1. X-COM: UFO Defense
X-COM: UFO Defense is a game of strategy turn, developed and published by MicroProse in 1993 . This is the first game of the series X-COM. The game takes place in 1999, unidentified flying objects ( UFOs ) are detected in the atmosphere and commit violent kidnappings that terrorize the population. Several countries are trying to manage the threat alone, but they face an alien technology far superior.
The game is divided into two parts, an organizational management XCOM (base construction, technology research, recruitment and stock management) and the "Geoscape" (a world map that tracks the activity and the UFO intercept), and part action combat tours in revolutions per 3D isometric , while serving interventions cons aliens (UFO crash / destruction of alien bases, etc.).
The game offers a mix of management and strategy, which pleased many players, assuring him great popularity in his time and creating a community of fans long term that allows the development of numerous sequels, including X-COM: Terror From The Deep and X-COM: Apocalypse .
Developer: Mythos Games
Publisher:Microprose
Year Released: 1994
2. Civilization IV
Civilization IV is from the series of popular game Civilization. The game was developed by Firaxis in fall 2005. While playing this game, in an allotted time between 4000 BC. BC (or "the dawn of mankind") and 2050 AD. AD, the player must ensure a victory in several modes (diplomatic, territorial, cultural ...) against other civilizations.
As in previous editions, the player can develop the land (clearing of forests, build mines, farms, cities schedules ...) and its cities with buildings that enhance the productivity of citizens. Some are ordinary buildings (granary, harbor, barracks ...), others are "national wonders" (two by each city and people can build even if your neighbor has already built), and others of " World Wonders "(they are unique, so the people built, his neighbor will no longer do so, but their number is unlimited by city). From a certain level, a city may devote himself entirely to research (the discovery of technology is accelerated), culture or wealth generation.
Civilization IV is a game that is played in turn- the designers have decided to retain the specificity compared to games of "real-time strategy" that have developed since. This means that players play in turn and in addition, players maneuver units one after the other, and see the result of a first motion before deciding the next movement: the order of action is paramount. The production decisions or research, which will effect the following rounds, and may be modified at will Amended again during the tour: they will be validated when the player passes control to the next player. In multiplayer, you can choose the mode "simultaneous turn": the players make their rounds at the same time, then a new round is started.
Developer: Firaxis
Publisher: 2K Games
Year Released: 2005
3. Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 is a shooter video game developed by Valve Software Corporation , released on 16 November 2004 after a prolonged development more than five years. Developed at the base for PC Half-Life 2 has since been ported to Xbox and through The Orange Box on Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 and MacOS .Taking place near the fictional town of City 17 to 2020, the game allows players to follow the new scientific Gordon Freeman in a dystopian , two decades after the incident at Black Mesa , where the Earth is no longer a shadow of itself.
The gameplay of Half-Life 2 is quite similar to that of its elder . The player evolves in levels linear eliminating enemies in its path. As for Half-Life, the game offers occasional puzzle base, but the originality lies in the timely intervention of physics in solving some of the snack. The use of physics extends into fighting with the Gravity Gun. This weapon plays a crucial role in the game allowing to levitate objects and enemies and / or the project. This feature allows the player to exercise creativity hitherto unprecedented in the use of its environment: every object is potentially a projectile or blanket can be used in the construction of a bridge, grenade can be returned to the sender, ammunition inaccessible may be caught, etc..
Upon its release, no multiplayer mode was included in Half-Life 2, but was associated with the game Counter-Strike: Source , an adaptation of the famous mod multiplayer for Half-Life. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch The real version of the multiplayer game does not become available until 30 November 2004 , at the same time as the SDK Full game, free download for all owners of HL2.
Developer: Valve Software
Publisher: Vivendi Games
Year Released: 2004
4. Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes is a strategy game in real time (some players talk about CoH as a strategic rather than tactical game) developed by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ on PC , released in September 2006. The game probably takes its name from a quote from an American veteran of the Second World War , recounted in the series " Band of Brothers. Company of Heroes is set during the Second World War . The player follows two fictitious U.S. military units designated under the name "Able Company" or "Fox Company" (both freely inspired by real units), while fighting in the bloodiest battles of the war , starting with the American landing in Normandy .
The game begins during Operation Overlord with the assault on Omaha Beach assault by the company "Able company. Enjoy this mission to get to know two of the main characters of the game is: Captain MacKay Conti and Sgt. The mission reminds the interpretation of the Normandy landings of the film "Saving Private Ryan" director Steven Spielberg, for example in the camera angle from the plane of gunner to the beach. Taking enemy bases, targets a limited time or a strategic defense are all things you have to be addressed in the title. Other tactical aspects await you, as the conquest of areas eligible for bonus or importance for your troops to stay under cover.
Developer: Relic Studios
Publisher:THQ
Year Released: 2006
5. World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is a video game style MMORPG developed by the company Blizzard Entertainment for Vivendi Games . Since 2005 , World of Warcraft is the most popular MMORPG , with 11.5 million active accounts at 23 December 2008. This game's players around 11.5 million subscribers, each paying between 11 and 13 € per month. Hence the interest of reviving the interest of its subscribers by providing regular updates and new extensions.
The game is characteristic of other licenses Blizzard makes a synthesis of many ideas without making any kind of real innovation, but by improving the existing elements and balancing it up. To do this, Blizzard has created teams of localization in the country where the game is distributed so that they can bring the game to complete (in some cases, only the manual) and make ongoing updates and changes. Blizzard has also made sure that his game could benefit from greater accessibility to the average and can be used on most computers with up to five years of age.
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Year Released: 2004
6. Call of Duty
Call of Duty is a first person shooter game developed by the studio Infinity Ward and published by Activision and released on on PC and Mac in 2003. The game stands out Medal of Honor by the opportunity to lie down, to use his stick to strike, to support his weapon to aim more precisely, or by the fact that there was no question of play a super soldier, fighting alone and on all fronts but rather a man of many involved in the battles of the Second World War . Thus, the player is rarely alone in the levels and is most often accompanied by other soldiers managed by the game
The stage setting action: the shells fall and explode around the player lifting sheaves of earth, bullets burst forth in all directions, teammates fall enemy mowed down by the gusts, if an explosion occurred too close to him The fuzzy character sees and hears nothing for a while. The arsenal of the game consists of twenty weapons the M1 Garand , a famous American rifle, or the Thompson machine gun and the Stg 44 German and DPA-41 Russian.
Developer: Infinity Ward
Publisher: Activision
Year Released: 2003
7. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is a video game developed by Digital Illusions CE and published by EA Games . It is a first person shooter , released in March 2010 on Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 and Windows PC. The action takes place in the near future when a war has erupted between the United States of America and Russia . Battlefield Bad Company 2 foregrounds the dramatic Battlefield gameplay on next generation consoles and the PCA: find fighting in Flex is absolutely huge on maps, putting emphasis on each element its own tactics. Discover tactics in multiplayer war novel with new vehicles offered, as the ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) and the transport helicopter UH-60. Particularly precise adjustment of the game is already fighting game in the most realistic vehicle to date. Tactical Destruction takes a whole new dimension with the engine, "Frostbite" DICE, which has been updated. Players can now collapse of entire buildings or their own vantage point in piercing their coverage, so that each party has its own dynamics.
Players can also compete in teams of four in two exclusive modes per squad, or fight side by side to unlock rewards and team success. Appear in the ranks of your squad to dive straight into the action, and use gadgets such as dart plotter, capable of producing devastating effects associated with the rocket launcher. Your feats of arms on the battlefield will be rewarded with a series of buttons, badges and stars, which allow you to unlock up to 50A ranks. This variety is also reflected in the number of possible customizations for weapons and vehicles.With all these features, get ready to discover a spectacular and unpredictable for a war game absolutely unparalleled. There is also the squad of Company B in a more mature player campaign and intense, where the stakes are higher than they have ever been.
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Digital Illusions CE
Year Released: 2010
8. Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2 is a science fiction- type action-RPG video game for PCs developed by BioWare Edmonton with the assistance of BioWare Montreal. This suite of Mass Effect is the second episode of the Mass Effect trilogy. The guidance clearly leaves the role play to come on the field for an action game in the third person strongly marked by elements of role play. Thus, most quests are handled as missions in an action game, including a table summarizing the end of mission experience, prize money, the objects retrieved and sometimes a little comment on the impact of mission on the likely course of history.
The actions of the players can have a significant impact on the course of history and especially its end. It is possible to improve the Normandy to increase the chances of survival during the last mission. The fellow players are also important and it is possible to attach their loyalty. Each of them ends up proposing a personal quest and how to finish it or deny the loyalty of the player character. If he did not, his chances of survival at the end of the game are reduced.
The dialogue system is still based on your choice of a response did not disclose the exact contents of the reply. Occasionally an icon representing one of the two moral orientations appears briefly in the dialogue. Press the button then causes instant action in relation to the chosen: it can interrupt such a dialogue violently or treat a dying person.The dialogues are dynamic addictive, the scenario panting, dark, dense and coherent universe and can hardly turn away from this adventure before leading his team in the heart of the galaxy.
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: BioWare
Year Released: 2010
9. Rise of the Godslayer
Conan is one of the legends in the world of literature, film and video games. The work of Robert E. Howard has served as inspiration for countless producers in bringing their particular vision of the world of Hyboria to their respective genres, including video games. In fact, just a couple of years and appeared on the market, Age of Conan, Funcom's latest gamble on massive online role-playing games, hoping to overshadow the flagship of the genre: World of Warcraft, without much success . However, the work takes us to the confines of literature has excellent quality, being the cause of this Article, the first expansion has prepared the developer, with succulent news, new regions and a handful of missions and characters to let it clear to his followers that there is Age of Conan for a while.
The game takes place as any title in the genre: completing missions and exploring. One of the most important factors in this Age of Conan, unlike other games of that caliber, is history, very deep and narrative to stand before an online game. Fortunately, the work comes in perfect Castilian, both in texts and dubbing, so there is no doubt that the strongest in the universe of Robert E. Howard will enjoy each and every one of the characters prepared for the occasion.
As noted in the corresponding analysis, Age of Conan ignores static fighting for those who are betting game developers online role. On this occasion, Funcom has developed a concept of battle very direct and dynamic, with the main star combos, forcing us to be continually pressing the keyboard to inflict maximum damage. Have at our disposal three types of attacks: left, center and right, each approached from an angle, obviously. However, our abilities may be spliced with new hits, performing combos and performing so-called authentic hunting in the field of battle. For example, if you press a skill, is displayed an arrow pointing to press one of the major attacks in a given time, whether we realize it correctly we will witness a brutal combo where blood and guts fill the screen of your computer .
Publisher: Funcom / Eidos Interactive
Developer: Funcom
Year Released: 2010
10. Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes From Liberty City
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Episodes is a compilation of video games developed by Rockstar Games. The game includes two extensions of Grand Theft Auto IV : The Lost and Damned , and The Ballad of Tony Gay . The title comes in the form of a stand-alone , that is to say that GTA IV is not required to operate. It also includes several new features, including a parachute, weapons and vehicles, the opportunity to be a bouncer , or the possibility of street fighting. The missions are more in the area at night in this episode.
There are some differences between the content and downloadable version of the game disc. The downloadable content contains music from Grand Theft Auto IV , in addition to new, making a total of 300 songs. Episodes From Liberty City does not have the musical content of Grand Theft Auto IV, and install two sets on the console will change nothing. But to offset this, the developers have added the new episodes exclusively on radio not available in Grand Theft Auto IV, and only on the disc version. Episodes from Liberty City includes about 150 songs in the play, which about one third is exclusive to disc.
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar North
Year Released: 2010
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