Features

• Build over 60 buildings -terminals, hangars, fire station and control towers
• In Mall Tycoon, you control the commerce of a popular shopping center! You'll manage a major shopping mall, handling everything from setting rent to firing staff
• Contend with the dangers of owning property - floods, fires, criminals and more
• Promote your mall with big advertising campaigns and seasonal events
• In Airport Tycoon 2, you'll control every facet of an entire airport, from its construction to its day-to-day operations

Amazon.com Product Description

In 2140, a rogue asteroid strikes Earth, sending the remnants of civilization into the far reaches of space. A war erupts between Earth's remaining factions; large and one-manned warships travel through wormholes connecting sectors, and lumbering resource gatherers collect a valuable resource, Helium 3, facilitating the construction of more stations and ships.

In Allegiance, an exciting new team-based multiplayer-only game from Microsoft, players assume the role of pilots and commanders, all in an effort to conquer the universe and defeat the opposition. ... Read more

Reviews (15)

Best Game No One Ever Played
Its a shame MS dropped this game. At one time it was 1,000's playing. But the game is still being played http://www.freeallegiance.org/.You need to check it out. Its free and we have a great time there.

More fun than you've ever had before.
Allegiance was and still is a game unlike any other I had ever played before. when Microsoft stopped the servers I stopped playing since I thought that the game was dead (like so many other multi-player games these days) but I found the AllegianceHQ which was then moved to www.freeallegiance.org site and started playing again.

The community has now formed it's own development group to keep creating this game, there is technical support offered through a helpline forum, there is a training program for new players and there is even a server where new players can go to get a basic feel of flight control before heading out into the main servers.

The community has kept this game alive for 4 years without major donations or support from it's original creator and This is without a doubt one of the best games ever made period.

Allegiance Lives!
Although Microsoft dropped most of its support for this amazing game, they did release the source code for it last year.In other words you can play it for free, no cd required.So there's really no point in buying the disk except for nostalgia purposes.

Meanwhile the community has taken it upon itself to host servers and develop mods to improve gameplay.Those who played a long time ago should check out what's been changed and new people are welcome to come and play the greatest RTS/FPS hybrid ever.

To find out more and download the latest version of Allegiance, go to www.freeallegiance.org

Best MMOPG Ever
This is a fantastic game,Here's a short list of the "genres" of game you could see in this one fantastic game

- FPS (Dogfighting, Turret gunning, bomber runs)
- Strategy (Resource management, tech paths, tech resources, minning for income, almost all characteristics of all Strategy Games)
- Simulation (actual space simulator, flying with a large variety of ships and class ships, (Interceptors, Figthers, Scouts, Capitol Ships (Cruiser's Frigades)
- MMOPG Massive, MultiPlayer , gameplay, where the "Team work" is the key to the game.

This is a game none like any other, It is extremely unique. It has amazing graphics, that will blow you away.

the one and one one downfall is the "Learning Curve"it's not a huge curve, the keys are basic as any other game (learning getting used to them) the game is also Joystick Playable and or keyboard / mouse)The curve begins when you try and take or do too many tasks.Try one task and master it then work on another, listen to others and watch everything :) Soon enough it will all fall together..

This is great game is highly recommend, with an Active community and growing.

GoodLuck and Hope this one makes it for you!

-Froggy

"The Greatest Game You Never Played"
This game is the absolute BOMB. It's a 3D first person cockpit online 58 player real time strategy space combat game (phew!). It is more fun than ANY game I have ever played. It is truly ground breaking and Microsoft had quite a true hit on their hands. The game is now completely free and controlled by the player community who still develop for it. 6 factions total now with more on the way! I may have tons of other PC games and all the consoles but I still play this game the most because nothing else even comes close. Check out http://www.allegiancehq.org/ to see the latest on what is happening with this game! ... Read more

Features

• Interact and play with several cute virtual pets -- multiple breeds like Golden Retrievers, Jack Russell Terriers, Pugs, Papillions, and German Shepherds
• Dogz can now have multiple puppyz born in a litter -- anywhere from 1 to 4 unique bundles of joy
• New playscenes to keep the new puppyz happy - Haunted Mansion, Fantasy Castle, Asian Temple, Pet Salon, and even a Nursery
• Play mini games like Tic-Tac-Toe and Rock-Paper-Scissors with your Dogz
• Realistic sun, rain, and snow weather effects, and day and night cycles

Reviews (1)

AFunAndCreative Game!


This is a very wnderful game! Below is a list of reasons!


1 6/10
Playsenes: it is not that fun when you have to play for items!


2 10/10
Breedz:all the breedz are cute,Funny,And have Very cool Mannrisms!


3 9/10

time spent playing: This game is not boring. This game is not Addicting.But still fun!


These are the many reasons I love this game!

-A 11 year old gamer ... Read more

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In Panzer Commander, the players can play selected missions or participate in one of six campaigns, each of which consists of a series of linked missions, the outcome of which will determine the course of the campaign. Players can play on either side and are given a selection of Axis and Allied tanks. Successful players are given command of a platoon of tanks.In Panzer General 2, players fight on the Living Battlefield. Featuring the heightened realism of hand-rendered maps--30 battlefields that are faithful to the real ones of WWII--the Living Battlefield also showcases detailed combat units. Battles rage through World War II's eastern and western fronts, northern Africa, and even the continental United States. Will you fight as a Wehrmacht officer, or perhaps lead your comrades in the Soviet Army? You may want to hit the beaches at Salerno and Normandy as an American or British general. No matter which path you choose, you will need all your skills to triumph. ... Read more

Reviews (4)

commanding a virtual tank is awesome
I played this game a few years ago and really enjoyed the experience of being inside various tanks of the period.I preferred to drive the tanks from an external view because being inside a tank prevented me from viewing my surroundings.That is also a lesson:tankers could seldom see very much unless the tank commander exposed himself from the top of the turret and that was dangerous (accounted for most of the deaths in the Israeli wars).
I agree with one of the other reviewers that control over other tanks in a platoon is cumbersome.I had a heck of a time getting panthers to go up the first hill until I figured it out.Really the only tank one has control over is the one he is commanding.A pity, since tank commanders were able to coordinate with their platoon leaders.
I wish there were more aircraft because a large number of tank losses were through aircraft bombings and rockets.
I still liked the game.
I think I will give Panser Elite a try.It seems to have more to offer.I wish more games like this were being created.It gives a historical education on what it was like to be in a tank in combat.

not bad for ww11
it's ok for the price.i was in the army and i was on the m1 abrams.i wish i could find something more REAL.if you like tanks it is a fun game.i find it easy.the thing i like best about panzer is the options you have with changing tanks. nice option....

Fascinating, enaging simulation, atrocious customer service
It is a shame that such a fascinating and often captivating simulation is undermined by the lack of customer service.It is one thing to have to download patches (this is to be expected as problems arise in aWindows-platform environment).But it is entirely another not to receiveany response when contacting both the technical support and customerservice departments of the manufacturer.Generally solid software isapparently supposed to make up for a complete absence of support and simplecourtesy.But it does not.

Solid
Panzer Commander, the WWII tank simulation, is somewhat underrated within the software game genre. There are a few glitches (like AI that is randomly a bit slow) but they are more or less cleared up with the availablepatches. The graphics are not on par with Panzer Elite, but the realism ofthe game; from the way your tank bounces across terrain or your gunner getsKIA'd after a direct hit, makes up for it. Where it lacks in technicalprowess, the game makes up for it with spirit and story line. This is good,dramatic, challenging game play!

The game offers several modes of play.In campaign mode, you'll find that at the harder levels you'll struggle tokeep your tank platoon alive while you complete your mission objectives.Each scenario follows a historically accurate order of battle. As the warprogresses, you'll be offered tank upgrades to deal with theever-increasing technological advancements of your enemy. Most notable ofthe German campaigns are the Eastern Front scenarios. SSI did a good job ofcreating an accurate feel of warfare in Russia. Your heart will pound inanticipation as you sneak your Panzer around shelled out buildings inLeningrad, "hunting" for Russian T34's and machine gun nests. Ifyou're UNLUCKY, your gunner might spot a mighty "Iosef Stalin"tank instead. Then you'll have to get a bit too close for comfort and hopethat you can mange a flank shot. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking, you'vegot to breach the Russian defenses and secure the distant bridgehead foradvancing German infantry.Playing for the Russian side, you can almostsmell the desperation of your fellow tankers as you struggle to stop thefurious onslaught of the elite "Grossdeutschland" or SSdivisions. You'll curse the Luftwaffe and the German artillery as shellsand bombs rain down all around you. Terrain will become your best friend.Keep your T34 "hull down" and wait for an unsuspecting Panzer to expose hisunderside as he rushes up and over a nearby hill. As the war enters it'slater stages, you'll experience the rush of expelling the German invadersfrom your country and pushing them towards their own borders. The huntersbecome the hunted. Just watch out for those 88's! The game also offers asingle scenario mode. This will give you the chance to jump right into theaction. Campaign mode is nice though as it gives the game a sense ofcontinuity. You can play additional campaigns and single scenarios for theBritish and Americans as well. I found that the German and Russiancampaigns were, however, the most challenging and exhilarating.Artilleryand air support is present although you do not have control.The game alsooffers up a scenario editor so you can design your own scenarios. The gamecan also be played online. I'm hoping at some point SSI will plan a PanzerCommander "2".

All in all, SSI designed a solid game that offers decentgraphics and challenging artificial intelligence. The game is so cheap now;you don't have a reason not to buy it either. If I had to compare toanother game as far as graphics and realism, I would have to sayMicrosoft's Combat Flight Simulator is a good parallel.Now go out and getthis game! ... Read more

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Get ready to serve and protect your SimCity. Fly through customized or prebuilt cities on lifesaving missions. Fight fires, stop bank robberies, and medevac injured Sims. Need assistance to juggle your missions? Call up police, fire, and ambulance support and prepare to soar. ... Read more

Reviews (23)

lots of fun
The graphics are bad, there are plenty of bugs to go around, and in the end, there's not all that much you end up doing in the missions. But somehow, this game is super fun.

Maybe its the fact that the graphics are slopped together to the point where you kinda think they're kidding around. The people off the city are all freaks, and you and they make all sorts of real noises. The noises the pilot makes when you walk towards water or near the edge of a buidling are hilarious.

Even though, there's not really ALL that much to do in these cities, you probably won't notice it too much. All the stuff is pretty fun. You get to put out fires, rescue people, chase down speeders, etc. A fun little thing is that when you transport people, if you start to descend as fast as you can, the little displays of them in your chopper show them getting all flustered and scared. Classic.

I wouldn't exactly say that this game is "so bad it's good", because it does have appeal. The gameplay is good for killing some time.

I guess that's what this game boils down to. An extremely fun time-killer.

SimCopter: A Great Game!
Description
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SimCopter is a very good game despite it's poor reviews by others.

The game is a helicopter flying simulation in which you work for the county and run missions in a city for the local police, fire departments, and hospitals. Among other things, the city can suffer from riots, fires, traffic jams, burglers, speeders, and injuries, as well as UFO attacks.

Your helicopter is equipped with a megaphone that you can use to speak announcements and issue warnings to the citizens, as well as several other upgrades. These other upgrades include a "Bambi Bucket" and a "Water Cannon" for extinguishing fires, a "Rescue Harness" to rescue citizens, as well as "Tear Gas" canisters for breaking up riots or subduing criminals.

You extinguish fires using your "Bambi Bucket", "Water Cannon", or simply by radioing the fire department to dispatch a fire truck to the location of the fire. Catching criminals entails either dispatching a police car, or dropping off a police officer at the location of the criminal. To perform medical evacuations you dispatch an ambulance or drop off a paramedic at the location of the injured person, or simply by loading the injured person into your helicopter and transporting them to a hospital. Performing rescue operations entails using your "Rescue Harness" to save citizens from burning buildings, an overturned boat, or a runaway train. The county also requires that you transport citizens from one location to another when requested.

General
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This game will appeal to flight simulator as well as strategy game players. Also, the game will appeal to any SimCity 2000 players, as you can import your saved city creations from SimCity 2000 into SimCopter. It's really interesting to see your SimCity 2000 cities come to life within SimCopter in full 3D.

The game is also suitable for all audiences, children as well as adults, although gameplay may be too complex for younger children.

Installation
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Installation is a snap and seems relatively clean, same for the uninstall.

Bugs
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The game has numerous bugs, but can all be overcome and don't heavily affect the overall gameplay.

These bugs include:

Criminals and rescue victims located in inaccessable places, or "stuck" in buildings.

"Rooftop Rescues" in between very close buildings, making it almost impossible to reach the victims with your rescue harness.

The icons and direction lines depicting the "Riot Missions" in the map display are not displayed in version 1.0.1.4 of the game. Because of this, you cannot actually complete a riot mission or recieve funds for completing it. The riot mission icons and direction lines work properly in version 1.0.1.3 of the game, but unfortunately that version suffers from a few sound problems with specific sound cards (see below).

Sound problems (see below).

Graphics
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Graphics are quite "dated", but what can you expect from a game as old as this? The lower quality graphics do help to speed up gameplay a bit on a slower PC though.

Sound
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The sound effects really create a super atmosphere for the gameplay. The dispatcher constantly keeps you informed of all of the current missions, and the ambient sounds (traffic, fires, explosions, helicopter engines etc...) give you the impression of really flying a chopper in a real city. The A3D four-channel surround-sound support in the version 1.0.1.4 upgrade of the game sounds simply awesome on an A3D compatable sound card... you can really hear everything happening all around you as the city comes to life.

One problem with the sound effects is that some versions/upgrades of the game (v1.0.1.4) lack stereo on several soundcards (a Sound Blaster 16 comes to mind), while on others, the stereo sounds are not loud enough. On the versions/upgrades that the stereo works properly with the SB16 (v1.0.1.3), the overall sound quality has been greatly reduced (sound effects, as well as music), from a 22k "sampling rate" to an 11k "sampling rate", resulting in sounding like a cheap AM radio. I believe that the problem of the lack of stereo sound effects on an SB16 is caused by the DirectX "A3D" sound card support in the newer version (v1.0.1.4) of the game, which allows for 3D four-channel surround-sound on an A3D compatable sound card.

Music
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Your helicopter is equipped with a regular music radio (similar to listening to an FM radio) that you can use to "tune in" to various radio stations throughout the city to listen to background music, complete with commercials and radio station DJ announcers (just like Maxis' other game, "Streets of SimCity"). There are several "KSIM" radio stations of varying musical styles to listen to, including Rock, Techno, Jazz, and my favorite, Classical.

The overall quality/fidelity of the music may be compromised depending on the version of the game that you are playing (see above).

Stability
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The game seems very stable on the three PCs that I have played it on. The gameplay is a bit choppy on a P133, but is liquid smooth on any faster PC.

Overall
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I would rate this game 4 out of 5 stars, contrary to several of the other reviews that I have read. If you are a flight simulator and a SimCity 2000 player, you'll love this game -:)

Revision History
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Review originally submitted by Rich ¥Weeds¥ Nagel on February 25, 2001, and updated on September 16, 2004. Yes... I still occasionally play this old gem of a game!

Fun
Sim Copter is quite an enjoyable game.Yes, the graphics are truly hideous at times (take a look at the freakish Sims and you'll see what I mean) but the overall gameplay is fun.You get to be a pilot in your own SimCity 2000 land or one that the game provides. The flying isn't difficult, you just use the directional buttons on the keyboard (unlike some flight simulators where you feel like you need to go to flight school just to figure out how to get the plane off the ground).The game does have bugs though, like your pilot getting stuck in a wall or on a ledge, impossible rooftop rescues and transport and medevacs that are no where to be found.But it is also humorous, like those ad's on your pilots radio, the crazy colored animal (I have no idea what those animals are suppose to be) and Sims with there faces on the back of their heads.Also, has anyone noticed when you bring a medevac to the hospital, the doctor drops him/her on the ground and runs after your copter like your giving away money?!Overall 4 stars, because of the graphics and bugs.

GOOD GAME
For a simulation helicopter game, this is it.Riots, criminals, medevacs, rooftop rescus, transports.Many copters to choos form as well as upgrades.

I looove this game!!
this is probably the only "Sim" game I really like... I probably would tie this with Mario 3 & Zelda: A Link to the Past as my favorite game of all time. Of course the main reason this game was made was so that you can fly a chopper through your Sim City 2000 cities,, well like I said, I'm not really into Sim City.. but still,, this game is fun,, and I really could care less about flight sims (with the exception of any made by Jane's Combat Simulations)

Basically in this game you fly around in a copter through a city & you do various things that helicopters are capable of doing- putting out fires with a bucket or water cannon, helping cops catch criminals, medevac injured sims, use a rescue harness to rescue people from boats or rooftops, etc...

you choose between a Career game or a User game- both are equally fun- Career games are a good challenge, and User games are great when you just want to play around- you can control the settings of what types of missions you want

The Sims? NO. Sim City 3000? NO. Sim Safari? NO! THIS is the Sim game to get! ... Read more

Reviews (2)

Good product for price.
Not amazing, but good enough to breath some new life into RTII for only $10.

Great Game WIth A Great Price
Railroad Tycoon 2 is a great game and it is amazingly addictive. While Conquer 3 Continents is great to. Both great strategy games. And it is a great price to. Plus, it is for Macintosh and Windows. On a scale from1-10, I give this a 10! ... Read more

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911: Fire & Rescue is a third-person interactive game that takes you into a 3-D virtual world of the firefighter. Put your firefighting skills to the test as you encounter various types of fires, ranging from grass and electrical fires to car and house fires. Your mission is to keep your firefighter alive. Beginning with training missions, your firefighter hones the necessary skills needed to battle the blazes, avoid the back drafts, and save the lives of those injured. You will have three goals: extinguish the fires, rescue the victims, and keep your firefighter alive. The game has 15 challenging missions. ... Read more

Reviews (2)

Amazingly fun....But Very Challenging on level 6, 7, so on!
This is a great game. The Prism 3D Engine makes the graphics amazing! this game is an amazing Fire Fighting game. As you get farther in the game, the levels get extremely hard. You also get less time to complete the levels. This game is a definate "MUST BUY!!!"

Awesome!
I knew I had a good thing when I started this game up and pressing the launch button after I installed it. The reason is, is because right before the game starts in the top left hand corner of my screen a little box came upthat said "Prism 3D Engine". This is the same engine that was used to make "Shark: Hunting The Great White." If you have played "Shark" you'll know why I was excited about the Prism 3D engine. It's awesome. Let's start with the graphics. They are great. I wasn't expecting them to be this good. As you walk through a house or office building you really feel like you are walking through smoke. The rooms are filled with gray smoke. As you put out the fires more smoke comes up. You can see the light from the fire around the corner flashing on the wall before you even see a fire. One time I was in a big office building and I couldn't find the next room with a fire, then I looked up at the ceiling and saw orange light flashing on it, I followed it and found the doorway to the room. That was cool. The sounds are great but nothing spectacular, sound of fire or your fireman coughing as he inhales smoke. The music is rockish and fits the game very well and is actually quite good. ... The gameplay. This game is played from the first person view. You will fight fires and rescue victims in homes, office buildings, and highway wrecks. To fight these fires you get, the truck hose which has unlimited water, foam hose which is limited, fire extinguisher which is unlimted also, first aid kit, and oxygen, also limited. There are three kinds of fires, Alpha, the easiest kind and you can put that out with the regular truck hose, Bravo, which you have to use the foam hose on to put it out, and Charlie, which are electrical fires and you have to find the fuse box and turn off the power before you can put these out. The game consists of moving room to room putting out fires and rescuing victims. Sound fun? Nope. But it is fun! I love running through a smoke filled home putting out these fires and rescuing the people. It's different from fraggin people all over the place like in other games. One thing that I think would turn people off from this game is the timer. I hate timers in video games. This bugged me at first because 98 percent of the time you lose a mission, it's not becaused you died, it's because you ran out of time. But then I thought, real life firefighters have a short period of time to put a fire out as well. So now I don't mind the timer so much. I wish you could have been able to use an ax to chop doors down or to move debris out of the way but all the doors are unlocked, no debris, so no ax, but oh well. Maybe in a sequel???Overall this is a great game. I love it and have much fun with it. It's not deep or action packed but good fun. There is something koo about saving people's lives. Get it! ... Read more

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Design your own robot.
I love this game/simulation. I have built HeathKit robots from scratch, and have the Lego MindStorm system, but in many ways MindRover is better. I can build and test new robots while I'm on the train.

It's fun to design your own robot, adding hardware to a chassis, and then adding the visual programming logic. There are only three major types of vehicles, but there are so many sensors, logic components, etc. that you could try different control programs for years.

I just installed MindRover on a 3-year old Titanium PowerBook. The PowerBook only runs at 867 MHz, but MindRover's cool 3D graphics runs fine. If you want to teach programming to a kid, there may be no better way to do it. If you just like to have fun by creating something new, you'll enjoy this.

Think More.Twitch Less.
An amazing and original game with endless possibilities to explore.This is one of the few I will be coming back to in 5 years and playing again.I believe it is fuctionally the same as the Wintel version so those reviews would apply to this Mindrover as well.Check out this java based demo of Mindrover for a taste of the depth and possibilities of this game:
http://www.cognitoy.com/minimindrover/ ... Read more

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Pit your skills against one of nature's deadliest forces, on a mission to outwit the devious enemy of fire. Command the rescue scene and action of an entire unit of personnel. ... Read more

Reviews (12)

Probably the best Ive ever played!
Wow! I bought this game for ten bucks(combined with 3 other titles at a computer store just looking to kill some time. The other three were not memorable in the least, but this one blew me away. I have played my fair share of games, but this one isincredible.(I would not be considered a gamer by anyones standards) The graphics are ok, but its what you can do thats the coolest. You can control your own side-most of the ships and men, and eventually you can switch to the bad guys side. Pretend you are trying to destroy an alien colony and an alien is doing patrols in his ship-you can snipe him, get into his vehicle and destroy other alien vehicles...You even get to hear their weird language once you are in the cockpit. Describing it does not do it justice, throw down a few bucks and try it out!

Battlezone II is the best game ever
This is a very fun game.You can drive vehicles and get out of your vehicle get the enemy.After about 5 levels you get a sniper mode to your gun so you can shoot the driver in a enemys vehicle and steal the enemys vehicle.buy this game it is really really FUN!!!

a great game
this is the second best pc game ever....
great graphics and levels. there is only 1 bad thing about it
the bugs, there are a few.
1. cpu will freeze if ctrl+alt+del are pressed
2. if you have a lower end pc or average when the frame rate is not the same in the game when you exit it changes the framerate to what the game is being played in... and when you go to change it back it freezes on my p3 900 so my pc isnt lower end

these are known bugs that are the worst

but other than that i love everything else.
i love the weapons and ships.

A great sequence to the best game ever
Battlezone was the best gamr I've ever played. The idea of combining first-view and strategy was great, the graphics were amazing the plot and of course, the hypnotic, rough voice of the story teller. The main thing that makes "Battlezone 2" better than the first in the series is the breathetaking graphics. And yet, the plot is not as good, not as half as good, as the plot of the first game. Even though, it is a fun game, with fun missions (It's not really hard at about the 1st 10, not as challenging as the 1st one) and would fit both the "Shoot to kill" lovers and both strategists. And of course, to anybody who likes a good science fiction story.

Where can you buy BattleZone2
I can't seem to find this game. Where can I find it? ... Read more

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Life or death in the ER--it's up to you! In Emergency Room: Disaster Strikes, you're the ER doctor on duty and it's never been crazier.Your city has just been devastated by the worst earthquake in history, causing the freeway to buckle during rush hour. And if that's not bad enough, a massive winter storm has pounded the shore for days, with mudslides and flooding. You're needed desperately, doctor. Get to the scene of the disaster and start helping patients now! ... Read more

Reviews (12)

Limit to the type of case
Disaster strikes was OK I guess... I just didn't like the fact that it's almost entirely trauma injuries.Therefore, there are very few illnesses, overdoses, etc.It's mostly just blunt trauma.It gets kind of old after awhile.I'd recommend Code Red or ER3 more.

cool
This is real cool, you have to treat loads of realistic and gory things, it's fun, you can get promotions to, from medical student, to chief o staff. You can even get help by clicking somein', you patients talk at you, they can also die. Then the Chief of Staff, Dr. Ed Snyder (?) will review your profromense, and if you killed the patient he'll insult you or say somein' stupid like "Doctor, this is a Hospital, not the Morgue!"

Me? A real doctor ?
Ha! This game is so much fun! The paitents are very fun to work on and they talk! You can choose from over 100 different cases and all of them are different. The paitents wounds look realistic. You must read and learn about different treatment processes to correctly treat you paitent. Not only is this game educational but its tons of fun! My mum is a nurse and she loves to play this game too.

A definite must for an enthusiast
I had a blast with this one.I enjoyed being able to pick from three disaster scenes, seeing the "patients" themselves tell me their symptoms in video format and picking patients on sight rather than by chart.A few things did bother me-eg, most of these cases should have been treated on site instead of taken by ambulance to the hospital, and I'd have liked to have an option there, and some of the injuries or illnesses didn't relate to the scenarios (eg, an ear infection) which was a little off-putting.And like all of the Legacy Interactive ER games, there are a few bugs but nothing that can't be fixed with the patches on the site.Definitely a lot of fun.

Emergency Room Disaster Strikes [is terrible] and Is Boring
Emergency Room Disaster Strikes [is terrible].I bought the game ... at a discount store and my computer froze. It is not fun at all. I love the Sims better. I will never ever look or buy any games that are part of the emergency room series and or medical series.I am not cut out to even be a fake doctor. I can not even stand to watch the tv show ER.I would recommend The Sims and all four of the Sims expansion packs for teens and adults.The Sims and all four of the Sims expansion packs are fun. ... Read more

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Get in on the good old days of cigar-chomping, market-cornering capitalism with Railroad Tycoon 2. The rich realism of this simulation will absorb you in the worlds of transportation and communication from 1804 to 2020--the early days of steam to tomorrow's bullet trains. Play any of 40 different chairmen at different times and places, hire managers with different skills and abilities, pay attention to the economy and stock market, and bully the competition into the history books as you keep the trains running on time. The graphics are splendid, and the details you must keep up with are realistic and challenging, creating an engaging game system that keeps you entertained for hours at a time.

Simple to learn, the game can be started moments after installation. The manual is designed to provide just the information you need, when you need it, though you'd be well advised to master the game on your own before taking on networked opponents from the next cubicle or over the Net. Enhancements over the first Railroad Tycoon include full-motion video and more engine and cargo types, campaigns, and "sandbox mode." Be warned: you will always spend more time than you thought you would playing Railroad Tycoon 2; time takes on a whole new meaning when you're building an empire. --Rob Lightner

Pros:

• Complete, realistic business model
• Fascinating historical simulation
• Plethora of cars, engines, and towns
• Great use of visuals and sounds

• Track laying is needlessly tricky
• Manual is weak in some areas

Reviews (31)

Brother, can you spare a dime?
I never could get this game chugging on more than one cylinder.The manual is irrevelant and no outside game helps are published (I've looked for more than a year).Play the stockmarket ???Forget about it ...If you are not into the esoterica of steam trains or stupid country music,the computer steals the fun and always has you dead to rights.Historical trade and industrial patterns are treated very lightly indeed.I like to able to play the game, but I couldn't make it do anything.

You Will Never Be Board From It
It is really amazing game I am playing wih it since 4 years , and still i enjoy it . Being a specialist of tycoon games this one is a very big hit .
With some amendments to the cargo types it will be perfect

Promising...
"Railroad Tycoon II" is the 1998 sequel to the 1990 classic "Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon". Even though Sid's name has jumped ship, this is a solid sequel to a great game. The premise is simple enough: Build a railroad, buy some trains, ship stuff from where it is to where it's needed. Get rich.

From humble concepts mighty games are grown, and enriching this basic idea are things like: train quality, which forces you to choose between [cost], fast, good on slopes, or reliable; keeping demand high by supplying only small amounts versus the cost of connecting other places where demand is high; short routes with small payloads and fast turnarounds versus long routes with big payloads; buying and selling stocks to take advantage of economic trends; buying the businesses whose materials you're transporting; defending against train robbers or hiring shady characters and exploiting legal loopholes; and so on.

Basically, this premise works, and supplies hours of good, addictive fun. There's a lot of replay value as well, since you can take a different approach to each game. The graphics are (still, even in 2003) pleasant and communicative, and the sound is mostly good. The scenarios are pretty challenging without (for the most part) being crushingly hard, and the three levels of victories encourages replay as you try to "go for the gold".

The are a number of hitches, unfortunately. The manual and tutorial are really inadequate--which tends to sting given that most of the fan-supplied data on the Web is gone. The supply-and-demand process is actually somewhat opaque. (I did figure it out, but it took me a while and some research on the 'net.) Your board of directors is very gullible, not able to look ahead even a month (this makes them easy to manipulate). The stock market stuff makes it easy to lose with a thriving railroad and doesn't add much to the game that I've experienced.

Further, trains really only go from point A to point B. That is, say you have cattle yard (B) that needs grain and two grain farms (A1 and A2) that supply grain, you can't set up a train to pick up grain at A1, travel to A2 to pick up more grain, and then travel to B to drop it off. When the train stops, it's completely unloaded. This is never spelled out anywhere, and certain ways of setting up a train's route suggest otherwise. But in the above situation, your train will actually unload grain at a grain farm (for no money) rather than haul it another ten miles to the cattle yard, where it's actually needed.

The scale of the game is such that each train moves about 1/50th-1/100th of its actual speed. In other words, a trip that should take a week takes a year. This is probably a necessary abstraction(train-model fans will want to keep in mind that this game has NOTHING to do with their hobby) but it has the effect of exaggerating every mistake or mishap. Jesse James didn't just rob a single train, he robbed your entire route for the year.

All of this detracts a bit, but it's a testament to the strength of the concept and execution that this would still be a five-star game, even with these issues. The killer--the thing that made me subtract a star--is the track-laying interface. It's really easy to lay track you didn't mean to. There's no undo. It actually costs you to remove it. The way the UI figures out the smoothest route is dubious, and there's really no decent handling for the fact that finding the smoothest track is best done at the closest zoom while finding the shortest route is best done at the furthest zoom.

Coupled with some bugs that make stations seem disconnected, you can end up in a situation where you lose a game because the track-laying interface was not up to the task. And that's the only =real= sour lemon in this package. Again, though, even with this, there's still a lot of fun.

It'll definitely whet your apetite for "Railroad Tycoon 3".

Like It So Far
I just got the game a few days ago included in a value pack. I am currently playing the campaigns and so far I am enjoying the game. Even my husband is playing it.
Pros: Sim type game
Different type of trains and several campaigns which I love
Is challenging for an average game player don't know about hardcore players
Con's: The game tutorial was okay, but wish I could find a way to start back at the beginning of it. When my husband wanted to play I had to tell him how to do it instead of him doing the tutorial because it wouldn't start back at the beginning
Other than that I don't know of any other cons since I have just started playing and haven't started the scenerios.
You do get tired of laying down tracks all the time, and have to zoom in and out.
So far I am really enjoying it

Saying the truth!!
I have never heard about this game, but one day, I saw it on a shelf, in a computer store. Iv'e read about it and it sounded really fun. It sounded really fun to build a train company, and to build train stations but when i really tried it, it was so hard, and it wasn't fun. It's hard to understand the investments thing and you are loosing all of your money in 5 minutes. I dont understand why is everybody saying that this game is good, cause this game is bad. VERY BAD! VERY, VERY BAD! Who can prove that i'm wrong? a couple of days after i bought i started to use cheats in the game because it is too hard. This game should get 0 starts, it should get nothing. So... Dont buy it because you'll just be waisting your money!! ... Read more

Features

• Fight your way through 60 single-player levels of combat action with ants, beetles, moths, spiders and wasps
• Control 6 different types of colonies and 22 different units
• Build advanced weapon systems like firecracker launchers, dung bombs, bug zappers and more exotic gizmos
• Multiplayer action for up to 6 people through your LAN connection

Features

• In this remarkable adventure, turn-of-the-century England becomes a dangerous web of lies. A famous archaeologist has disappeared, and only Sherlock Holmes can unravel the case.
• Make your way through a web of intrigue, robbery and murder - all in gorgeous 3D locations
• Search through numerous rooms to collect clues and ancient artifacts - all pieces of the puzzles
• Exceptional puzzles with varying levels of complexity keep you on your toes for the entire adventure
• Interact with the unique characters who will help you solve the Mystery of the Mummy!

Amazon.com Product Description

Perform your mission in any one of more than 40 detailed real-time ships with dynamic lighting, effects, and animation. Command intelligent squadmates, redirect up to 12 wingmen, and request reinforcements for intense dogfights. Track your statistics, ranking, and medals against players from all over the Earth. Up to 12-player Internet support and eight-player team-vs.-team support.

Create your own detailed missions using FRED, the fully featured mission editor. There are three unique species, each with its own strengths, weaknesses, tactics, ships, and fighting characteristics, driven by an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) system. Choose from eight different fighters and bombers, then outfit them with a wide array of advanced weaponry. Selectively target ship subsystems, defensive turrets, and fighter bays with an in-depth HUD combat system. ... Read more

Reviews (5)

still one of the best space flight/combat sims
I was used to games like X-Wing but wanted a new one. Picked up Descent Freespace and was most impressed.The graphics are awesome as is the gameplay.Suffice it to say I never played X-Wing again. ;)Freespace is a tad bit old (1998) but still great!If you want an inexpensive game that is fun to play with tonnes of action and space dog fighting, get this one!

Best Simulation Game Ever!
This game is the best simulation Interplay has created.You can control wingmen and order them around.If you use cheats, it won't let you pass the level, therefore pushing you to the limit.You can earn ranks and medals (I am a 1st Lt. Ace).The game is very hard to manuvere if you don't have a joystick.The game is awesome and is a must buy for any pilot!

Old but Interesting
I played the game at a friends house on his computer.It is a standered machine, noting fancy.Annyway the game ran like a dream! The graphics are increadably good, especally considering the games age.I like most of the ships and almost all of the weapons.The plot is very good too.Overall I can not wiat until my copy of the new game "FreeSpace 2" comes.Yes the game was that good.

Excellent Space Sim
Even though FreeSpace 2 has been out for a while now, its predecessor should not be overlooked.The game has nothing to do with Descent, other than the fact that the same team is behind it.This is a full-fledged space combat simulation.

The Terrans and the Vasudans have been embroiled in a lengthy conflict, stemming from a "misunderstanding" during the first formal meeting of the two species.During this war, a mysterious third alien species enters the scene and begins wrecking havoc upon the Terrans and the Vasudans.Hence, the long time foes turn into allies in order to defend their homeworlds from an even more significant threat: the Shivans.

The graphics in this game are outstanding.Flying alongside a two kilometer-long enemy capital ship is not uncommon here.The mission design is very good and the story will keep you interested.Although the list of controls may seem daunting, you only need to know a few of them to effectively play the game.The music is appropriately epic throughout and the sound effects are great with a set of headphones.The sound of Shivan fighters streaming by your craft is unforgettable.

Even cooler is that the designers included FRED, the FReespace EDitor.This easy-to-use program lets you do virtually everything the designers themselves did.There are also many awesome user-made missions out there for after you beat the main campaign.

I'd say that the only real flaw to this game is the multiplayer.Although they fixed the code in FreeSpace 2, the original still lags quite a bit.But, the single-player game is worth the price of admission alone!For the current price of this game, it's a steal!Don't miss your chance to check out this superb game.

A great space sim
Descent: Freespace has nothing to do with the original Descent series. For those who got sick in the tunnels, that won't be a problem here!This sim has a great storyline, great playability, and the graphics are great. Even at a maximum resolution of 800x600, the sim still looks great. If you areconsidering Freespace 2 and haven't tried this one yet, I'd recommend thisor the battlepack to get into the story properly! The first and secondversions are very similar visually, and functionally. Freespace 2 continuesthe storyline of Freespace 1.Playing this game is like flying in yourfavorite sci fi film! ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Rival Realms is a world of knights and wizards, mercenaries, and thieves, where armies of Pegas Riders roam the wilderness and armadas of warships patrol the high seas in search of wealth and adventure. There are three races (not just the obligatory two) to choose from--the versatile Humans, the magical Elves, and the belligerent Greenskins--as you take your armies onward to victory across a fantasy backdrop of mythical beasts, unexplored worlds, and uncharted waters.

With absorbing game play, an easy-to-use interface, in-depth tutorials, three immersive campaigns, a comprehensive level editor, Internet/network play for up to eight players and--a first for any RTS--the complete tailoring of all individual troops (not just the hero), Rival Realms offers gamers everything they've always loved in an RTS and adds a lot more of what they've always wanted! ... Read more

Reviews (2)

I had more fun poking my eye out with a screwdriver
I bought this game primarily on price.In the past, I purchased really great games for low prices. Not so with this one.

The best way to describe this abomination of a RTS game is to compare it to Warcraft, which it is an apparent clone of.The tutorial is pathetic, the graphics are atrocious, and the most annoying aspect of the game was the voices.The game was made by Titus, an English software firm, so the voiceovers had an English accent.What's that?You're bothered by accents?Oh no, I just took issue with what they were saying!You'd click on an Elf and they would blather out "DO I KNOW YOU????"The designers were trying to make a little joke with that. It wasn't appreciated, but apparently it was needed because the game is that terrible.

Finally, I tried playing this via dialup with a friend and try as we might, we could not connect because the software is that buggy.

Spend your on money on games that are fun, like Age of Wonders (I, II, Shadow Magic) or the Warlords series.If you do buy this game, you will regret it.

A good game
Rival Realms is a good game for it's age. You have access to many function that you don't have in other games from that time, like Age of Empires and others. Your men can patrol, use formations (although they don't stay in the formations when they walk) and the units become uniqe after a while because they gain more strenght and experience points, like in role-playing games. They landscape is very realistic (not like the cartoon-graphic in Warcraft) and another plus is that in the map editor you can name your units. The game music is also good.

One thing that annoys me is the comments that the units speak when they are ordered to do something are sometimes too long. The serves, for an example somtimes sing a short song when they are put to work. This is a good and funny game, worth trying. ... Read more

Features

• It's up to you to command the Proximan colony and lead them to safety
• Defend the colonists aginst those who seek vengeance on them
• Immersive battle action that spans the entire galaxy -- you control the destiny of space colonization!

Reviews (1)

Doesn't work with FS2004
Copilot was a brilliant addon for FS98 - FS2002 (to use it with FS2002 requires a full install).I wouldn't have flown without it.However, it no longer works with the latest version of FS. ... Read more

Features

• You'll have to buy and sell buildings and control land holding around the world -- manage them successfully to take the title of Real Estate King from Trump
• Collect rent, sell and buy land for the right price, and try to stay one step ahead of the master
• Features voiceovers from Donald Trump

Reviews (1)

Stick with SimCity or try Capitalism 2
I was thinking "SimCity helped me learn about real estate and land use in a simplistic and fun way, so maybe there will be other games that might help me learn about real estate."Don't waste your time.This game sucks.It's simplistic and has no depth whatsoever.

SimCity is still the best real estate game around, even if it is only in a roundabout sort of way.

If you want a decent business game, try Capitalism 2.Good tutorials and an actual understanding of how businesses run. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

In Star Trek: ConQuest Online, gamers assume the role of a Q, an all-powerful being who is anxious to reign most clever amongst a bevy of other Qs. By utilizing collectible pieces from Star Trek: The Next Generation, the player manipulates the galaxy, hoping to outwit the competition and emerge victorious.

Players start off with a predetermined set of pieces, constructed from a group of more than 150 characters, weapons, and ships, each with varying abilities and value. Players use their pieces to gain control of the planets in their quadrant, as well as to attack and fend off their opponent's pieces. A player wins by seizing control of the challenger's home planet and capturing the Q or by holding off an opponent long enough to rack up the necessary points. ... Read more

Reviews (10)

AWESOME! Star Trek: Conquest OPEN BETA available to download
AWESOME!!! Star Trek: Conquest OPEN BETA available to download.

AWESOME!!! I'm gonna give it a try after I do homework! AWESOME!!! (...)Activision's new online Star Trek game, "Star Trek: ConQuest Online" is at the Beta testing phase and Star Trek fans can get first crack. The open beta of the game is available for download.

"Star Trek: ConQuest Online" is a turn-based game in which players assume the role of a member of the Q Continuum to try to accumulate galactic real estate by taking over planets, and whoever ends up with the most planets wins.

Choosing from three types of game pieces (Ships, People and Items), players have to construct offensive and defensive forces to take over new planets and protect the ones they already control. Turns are broken down into three phases, Deploying pieces, Moving pieces and Attack/Defend.

The game is played online, with players going head-to-head from their own computers. Ultimately, once the testing is complete, the game will be available in stores featuring bonus pieces not available online. (...)

AWESOME! Star Trek: Conquest OPEN BETA available to download
AWESOME!!! I'm gonna give it a try after I do homework! AWESOME!!! (...)

Activision's new online Star Trek game, "Star Trek: ConQuest Online" is at the Beta testing phase and Star Trek fans can get first crack. The open beta of the game is available for download.

"Star Trek: ConQuest Online" is a turn-based game in which players assume the role of a member of the Q Continuum to try to accumulate galactic real estate by taking over planets, and whoever ends up with the most planets wins.

Choosing from three types of game pieces (Ships, People and Items), players have to construct offensive and defensive forces to take over new planets and protect the ones they already control. Turns are broken down into three phases, Deploying pieces, Moving pieces and Attack/Defend.

The game is played online, with players going head-to-head from their own computers. Ultimately, once the testing is complete, the game will be available in stores featuring bonus pieces not available online. (...)

AWESOME! Star Trek: Conquest OPEN BETA available to download
AWESOME!!! I'm gonna give it a try after I do homework! AWESOME!!!

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http://www.startrek.com/news/productnews.asp?ID=111879

Activision's new online Star Trek game, "Star Trek: ConQuest Online" is at the Beta testing phase and Star Trek fans can get first crack. The open beta of the game is available for download.

"Star Trek: ConQuest Online" is a turn-based game in which players assume the role of a member of the Q Continuum to try to accumulate galactic real estate by taking over planets, and whoever ends up with the most planets wins.

Choosing from three types of game pieces (Ships, People and Items), players have to construct offensive and defensive forces to take over new planets and protect the ones they already control. Turns are broken down into three phases, Deploying pieces, Moving pieces and Attack/Defend.

The game is played online, with players going head-to-head from their own computers. Ultimately, once the testing is complete, the game will be available in stores featuring bonus pieces not available online.

http://www.startrek.com/news/productnews.asp?ID=111879

AWESOME!!! Star Trek: Conquest OPEN BETA available to downlo
AWESOME!!! I'm gonna give it a try after I do homework! AWESOME!!!

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http://www.startrek.com/news/productnews.asp?ID=111879

Activision's new online Star Trek game, "Star Trek: ConQuest Online" is at the Beta testing phase and Star Trek fans can get first crack. The open beta of the game is available for download.

"Star Trek: ConQuest Online" is a turn-based game in which players assume the role of a member of the Q Continuum to try to accumulate galactic real estate by taking over planets, and whoever ends up with the most planets wins.

Choosing from three types of game pieces (Ships, People and Items), players have to construct offensive and defensive forces to take over new planets and protect the ones they already control. Turns are broken down into three phases, Deploying pieces, Moving pieces and Attack/Defend.

The game is played online, with players going head-to-head from their own computers. Ultimately, once the testing is complete, the game will be available in stores featuring bonus pieces not available online.

http://www.startrek.com/news/productnews.asp?ID=111879

A Poor Game- Activision at its Worst
Aside from the fact that the game is painfully complex and boring, the thing that got me the most is that after you spend money to buy the game-- you have to spend MORE money to actually win against opponants. It's like buying a car, and then having to pay extra for the keys, it's simple exploitation. Activision ought to be ashamed of itself. ... Read more