Players control a party of up to four characters. Battles can be fought with melee combat in third-person perspective or a ranged first-person perspective. As characters gain experience they can increase their stats and learn additional abilities. Weapons and armors can be customized with additional attributes that can further tailor characters. Escort the princess and keep her from busting out of her garb.
Developed by Maxis, Sim City 4 Deluxe continues the famous series of city simulations originally created by renowned game designer Will Wright. The deluxe version includes the expansion SimCity 4: Rush Hour. Players take over as mayor of a city which can be fictional or based upon a real-world counterpart. The player controls how the city grows using many methods that include building public facilities, zoning land, and manipulating budgets and taxes.
Developed by Qi Studios, Rag Doll Kung Fu is a unique fighting game created with the Source engine.Players control their characters by mouse movements and the dragging body parts of their avatars. Powerful moves can be accomplished with specific motions of the mouse that can be used to defeat your opponent or move around the arena. The in-game avatars are stretched based on the mouse movements and can be guided to destroy objects or pick them up and use them as weapons.
Quake is an FPS from iD Software. You play as a grunt who must travel to a variety of worlds through interdimensional portals and destroy a Lovecraftian horror and hundreds of minions before they can locate and overrun earth. Dark Places is a source port that has various enhancements over the official versions.
It may not be as impressive graphically as say, Tenebrae, but this port is the widescreen king of source ports, so it gets the honors here. Dark Places can be downloaded here (original Quake data is required and not included) http://www.icculus.org/twilight/darkplaces/
Players control D-Tritus as he makes his way around the robot city of Chimera. The two main game modes are on foot and ship. D-Tritus gains the ability to "overwrite" other characters in the game and take their place. This allows D-Tritus to masquerade as other characters and use their unique abilities. These abilities include flight, weaponry, theft, and burping. Players can customize their ships with bigger engines or more firepower depending on their playing styles.
Players follow the exploits of a blue hedgehog and his vast array of humanoid-animal friends and rivals. There are multiple game modes including story, normal race, tag, and survival. Characters race on several variants of hoverboards that are powered by "air". When a player's character runs out of "air" they must hoof it on foot, claw, or whatever. There are several pit stations scattered throughout courses that allow players to refill their "air" gauge.
The game is set during World War II with some unique twists. Hitler bought the big one early in the war and technology has leaped forward. This results in a mix of traditional WWII units paired alongside quasi-futuristic weapons such as sonic tanks.Players have hero units that they can control which posses unique abilities and grow stronger with experience. Players can choose to be the Russians, Germans, or Allies (America and Britian).This game has Nazis flying around with jetpacks so it is worth a look.
Developed by Cypron Studios, GODS: Lands of Infinity Special Edition is a mix of console and PC RPG styles.Players start the game as Vivien, a divine creature on a divine mission to help her god lay it down on some other god.Players explore the game in a first-person perspective while battles are resolved in a third-person perspective that is common to traditional, console RPGs. Multiple NPCs can join your party and can be equipped and set into formations as you see fit.
The Guild 2: Pirates of the European Seas is a standalone expansion to the original The Guild 2. The gameplay involves taking control of a lowly worker and bringing their family to the top of the kingdom. Characters manage their businesses while seeking to expand the political influence of their family and eliminate their rivals. Players can choose from a variety of occupations including fishing, baking, thieving, and of course piracy. Strategic marriage alliances can allow your family to expand into other businesses and strengthen your clan.
The world changed when Aziraal, the god of war, was slain in the huge battle long ago. The hordes of Orcs lost their divine leader and were forced to withdraw to the southern wastelands. Now, thousands of years later, the location of Aziraal's tomb is still unknown, well hidden by other gods who did not dare to entrust the secret to mere mortals. However, now, a fragile peace between the civilized races and the hordes is at stake.
