PC Game Preview
Publisher: Atari
Developer: Epic Games
Genre: First Person Shooter (FPS)
Minimum Requirements:
Processor: Pentium III 1.0 GHz processor
Memory:128 MB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 6 GB free
Video: 32 MB Windows compatible video card
When I first booted up this game I expected to be disappointed, my friends and I, 6 people in total had to install the game at the same time and we just stood there in agony waiting for the game to finish installing. I remembered the old days with Unreal Tournament when it was so simple and just so much fun. But as soon as the game finished installing and we booted up for death match I was impressed. The levels were amazing, and the weapons were just so much fun to use. The game engine was perfect; I was in a trance. I was just staring at the monitor tapping my keyboard and moving my mouse, I was like a child. I couldn’t help myself commenting: “This game is amazing!” or “Wow…” I was hooked. But I wanted more I wanted to use the Vehicles that were demonstrated in the demo. So we started to play onslaught. If you remember what rubbish I was talking about in my review for Battle Field Vietnam, then forget it. This game will make you wish BFV never existed. The game is just too good to pass up, in fact the only flaw in the game is that the vehicles are only available in onslaught. But other than that the game is perfect. The game’s fast pace is what will make you never play any other FPS again. After playing this game every other FPS seems too slow or too boring. This is a must buy, if your computer can handle it. The score 9.7
Game Virus Mutation
I am back in Jeddah now, and it’s now party, party, PARTY! Well it would be if you were a geek like the 98 percent of the gaming world. It’s damn cool to be playing Halo, Generals, UT 2004, and other games multiplayer. You just have to worry about the shortage of space in your house and your computer. As I am talking from experience having nine people in your home can be very noisy. And with each having a PC or a Laptop, you will be facing chaos. What I had to do is split us up into two groups, with each going into a room and connect them to each other with long LAN cables. You have to buy a lot of drinks for a lot of thirsty people, and when drinks are involved so is spilling your coke on your very expensive PC or Laptop, so always be careful. Games also take up a lot of space on your Hard Disk, particularly when you are playing LAN games and have installed eight different games on your computer. Some people will have to install these games and most of them will have to wait for 2-3 hours at the start of each LAN party. To start your own gaming party all you need is a PC or Laptop with a LAN card. For two players you just need a LAN cable, but for more than two you need to buy a switch which should cost around SR 200-300. Don’t forget to invite a lot of friends and Have fun this summer.
Reader’s questions and comments:
Which upcoming game are you looking forward to the most?
• The game I really want to play is Metal Gear Solid 3.
Ahmed
• The game I am waiting for is the PS2 game Metal Gear Solid 3.
Nadia
• Well I want to play a lot of games this summer but I can’t wait for Resident Evil 4, and Zelda on the Game Cube.
Samir
• I don’t know about the rest of you but I’ve been waiting for Half Life 2 for a year
Khalid
This week’s poll:
Where do you buy your games/anime from?
(a) The Net
(b) The local store
(c) The not so local Store
(d) You don’t buy them you beg your Parents/Friend/Significant other to buy them for you
(e) Other / Specify if necessary
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