Microsoft PC Games 2002-2003 line-up - briefly
(hx) 02:47 AM CET - Feb,28 2002
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Directly from their International Games Festival, Microsoft sent along a press release
announcing their 2002 - 2003 PC Games line-up, including Dungeon Siege, Rise of Nations,
Freelancer, Combat Flight Sim 3, Asheron's Call 2 and more:
- Rise
of Nations unveiled today, combines the epic scope of "Civilization"
with the fast-paced action of real-time strategy games. In "Rise of Nations,"
players build a city and then improve its infrastructure, create new communities and
expand national borders. This latest title from Big Huge Games Inc. founder Brian
Reynolds, designer of "Civilization 2" and "Alpha Centauri", is
scheduled for release in spring 2003.
- Age of Mythology
scheduled for release in the fall, transports players to a time when heroes battled with
monsters of legend and gods intervened in the affairs of mortals. Players create armies,
develop civilizations through the ages, and manage economics through resource-gathering
and trade.
- Asheron’s Call 2
is the sequel to the popular "Asheron’s Call" announced today and
scheduled for beta release this winter, features a dynamic, evolving world that reacts to
player behavior and actions; the advanced massively multiplayer online role-playing game
(MMORPG) Turbine Engine G2 graphics engine; a revamped combat system; and a new in-depth
crafting system that gives players a chance to pursue noncombative skills.
- Combat
Flight Simulator 3 scheduled for release in the fall, features an advanced
graphics engine designed to showcase realistic terrain, ground objects and detailed
aircraft during high-speed, low-altitude combat missions. Coupled with the "Flight
Simulator 2002" physics engine, "Combat Flight Simulator 3" continues to
build on Microsoft’s reputation for building the world’s best-selling PC-based
flight simulators.
- Dungeon
Siege is expected to hit stores in April, plunges players into a continuous 3-D
fantasy world on a quest to stop evil. This fast-action role-playing game starts players
with a single character. As they travel through the world, players can gather a party of
as many as eight characters who work together on the quest.
- Freelancer
is an epic adventure set in the outer reaches of the planetary system, plunges players
into a vibrant 3-D universe filled with political intrigue, space combat and an unknown
alien menace. With its dynamic reputation and random missions, "Freelancer"
allows players to choose the life of a bounty hunter, trader, pirate or explorer - earning
the spoils and enemies that come with each experience. This game is also slated for fall
release.
- Impossible Creatures is a 3-D RTS game that pits players against
an evil madman in a desperate campaign across a chain of remote and diverse islands. Using
Earth’s most formidable animals as building blocks, players create an army of
genetically altered mutant monsters in a struggle to protect an unsuspecting world.
The title is scheduled for release this summer.
- Links
2003 is he newest version of the best-selling golf simulator franchise of all
time, continues the "Links" tradition of creating the most realistic golf
experience on the PC. "Links 2003" will feature improved graphics, six all-new
championship courses, high-resolution 3-D characters and expanded online capability.
"Links 2003" is expected to hit stores this fall.
- Zoo
Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs is slated for May release, is the latest addition to the
"Zoo Tycoon" franchise. A fun and creative expansion pack, "Dinosaur
Digs" works with the existing "Zoo Tycoon" game by enabling players to
evolve their zoos with more than 20 ferocious dinosaurs and prehistoric beasts.
- MechWarrior
4 Inner Sphere ‘Mech Pak’ features four new Inner Sphere
"Mechs," as selected by fans. The new release features updated technologies to
confuse enemies and inflict maximum damage. The Pak also features a Coliseum multiplayer
map where players fight against one another in a gladiator arena. "MechWarrior 4
Inner Sphere ‘Mech Pak’" is scheduled for release in May.
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