Darwinia
<div class="IPBDescription">any know anything about it?</div> I was reading our finnish game magazine "PELIT" and saw there article about Darwinia its game where you need to use programs to gain souls and destroy viruses.
Bit like sacrifice maybe, problem is that the article didnt give away so much info and it promptly said on end that you must order it.
So anyone has played this game or seen it?
Bit like sacrifice maybe, problem is that the article didnt give away so much info and it promptly said on end that you must order it.
So anyone has played this game or seen it?
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And awesome gameplay.
With the assistance of the game's creator (who handles research), you must help the Darwinians purge the virus from their fair, polygonal world. You create programs to help the Darwinians (Squad, Engineer, Officer, Armour). The Darwinians will work the various machines you come across, as well as packing some heat later on.
My biggest complaint is how short it is. There's something like ten levels. I wish it had a bit more padding. The easiness of it doesn't help here - the only time I had to put that much effort in was taking back the very last island on the final level.
I would rate it a <b>Jaffa Cake</b> (or delicious biscuit of your choice). Very nice, well put together, but won't last long.
Oh, if you do buy it, make sure you get the patch ASAP.
one thing that bugged me is that for pretty much the first half of the game, they have you working toward some 'weapon' that's supposed to level the playing field against your opponents... but the weapon isn't even all that impressive in the end, and usually kills more of my own darwinians than the enemy viruses -_-
one thing that bugged me is that for pretty much the first half of the game, they have you working toward some 'weapon' that's supposed to level the playing field against your opponents... but the weapon isn't even all that impressive in the end, and usually kills more of my own darwinians than the enemy viruses -_- <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Actually, I found the armours to be awesome, especially when you upgrade them to version 2.0. After I got them, I only used my squads for special search-and-destroy missions. The armours handled the rest.
Plus it gets props for its nod to Cannon Fodder.
one thing that bugged me is that for pretty much the first half of the game, they have you working toward some 'weapon' that's supposed to level the playing field against your opponents... but the weapon isn't even all that impressive in the end, and usually kills more of my own darwinians than the enemy viruses -_- <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Actually, I found the armours to be awesome, especially when you upgrade them to version 2.0. After I got them, I only used my squads for special search-and-destroy missions. The armours handled the rest. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
you can't move them once you place them though, right? nor can you tell the darwinians to unman them?
still, you're probably right; I should give them another try. all I know is they kept killing my own darwinians the couple times I used em =p
Darwinia has better presentation, but Uplink will have you sweating with stress as you keep an eye on the progress bar and the countdown timer.
I can't wait for MP.
--Scythe--
Not really. Tetris has less repetitive gameplay..
But I do love it so, I converted the rising soul bootloader to a screensaver, making a flash minigame and a mod.