| Mount and Blade PC preview |
Posted in Previews on Monday, July 28th, 2008 by Michele White | 4 Comments »
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Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Developer: Taleworlds
System: PC
Minimum requirements: Pentium 766 MHz or compatible processor; Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista; Direct3D accelerator
Genre: RPG
Release date: September 16, 2008
Review by: Jason Pitruzzello
 It is an image that has become symbolic of both gaming and literature: an armed warrior atop a horse, battling against enemies. Fantasy novels and RPGs make use of such images in their artwork, from covers to books to interior pictures, as do more historical and less fantastic medieval games and literature. Yet, when it comes to CRPGs that are set in either a fantasy or a medieval setting, we often find horses relegated to a means of fast travel, and mounted combat occurs rarely, if at all. The vast groups of armed warriors, wizards and wandering bards to be found in blockbuster games such as Oblivion and Neverwinter Nights fight and die on foot, no matter how realistic, well done or complicated the combat systems for these games are. Now, for those looking for a more comprehensive model of combat, one that puts cavalry in its rightful place, there is Mount and Blade, a new CRPG in development by Taleworlds that I have had the privilege of previewing during the past two weeks.
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| Supreme Ruler 2020 PC preview |
Posted in Previews on Monday, June 2nd, 2008 by Michele White | No Comments »
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Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Developer: BattleGoat Studios
System: PC
Minimum requirements: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista with DirectX 8.1; 800MHz Pentium III or equivalent; 512MB RAM; 16MB Graphics Card; DirectX compatible Sound Card
Genre: Strategy
Release date: June 17th, 2008
Review by: Andrew Clark
 Our world has a tendency to seldom work the way we want it to. Despot rulers have been known to use an iron fist to slaughter the innocent or enact an oppressive police state, fat business executives line their pockets and forget the backs they stepped on to achieve their position, and the cost of gas is just too damn high. As part of the normal populace I’ve often wondered what would happen if I could just run things for a little while. Rearrange a few expenditures; perhaps pour some funding into an experimental technology, or just blow it all on the education system. Would I be a success? And if so why stop there? What about, dare I say it, world domination?
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