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Page 1 of 2 Gameplay is sometimes overlooked in the gaming industry. Today a lot of stress is put on graphics and now sound. You can have the newest, on-the-fly ray-tracing graphics engine, audio that challenges reality but, without gameplay you lack the common ground that brings the other two together. A lot of games are testament to this. Ultima Online for example: primarily 2D graphics, audio thats nothing to phone home about, but the gameplay keeps its thousands of players hooked. Pong, Mario, Tetris: awesome graphics or THX sound? We think not. Gameplay: excellent. Darwinia takes us back to the days where gameplay is king. While the visuals may not be what your SLI rig is used to, they remain stylish. The audio won't give your X-Fi a run for its money but it is still decent. We found the gameplay though to be highly addicting and after playing the game, we were pretty impressed. First impressions and pretensions run for cover, Darwinia is here.
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Product:
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Darwinia
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Game Instructions:
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Manual
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Developer:
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Introversion Software
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Price:
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$19.95 USD
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Details:
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- Quick, small (~30MB), and easy install via Steam
- Unique and addicting gameplay
- No need for extreme, high-end hardware to play
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In the realm of gaming today, graphics and gameplay are the two main factors that most consumers consider. We want our 1600x1200 pixels of Anistropic, High Dynamic Range, Anti-aliased goodness. In past years there wasn't such a high affinity for graphics, with games like Diablo II and Ultima Online taking the frontline because of excellent gameplay. Recently Introversion Software released Darwinia (get it on Steam) a game that has addicting gameplay and graphics that'll make you question why anyone would play it. If you're one of the skeptics, which we were originally, try out the demo on Steam to get a feel for the game. You might just be surprised when you look at the clock and 4 hours have gone by.
First off, a little about Darwinia from Introversion Software:
"The world of Darwinia is a virtual themepark, running inside a computer network built by a computer genius named Dr Sepulveda. Darwinia is populated by a sentient evolving life form called the Darwinians. They are the product of a decades worth of research into genetic algorithms."
"Unfortunately, the systems of Darwinia have been overrun by an evil red Viral Infection. This Virus has multiplied out of control and must be stopped. Your task is to destroy the Viral Infection and save the Darwinians from extinction."
You can also check out some videos of gameplay on the Introversion website Video page.
With their hardwork, Introversion has created a game that reminds us why we started gaming in the first place. Lets move on and save the Darwinians!
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