game.

  • Backgrounds beautifully drawn in 256 colors.

  • Based upon comic book characters created by Steve Purcell, who was also the lead writer of this adventure.

  • Graphical adventure using the SCUMM engine.

  • Released simultaneously on CD-ROM and Floppy, the CD version includes complete voice performances.


Developer: LucasArts
Publisher: LucasArts
Released: 1993 (DOS), 1995 (Mac)

System Requirements
386/33 MHz CPU, 4 MB RAM, 256 color VGA, DOS 5.0
]]> 23 Dec 2006 12:43:47 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Cast down to the material world, the mysterious entity 'Raziel' seeks vengeance for betrayal by his master: Kain. Cursed to stalk the dark realms of Nosgoth, he must slay his undead brethren; only then can he absorb their souls for the energy he craves. Moving between the spectral and material plane, Raziel must negotiate puzzles, overcome traps and defy blood-chilling enemies to reach his goal - the final battle with Kain!

Game Features:

  • Feed on the souls of your enemies.

  • Explore the vast 3D worlds of Nosgoth packed with 60 hours of gameplay.

  • Shift real-time between the material and spectral planes.

  • Hunt 5 different tribes of murderous vampires with an arsenal of deadly hand-to-hand, projectile, and environmental weapons.

  • Third-person perspective, single player adventure.

Developer: Crystal Dynamics
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Released: 1999 for Playstation and Windows, 2000 for the Sega Dreamcast


Minimum System Requirements
P200 MHz MMX Processor (with 3D accelerator card, DirectX 6 compliant)
P266 MHz Processor (without 3D accelerator card)
Windows 95/98
16 MB RAM
4X CD-ROM drive
DirectX 6 or higher required (included)
100% DirectX 6 compliant Sound Card
320 MB uncompressed hard drive space
]]> 31 Dec 2006 04:29:22 Kastle Kumquat Kastle Kumquat has always been a long standing favourite of mine from the Amiga days and for the 2006 Retro Remakes competition i helped develop this remake with my skilled partner (the code guru) Edgar M Vigdal. The gfx are by me, the sounds are by me (including the grunts and oofs) and we got some very nice music made for us by the talented "infamous". The tough part is all by Edgar though, without him these games wouldn't happen.

Collect fruits, find keys, press switches and open doors to make your way through the kastle. Dodge the twizzly boxes of doom, jump the lava and watch out for the traps. The remake did ok in the competition but the game turned out as great as i hoped. Its a joy to play, in fact only yesterday i played it through once again.

We are now working on a version which includes the room editor for a collaborative project. A whole new set of user made rooms with some new twists and traps. Hopefully that'll be underway soon.
]]> 06 Feb 2007 12:27:11 Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny Imagine a world of intense beauty and mortal danger where your slightest move can trigger cataclysmic events, miraculous escaped or lethal battles. See magical cities rise out of great oceans. Enter the mysterious caverns of the Dracoid ruins. Discover gruesome altars and witness secret ceremonies never before seen by humans. This is the world of Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny.

Set in a reactive environment, this real-time, role playing/adventure game features animated 3D high resolution graphics developed by Westwood Studios.

This incredible world is now ready to be discovered. The question is, are you ready for it?
]]> 09 Feb 2007 06:49:30 Quest for Glory 2: Trial by Fire Directly following from the events of the first game, the newly-proclaimed Hero of Spielburg travels by flying carpet with his friends Abdulla Doo, Shameen and Shema to the desert city of Shapeir. The city is threatened by magical elementals, while the Emir Arus al-Din of Shapier's sister city Raseir is missing and his city fallen under tyranny.

After defeating the four elementals that threaten Shapeir, the Hero travels to the city of Raseir. There, he is imprisoned by Khaveen and under hypnosis helps the evil tyrannous wizard Ad Avis to resurrect the evil genie Iblis. In the final fight, the Hero attacks the palace and battles with Ad Avis, who falls to his presumed death begging for assistance from his Dark Master. As thanks for the Hero's success in liberating Raseir and restoring its lost splendor, the Sultan of Shapeir, Harun al-Rashid, rewards the Hero by adopting him as his son.
- from Wikipedia
]]> 22 Apr 2007 07:55:46 Leisure Suit Larry Collection A decade of debauchery now on one CD.

Larry Laffer is a loveable loser on the most desperate of quests: lose his virginity or die trying. Armed with his trademark leisure suit, breath spray the dream of true love (or at least fake love), he heads to the sinful Lost Wages, The Land of the Lounge Lizards.

When the girl of his dreams has second thoughts, Larry finds himself on the street again, but this time in Los Angeles. Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) amidst KGB agents, island natives, and the evil Dr. Nonookee.

Larry may finally have found The One on Nontoonyt Island, but a misunderstanding separates him from his lascivious lounge singer love. Explore the jungle with lovelorn Larry or aid Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals.

After suffering amnesia induced by The Case of the Missing Floppies, Larry must find three hot women to appear on America's Sexiest Home Videos. Meanwhile, Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work as an FBI agent investigating corruption in the music industry. Help the lost lovers take on organized crime and Larry regain his memory.

Alone again, Larry finds himself at a spa resort as a consolation prize on a TV dating game. To try to win the hearts of the beautiful vacationers, Larry must Shape Up or Slip Out!

Grab this spectacularly priced collection and help the original Leisure Suit Larry himself find his way in the series that spawned a lecherous legend. Be sure to visit the creator at www.allowe.com for great game hints, tips, and all-around good humor!

from http://classics.sierra.com/us/larry/
]]> 03 Jun 2007 01:18:21 Stubbs the Zombie In this game, players take on the role of the rebel himself, Stubbs, a wisecracking Zombie who takes on an ultra-modern city of the future using nothing but his own carcass and the weapons of his possessed enemies. The game's tongue-in-cheek humour, innovative combat and strong storyline keep Stubbs the Zombie's gameplay as bizarre and unpredictable as its namesake.
]]> 12 Jun 2007 01:51:04 Fedora Spade Hello there, gumshoe. Fedora Spade's the name. I'm a dick. What? No, not figuratively. The lady across the street might argue otherwise, but I digress. Anyway, I'm a detective, a homicide detective to be exact. I didn't grow up wanting to be a detective, mind you. I hated the cops & robbers game... the other kids always forced me to play the bad guy and gave me a good ass-kicking whenever I was caught. Not a very pleasant childhood memory, yeah? But that's beside the point. I wanted to be an astronaut. I just thought that it'd be neat to explore space, see? But it never happened, as you can probably tell. Math and physics... I can't say that they're my favorite subjects. Plus, watching the challenger explode into a big firework is pretty traumatizing.

So why did I become a homicide detective, you ask? Well, apparently it's the only job that's available for me here. Crime's rampant here in Lawless City, and dead bodies continue to crowd the streets. They need people to combat crime, expendable people; preferably people that aren't too bright in the head. People with a diploma in sociology, or psychology, or some other I-just-want-to-graduate-quickly major. People from third-rate universities who can't seem to find a decent job. People like me. It's dangerous work, but it sure beats flipping burgers. Or is it? I don't know... it's too late for regret now.

Anyway, gumshoe, I've had my fill of bourbon tonight, and I'm in the mood to talk. Why don't you sit tight and lend me a pair of listening ears, eh?
]]> 17 Jun 2007 09:37:15 Quest for Glory 3: Wages of War The third game in Quest for Glory series is set in the Africa-like world of Tarna, where you travel with your new liontaur friends you have met in the second game. Shortly after your arrival, you learn about the conflict between the liontaurs and the neighbor Simbani village, populated by the leopardmen. It is now time for our hero to become a skillful diplomat and to prevent an upcoming war between the two nations.

The gameplay system of "Wages of War" is the same as in the two previous games. The game plays like an adventure, with puzzles to solve and characters to talk to, with the additional of RPG elements: combat (action-based) and character development. You can play as either a fighter, a thief, a mage, or a paladin, and raise your skills directly after battles or by performing various actions. Graphics and interface underwent a major change. This is the first 256-color Quest for Glory game, and the first one to utilize the new, icon-based interface.

(from the Moby Games QFG3 page)
]]> 05 Dec 2006 11:32:14 Vigil: Blood Bitterness Plunge into the dark and unsettling story to reveal the secrets of your ancient civilization's relics and exact revenge on the Evil destroying your universe. Ritualistic killings and blood-lust blur the line between your own kind and the Evil you seek to annihilate.

Engrossing cutscenes bring you every brutal detail as the Gothic sci-fi story unfolds. The chilling music, menacing characters, and stylized black and white presentation draw you deeper into this gruesome, episodic 3d adventure game.

Avoid traps, solve puzzles, and devour the faces of your slaves for sustenance. Seriously.

FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY

Developer: FreeGamer
Release Date: 12/2006
]]> 13 Dec 2006 04:52:48 Zork: Nemesis
Awarded Editor's Choice in the December 1996 issue of PC Gamer

Zork: Nemesis (also known as Zork: Nemesis - The Forbidden Lands) is a first person adventure including puzzle solving and mystery.

In the final days of the underground empire four great alchemists dissappeared while searching for the secret of eternal life. A spy was sent to learn their fate, but he too was lost. That's when you are called upon as an adventurer to investigate.

In the Forbidden Lands you learn of the foul workings of a demonic force known as Nemesis, and with the "spiritual" help of the lost scientists you must attempt to restore balance to the world by recovering the four lost elements: fire, water, air & earth.

Additional Game Features:

  • First person perspective of a simulated 360 degree view.

  • Piece together clues, decipher codes, solve puzzles and learn the secrets of defeating Nemesis in the course of your extensive quest.

  • Travel to a a monastery, an insane asylum, a fortress, and a conservatory in search of the four missing elements.

  • Point and click interface, also utilizing a key-bound inventory.

  • Vertical and horizontal panning from any point, though not simultaneously.

  • Extensive use of full-motion video and panoramic scenes.

  • Humorous at times, this entry in the Zork franchise is also the darkest, including death and gore.

Developer: Zombie, Inc.
Publisher: Activision

PC version released in the United States February 29, 1996.
Mac version released: 1996



System Requirements
486/DX2-66MHz processor; 8MB RAM; 2X CD-ROM drive; 35MB hard disk space; VESA local bus or PCI video card with 1MB video RAM; 16-bit high-colour SVGA (640 x 480); MS-DOS 6.0 or above.

PowerPC Mac
16 MB RAM
2X CD ROM drive
OS 7.5.1+
]]> 23 Dec 2006 04:13:18 Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
worthplaying.com said,
Getting Up has a fairly innovative take on gameplay mechanics, attempting to mix street-style brawling with elaborate jumping and climbing puzzles and a new take on player-involved graffiti tagging.

Play as Trane, a "toy" graffiti artist with the street smarts, athletic prowess and vision to become an "All City King"--the most reputable of all graffiti artists. Along your quest, uncover the mayor's deep, dark secret... and use your fighting talents and high-wire graf to expose the city's leader as a corrupt tyrant.

As you struggle to save a neighborhood from an oppressive government, one question stands out: What if graffiti could change the world? Risk your life battling city authorities and rival graf gangs--mere obstacles in your attempt to get your tag up. And in this city, not just any tag will do. You'll have to "Get IN, Get UP and Get OUT."


Additional Game Features:

  • A digital "black book" to store unlocked tags and graf images.

  • A groundbreaking graffiti gameplay system, designed to sharpen your skills as you tag with Aerosol, Rollers, Markers, Wheat Paste, Stickers and Stencils.

  • A revolutionary storyline written by Marc Ecko.

  • Authentic tags from more than 50 real-life graffiti artists, six of whom appear in-game as mentors.

  • Eleven distinct city environments, with 20 gameplay levels. Single-player only.

  • Fighting mechanics that combine kicking, grappling and punching, along with improvised weaponry.

  • The Evolution of Graffiti: As Trane grows from "toy" to "All City King," his style and the state of graffiti evolve.

  • Trane's Abilities: Combat, Graffiti, Intuition, Sneak Mode, Navigation Unique "Intuition" system, allowing you to find ideal places to tag.

  • World-renowned hip-hop artist Talib Kweli as the voice of Trane.

  • A limited edition includes the game, a black book, a soundtrack CD, a making-of/documentary DVD, and a silver Sharpie with the Getting Up logo on it, all in a big metal box. The DVD has a 30-minute documentary on graf culture, with interviews, some "making-of" stuff, and a whole "how to play" section with tips.

  • Acclaimed extensive soundtrack features songs from Hip Hop artists such as Talib Kweli, Mobb Deep, Pharoahe Monch, Del the Funky Homosapien, Eric B and Rakim.

Developer: Mark Ecko/The Collective
Publisher: Atari
Released: 2006

Minimum System Requirements
  • Operating System: Windows 2000/XP
  • Processor: Pentium 4 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 1.8 GHz or higher
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: 3 GB free
  • Video: 64MB Hardware T&L compatible video card
  • Sound: DirectX version 9.0c-compatible sound card
  • DirectX version 9.0c (included) or higher

    • * Hardware T&L video cards that do not support shaders, such as the GeForce 4 MX or Intel Extreme Graphics family, are not supported.
    ]]>     23 Dec 2006 07:47:36     Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 In this sequel to the critically acclaimed Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, reassume the role of Raziel, and travel back through the currents of time into various eras of Nosgoth's past in your relentless pursuit of Kain. Encounter new enemies as you unearth the mysteries of Nosgoth's ancient races, and expose the schemes behind the corruption of the Pillars, and the vampire genocide.



    Additional Game Features:

    • Acquire new and improved Soul Reaver weapon enhancements, physical abilities, and relics to interact with the environment and unlock the dark secrets of Nosgoth.

    • Devour the souls of new enemies including vampire hunters, Sarafan warrior-priests, spectral spirits, and extra-dimensional demons.

    • Immerse yourself in a gothic realm of highly detailed architecture and environments supported with an intriguing storyline, compelling voice-over and no in-game loading times.

    • Enhanced graphics and combat system designed specifically for the PlayStation?2 computer entertainment system.

    • Shift real-time between the spectral and material realms to access previously unattainable places.

    Developer: Crystal Dynamics
    Publisher: Eidos Interactive
    Released: November 2001

    System Requirements

    Pentium III 450 MHz or equivalent, 128MB RAM, DirectX 8.0 compliant sound card and 16MB 3d accelerator, 850MB hard drive space, 8x CD-ROM, Windows 98/ME
    ]]>     31 Dec 2006 03:40:13     Mage Bros. Mage Bros is a 2 player 3D side scrolling game. The gameplay is fun and the graphics will bring you straight back to the Nintendo 64. Plus you can play with a friend at the same time.
    ]]>     09 Jan 2007 07:13:28     The Corona The Corona is based int he distant future. It stars the hero, Jordan Kade, as he searches to reclaim stolen memories on the database of "The Nexus". It is here that he will come face to face with several enemy factions seeking to gain the power of "The Corona" for themselves. What the Corona is capable of...nobody but Jordan knows.
    ]]>     21 Jan 2007 12:27:32     Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers This game follows the adventures of Gabriel Knight as he is drawn into the investigation of a series of murders. Set in New Orleans this game has a rich story filled with voodoo and suspense.
    ]]>     31 Jan 2007 04:03:17     Tomb Raider II Taking its cue from the previous game, Tomb Raider II sees Croft becoming embroiled in a brand new globe-trotting hunt for treasure.

    By: Eidos Interactive, Core Design Ltd.
    Genre: Modern Action Adventure
    Release Date: Oct 31, 1997
    Players: 1
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    By: Eidos Interactive, Core Design Ltd.
    Genre: Modern Action Adventure
    Release Date: Nov 30, 1998
    Players: 1
    ]]>     05 Feb 2007 10:07:01     Book and Volume
    Your pager tickles you awake.

    Upstairs in the house of your childhood, in your room, and it must be time for school because -- no, it's the weekend, you remember, but your alarm is going off anyway. You should have been awake already. You're going to miss the bus. Your mother climbs in the window. You're dreaming.

    You're a grown-up: It opens to you again, a sluggish window summoned by a mouse click. Waking up now in your own apartment, your new apartment. Your pager is buzzing and vibrating both, serious. It is in fact the weekend, but you're not in elementary school. No one is crawling in through the window. You're a system administrator for nWare. Waking up urgently, here in nTopia.
    ]]>     10 Feb 2007 05:40:41     Die by the Sword
    Live by the Sword, Die by the Sword!
    Set in a fantasy realm, you're a sword-swinging knight out to slay evil creatures and rescue your mate. The game is played from a cinematic over-the-shoulder view, and you are given full control over how your character moves and swings your sword. As opposed to the "Street Fighter" style of character controls, you have full freedom to move your sword as you wish, allowing an infinite number of sword and body movements. A motion physics simulator allows a vast array of swashbuckling combinations to dispatch your enemies.
    ]]>     20 Feb 2007 10:39:43     Fierce Talon Fierce Talon is a classic adventure game that draws heavily in style, setting and mood from old film-noir movies and science-fiction. You play Preston, a low-class private detective in the lowest part of the three layered Dome City. You haven't been very successful with your own investigation office, so you end up doing the cases of paranoid wives or husbands who wants more information on the doings and whereabouts of their significant others. Not really what you thought it would be...
    ]]>     02 Jun 2007 01:06:02     Tomb Raider: Anniversary The adventure begins when Lara is hired by a powerful syndicate to retrieve a mythical object called the Scion. As Lara searches ancient tombs and isolated worlds that have lain undisturbed for thousands of years, she discovers that she is not alone. Not only has she awoken their fearsome guardians but there are others desperate to learn the Scion’s dark secrets.

    Celebrate and commemorate ten years of Tomb Raider and Lara Croft with Tomb Raider: Anniversary, a new action adventure inspired by the original Tomb Raider video game, one of the greatest action adventure games of all time.
    ]]>     06 Jun 2007 04:27:29     Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts only to discover that much of the wizarding community has been led to believe that the story of the teenager's recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort is a lie, putting Harry’s integrity in question.

    Worse, the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, has appointed a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, the duplicitous Professor Dolores Umbridge. But Professor Umbridge's "Ministry-approved" course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the Dark Forces threatening them, so at the prompting of his friends Hermione and Ron, Harry is convinced to take matters into his own hands.

    Meeting secretly with a small group of students who name themselves "Dumbledore's Army," Harry teaches them how to defend themselves against the Dark Arts, preparing the courageous young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies ahead.
    ]]>     04 Jul 2007 12:08:46     Psychonauts Embark on a unique third person psychic adventure through the minds of misfits, monsters and madmen....

    For years, the Psychonauts have deployed their psychically-armed operatives all over the world, but this time trouble is brewing in their own boot camp. A deranged scientist is abducting camp cadets for their brains. One student, a mysterious and powerful new arrival named Raz, stands alone against the lunatic. Raz must develop and unleash an arsenal of paranormal powers including his most powerful weapon of all: the ability to launch himself telepathically into the minds of others. Ultimately he must enter the psyche of his worst enemy and destroy his dark plans at their source while trying not to lose his sanity in the process.
    ]]>     25 Nov 2006 11:14:08     Dreamfall Casablanca, 2219

    Zoe Castillo is about to get involved in a conspiracy that spans parallel worlds and hundreds of years.

    Something is affecting our world: static interference disrupts technology, and it seems to be linked to a ghostly presence seen only by a few - a presence inhabiting a black house in a wintry landscape.As Zoe begins her search for a lost friend, she discovers that there is a magical world behind our own - and the search is now on for the one person who may help Zoe unravel the dangerous web she has become entangled in:

    April Ryan.
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