Icewind Dale (Mac)

Icewind Dale (Mac) Review

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Icewind Dale (Mac) Feature

• Does not operate on Mac OS 10.2 or later.

Icewind Dale intentionally avoids a sophisticated role-playing-game plot in favor of classic Advanced Dungeons & Dragons dungeoneering. The game is set in the frigid corner of the Forgotten Realms made famous by author R.A. Salvatore's novels. Many fantasy fans will be familiar with the popular setting, but this time you get to create the heroes, and the adventures are your own.

Veterans of Baldur's Gate and Planescape: Torment will find BioWare's Infinity game engine instantly recognizable and usable. AD&D fans will be pleased with the interpretation of AD&D 2nd Edition rules. With a few exceptions (no kits, no Drow player characters, no two-weapon fighting), you can assume that if it's in the rule books it's in Icewind Dale.

Players can create six characters from standard AD&D 2nd Edition races and classes as they set off to find an ancient evil buried in the Spine of the World. Combat occurs in real time (no turns), but the action can be paused at any time in order to issue new orders, prepare spells, or respond to a new threat. The designers keep combat fast by allowing players to assign an artificial intelligence combat script to individual characters. Your party can encounter a minor monster, fire arrows as it approaches, attack it with fighters when it gets close, and then get healed by the cleric when the fighting is done--all without your intervention.

Baldur's Gate and Planescape: Torment kept players hooked with an engrossing story line, and, in the case of Planescape, excellent writing. Specifically designed as a more action-oriented "hack and slash" RPG, Icewind Dale relies on combat and character advancement as its own reward. While it lacks the random dungeons and incredible magic items of Diablo, the high experience point cap and the ability to create all six of your party members make Icewind Dale a worthy addition to any AD&D fan's game library. --Michael Fehlauer

Pros:

• Ability to create your entire party
• Slick computer game conversion of AD&D 2nd Edition rules
• Faithful re-creation of the Icewind Dale region as detailed by TSR and R.A. Salvatore
• High experience point cap lets players wield tremendous power--and face equally powerful foes

Cons:

• Interface takes up too much of screen
• Little replay value

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Guild Wars 2

Guild Wars 2 Review

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Guild Wars 2 Feature

• Guild Wars 2 provides a massive, online persistent world.
• Free online play. No monthly fee.
• Players have the freedom to play together even if their friends are at a much higher (or lower) level.
• Players will be able to engage in organized, balanced PvP (similar to GvG in the original Guild Wars) without needing to first level up characters, find equipment, or unlock skills.
• You will be able to advance your character to the maximum level without ever joining a group if you so desire.

Guild Wars 2 is a subscription free,* Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game (MMORPG) exclusively for the PC gaming platform. A sequel to the original Guild Wars game released in 2005, the game is set in a persistent gameworld and features a choice based storyline focused around the continued struggles of the peoples of the land of Tyria. Now hundreds of years past the events of the original game, the almost forgotten threat of the Elder Dragons has risen, but so has 'Destiny's Edge,' a guild pledged to combat them. Game features include: a dynamic event/questing system, small and large-scale combat, player vs. player arenas, multiple playable races and professions, and expansive and rewarding dungeon crawls.

Return to Tyria hundreds of years into the Guild Wars timeline to play as a new race, in a new MMORPG adventure.
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Assume one of a variety of professions in a choice based storyline.
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In the Shadow of Dragons Legends Become Real

For generations, strife and chaos raged across Tyria as the great races competed and warred against each other. Then the dragons awoke. The all-powerful Elder Dragons rose from beneath earth and sea, wreaking havoc on a global scale. Great cities crumbled before their might. Coastlines flooded. Lush forests burned. Tyria was forever altered. Now, the undead legions of the deathless dragon Zhaitan surge across the land, hungry for the destruction of the free races of Tyria: the Charr, a ferocious race of feline warriors; the Asura, magical inventors of small size and great intellect; the Norn, towering shapeshifters from the frigid north; the Sylvari, a mysterious race of mystical plant folk; and the Humans, an embattled but resilient people. The time has come for the free races to stand together against the rising tide of evil. Magic, cold steel, and the deeds of heroes will determine the fate of Tyria.

Minimum System Requirements

• OS: Windows XP Service Pack 2 or better
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, Core i3 OR AMD Athlon 64 X2, or better
• RAM: 2 GB
• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7800, ATI X1800, Intel HD 3000, or better (256 MB of video RAM and shader model 3.0 or better)
• HDD space: 25 GB available
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Input: Keyboard and mouse

Key Game Features

• Dynamic, Interactive Gaming Experience - Your choices and actions have a real effect on the world around you. Will the besieged villagers fight off the rampaging centaur horde or succumb to the attack? You decide.
• Personalized Storylines - Guild Wars 2 is your story. Follow your own customized quest storyline as it evolves from choices you made at the beginning of the game.
• New Depths of Character Customization - You choose from eight powerful professions and from five races - the defiant Humans, the feline Charr, the unearthly Sylvari, the mighty Norn, or the ingenious Asura.
• An Innovative Combat System - Featuring amazing skills, combos, improvisational tactics, and environmental weapons, the Guild Wars 2 combat system puts the fun back in MMO battles.
• Intense Player vs. Player Action - Take up arms in epic world vs. world warfare or test your skills against other players in PvP arenas.
• A Rich, Fully Realized Fantasy World - Developed over the past five years, the vast and incredibly detailed world of Tyria has been brought to life by an award-winning art and development team.

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* You just buy the game and play it online.

A full 250 years after the original Guild Wars, massive upheavals, cataclysms, and globe-spanning events have changed the world of Tyria. Human civilization is in decline. Other races are rising up, taking control over large portions of the world; the balance of power has shifted. The dragons have awoken.

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Darksiders II: Collectors Edition

Darksiders II: Collectors Edition Review

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Darksiders II: Collectors Edition Feature

• Become the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, able to destroy entire worlds and battle forces beyond heaven and hell
• Customize your experience with varied armor sets, weapons, and skill trees allowing players to create their own Death
• Explore a vast open world, complete dozens of side quests and customize your Death with a full leveling system, skill trees and endless equipment combinations
• Death is a nimble and agile character capable of incredible acrobatic feats allowing the player to explore the world like never before
• This special collector's edition contains exclusive physical and digital content including life size replica Death mask with a stand, art book and varies digital downloads
• Epic Universe: Unlike anything the player has seen before, delivered in the unique style of Joe Mad.
• Play Death: Become the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, able to destroy entire worlds and battle forces beyond Heaven and Hell.
• Player Choice & Customization: Customize your experience with varied armor sets, weapons, and Skill Trees allowing players to create their own Death.
• Replay-ability: Explore a vast open world, complete dozens of side quests and customize your Death with a full leveling system, Skill Trees and endless equipment combinations.
• Traversal: Death is a nimble and agile character capable of incredible acrobatic feats allowing the player to explore the world like never before.

Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen embarks on a quest to undo Armageddon. Along the way, the Horseman discovers that there are far worse things than an earthly Apocalypse, and that an ancient grudge may threaten all of Creation. Become the terrifying force which everything fears but nothing can escape. Death Lives in Darksiders II.

This special collector's edition contains exclusive physical and digital content. See the complete list of items included below.

Death Lives

Darksiders II follows the exploits of Death, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, in an action-packed tale that runs parallel to the events in the original Darksiders game. This epic journey propels Death across an expansive gameworld as he tries to redeem his brother, War, the horseman blamed for prematurely starting the Apocalypse in Darksiders.

Death comes alive to take on the unlikely role of hero in Darksiders II.
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Like the original Darksiders game before it, the second game in the series is primarily a hack 'n slash adventure. The game takes place across netherworld environments, including "The White city," an outpost where angels live, and "The Eternal Throne," a floating fortress where the Lords of the Dead stand guard over souls that need to be cleansed. Although Death is the most feared of the Four Horsemen, his physical abilities are very different than his brother, War. Death is far more nimble, and relies on a combination of melee and ranged attacks. In combat Death's primary weapon is his huge iconic scythe, with a wide range of other weapons and usable items that must be gathered as the game progresses. Weapons can be dual-wielded, upgradable armor can be acquired for protection and Death has access to a terrifying and powerful pale mount.

Darksiders II Collector's Edition for PlayStation 3 Box Contents

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Darksiders II for PS3 A life size replica Death mask with a stand Premium Darksiders II art book Darksiders II soundtrack digital download token In game "Shadow of Death" pack, an exclusive weapon and armor set

Key Game Features

• Become the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, able to destroy entire worlds and battle forces beyond Heaven and Hell
• Explore startling gameworld environments reminiscent of heaven and hell
• Customize your experience with varied armor sets, weapons, and skill trees allowing players to create their own Death
• Explore a vast open world, complete dozens of side quests and customize your Death with a full leveling system, skill trees and endless equipment combinations
• Death is a nimble and agile character capable of incredible acrobatic feats allowing the player to explore the world like never before

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Belkin Nostromo Speedpad n52

Belkin Nostromo Speedpad n52 Review

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Belkin Nostromo Speedpad n52 Feature

• Captures all the advantages of the critically acclaimed n50
• Cranks up the juice with advanced options to dominate your game
• Combines keyboard and gamepad into one small, easy-to-use device
• More tools for customizing your game than ever
• Designed with an intuitive nature and stylish versatility

Built to conquer your enemy, the Nostromo SpeedPad n52 captures all the advantages of its critically acclaimed predecessor, the n50, and cranks up the juice with advanced options to dominate your game. It puts keyboard and gamepad functionality into one small and easy-to-use device, delivering more tools for customizing your game than ever. Using feedback from hundreds of gamers, Belkins engineers designed the n52s intuitive nature and stylish versatility to give you easy access to your arsenal of deadly maneuvers. So start programming up to 104 functions now and watch how dangerous you become.

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Logitech G13 Programmable Gameboard with LCD Display

Logitech G13 Programmable Gameboard with LCD Display Review

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Logitech G13 Programmable Gameboard with LCD Display Feature

• Naturally contoured design follows the natural shape of your hand and fingers for increased comfort during long sessions.
• Onboard memory lets you program up to 5 ready-to-play profiles, so you can take your personal preferences with you.
• Customizable backlighting lets you choose your colors and easily locate the right key in low-light conditions or lights-out play.
• 25 programmable keys allow you to assign keyboard functions to suit your style of play and create macros on the fly
• The high-visibility GamePanel LCD displays game stats, system info, and communications from fellow players.
• Customizable backlighting lets you choose your colors and easily locate the right key in low-light conditions or lights-out play
• Naturally contoured design follows the natural shape of your hand and fingers for increased comfort during long sessions
• Onboard memory lets you program up to 5 ready-to-play profiles, so you can take your personal preferences with you
• The high-visibility GamePanel LCD displays game stats, system info, and communications from fellow players

The Logitech G13 advanced gameboard gives you game-changing comfort and control. Naturally contoured design follows the natural shape of your hand and fingers for increased comfort during long sessions. Onboard memory lets you program up to 5 ready-to-play profiles, so you can take your personal preferences with you. Customizable backlighting lets you choose your colors and easily locate the right key in low-light conditions or lights-out play.

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Zombie Shooter

Zombie Shooter Review

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Zombie Shooter Feature

• Fight Through Contaminated Hordes.
• Improve Your Character's Skills.
• 10 Different Weapons At Your Disposal.
• Three Amazing Game Modes.
• Same as Amazon Game Download but now in CD

Where is the line between life and death?

How far can human science go trying to understand this?

Take part in the great battle to rescue humanity and find out what's happening!

The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earthwide.

Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!

- fight your way through contaminated hordes
- use 10 types of weapons
- improve the character's skills
- upgrade available arms with the money earned

In the end:
Find the answer to the main question - what caused the catastrophe?
Who knows, maybe on the final stage you'll face something terrible?..

Attention! Try your monster fighting skills in two new game modes -
Survive and Gun Stand. Only these modes will really show how good you've become.

System Requirements:
Pentium II 400 MHz processor
Direct3D compatible 3D graphics card with 16 MB
64 MB RAM
DirectSound compatible sound card
Mouse compatible device

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TORCHLIGHT HYBRID JC (WIN XPVISTAWIN 7/MAC 10.1 OR LATER)

TORCHLIGHT HYBRID JC (WIN XPVISTAWIN 7/MAC 10.1 OR LATER) Review

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TORCHLIGHT HYBRID JC (WIN XPVISTAWIN 7/MAC 10.1 OR LATER) Feature

• Features -
• Randomization - Game level layouts are randomly created, so each adventure will always be unique
• Easy, approachable interface - Torchlight is designed to be easy to play right from the beginning; with an intuitive interface, you can dive right in
• Character Classes - Create and customize a character, choosing from 3 main Classes - The Destroyer, The Alchemist, or The Vanquisher
• Pets - choose a pet to accompany your character; pets can level up along with you; they can also fight, carry items, and perform helpful tasks

Torchlight is an exciting new action role playing game from the designers and leads of Diablo Diablo II Fate and Mythos!This hack-and-slash adventure is set in the mining settlement of Torchlight a town founded on the discovery of a rare and mysterious ore called Ember. This valuable ore has the power to enchant and corrupt but its value is such that many are willing to risk their lives for it. Now miners have uncovered Torchlight's buried past: a dangerous labyrinth of caverns monsters and ruined civilizations beneath the ground that have been corrupted by Ember's dark influence.As Evil threatens to overrun the town a Champion is needed. Players will have the opportunity to save the town of Torchlight battling through rock and fire through lost cities and across ancient tombs on a perilous journey to cleanse the mines. As one of three Character Classes Players will explore randomly generated dungeon levels battle a huge variety of monsters and pursue endless variations of fame and fortune.The Ember beckons how will you answer?Key Features: Randomization Game level layouts are randomly created so each adventure will always be unique. Easy approachable interface Torchlight is designed to be easy to play right from the beginning. With an intuitive interface players can dive right in! Character Classes Players will create and customize a character choosing from 3 main Classes: The Destroyer The Alchemist or The Vanquisher. Pets choose a pet to acpany your character. Pets can level up along with the player; they can also fight carry items and perform helpful tasks. System Requirements:Windows Windows XP (Home & Pro) SP3 Windows Vista SP2 Windows 7 . Intel Pentium III 800MHz Processor or faster. 512MB RAM (1GB RAM remended). 822MB free hard drive space . DVD-ROM drive. Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or higher patible video card. 3D capable video card must have at least 64MB of video RAM. mouse and

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