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Starsky & Hutch

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Starsky & Hutch is an arcade racing game based on the popular TV series from the 70s, released to tie in with the film. The game includes 18 missions, each based on an episode of the TV show and introduced by Antonio ‘Huggy Bear’ Fargas. There is also a free roaming mode, in which the player explores the GTA-esque environment looking for action and trouble.

Like the film, the game does not entirely play it straight. Starsky & Hutch are actually shooting a TV show, and the scoring for each mission reflects how ratings-friendly your driving is. You are awarded gold, silver or bronze medals for each mission depending on performance, and must get at least 1 gold and 2 silvers on season 1 for a second season to be commissioned, and 3 golds and 2 silvers in season 2 for there to be a third for you to play through.

The overall goal in each mission is usually to chase and destroy a criminal’s car. There is always a secondary target as well. In addition, the player will gain viewers by hitting the bad guy, pulling off elaborate jumps and skids, nearly hitting civilians, and hitting the bonus targets such as canisters which are strewn through the levels. Hitting civilians will lose viewers.

Dave Starsky is the guy behind the steering wheel and Ken ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson shoots out of the windows of the car. On PS2 and XBox a second player can take care of the shooting, using either a light gun or a standard controller. During single player, the aiming is automatic for shooting. …

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1st Century After Tsunami 2265

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It’s the year 2118 and a cataclysmic seaquake has enveloped not only Japan, but a sizeable portion of the world. Those who remain alive ally themselves, and for the first time the world is united under a single flag; a nation known as the Terrestrial Republic. Power-hungry corporations and their leaders, however, have seized the opportunity to lord over self-proclaimed kingdoms, battling one another for land and scant resources. A mysterious energy source known as ELENA (Earth Light Energy Alpha) sits at the center of the conflict. In the roles of both Naoko Hikari and Neon Shima, you must venture through 13 levels spread across eight environments in this third-person shooter. Utilizing the graphical rendering technique known as “cel-shading,” Tsunami 2265 attempts to mirror the visuals found in Japanese cartoons known as anime.

Gameplay is split into two distinct styles: the first has you piloting one of a variety of mechs armed with missiles and a laser weapon, both of which have infinite supplies of ammunition. Populating these shoot-em-up sections of the title are enemy mechs and robots that must be dispatched in order to continue unhindered. The second style of play comprises a few “adventure” levels interspersed between the action-oriented mech levels. Here, players must leave the safety of their mech and head out on foot. In these levels players need to find keys or manipulate objects in order to gain access to secured areas, while armed only with a basic pistol for self-defense. You’re given a handful of chances to complete each level; lose all of them all and you’ll need to restart the level from the beginning. …

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Mobile Forces

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Mobile Forces is a modern era deathmatch and mission based multiplayer first person shooter with vehicles. The usual array of weapons (shotgun, assault rifle, etc…) is augmented with four different vehicles (from buggies to Armored Personnel Carriers) that can provide fast transport around the battlefield, hit and run fatalities, and mobile firing platforms.

The eight different modes of play include the standards (death match, capture the flag) and some that are less familiar (Safecracker, Detonation). All can be played on 11 different maps (ranging in size from large to very large) that are designed to take advantage of the speed at which distances can be covered on wheels. …

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Star Wars – Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace

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Twenty years before the original Star Wars (A New Hope), the Galactic Republic is undergoing a major political crisis because of a dispute on commercial taxation. Under the pretext of solving the crisis, the greedy Trade Federation has besieged the small planet of Naboo with armies of combat droids and space battleships. Two Jedi Knights, master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice, a very young Obi-Wan Kenobi, are sent by the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic to negotiate the end of the blockade with the Trade Federation’s leaders. But little do the Jedi know that these events are only the beginning of a master plot by an ancient enemy to control the entire galaxy.

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is an action-adventure game based on the movie of the same name from 1999. Playing a number of characters from the movie -depending on which level you’re on-, including Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Queen Amidala of Naboo, and Captain Panaka of the Royal Security Forces, you undertake quests and side-quests, solve puzzles, and use weapons to defeat enemies -including your lightsaber, the weapon of a Jedi Knight-. While the story of the game is faithful to that of the movie, additions and extensions to the plot have been made for the sake of gameplay, including a mission detailing Amidala and Panaka’s attempts to reach the Senate Chamber on planet Coruscant. …

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Fallout 3

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After World War II, rapid technology development carried humans towards a supposedly bright future, fulfilling their eternal dream. But eventually war raged again and in the year 2077, the dream suddenly came to a halt and mushroom clouds dominated the sky. A few communities survived in their underground bunkers called “Vaults”; others mutated heavily. Overall, what was left of the world was nothing more than a nuclear wasteland filled with ruins of a once great civilization. Two hundred years later, the human kind slowly but surely leaves the vaults and reclaims the lands of Earth.

The protagonist is one of them. As a member of Vault 101 in the wasteland surrounding the city formerly known as Washington D.C. and now called “Capital Wasteland”, raised under the tight rule of the Overseer and the watchful eye of his father, he doesn’t know anything about what is outside. But on his nineteenth birthday, his father unexpectedly leaves the vault. The hero’s goal is to find him, learning part of the truth about what the Overseer concealed all these years on the way.

Fallout 3 is a role-playing game with elements of a 3D shooter. It retains many elements of the previous games in the series, while somewhat shifting the emphasis from social interaction and ethical role-playing to exploration of an open, continuous 3D world and combat. The player is free to explore the game’s world from the beginning, visiting many optional locations, talking to characters and completing side quests. The main quest line, however, is largely linear, posing moral choices to the player only during its final phase. …

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MDK

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In this 3D shoot ’em up, you play Kurt, and your job is to save the world. Aliens have sent 8 giant fortresses to destroy earth. You run and jump through 6 missions of strange 3D worlds and kill the “Stream Riders” with your machine gun arm. Precise platform jumps are part of the challenge.

Kurt is equipped with a special battle suit with an included parachute and a sniper interface (allowing you to aim precise shooting while standing still) embedded in your helmet. Further weaponry enhancements are available as you progress through the game. …

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Deus Ex – Invisible War

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Twenty years have passed after the events described in Deus Ex. The actions of JC Denton have eventually led to a period of economic depression, known as “The Collapse”. The world is on the brink of chaos after the dismantling of the mighty biotech corporations, and multiple religious and political groups lust after power.

The city of Chicago is destroyed in a devastating energy blast by unknown terrorists. Two trainees of the Tarsus Academy, Alex D and Billie Adams, are evacuated to another Tarsus-controlled facility in Seattle. Shortly thereafter the facility is attacked by members of a religious organization called the Order. Billie admits that she has been collaborating with them, implying that Tarsus may be involved in a conspiracy. It is now up to Alex to find his or her place in the new world, and ultimately shape its fate.

Deus Ex: Invisible War is a first-person shooter that retains many gameplay elements of its predecessor, such as conversations with characters, inventory management, exploration, and mixing various gameplay styles during missions. As in the original game, the style of play helps shape the game as it progresses, from how characters interact with the protagonist to the types of situations encountered. Each potential conflict can be resolved in a number of ways, through peaceful means or through violence, using stealth or a show of force. Hacking computer terminals and unlocking doors with special tools are prominently featured. …

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