Amazon.com Product Description

Dune 2000 is a real-time strategy game that requires gallant leadership, cunning tactics, and formidable military prowess to win the Emperor's challenge by being the first to harvest the most spice and take control of Dune. Three houses have arrived to claim the prize: the honorable House Atreides, the insidious House Ordos, and the vicious House Harkonnen. Whichever house you choose to lead, remember that the balance between power and efficiency will lead you to victory. Wage successful strikes to interrupt your opponents' spice production while protecting your own. But beware, the untamed desert holds challenges beyond that of your enemies. Giant sand worms can devour your army with little warning, greedy merchants of CHOAM will plan to interrupt your spice production, and the backstabbing Emperor may provide aid to a house that is not yours. ... Read more

Reviews (13)

Looks good, but...
The game looks good and has some nice control features, but it is exactly the same game as Dune 2 in content.

Dune: The Ultimate Stratiegic Battle Game
Dune truly is an awesome game.Choose from three houses and battle for control of the spice on the planet Arrakis, or Dune. You get to choose what kind of vehicles and tanks to produce in conquering the entire planet.The graphics are good, but it was probably intended more for the idea of the game, (Which is flawless).Sure made me power hungry.In general, it is a most stunning battle game.

Not bad, not great.
My wife bought this for 12 bucks. Its worth the price for the game even though its a few years old.

Over all its not bad. The added video scenes of John Rys Davies is a nice touch.

I love these games
I've owned all of the games EA has made like this, including Tiberian Sun, Command and Conquer, and the new Red Alert 2.Everytime they come out with a new version of any of them I have to get my hands on it.It's just so addictive.I'll spend hour after hour playing and replaying it.The only thing I wish EA would have done was to have more missions.If you had the time you could beat it in just a couple of days.I find myself getting frustrated with most games when I have a hard time trying to beat them, then I just give up and never play it again.But, I can't seem to do that with these.I just keep trying untill I finish the level that is giving me so many problems.I wish that they had a training function like the first Dune game.This game is a whole different build than that game.In the first dune you went around looking for caves that would have Fremen in them that would help you.Some you would make military, and some you would have create farms so you could get more men as the cave grew in population (it's been a long time, I may have forgotten some of it).Also, they had a space port where you could buy weapons.Now, that would make for a more exciting game for the whole EA family of these games. More, I can't wait till the next Dune comes out in 2001.

GREAT GAME BUT......
This game is AWESOME.Once you get it you can't stop playing it, at least for a couple of days or weeks.This game is A LOT like Red Alert, just better graphics, a different story line, and the tanks look a little different.I would get this game if you love Red Alert or your just bored.I got it cuzz I love Red Alert.But anyways you'll probally get bored of this game in a couple of weeks (Even on Multiplayer) because not that many people play it and its all the same thing over and over again.Thats my opinion so you can try the game yourself and tell me what ya think of it! ... Read more

Features

• In this chapter, we find that Baal, one of Diablo's underlings, escaped your wrath originally, and is now terrorizing the world of Sanctuary
• Travel thorugh the sinister and foreboding wilderness of Sanctuary, rendered beautifully
• Meet with other characters and get them to join you on your quest -- no bribes are needed now, as you have a common cause - the end of Baal's tyranny
• WIth your new allies you'll battle against 15 powerful new enemeies -- Imps, Blood lords, Frozen horrors, and more
• Add to your abilities with 30 new skills

Reviews (9)

A great add-on for a great game
LOD continues the story after you banish Diablo and Mephisto leaving only 1 brother of the 3 Terrors left, Baal.There are way more unique and rare items to pick up with way more space in your stash to accomidate.This is a must get if you've got D2 and be prepared to stay up all night, this 1 is addictive.

Player
I have been playing this game for a very long time and im still finding more and more things to do that i have never done before! If u have never played this game then you need to try it! When u do try Diablo 2 make shure you at least know a little about this game trust me it is awsome! there are thousands of items to use Swords, Sheilds, Armor, boots, belts ect. but dont just belive me try it for urself there are also SETS to collect that make your character look really good and give a serious boost in every ability. there are 8 different characters but you can make many different "specialtys" for your character! like for an assasin you can make pure martial arts assasin, for sorcerer u can make pure fire or ice OR lightning! There are sooo many different ways to go about creating your character but dont choose just one make many characters if you like. you can also play online for no extra charge and have others help you out in your game as u also can help them! you can trade items or gold if youd like many things and friends to find! my account on D2 is listed as my name so contact me if you need some help or just want to know the ropes :)

Great Game!
I never heard of this game before I went to my friends house just this weekend. He let me play it. So i played it and it was so interesting the second I got home I asked my mom to buy it for me. I am still trying to get it now but I have to save my money and find a place to buy it. Diablo 2 is a great game.

More than meets the eye
It's simply amazing how character development can go in so many directions with this game. Seven character classes are now offered, and focusing on certain options within any of the 3 different "skill trees" of each class can itself forever change the way in which you relate to the game. Characters can become so specialized that names have been attributed to them (lexicons can be found on the Net); for example, if you choose to play a character from the new Druid class, he can be differentiated into a Shifter, Summoner, Elementist, Botanist, Windbreaker, Bowling Druid, etc. [lingo used by D2:LoD addicts, these aren't terms that the game itself uses]. It could be said that choosing from these different paths renews the playability of the game, as you are forced to figure out new strategies to survive, especially in the Nightmare and Hell difficulty settings.
I've been playing this expansion since its release, and can hardly believe how much I yet have to learn. The Druid class is a clever addition to original 5, and quite different from the others; the new Assassin class I cannot in good faith critique, as I have only developed one character from that class. Act 5 has a much different flavor, and disposing of Baal can be a highly frustrating task, if you don't have a plan [Hint: get his back against the wall on the runway, slow him down, and hit him without a pause]. The addition of charms and class-specific items vastly improves your chances for survival, and the new set items are geared towards the more advanced players. However, other improvements put forth in the expansion balance it out in favor of the enemy (e.g., you can no longer dominate simply by having a Level 25 Fire Wall).
Lately I've discovered several websites devoted to the game, and features of the game that previously made little sense now are revealed as worthwhile to me. If you are getting the impression that this game can create a black hole in your weekly schedule, then I think I have gotten my point across. For example, tonite I am supposed to be reading an article titled "Parenteral Nutrition in Pregnancy," but instead I am researching new strategies to keep my Necromancer alive (can you blame me?)
Finally, there is the adrenaline rush motive. When trying to stay alive during some of the more challenging moments, your heart will be racing and you might even break into a sweat. Warnings written in the other reviews (about how addiction to this game can trash your GPA and cause your girlfriend to seek out someone who has never heard of Diablo or its sequels) should be taken very seriously. As a graduate student I came close to smashing the disc on several occasions with the thought of freeing myself...that would doubtless have been a waste of money, as I would have promptly jogged down to the store to pick up another copy.

Diablo 2 LOD
I thought this game was excelent. 5 areas, 27 quests, normal, magic, rare, and super rare items, hundreds of differnet monsters, 5 final monster and much more. I never liked Blizzard games, but my brother wanted this since his freind had it. Ever since then DiabloII was on my top 5 list. I recomend you to buy it. ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

Despite the immense amount of attention directed toward violence in media and games, computer game developers continue to push the proverbial envelope, particularly in the first-person shooter genre, where each game seems more violent than the last. The latest envelope pusher is Kingpin: Life of Crime, a "gang simulation" created by Interplay and Xatrix Entertainment, developers of the infamous Redneck Rampage action game.

Players assume the role of the appropriately named Thug, a relative lowlife in the large crime world that comprises the Kingpin universe. Similar to other games in the shooter genre, the player views the world from a first-person perspective and carries a diverse arsenal of weaponry: pistols, machine guns, rocket launchers, and a visually impressive flamethrower.Game play consistently retains the player's interest, despite Kingpin's rather bland environments (yet another warehouse?) and dialogue that consists mostly of profanity. Levels include objectives that aren't always "kill everything at first sight." In fact, often you need to befriend rather than destroy; offer money (collected from corpses) to other gang members and they'll assist in combat. Pawn shops scattered around the levels offer another twist to the genre by allowing players to buy whatever weapons they want, limited only by the depth of their wallets.

Once you've completed Kingpin's single-player game, you can hop online and compete against other human players in death-match and Bag Man (similar to capture the flag, but you capture the money instead) games; however, Kingpin's multiplayer network code isn't as smooth as the latest first-person action games. --Doug Radcliffe

Pros:

• Interesting "gang-oriented" missions not normally found in the genre
• Effective gangland atmosphere
• Diverse selection of weaponry with nice sound and visual effects

• Too much reliance on profanity
• Sluggish multiplayer without the latest patch

Reviews (21)

Welcome to the Pawn-O-Matic
Waking, beaten and blood-spattered.Still alive.The one oversight by the Kingpin's henchmen.Retribution.Focus.Alleyway, multihued graffiti scrawled on the bricks.Flames licking the inner wall of a trash barrel, popping, rustling; shadows and patterns flick and crawl on the buildings.Shimmering.Cobalt and gray in seemingly stationary swirl overhead: the city's nighttime sky.A broken fence.A pipe.Senses returning, the tendrils of perception emerge from the haze.Vengeance, vengeance a million miles away, begins with one step.

Kingpin: Life of Crime is a first-person shooter for the PC that dates back to 1999.For a game of such age, the visuals are still surprisingly sharp, deep and detailed--given certain allowances.No one will mistake this for Doom 3, Far Cry or Half-Life 2, but for '99, this must have been near the apex for PC game graphics.The gang-infested urban inner-city settings the player must navigate are gloomy and cold, full of murky dimness, shady characters and city architecture somewhere between the mundane and the dreamlike.The city streets and back alleys, the tunnels and railways, the industrial zones and commercial districts all feel tangible and genuine, as if you could step right into them--or are, in fact, already there on the other side of the mirror, a fully-engrossed participant in that world.Some segments stand in stark relief in the memory, are darkly, hypnotically fascinating: a tenement rooftop excursion over ghost buildings, windows like eyes, the midnight sky and moon bathing the whole scene in otherworldly light.Or the sprawling industrial monster that is Steel Town: the sky arcing from a panorama of midnight sapphire to goldenrod to churning crimson, the steel mills a snorting, belching hydra with heads sprouting in myriad directions, the residents, shops and city buildings toiling grimly in the shadows.Or on the treacherous railways with the surreal cityscape looming hauntingly in the distance.Or the dock areas.Or that first, long-awaited glimpse of Radio City.The threats and the seemingly infinite wonder and possibilities of the city encroach upon you with mounting realism.Players familiar with the PC game Deus Ex will find many similarities in theme and implementation between the environments here and the inner-city locales in Deus Ex.

Also reminiscent of Deus Ex are the character models themselves: dark, thickset male and female street figures in gang-related garb and tattered miscellany, emotion and meaning conveyed more through body language and voice acting than facial animation.The band Cypress Hill does much of the voiceover work, along with the game's sinister hip-hop background music.The language and themes of the game are adult in the most acute sense, as brutal as any R-rated film on the market, yet don't usually come across as mere gratuitous exercises in profanity.The voice acting, as in all the best games, is as authentic and legitimate as any film.Game-engine cut scenes spliced between level transitions progress the storyline, mostly from the Kingpin's point of view.The main character's speech patterns and occasional narration combined with these settings makes for an almost film noir gangland experience at times.NPC characters populate these mean streets, all of them street-wise toughs, yet most are not inherently hostile to the player.NPCs are, for the most part, mission-givers and sources of information and recruitment: you'll usually find them loitering somewhere on the sidewalks or in alleys or hanging out in the local bars.And in discovering the better part of valor, recruiting one or two of these armed thugs to ally themselves with you in combat situations is a far more effective tactic than spending all your accumulated cash on personal weapons and upgrades. These hired guns are relatively expensive, but well worth the price.

NPCs react to you in various ways depending on your conduct and approach.If you confront them with a weapon drawn, hostilities will shortly ensue unless the weapon is quickly withdrawn.You can address and respond to NPCs with either positive or negative comments, effectively keeping the peace or edging on friction and discontent pursuant to a combat scenario.Monetary rewards, the catalyst of the game as you work your way up the food chain of gangs to the Kingpin himself, are acquired by the means of looting the bodies of fallen NPCs and gang members.There are shops called the Pawn-O-Matic where you do all your purchasing and upgrading: a handful of standard weaponry ranging from the pistol to machine gun to flame thrower, head, torso and leg body armor, ammunition, health replenishments, and a few scant weapon upgrades.

Kingpin: Life of Crime plays, for the most part, like a typical first-person shooter, albeit one with the option of rudimentary squad-based combat.The gameplay isn't particularly deep, but the game is stylish enough and the environments absorbing enough to keep you involved.When I first played this game in 2000, it chilled and captivated me with its bleakness and harsh brutality.Five years later, I'm somewhat less chilled and less captivated, but still found the experience rewarding on many levels.Although originally designed for Windows 98, I found that the game does run fine on Windows XP.Any FPS fan that missed this title in 1999 or thereafter could do worse than to dig a copy out of a bargain bin somewhere and spend a few hours putting their own footprint down on these mean streets.

Help
Can anyone tell me if this game works on Windows/XP. E-mail at:Atan5@netscape.net.

Fun
OK, i bought this game thinking that it would be dumb, and after i played it for a while it became, a lot of fun, so yes i do recommend this game!!!!!!!!

Awesome Game - Even in 2003
I only recently discovered this game and it is a lot of fun - graphics are OK and you get great framerates.

Higly recommended.

GOD ITS SO GOOD
YO its the best damn game i have ever played its really good n all i need now are just a few people to find n play online with any1 outhere wiling to play? ... Read more

Features

• Live as the Undead: As Christof, a vampire of the Brujah Clan, you must fight and feed on the blood of mortals, while hiding your vampiric powers and controlling the urges of the beast within you. Along the way, you are joined by other vampires who will fight by your side as you solve a series of quests surrounding a deep story.
• Powerful 3-D Engine: Your World of Darkness is created by the Nod Engine, developed by Nihilistic. Dramatic lighting, fog effects and gorgeous textures bring the medieval cities of Prague and Vienna to life, and twist the modern landscape of London and New York into a gothic nightmare.
• Innovative Multiplayer Design: Vampire: The Masquerade-Redemption will change the way computer RPGs are played online with its Storyteller mode, which allows one player to create and run an adventure of their own. Multiplayer features include co-op play, and the option to play as the hunter or the hunted.
• Immortal RPG Appeal: Based on the popular tabletop role-playing game, the PC version of Vampire: The Masquerade offers fans of the series a true translation of their beloved story. Even gamers and RPG fans unfamiliar with the series will enjoy the incredible 3-D graphics, deep storyline and engrossing gameplay.

Reviews (15)

Best shoot 'em up for a Pentium III or less
I resorted to purchasing older video games, like this one, because my computer can't handle Quake III or the other new ones that ask for a Pentium 4 and a fancy graphics card.

I don't mind the age of this game one bit. It's great fun and brings me back to the good old days of Doom II, except this is better, graphics-wise. Extreme value for the money (I paid about $9 for a used copy from a third-party seller). Why buy new games at all?

I had to tinker with Quake II's video options for a few minutes before arriving at an optimum setting. It does not auto-detect your setup, unlike modern games.

Classic
A great game in its time and a true classic today. It's THE game to have for cyborg killing, big weapon shooting, ultra macho, adrenaline pumping, super violent action. Great for single player and multiplayer fans alike. No FPS library is complete without this game.

An awesome game, trust me
I've had Quake II for over 4 years, and at one point played it for over 4 hours a day, every day.I've waisted thousands of hours on this game, and know everything there is to know about it.I was once one of the top thousand in the world.Take it from me when I say this truly is THE best game ever produced, and that's saying something since it was released in 1998.The single player mode gets old quick, but online multiplayer is so intense and down-right FUN that it can drain years off of your life.I've moved on, I haven't played it in several months.But I owe it to this game to say it really is the best and anyone assembling a PC game collection needs this game.

As for buying hints, don't buy this game for any of the game consoles, because they stink; stick with the PC/Mac version.Also, don't buy it unless you have a internet connection and intend to play multiplayer, because it will get old quick otherwise.Also, don't buy this game unless you have at least a medium-good graphics board (usually at least 16MB), along with other elements of your PC being relatively robust.

Excellent Game
After reading all the reviews, there is one argument I like to write here:

Thousands of fans sites all over the internet, if not millions devoted to Quake II.

So better than trust the word of the reviewers, live the Quake II experience for yourself, love it or hate it, but one thing is for sure, you won't be indiferent to it.

fun..for about 20 min
I liked this game a lot but the only drawback was tha i have windows xp and w/ windows xp the graphics really [were bad]. It totally took away from the gameplay. If you're looking for a really good shooter go try Ghost Recon. but otherwise quake 2 is pretty good for the money. Be warned xp users their is a fluke in this games graphics for xp. It worked better on my friends 98 than on my xp so something is up. If anyone knows how to fix this graphics problem please write it into a review ... Read more

Reviews (23)

Doom1 still better
Bottom line if your gonna buy this buy the first one first to see if you like the dooms this is not the one to start off with!

Doom 2... worth a look, but not a stare
My older brother and I have been playing the original "The Ultimate Doom" since we were toddlers.We've played through all the levels and we are truely die-hard fans.

However...

With our recent purchase of Doom II (yes I know, we're running a little behind the times) we were rather disappointed.Here's our thoughts...

The game is very well made, like the original.The graphics are decent, the sound effects are brilliant, the music is entertaining, and the gameplay is phenomenal.In addition, the game is WAY harder.It features a whole new arsenal of baddies (which are pretty funny because their graphics are much better than those of the original enemies so they stand out like sore thumbs).The new enemies are very creative.We particularly liked the big brown floating thing-a-ma-jigs that spit out the little flying skulls from the original game.All-in-all, those parts of the game are great.

The trouble resides in the "super-shotgun."The original shotgun was the staple weapon of the first Doom series, and likewise this new super-shotgun is the staple of the second.As a souped up, all encomposing, weapon of mass destruction, you'd think it would be pretty darn cool.

The problem is that it's been souped up in the wrong way.It fires a spread shot that no longer requires any accuracy at all.To compensate for this new kill-all gun, the folks at ID just made the monsters MUCH MUCH MUCH more difficult.However, all the style and the delicacy of the original is missing.Too much of the time, your being shot at by wickedly powerful attacks and you cannot even determine from where they came.You end up hiding and sneaking around corners and the like... and that's the exact reason why I used to play the original doom instead of the new breed of games like Quake.These new games are just not fun anymore.

PS:play Marathon 2... it was always better anyway ;-)

doom 2still thebest
i have played it befor it is a good game

One of the best FPS ever!
Well, let me tell you. I've had Doom II since it came out. And, it is by far the best shooter I ever played!

Story - 7/10

It goes like this: You just returned from the moon which was infested with monsters, and you come back, and what do you know? There are demons everywhere! They came strait from the depths of Hell. They killed almost the entire human race. Now, it's up to you to save the Earth!

Graphics - 8/10

Meh, it came out in what, few years back? What did you expect? But, I guess they were ok back then. Hey, I'm not complaining. So, the graphics aren't too shabby when it comes to the blood and gore! :-)

Sound/Music - 10/10

The music is pretty catchy! I love the music. The sound is very good also. It's really not that bad. And, when you fire your gun, or the monsters see you, the will make noises! And it makes this squishy sound when you hit a monster with a rocket up close!

Controls - 10/10

The controls rock! The moving and shooting are so easy to use! Don't even have to aim, just point in the direction and BOOM! The moving is good. Just move with the arrows. Also, you can run when you hold shift + up/down arrow.

Gameplay - 10/10

Man, the gameplay is just unbelievable! This game has 32 all-new levels! Also, with 7 weapons and a NEW WEAPON!!!! The super-shotgun. And you have new demons too. The guns are: the pistol, the shotgun, the super-shotgun (the new weapon), the chaingun, the rocket launcher, the plasma rifle, and the all mighty BFG 9000! Which when you fire it at an enemy and hits them, it will hit nearby enemies to! Well, the object of this game is to blast monsters through out the level and find the exit. Then, you progress to the next level. All the way till the last one. There are also 2 secret levels. There are many verities of monsters BTW. Oh, and each level has three hidden key cards to access doors that were previously locked.

Replayability - 10+ /10

This game has so much replay value. I mean when you beat the game once you think your done right? Wrong! There's so much fun in blowing up those little suckers! I have had this game for a long time and I still play it!

Difficulty- 8/10

There's 5 different kinds of difficulty: I'm too young to die! (Easy), Hey, not to rough (Medium), Hurt me plenty (Hard), Ultra-Violence (very hard), and Nightmare (unfair).

Extras - 9/10

You can also make your own levels using a WAD creator. A WAD's are the level files. You can also play WAD's that other people made. I love makeing my own levels. It adds more fun to game if you beat the default 32 levels alot.

Rent or Buy

Definitely buy! It's so good of a game! And besides, I don't think you can rent PC games. Well, maybe you can I don't know.

Overall - 10/10

I give this game a 10/10 because it's the best game in the world! Trust me on this one!

Doom 2 Forever. and Ever.
This game has changed the world. Before Doom 2 obviously was Doom. The game has introduced the FPS, or first person shooter. I myself have the doom collectors edition. It includes doom, doom 2, and Final Doom(TNT and the plutonia Experiment). Doom, however, is very old(over 10!) and doom 2 is turning 10 this year. Well, anyway, before my closing comment, i'd like to say this game is robably going to last for 10 more years(including Doom 3) until we are all writing on how legendary Doom 3 was and how it is all old. Aging is never a problem with games, its just if they are updated or not. Doom and Doom 2 were updated, with WADs, as you can create your own levels, episodes, and even games(such as final doom). My closing statement is:

I seem to be having a problem with my Doom Collectors Edition. The way the weapon is positioned in the game isnt right. It seems to have sunk lower, and if i get rid of the bottom dashboard, then it returns to the position it should of been while i had the dashboard up. I dont know how to position the screen. ... Read more

Product Description

Attack, defend, rescue and command with honor in this high-intensity, highly dangerous foray into the trenches of WWII. ... Read more

Features

• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Genre: Action/Adventure
• Mission: It's up to you to turn the tide of battle in your favor during WWII
• Platform: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP

Reviews (45)

Close to five stars but not quite
First of all, Breakthrough is worth ten bucks even if it is short.Ten Bucks is nothing.I am semi-surprised it went that cheap.Heck, buy it used for 5 bucks.
Anyway, about the game.The graphics, battles, guns, and sound are all very good.And one thing that I really like about it is that the AI is not so annoying.In the first medal of honor the AI would hit you without even aiming.Or they would see you even if you were extremely well hidden.The AI in this is better, and the action is crispier.Anyway, I think that for the price it is a good buy and you will be playing it through more than once.
It's a good game and was definitely better than Spearhead.

Flawed but consistent
If you liked other MOHAA editions, then this is fairly true to the original format.Being so, it provides little in terms of new dynamics. Some new weapons, and the setting in the African/Italian Theatre add some appeal. Overall, you get what you expect. There are some very frustrating attributes to this expansion: ammo can be scarce, seemingly where it is needed most. A particular part in the game where you're fending off the enemy while your comrade unlocks a door for the longest 30s known to the universe with low ammo provided many hours of cursing, to the point where I just loaded to an earlier point, conserving ammo in anticipation of this part of the game.Thus gameplay can be stilted by unimaginative challenges.As usual, the game AI is poor, compensated by amazing sharpshooting skills of every enemy soldier.Stealth is almost useless in this games as with other MOHAA installments.But, if it wasn't fun on some level, I wouldn't have finished it.Recommend picking up cheap or used if you can. Not worth full price of admission.

This games Multiplayer rocks!
This game is great! When I got the original I was a little dissapointed that the multiplayer wasn't working so I was stuck with the single player:( But after I purchased Breakthrough for some reason the multiplayer work and before I knew it I was slaying everyone! There are some great modes (Objective match) with some great maps too (V2 Rocket Facility, The Hunt). Anyways I want to inform you that this is a great game. So sign up soldier and get ready to be massacred by lt con da man. Thats me :) Hope you fools will try out the multiplayer!

Review on GAme
Review On Game:
The game that will blow your mind....

Where do I go? What weapon do I use? These are some of the questions you could answer on the video game, Medal of Honor. This game is a"killer" buy. It has really good speed
(Loading), good graphics, pretty much good everything.If you ever go to buy a video game, I highly recommend this one.

(...)Isn't that such a fabulous cost?So if you really wanted a video game but your mom would not buy it for
You, show her this really, really cheap game and I guarantee
You she will buy it. Other games such as Need For Speed Underground and Enter The Matrix cost about five dollars more.

The special effects and sound effects on this game are awesome! The gunshots fill the air with a loud BANG!
The special effects are really good because the explosions on the game really and truly look real.

This game does not have a good theme for ages 7 and under. That is because it involves killing and stealing. Basically, this is a really good game. I highly, highly recommend this one.

Breakthrough to Breakdown
I have been a huge fan of Medal of Honor since I bought Allied Assault and even after Spearhead's shortfalls, but this is just terrible.This expansion pack should have been awesome, yet it failed terribly.The missions have potential, but are horrible.The African campaign where you had to defend the braindead minesweeping tanks was sheer agony.You have to stay ahead of the tanks to protect them, but if you take the time you need to kill the Germans who threaten you and the tanks, you'll likely be run over by the tanks you're protecting.It's very difficult to keep an eye on your tanks, keep moving up and shooting every German all at once.After a few minutes, it gets very tiring.

In the Italian campaign, you fire one round, ALL the Italians will know exactly where you are and you'll be surrounded in seconds.Being shot from every angle (where each shot throws off your aim) while using your Garand can be difficult, especially since there will be no health for you until much later.Later on you will have to fight off hordes of Italian tanks with mortars (as if those mortars could scratch a tank.)You're in a house with a small wall around it, you have to use these cumbersome mortars to destroy these tanks from two different directions, and if one touches the wall, you fail your mission.Even if you destroy it a split second after it touches the wall.Even though the enemy is destroyed, the enemy still has broken through.

One very annoying thing is the lack of ammunition.You have to conserve ammo like mad.About one in every 10 soldiers drops some ammo, if you're lucky.In most situations, I had to fight a group of Germans at close range with nothing more than my sniper rifle and pistol (at least the Italian pistol is decent) only to rewarded with no ammunition.It's very frustrating.

The single player mode ended twice as soon as it should have, and I was left with the feeling of "That's it?"

Like Spearhead, the shortfalls in singleplayer were somewhat made up for with improvements in the multiplayer.However the improvements were nothing spectacular.New modes, weapons and maps were nice, when I could play it.Apparently Breakthrough has a problem where when you try to connect to a multiplayer game, it says your CD key is already in use.Natrually I thought someone was using a pirated copy with my CD key.That is, until I went to their website and found out that's not the case at all.Apparently it's some bug where they screwed up and you have to pay.The explanation on how to fix the problem is of epic proportions (you have to delete the game in a special way and re-install it in a special way) and I just felt cheated.They screwed up so you have to compensate to use the product you paid for.

This is only everything I feel like writing about right now that I can remember (I gave up on this expansion months ago.)Just stick with MOHAA or Spearhead if you already have it.If you really want to try this out, don't spend over $10 for it.

EDIT: Since I wrote this review, I re-installed Breakthrough out of curiosity and the multiplayer works fine this time.I don't know how common the problem I mentioned is. ... Read more

Features

• Breath-taking graphics (using the latest Unreal engine) that go beyond the cutting edge
• 100-200X poly count increase over Unreal Tournament
• Incredible physics engine controlling weapon and characters taking skill and control to the next level
• 6 races, over 50 characters, over 30 maps
• Latest version of the Unreal Editor, making customization incredibly easy and intuitive

Reviews (192)

this game is good but it lags for some reason
I Have broadband connection with a 1.2 AMD pc powered bya radeon 9600 graphic card and the game sometimes lags. Others times when I enter a room a black screen shows up giving a percentage of how long it will take to enter a room and sometime its take up to 2o minutes. Thats a long time even with dsl. I am newly introduced to the series so it will take me a while to get the hang of the multiplayer experience and the game in general.Other than that the game is fun to play. I recommend your get unreal 2004, but you should have a descent computer with a powerful graphics card. oh yeah if you dont have dsl dont bother playing online.

Very innovative
Brand new game engine [for 2003], new gameplays [bombing run].
The game is fun, however it drifted away from the Unreal Tournament franchise. There is no assault, there are a lot of Unreal Tournament 1 characters missing and there are no vehicles, as the developers promised.
The game is not worth your money, you are better off purchasing the next title, Unreal Tournament 2004

One of the best frag fest that you can have online!
This game is great man. I just got it and I'm totally hooked on it. This is the first game ever to make me uninstall Counter Strike. My hard drive is sadly only 40gb for my newest gig and I had to uninstall Counter Strike to install this game. I first tried the demo which takes only about 200mb of my hard drive and I bought the full verision which was larger and forced me to uninstall CS. I won't say much because you probably tried the demo or already played the full version before so you know that it is good. some people said get Unreal Tournament 2004 instead but this game is about the same. UT2k4 only has few more maps, more vehicles, and the new Onslught mode. If you already have UT2K3, then you can stick to it for another year. Not only that, there are many great mods and you will definitly like it. Sorry if this review was waste of your time but you should still get this game.

hi, ut 2004 is out guys.
get that instead of this thing.

Terrible Unreal Game!
The original unreal tournament is the very definition of fun. It was interesting, and I could play the demo for hours without becoming bored. The game remained interesting with cool characters, maps, and weapons. Then they released new maps, mods(relics in particular), and assault mode. That game was a success.

Unreal Tournament 2003 changes the original into a lame game. There are all new guns, and worst of all... There are uninspired new maps. The new 2-fort is a sand like level that doesn't have the same feeling. The other maps just don't have anything to be talked about. The all new guns I mentioned? Crap. They all blow except the redeemer. The new sniper rifle(lighting gun!) is retarded. The new pistol is pretty stupid. There's also a gun now which instead of doing damage, it pushes the opponent. This is rather useless in pretty much any situation. If you are on the top of a tower it is good, but that is rare.

Get the original Unreal Tournament or Unreal Tournament 2004. They both rock, and this game can just be skipped. ... Read more

Features

• It's the 12th century and you'll lead the campaign against the infidels or the heathens, as Richard The Lionhearted or Saladin
• Know when to use chivalry and when to use brutality, as you command vast armies through four campaigns
• Storm your enemy's barricades in dramatic battles featuring 25 different untis -- Arabian Swordsman, Teutonic Knights, Grenadiers and more
• Use incredible siege weapons like Fire Ballista, Siege Towers, and Mangonels and experience the ruthlessness of medieval combat
• Battle other lords in 8-player multplayer mode, or go on the Skirmish Trail - 50 linked skirmish missions, each one more challenging than the last

Reviews (2)

awsome
this game is the best game ever! unlike games where the archers stand ther shooting arrows at the knights wyll the knight is standing there chopping him inhalf the archer will pull out a dagger and fight back(alot good thatll do but still its cool).
This game lets you build your own castle and battle against differant enemies. there are enemyies that are english and they will use the english units and there are units that are arabian and they will use arabian units and you can use one or the other or both.it basically is action packed simple fun.
its worth every penny you have. and if you get this game you can have fun stealing there money too.

Greastest strategic game EVER!!
(...).Im 11 years old.This game is very very very fun! It combines stratagy with all-out WAR!!!I got this gaem like 1 or 2 years ago and i still love it!! you gottta buy this game! ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Age of Sail II simulates naval warfare from 1775 to 1820 with a real-time 3-D sailing and combat model. Over 1,200 historical ships and 100 historical American and British scenarios are available, including: Copenhagen, the Battle of the Nile, Trafalgar, Cape St. Vincent, and Camperdown. A full, floating 3-D camera allows complete control of your fleet, and the 3-D accelerated graphics reveal accurately rendered ships and beautiful landscapes. ... Read more

Reviews (30)

The best!!!!!!!!
This is well worth the money. as a this is my first navel game. Thear are no bugs that I know of in this game and the makers did a wonderfull gob. as I have lots of land games,I thout I would give this a try and I was amzad of how real it looked. I would recmmond this game.

What AOS2 should have been
The game looks great and it is fun to play.It is what Age of Sail 2 should have been.Most of the bugs seem to be worked out.It still has problems, but it is a lot of fun for anyone interested in the genre.

I like this game....
This is actuall a pretty decent game. It has bugs, but the idea and the execution are almost perefect for the type of warfare depicted.

Graphics a reasonable, the interface is a little hard to figure out at first. They definitly need a few more patches to be released quickly. I understand that it plays well as a multi player game, but have been unable to find locate anyone else that is playing. There are several groups on the web, but they have not been responding to my messages.

If you have not sailed before, this game may be a little difficult at first. I also read a lot of books on the subject so that I am familiar with most of the strategies that were actually used in this period.

The scenarios are long. Thank goodness there is a game speed adjustment. It looks like you can go all the way up to 16X speed. Naval warfare of this period was usually long and drawn out. A very long period in which someone is being chased, followed by a quick clash of arms, then another chase as the defeated ships flee the scen and the victorious ships captures the damaged enemy...

The AI is not too bright. But, if you give him the advantage in ships, wind and weather, you have a pretty decent player upon which to practice your ship handling skills as well as fleet meneuvers. By the way, different ships move at different speeds depending on size and weight. You have to constantly watch spacing between ships so that you don't ram while doing meneuvers.

If they ever get this game fixed (probably in AoS 4) it will be a great game. I wish that Microsoft would host it on the Zone. That would be a big push to get it played by more people.

Beta tested in Europe, but not available in Europe
The AoS2 community is really waiting for this game. Quite a few of them were beta testers from Europe. What happens the game does not come to Europe! Very dissapointed.
The game seems to be better then AoS2, more realistic...

Arno

Cool concept, lousy execution
If fast action is your taste, look elsewhere.If historical gameplay is to your liking, this title works.However, the nut and bolts of the game are poorly implemented.The game plays like an early beta release, all of the patches help but it is still a buggy game, bottom line.Such a shame, as the graphic engine does an admirable job of rendering the ships and their surroundings.Hope the follow up game I've been reading about istested and proven more thoroughly when it is released than this one was. ... Read more

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MECH WARRIOR V4.0 CD/DVD PK1 W9X/NT CASE INNER SPR ... Read more

Reviews (12)

Its nice
I have not had time to enjoy MW4 online with the pack, but I like what I have seen. I hope that MW5 debuts soon.

Awesome!
This is an "expansion" to Mechwarrior 4: Vengeance. Which is an awesome game as well. In this pack you get 4 new mechs,2 new maps to play in, and some other stuff. You can play MW4 online with other people. If you like the Mechwarrior Series, you'll like this game.

Awesome!
This is an "expansion" to Mechwarrior 4: Vengeance. Which is an awesome game as well. In this pack you get 4 new mechs,2 new maps to play in, and some other stuff. You can play MW4 online with other people. If you like the Mechwarrior Series, you'll like this game.

Stop wasting time and make us MW5!
Expansions often take time out that could be used for more things, like making a sequel to MW4:M.This isn't as good as the Clan pack, but it's ok.

Zeus: MW4:M has more assault mechs than any other MW game.12 of them.Add this and it's 14.This mech is ok.80 tons, 70 mph, LAMS.It carries a Lg Laser, 2 LRM 15, and HEAVY GAUSS RIFLE, my new favorite weapon.I replace weapons with that of clan, throw on more heat sinks and there you go.If you really want to use the HGR, take the Fafnir, it's got 2. 4/5

Hunchback: Goes pretty fast for 50 tons.The weapons are kind of stupid.2 med lasers, SRM 6, but the LBX AC 20 is nice.Not my favorite.2/5

Dragon: NO ARMOR AT ALL!85 mph, no jump jets, but I can live with that.The mech looks decently cool, but the weapons are very lame.Med laser, LRM 10, AC 5, HGR (only good one) 3/5

Highlander: The Zeus is better, but these weapons are ok.You better know how to aim if you want to win with the HGR, GR, Lg Lasers.4/5

The clan pack is better, brother, get that first.

Good supplement, could have been better
If you are a MechWarrior 4 fanatic (like I am) then this expansion is probably a good buy.The 4 new mechs are excellent, I especially like the Zeus (a fast assault mech) and the Hunchback (a medium sized mech which can carry quite a heavy loadout of weapons.)It is also possible to arm the Dragon which is included with 4 Clan Ultra Autocannon 5s, which gives it quite a bit of punch for its size -- I've even taken down a Daishi (a very heavy, dangerous assault mech) with it, though only with luck helping out.The new weapon, the Heavy Gauss, is a bit more dubious in my view -- it takes up 4 slots, weighs 18 tons, and does 27 points of damage with a long reload time.The fact that it takes 4 slots means that there are lots of mechs you simply can't put it on, and I haven't been able to get a combination as deadly as the one I have on my Variant 1 Daishi: 4 Clan ER Large Lasers and 3 Clan Gauss Rifles, which can take down any mech with two shots (to get all those weapons on there, just lower its engine rating to free up weight). ... you should probably buy the main game -- this is, after all, a supplement which won't work at all without Mechwarrior 4: Vengeance installed and running.The IFF Jammer is basically useless unless you are playing against bots (computer players).Finally, there are two maps in this game -- Coliseum (one of my favorites, with a few cool details -- try shooting at the force fields that are protecting the crowd around the edge of the arena, for instance!) and Gagetown.I thought it was worth the price, but I don't know if I would if I weren't a fanatic -- there's nothing in this that'll allow you to beat my Daishi Variant 1, which was made with the basic game! :) ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

"A whole new universe of 3-D combat sim," Starsiege is sure to become a classic. Its fine attention to detail, ease of use, and stunning graphics pull the player into the game. The year is 2829, and Cybrid drones have scrutinized human behavior and are ready to descend on earth. Choose your character as either a human warrior or a Cybrid death machine. Hunt your prey across vast landscapes, through fortified bases, and war-ravaged cities in 3-D worlds. Record single and multiplayer games for later playback. A printed 184-page manual and a 152-page full-color Compendium of the Starsiege Universe are included. ... Read more

Reviews (23)

Can't wait for the next one.
This is a very fun game with a good group of people playing it. I only wish that I had more time to play it.

Best game ever.
Starsiege is hands-down the best game to come out on the market. I myself am a vetern of this action-packed fast-paced game. I lead my own squad, the Starsiege Mafia, and I've seen all there is to see. A person's first impression is to look at the graphics, yet why dare comparing graphics against gameplay? The controls are a bit harsh to the "newbie" but he becomes familiar with time. The sad truth is, people don't want to play because it takes over a week, and maybe even a year, just to adjust yourself properly to the game. And others are just so lazy, they don't want to endure the hardships of teamwork, which, sadly, I have witnessed personally within the game. And also, take Izzy's advice, he's the ultimate modder. What makes this game so great is the fact that it does take teamwork, effort, time, and sometimes, for us mappers, imagination. A lot do not like the idea of, how did gamespot put it.."Man-made maps", but that's the fun of it!! The ideas in your brain come out in these maps! Overall, get this game, and, amazon, start charging more for it. It deserves much more credit than what you give.

Just friggin awesome
seriously, probably the most enveloped i have ever been in a game.This Game owns all MW's even MW4

If you really loved this game...
I've already written a review for this, but if you've loved this game then support the total conversion mod for Tribes: Vengeance at www.starsiege2845.comIt's amazing what these guys are doing!

Starsiege: The Greatest Online Game
This game is awesome, i remember when i got this game. I got it from my friend. That Summer and the next i spent all my time on this game. My parents had to steal the cd from me so i would play it. It's that good. If you get board with the same maps and stuff this game lets you change them so your never bored. The online gaming is awesome, the best ever. I'D SAY YOU MUST BUY THIS GAME IF YOU LIKE ONLINE GAMING!

~ThE OnE~ ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

It's every flyer's dream, the ultimate flight-simulation game. Three great sims--Advanced Tactical Fighters, NATO Fighters, and U.S. Navy Fighters '97--put one hundred of the world's deadliest aircraft at your fingertips. Go head-to-head against the best pilots in the world, flying the best fighters in the world. Choose your plane, your mission, and your opponents. Fly through missions and campaigns that take place all over the globe. Experience the rush of high-speed air combat as you race through lightning-fast dogfights and operate some of the most sophisticated weapons systems ever designed. In the skies above cities, jungles, plains, and seas, test your skills and reflexes in missions you can design yourself, or fly against the best AI of all--human opponents--in Fighters Anthology's multiplayer mode. ... Read more

Reviews (13)

A Classic Game
I miss the days when games were so much fun. This is the first game I played as a multi-player. The graphics are low compared to today's standard, but good enough to keep things interesting.It's just a fun game to play.

limitless possiblities for flights
With a few simple codes, you can fly any thing from 'Air Force One' to 'V-22 Osprey' to a 'B-2 Stealth Bomber' to a forward wing design aircraft to a Tomcat. It even has a reference section with so much information on aircraft and other machines that it has be on a separate disc from the rest of the game!

Fighters Antthology
I haven't played many flight sims but I do like this one a lot. The graphics aren't the greatest but they aren't to bad, sound is pretty good, and the ability to play it over and over it a big plus. There also is a lot of info on the planes that you fly which is cool. One problem though is I can't seem to find the web site for it or any janes game. Overall I think that this is a great game.

Pretty outmoded, but oh the choices you have...
The graphics wernt even all that great when it came out, the game play is pretty boxed, and the scenery is just an updated version of the flat terrane of the old Falcon 3.0, and the flight models are simplified at best.

But....

the sheer scope of this game in theater and platform makes up for its now obsolete gameplay. 100+ different aircraft, 50 different weapons (plus the ability to mod in nuclear weapons) a dozen theaters, a hundred nations. Wow. Israel VS Jordan, Turkey VS Greece, Japan VS Russia, France VS normal people! The options are endless. Gameplay is quick and slick, and the mission builder while lacking the complexity of most modern day builders, still gives the game a lot of replayability. The campaigns are allright, especially the Vietnam campaign which offers the best graphics of the game.

To quote Vladimere Illyich Lenin "Quantity has a quality all its own", and this game certainly lives up to that idiom. It would be wonderful to see Janes do a remake of this game using the detailed sort of 'voxel-space' type graphics we saw in their release of "IAF: Israeli Air Force" with the HD JPG graphics used on the fighters and ground vehicles in that game. While it may be fun to fly the plethora of sierra-hotel F-15/16/18/22/117 or MiG-29/Su-27 simulators out there, there is something to be said to be able to fly a Bosnian Su-7MBK fitter or BAE Strikemaster type aircraft that makes up the real numbers in the airforces in the world. It may take a good F-22 flyer to defeat a Su-35 in single combat but it takes a real ace to beat something like an F-15 in a Vietnam era MiG or Mirage.

For the price of the game today (under [price]) its a great buy.

Better than the sum of its parts...but not by much
Just because we can keep 30 year old fighter planes in active service doesn't mean that we should try to do the same thing with computer games about fighter planes.But EA keeps at it anyway with "Fighters Anthology", a compilation of previous fighter's titles, with some added bells and whistles for multiplayer as well.Those older games themselves show roots stretching back to the original "LHX Attack Chopper" of 1990.FA throws in the meat of USNF, "NATO Fighters" and ATF, but little else.Unfortunately, the qualitative differences of those games aren't so great, and you might just as well have picked up any one of those older games.In each of the older games, you were able to fly single or multiplayer missions in a variety of aircraft.You could fly single missions or campaigns, or even craft short missions using the mission editor.Though the campaigns limited you to a few planes, you had a much larger choice of aircraft in single missions (In ATF Gold, you could fly anything from an A-10 to the Russian Tu-160; from the unlovely AC-130 to the F-22; from the hoary old MiG-21 to some exotic experimental types that have never left a drawing board; you could even pit F-14's against F-5E's ala "Top Gun").The problem was repetitive gameplay - the planes were dirt simple in terms of flying and avionics.Though each plane came with its own instrument panel, they were just for show - you could turn them off and not notice the difference; you got the real data from pop-up screens.The surface scenery, though using the naturally contoured terrain standard since "Falcon 3.0", is otherwise so bland and featureless, that they recalled 1991's "Chuck Yeager's Air Combat".Gameplay boiled down to the same two things - take out a primary target on the ground (like an HAS); splash an airborne target (or targets in the case of one mission against a host of incoming B-52's).Even though the missions were generic, they were also linear - you flew the same mission until you've achieved the mission goals.That is, that the missions were pre-scripted, but not even scripted that well.(EF2000 also has simple missions, but is campaigns were dynamic and, being a single plane game, was much more detailed.It also had much more modest system requirements)In each case, the story was always the same - too few wingmen against to many targets and threats.And boy, does it get tired fast.When you've reached a point where all you're doing is dogfighting, the games shine - but that's not enough to distract you from the cartoonish gameplay, crude flight dynamics and blocky graphics.Putting all of the Fighters titles together doesn't really add much, since any one of the games will have enough features alone to keep you coming back - just not enough flavor to hold you for long after your return.To its credit, FA has a much meatier multiplayer option than its predecessors, one allowing for broader conflicts - you can even hop into one of those self-propelled ack-ack guns like "Zip-23" and take over while on the ground.It's actually a lot of fun, but not enough to overcome the unreality of the game as a flight simulation.Also, though this is packaged in a box as a "classics" title, there is no printed manual, only (as ina jewel-box edition, bane of gamners!!) a CD manual in Adobe .pdf format.You can print it out, if you know somebody at Kinkos (it's a biggy) or if you work on weekends, and nobody notices a missing ream of printer paper.Instead, I'd go for USAF with its better graphics or, if you've got a mighty machine, wait a spell for Janes next crack at a "survey sim" game - you know you never have to wait long for a Jane's game to come out, or at least get previewed.If you've got an older machine like a low end Celeron or an early P2, FA or the other Fighters titles (other than IAF) will probably be the best you can fly.If you try and pick up one of the older "Fighters" games, you'll get a slightly weaker game, but perhaps a manual you can actually read.In short - if you already own ATF, USNF Marine Fighters or NATO Fighters, save your cash. ... Read more

Features

• For 1 player, or multi-player over Internet
• First person shooter expansion pack for Vietcong game
• New maps, weapons, modes and missions
• Play as either a US or VC soldier
• Campaign Editor allows players to create their own maps

Reviews (20)

Great oldie but shows its age
Don't get me wrong, this is the great game that started the whole real war FPS thing going around now (there's actually some for Vietnam, I know war is war but that just seems wierd to me).
The only real reason to get this game though is if your computer is more than 3 years old and can't handle more excellent fare like Call of Duty.But the game has some great levels, the best being D-Day.The game does a good job showing the desperation of getting to the other side of that beach.But after playing a few different games, the graphics are pretty lame.And I found the you-vs.-Germany thing a little stupid.But for anyone who wants to enter the world of PC gaming with a less than current PC, you could do a lot worse.

Great
I have had this game since it came out. I always enjoyed it. If you only Like The TOP of the LINE NEWESt graphics this game isnt good for you. the graphics arnt number one but It's a great game. Doing the single player missin once if real fun. But after that it gets boring, but for multiplayer after 1 and a half years I still enjoy it. This is a great multiplayer game when you fund a good clean server(one without people hacking and cheating to win). Althought in about a month this game will be dieing as a new medal of honor comes out. if u wan tto play for that short time I say BUY IT!

Easy to save your progress
Tried playing this game on the xBox but it got buggy and froze.The PC version is great.Lots more levels, too.For the best candles and soaps, please visit homespun-candles-soap.com

It is still very good
Although this is now a dated game, the twenty dollar price is hard to resist.
Think about it... twenty dollars for two great WWII games.
The graphics are not the best but that does not seem to be a hinderance on an enjoyable experience.
There are some things that I find annoying about this game though. First, it is not realistic. In almost every mission you are alone defeating a whole army of nazis. That annoys me alot. That never happened, it never will in the next 100 wars. People are dumb enough to let a single man infiltrate the whole country and get away with it while killing a whole brigade. It just doesnt happen.
Second, Lag. Online is fun but unless you have a good computer or alot of disk space your ping will be well over 75. Thus causing the server to slow down and the framerate takes a nosedive.
Other than that this is definately worth the twenty dollars.

This game is HOT!!!
This game can be described in 5 words,out of this world fun. This is the first ww2 fps game I have and I think this game is nothing but intensely fun. I strongly recommend all fps game lovers to purchase this game as soon as possible, cause it can get so addictive, you would'nt be able to put it down.It gave me weeks and weeks of intense fun, and left me begging for more! ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

Bungie Software shattered real-time strategy norms with its 1997 release, Myth: The Fallen Lords. Eschewing the tried-and-true formula pioneered by such classics as Command & Conquer and WarCraft, Myth broke through the shackles of resource management and unit creation and put strategy and combat at the forefront. In fact, perhaps Myth erected its own genre--the real-time tactical game.

Myth: The Total Codex combines the original Myth: The Fallen Lords with its sequel, Myth II: Soulblighter, and the expansion pack Myth II: Chimera. Equipped with over 50 single-player levels, dozens of multiplayer maps, and nearly a CD full of user-created levels, maps, and modifications, Myth: The Total Codex is a package that no strategy gamer should pass up.

The beauty of Myth lies in the interaction between its well-balanced, fantasy-based units. For example, archers (bowmen in Myth II) can shoot arrows with frightening speed and accuracy, but get pummeled by melee units unless they're protected; dwarves toss devastating bombs, but poor rate of fire and unpredictability sometimes make them a liability; and the powerful Trow Giant can eliminate nearly every unit in a single blow, but is too slow to overcome a force of greater numbers. Myth's intuitive interface, featuring a rotating camera system, the ability to zoom in and out of battle, plus unit formation and waypoints, allows for precise control of your army.

Though its single-player game never ceases to entertain, it's Myth: The Total Codex's multiplayer game that shines. Players trade for available units (the more powerful the unit, the more expensive it is) and compete on vibrant, varied terrain in games like Last Man on the Hill, King of the Hill, Territories, and Capture the Flag.If you've never experienced Bungie Software's brilliant real-time tactical game, Myth: The Fallen Lords or Myth II: Soulblighter, do yourself a favor and plunge into its fantasy world of strategic combat with the complete compilation, Myth: The Total Codex. --Doug Radcliffe

Pros:

• Three full-length single-player campaigns
• Excellent multiplayer support on Bungie's free online service
• Intuitive and highly customizable interface
• Windows and Macintosh versions are included on the same CD

• If you already have Myth and Myth II, the expansion pack might not justify the price

Reviews (16)

The orginal Collection from Bungie
Comes with 2 classic games:
1) Myth The Fallen Lords
2) Myth 2 Soulblighter

Also includes various expansion packs and strategy guides for both Myth games.

This is one of the best deals I ever picked up. The games may be dated, but they are still awesome nonetheless. BTW - the cutscenes in these games rival anthing that Blizzard has even produced, so I highly recommend this bundle from Bungie.

A Demo Is The Best Way To Decide: Look For A Demo
The best game in the world? Or a colorful frisbee? Look for a game site with a demo to download, and you decide for yourself. I am not a big fantasy gamer nor am I a RTS player. A friend gave me Myth Of The FallenLords and I tried it because I have an 800 Mhz Pentium III and I fell inlove with Myth. It works beautifully - you've got to endure the learningcurve, but, for me, it was worth it. Hating a game because it isn'tinstantly mastered or "easy" to begin playing, isn't the best wayto judge. I enjoy this game immensely, but you may hate it. Find a demo.Try it.

How could anyone give this game 1 star?
...This game has superb graphics, gameplay, story,multiplayer, sound, editors, and everything in between.

It is simplythe BEST GAME OF ALL TIME. Period.Spend a bit of time learning the interface (and basic tactics), and you will find a deep, satisfying game...

I'll put it this way: Myth is not for everyone. If you are so obsessed with "tank rushes," or rely solely on reflexes to beat a game, Myth's depth of play will likely disappoint you. For everyone else, this is the game that will keep you going for ever.

This concludes my review.

Great game with its own flaws
This is a great game.I will stay there.It requires all kinds of thought and mastery of military strategy.Overall the game looks amazong, and the blood & gore is second to only Soldier of Fortune.

Thisgame's downfalls however made it nearly unplayable.The game runs absurdlyslow on my system, which is currently a 533 mhz system.This really makesfor an awful experience.One you get to the later levels, you will havemore load time than play time.

I really recommend this if you have asmoking system, it really is great, however, if you run less than a 533mhz, you are not in for a treat.

Not bad at all
First, the bad news.This game can be extremely hard on the beginner, but practice the unit controls and camera movements, and it should get easier.Myth II is easier to navigate because you can use the mouse for cameramovements.

Now the good part.In almost every strategy game I've played,I had to worry about resources constantly.Myth doesn't have that problem. The tactical aspects of the game are amazing; if you hope to survive, youneed to know exactly how to use each of your units.You can't rely on"tank rush" tactics like in traditional strategy games, becausein most cases you are completely outnumbered.Finally, the music is juststunning, and I recommend you buy the soundtrack from Bungie Software. These games may frustrate the beginner, but the persistant gamer will finda lot to enjoy here. ... Read more</