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Football Manager 11. Small changes, big effect?

Written by Ernestine Schweitzer. Posted in Games

Foreword Many game makers should the colleagues of the Cologne developer bright future to their flagship project “football manager” below, because there are hardly any games series, that a such fixed community enjoy despite one years practiced, extremely careful implementation of innovations. < div > “Football Manager 11″ Packshot The comfortable position of the FM range is determined also by the low...

Doer vs. players. Problem found, problem solved?

Written by Marcell Probst. Posted in Games

Doer vs. player In recent years and especially since the summer of this year a strange-looking to outsiders alienation between the community and the publishers and/or game forging has used (summarized as “Makers”). This applies in particular to the PC games section, true in parts but also to the so-called “metal sign”, especially since it is these segments not homogeneous mass, but overlaps are the rule. But what...

Played out: world in conflict. If hot cold war suddenly is

Written by Ekkehard Metzger. Posted in Games

Foreword & system information After the two-part alien Metzlerei ground control the Swedish developer massive entertainment on behalf of Vivendi dare games (Sierra) in the same segment on a somewhat more realistic scenario is universal: “warfare of the superlative”, a great graphics thanks to the hotel’s own MassTech engine and an exciting multiplayer against the background of the third world war, fought in 1989, those...

Football Manager 10. changes in detail

Written by Jakob Wechsler. Posted in Games

Foreword The “football manager” series is one of the great Paradebeispielen from the simulation genre terms of target groups. While the player mainstream before the (alleged) complexity and the rather dry subject is discouraged, football and friends of the simulation provided exactly the task, which always have been they are already from childhood: the favorite team of A to Z Guide. < div > FM 10 Packshot And so also...

Empire Earth 3. New round, new luck?

Written by Jessica Feierabend. Posted in Games

Foreword Until to the notion of part three connected to the series of strategy games Empire Earth (EE) especially with dual: on the one hand Empire is the series, which previously didn’t make it, on the large model and the genre reference Earth par excellence, age of Empires, Wednesday. On the other hand the Empire Earth games have known it anyway, to enchant strategist not only self-confessed units and capabilities, the draught...

CSI – deadly intentions (PC). Shallow but managed

Written by Marie Koch. Posted in Games

Foreword Whether as a politician, Manager, construction worker, employee, or game Editor: down to you should leave the mainstream at work and go to new, unknown paths, to keep the grey cells in a good mood and motivation in the performance of daily requirements at a good level. This is exactly what should be done in the context of this test, because actually the game tests of computer base address the big blockbusters in the industry, which...

Played out: Halo 2. The master chiefs moderate comeback

Written by Dietfried Osterhagen. Posted in Games

Foreword That is such a deal also in games with comebacks: to succeed, previous services must be established to which, at least seamlessly – ideally even with a better performance than before. Exactly this requirement also applies to the published on 9 June PC version of Halo 2. But also in all other respects, the title of certain expectations scatters: Halo 2 is one of the first games designed exclusively for Windows Vista. Computer...

S.t.a.l.k.e.r. – call of Pripyat. In the East nothing new?

Written by Leonie Waechter. Posted in Games

Foreword After a mixed addon debut called “Clear Sky” (Computer Base test) that present s.t.a.l.k.e.r.-makers well a year later with “Call of Pripyat” these days another title from the controversial Chernobyl series. Here, a continuation of the still extremely interesting history primarily expected the inclined reactor-stalker. On other new features may be itself against – so much is already at this point not...

“Killer games”. Virtual world, real threat?

Written by Sibylla Baum. Posted in Games

From the prohibition of killer games The discussion of so-called killer games stops for years, for months, she operated more or less regularly. Since it is not surprising that many of eternal Hick hacks are tired and ask only for the position of the respective author. Is he for or against killer games and are thus the “new” arguments for or against a ban of the games, for or against a strengthening of the protection of minors, for...

2. Creative Portal m²

Written by Conrad Weiss. Posted in Games

Foreword He is called for in many places also on PC games, but rarely delivered: the speech is of just as much-discussed how important factor “Innovation”. This factor is much discussed, because it is by no means clear what just below to understand is important, however, – because it significantly helps to make a title unique and thus sometimes at least potentially more successful. But do yourself hard with the legendary...

A PC player’s thoughts. We can not artizukulieren

Written by Ottomar Schreiber. Posted in Games

Column Currently, it is not easy to be an Internet junkie him PC gamers, Internet junkie or a PC. Either one is killer or pedophile, at least then, if one knows the “controversial Counterstrike” not only from television or behind a DNS lock believed but no medical intervention in the own gene budget. Reports about how the public think experienced PC users, tear it, not down, and serve as a new Dynamite on an actually bombed-out...

Cryteks Crysis. The new genre reference?

Written by Jonathan Mauer. Posted in Games

Foreword It is not by chance advance praise of prudent people with great care to be distributed and enjoyed. Turn too quickly associated, over ufernden’s own performance as too high expectations could out scheduled and there is disappointment in place of the enthusiasm which would be observed if less would have been expected at the end. Crysis could be a prime example. Because, not least due to the groundbreaking positive coverage in...

Dragon age 2. More action, less role-playing game

Written by Irmingard Wagner. Posted in Games

Foreword It is bordered by resignation, but only sincere: in the great monotony of PC gaming it happens now unfortunately only rarely that one of the contents of a particular title is really swept away and convinces. Looking to that fact that with BioWare a game company exists, which can provide the lechzende make again and again with precisely such works is even more astonishing. < div > “Dragon age 2″-Packshot ...

Dead space 2. Psychoterror in space

Written by Menno Junker. Posted in Games

Foreword Earlier, “Survival horror” especially for the cinema presented a relevant genre of part of. Accordingly it speaks for the gradual approximation of movie and game, that just this genre of part of has neatly established itself also in the field of games. Whether “Resident Evil”, “left 4 dead” or “Bioshock” – the principle is “one against all” in video games to the...

Mass effect 2 sequel managed?

Written by Philippina Unger. Posted in Games

Foreword One and a half years ago, the game company BioWare celebrated a real surprise success with “Mass Effect”. Although one could not underestimate also in advance the Studio evolving for Publisher Electronic Arts due to an impressive portfolio – yet the first adventures of Commander Shepard made for so much depth that a glorious future could be predicted to the brand that is designed as a trilogy. < div > ...

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