Archive for the ‘Action Games’ Category

Quake III Arena

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

About Quake III Arena

Quake III Arena is a first-person shooters (FPSs) computer and video game. It was developed by id Software and was introduced and released on December 2, 1999. Just like the majority of multi-player first-person shooters game, the main purpose is to kill (frag) enemy players in order to accumulate scoring points necessary to fulfill the objectives of the game.

Although Quake III is designed particularly to cater to multiplayers, it should also be noted that it also has a single-player mode wherein a player who prefers to play alone can have the privileges of going up against artificial intelligence-controlled bots. For additional information, bots are computer-programmed and controlled unit prominent in first-person shooter PC games. They are able to function through the help of artificial and customary routines that are designed to match the boundaries of the game.

Quake III Arena, Multiplayer Games

Quake III Arena: The Game Play

The multiplayer mode of Quake III is where you will experience the real accomplishment of the game; it is where the action is. The game was in a simplified manner that makes it more astounding, irrelevant weapons inappropriate to the game proper are not present allowing the player to enjoy first-person shooting a pleasing experience. But like many things, this simplicity has also a slight drawback in terms of close-quarters shotgun battles, or when you are running away from someone who is pointing a blast launcher on you. Imagine the time that you will consume before you are able to choose and pick on your own rocket launcher, you might have been blasted out before you can defend yourself. Convinced?

Quake III Arena: The Level and Texture Design

The level designs are of standard quality; though very common is enough to create an atmosphere the game wants to project. The background settings are created to convince the player to completely explore and discover the whole game. These and some of the other elements like the texture designs and add-ons like fog and grand colored lighting present were able to make up to create better atmosphere in other game levels. The level and texture design of Quake Arena III was able to do its own part and contribution in establishing a worthy ambience throughout the Gameplay.

Quake III Arena: The Sounds

Almost all of the sound effects are remarkable, really impressive and was evident throughout the duration of the game. Hearing the anchor’s voice saying “five minutes remaining” in the portion that calls for this announcement is not very impressive but was able to create his own identity that is very remarkable in the game. It was apparent that the announcer is trying to grasp with the notable striking sound of gunfires and other character’s voices.

The Conclusion

Quake III Arena can also be considered as another marvelous game available in the internet today. The persons involved with the design of the game were able to come up with a game that is worthy of playing. Players who want to indulge in an uncomplicated first-person shooting match can always turn to exploring and playing Quake III Arena.

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Grand Theft San Andreas: The Graphics

If you are worried that you won’t be able to run Carl Johnson, the main character in GTA San Andreas because your computer is not loaded with the latest configurations, you need not worry now. You can be able to run and act as Carl Johnson because you don’t need the most up-to-date hardware configuration to be able to run the game. But, even if the graphics are not in a state-of-the-art technology, it did not serve as a hindrance to produce an awesome and stunning background. This served as an advantage for those who own a PC not equipped with the latest hardware configurations. GTA San Andreas is so unique that you can spend your time just wandering around and enjoy watching and appreciating the scenery of the city. In what game of the similar category can you do just like that?

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas: Carl Johnson

Carl Johnson aka CJ is the Afro-American hero in GTA San Andreas, unlike the main characters in the previous GTA series who are mostly wild Italian-Caucasian males. The missions that CJ has to undertake are categorized into two: some are associated with the main story and those that involve extra activities not linked with the core of the story. Another twist in GTA San Andreas is that the CJ here has learned to swim giving the game another standpoint, which makes game playing a lot more exciting.

In GTA San Andreas, there are more in depth intentions, pointing out clearer objectives that make missions easier to accomplish or carry out. As you go along to a higher level the difficulty of accomplishing the mission also increases though, which adds to the fact that this is a really thrilling and exciting game.

GTA San Andreas: Music

The music in GTA San Andreas succeeds in helping to create and achieve a ‘90s ambience. Other factors that complete the ‘90s atmosphere are the character’s outfits and the city panorama. Whatever musical background was a great factor in being able to achieve the perfect ambience that the game setting is trying to project.
Another music feature of San Andreas is allowing you to establish your own radio station wherein you can listen to your MP3s, which is another must-see, heard and experience while playing this truly stimulating and electrifying game.

GTA San Andreas: A game worthy for your time

GTA San Andreas offers a myriad of choices whether you are a GTA fan or not. If you are looking for tough missions incorporated in a game you can have it here in San Andreas. If all you want to do is stroll around and explore the city you can also do it here. There are a lot of ideal possibilities that you can do as you explore the game. These and a whole lot more are some of the reasons why Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is one game you should not miss. It’s just awesome!

Age of Conan

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

Age of Conan is a fantasy themed MMORPG game that allows you to enter and experience the gloomy, thriving, brutal, and bad planet. This wicked description is made convincing by the effective graphics and realistic sound effects enough to create a realistic version of the cruel world that the game is trying to project. Conan, the mighty barbarian has triumphantly won over the throne of the King of Aquilonia against the mythical creatures and cruel gods that are thriving in this world. However, because of the outside influence of the ancient evil creatures the leadership of Conan is on the edge of confusion and pandemonium. This warped universe ruled by Conan was made to appear that bad luck, cruel warfare and evil magic creep around every street corner where each creature have to create it’s inimitable fate to survival. Under Conan’s sovereignty, each of them has to establish their own destiny.

The beginning of this massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) allows player to experience the feeling of a hero, wherein each player is given the chance to work on single playing and also of the cooperative multi-playing knowledge and skill before getting on to the online massive world of the real game. Here you will have the opportunity to work together and join forces with other players in a group or you can also confront and triumph over the Hyborian creatures and dangers all alone.

Age of Conan, MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game

Age of Conan entitles you to discover and explore the world of Conan. Players will be able to see and feel this twistedly created universe, which is made realistic by the incredibly true-to life graphics and exceptionally impressive sound effects. A huge and vast world filled with dark magic and equally evil creatures are in anticipation of the arrival of players of Age of Conan. Get the chance to fight terrifying demons and conquer evil creatures wandering around the territory of the most celebrated barbarian hero. Get the chance to feel the real Conan experience.

Playing with Age of Conan allows you to build unions, which are so-called guilds; you can also lay cordons to intimidating castles. Players can also create players city that in the end will end up thriving as the society expands.

The most important feature of Age of Conan is the existence of the rebellious and innovative Real Combat engine. This latest additional feature is a multi-point warfare structure that permits player to manage where to point the weapons without delays, a real standout from the fixed mechanical feature of other online role-playing game combats.

A real barbaric world awaits you in the Age of Conan where you can battle, struggle, and fortunately emerge victorious against demons and dark creatures. The real battlefield is indeed worth experiencing in the Age of Conan.

War Rock

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

One of the many multiplayer games available on the internet today is the game, War Rock. This is an online shooter game that many people can play that is available for free on the internet. All you have to do is to download the game. As War Rock has low system requirements, when compared to other similar games, you find it easy to play the game. War Rock is also available in commercial packages, which has more features than the free, downloadable version of the game.

When playing War Rock, it is possible for you to buy a large variety of items that enhance the game, services that better the game and even products that help you play War Rock better, without having to pay a dime. War Rock is one of the games where you find thousands of players paying the game, at any given space of time, in the many servers of the world. It is mainly the large number of customizable vehicles and weapons, multiple battle modes and the intuitive controls you find in the game that makes War Rock the ideal game for both seasoned FPS veterans and newcomers.

War Rock Multiplayer First Person Shooter

There are two versions to War Rock; the Korean and the International version. In the International version, you find that there is no blood displayed in the game. It was the brainwork of K2 Network in eliminating blood from the game, to ensure the ESRB rating system considers the game to be safe for teens, and give the appropriate rating to the game.

War Rock is basically played in the middle of a war that takes place between a terrorist grapu National Independence Union and Central Asian country of Derbaran. To play War Rock, you have to choose between these two groups, and then engage in battle the latest war equipment, which includes numerous infantry weapons and vehicles.

To start a game of War Rock, you can choose your character from five different character classes that includes Heavy Troop, combat engineer, combat medic, Assault and Sniper. The specialty of War Rock is that though you may start the game choosing a specific character, it is possible to switch classes whenever desired. It is also possible for players to lease weapons using the currency they earn in the game.

There are three versions or levels for you to play in War Rock which includes Close Quarters Combat, Battle Group and Urban Ops. The difference in these three modes of play basically depends on the size of the map used and the availability of vehicles when playing and the number of permissible respawns.

Close Quarters Combat is a mode of play where more emphasis is placed in the smaller versions of attacks while Battle Group is involved with huge battlefields consisting of large number of transports, tanks, jet aircrafts and helicopters. The different aims that lie in the game include the capture and defense of important positions in the map, the planting of bombs in the enemy region and the accumulation of points in the game.

Quake III Arena

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Of the many first person shooter games available on the internet today, Quake III Arena is the third game of this popular series of games. Unlike most other first person shooter games, Quake III Arena is more concentrated in multi-player gaming. Of course, it is also possible to play the game in single player version as well as the single player version is about the same as the multi-player version. The only difference lies in the fact that instead of fighting against other players, you have to fight against numerous computer controlled ‘bots’.

Quake III Arena is a fighter game, where things tend to get better only after they get worse. This is a game that has managed to maintain its intensity throughout the game. The one thing you learn, and pick up from Quake III Arena is the poison to kill, or to be killed. While playing Quake III Arena, you find that things tend to move rather fast for a console shooter; in fact it is fast enough to keep up with the frantic atmosphere of the game. Though Quake III Arena is a fast paced game, there are occasional slowdowns in the game where you find the screen getting filled with characters or certain weapons.

Quake III Arena

Though Quake III Arena proves to be a rather interesting game to play, playability of the game is rather low. This is because the game is not at its best using a standard Dreamcast controller. It is very necessary for you to have a mouse and a keyboard to play the game. So if you want to master the game, a good mouse is an essentiality. You will find that aiming in Quake III Arena is rather difficult using a controller. So never expect to play, and win a game with a player using a mouse and keyboard. Of course, you may be able to master the use of the controller in winning a game of Quake III Arena; but this will be possible only after numerous games and lots of experience.

If you consider Quake III Arena in terms of split screen you find that it has a very smooth split-screen experience. The 2, 3 and 4 player splits all work out with wonderful frame rates. Though there may be a drop in the level of details, you don’t actually miss much if you take the size of the screen into consideration. When playing Quake III Arena in the single player version, you are taken through the death match maps following a ladder style tourney that fights against numerous crafty bots. You experience the same excitement and thrill that exists in the multiplayer version of the game of Quake III Arena.

Little Fighter 2

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

The internet offers numerous types of games for the gaming enthusiast; and the latest addition to the list of fighting games is the game, Little Fighter 2. This is basically a freeware fighting game that was devised by Marti Wong and Starsky Wong in the year 1999. this game has grown increasing popular as it has a very addictive game play, offers great replay ability and is present free to download and play.

Little Fighter 2 is a game about groups of kids which are just itching to fight with one another. Something unique about Little Fighter 2 is that it is possible for a maximum of four humans to play a game at a go from a single computer and keyboard. However a maximum of 8 characters can be played while playing in network version, in a one time battle.

Little Fighter 2

There are different modes of play in Little Fighter 2. It starts with VS mode, then Stage mode where players are made to move through the environment of the game, while killing more and more enemies and more and more difficult enemies. The next mode is the Championship mode while the last mode is the Battle mode which involves fighting with large armies that are controlled and led by a player.

There are about 24 fighters for you to choose to play in Little Fighter 2, where each of them has about 12 special moves. These moves can be activated using certain key combinations.

The fast fights in little fighter 2 all take place in a Street Fighter environment, and this has made Little Fighter one of the most popular fighting games available today. In the game, you are the small character having a large head, like most of the other ‘chibi’ designs of the Japanese, where you have to fight either against the computer, against a friend, have a one-on-one game or perhaps fight in a melee.

Little Fighter 2 is easy to play as it has simple control keys that you can customize according to your preferences. It is possible for you to move left and right, up and down, attack, defend and jump in Little Fighter 2. Though this is all you basically do in Little Fighter 2, there are many players that just get engrossed in the game for hours at a time.
The one main disadvantage of Little Fighter 2 is that it is not available in English. This is why it takes some time for a player to understand the workings of the game. Moreover, there is no information whatsoever available in English, on the web, on how to play the game. The best bet in playing the game comfortably lies in programming the keys of the game to something comfortable. In addition to this disadvantage, you may find that Little Fighter 2 is rather slow at loading at times.

Enemy Territory Quake Wars

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

If you are really bored of your work, and need to add some action and spice to your daily routine, then you really should try playing the action game, Enemy Territory Quake Wars. This is one of the many action games found on the internet.

There is no need of you paying for the game; there is a free download you can use with which you can start playing the game immediately after downloading it. Of course, once you play the game, and find that you just have to continue playing the game, you can always buy Enemy Territory Quake Wars from the internet.

Enemy Territory Quake Wars

Basically, the game Enemy Territory Quake Wars is a multi player strategic shooter game that ahs its setting in the Quake universe. The aim of the game lies in all the players of the game battling against each other either to save or to conquer the planet Earth. As a player of enemy territory quake wars, you are provided with the option of choose from two playable armies, which are the Earth Defense Force (EDF).

These two armies constitute of one army of humans, and the other of aliens, Strogg. To make the game more interesting, Enemy Territory Quake Wars offers five different classes for you to choose from. These different classes have individual roles in the functioning of the game where you make a choice depending to your preferences.
It is with the growth in your character in the game, and the achievements that you reach that you, and all players are rewarded for your teamwork in the game. With the help of the clearly defined mission and class objectives guide of the game, new players to the game can make their worthy contributions to the game.

The game is an objective based game, where you have to use the help of distinct abilities, weapons and vehicles in accomplishing the different missions of the game. And to make things much more thrilling, Enemy Territory Quake Wars offers you with the choice of linking together the different single missions of the game with which you get to form a grand online campaign.

Remember that the sole objective of Enemy territory quake wars is that you have to aim at conquering and securing as much of enemy territory as possible. When playing with other players, you have to work at working together in this mission with the help of your vehicles and deployables. The game is devised in such a way that players of any skill level can jump into a match, and start playing a game.

However when choosing your character in the game, it is better that you choose your character wisely as all the players have critical roles in the game where they get to gain their rankings, upgrade their skills and in the process, are able of providing specialist abilities that are very much important for victory.