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Friday Roundup! (17/08/2007)

By Chienne - Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:29pm

Phew! Got a huge pile of games here for you - both free samples and full free games for you to try out over the weekend. If you do grab any of these - let me know what you think. There's a couple of interesting new ones in here - and a re-appearance from everyone's favourite, DEFCON! If you haven't tried that one out yet, now's your chance!

This week, we have for you demos from Adventures of Tuber: Map of Treasures, Amju Super Cool Pool, Death to Spies, DEFCON, Depths of Peril, Galactic Dream, Mayhem Intergalactic, Sam & Max: Season 1, Scallywag: In the Lair of the Medusa, Space Strike, The 80's Game With Martha Quinn ...and full games from Archlord, CellFactor: Revolution, Company Of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, Cronous: The Shadow of Conspiracy, Face of Mankind, Granado Espada, Project Torque, Project Visitor, Red Stone, Seven Hearts, Tabula Rasa, Tales of Pirates, The Settlers - Rise Of An Empire, Twilight Mu.

Enjoy!

Demo releases:

	*Adventures of Tuber: Map of treasures Updated Demo* (14/08/2007) "Map of treasures" is a friendly and exciting 3D Arcade game based on classical collect-all-the-treasures concept! The main character - a friendly explorer – Tuber, takes you on an underwater adventure of problem-solving fun! The game has elements of a logic game and is aimed at development of craft and intuition! The further you explore this fairy world, the more inventive you become, moving from easier to more difficult levels of the game! The game gets even more challenging as the main aim of the game level (collecting of all coins) can be achieved in different ways!
	Amju Super Cool Pool v2.0 Demo *(Win)* + *(Mac)* (14/08/2007) Amju Super Cool Pool comes equipped with 6 Ball, 9 Ball, 8 Ball, and UK Rules for the classic pool feel. When you are well trained you can take on 12 different trick shots, each making use of the various skills you will need to master the table. Finally, when all is said and done Crazy Pool mode will give you some even more interesting challenges.
	*Death to Spies French Demo* (10/08/2007) A 3rd person stealth-action title pitting a covert agent against opposing forces in real-life missions from WWII.
	DEFCON v1.43 *Windows Demo* + *Mac Demo*(11/08/2007) It's Global Thermonuclear War, and nobody wins. But maybe - just maybe - you can lose the least... Inspired by the deadly tension of the Cold War era and its extension into modern times (as well as unofficially based on the climactic scene from the movie WarGames), in this game you must manage a full-on global nuclear war exchange, attempting -- likely in vain -- to minimize casualties in a war of planetary devastation.
	*Depths of Peril Demo* (17/08/2007) Depths of Peril is a single-player action role-playing game with strong strategy elements. You play a faction leader protecting the barbarian city, Jorvik, from an onslaught of marauding monsters. At the same time, you compete with rival factions over who will rule the city. Barbarians choose their leaders by fighting to the death!
	*Galactic Dream: Rage of War v1.0E Demo* (10/08/2007) This game brings you the shaped wings of your very galactic dreams: you will command star-ships and terrifying space monsters in real time, choosing your side next to the in fatuous Terran Galactic Federation, Aldarian Warfleets, Sandking Psyarmada and, not to forget, the aggressive "world slayers", for whom the space is never enough ! In this space-based strategy game, all four species are fighting for their very survival!
	*Mayhem Intergalactic v1.02 Demo* (16/08/2007) Wage war on your friends and enemies in this simple yet engaging strategy game. Easy to learn and quick to play, Mayhem Intergalactic is still surprisingly strategic. Play against the computer, or duke it out with friends over the internet. The universe shall be yours! And after you've conquered it once, why not do it again? Endless fun for the whole family!
	*Sam & Max: Season 1 Demo* (16/08/2007) Sam & Max aren't your average crime-fighting duo. Sam is a six-foot tall canine shamus with a love of justice. Max is hyperkinetic rabbity-thing with a taste for violence. Together, Sam & Max are the Freelance Police, ridding the streets of bottom-feeding sludge one dastardly miscreant at a time.
	*Scallywag: In the Lair of the Medusa Demo* (10/08/2007) In the tradition of NetHack and Rogue, players control a single character, Rapius the mighty farm laborer, in his quest to defeat the forces of darkness and become the savior of Gosling valley (and its shrooms!). Rapius, who begins his virtual career with barely a rag to wear, must penetrate eighty levels of darkness, growing in power with each denizen of the dark slain, each newly acquired trinket, and every mushroom consumed, until at last he meets his final foe, the dreaded Medusa!
	*Space Strike Demo* (15/08/2007) "Space Strike," a thrilling "shoot-em-all" space arcade from DivoGames. This action-heavy game challenges players to destroy the onslaught of aliens before they wreak havoc on humankind. The game takes players to the year of 2307. Its 50 years since the humans learned to change the environment of planets and 15 years since they have started to colonize the Moon. A few hours ago the radars detected a hostile presence within an unexplored area. This is where you step in.
	*The 80's Game With Martha Quinn Demo* (15/08/2007) The 80's Game With Martha Quinn is a fantasically fun trivia trip back to the 80's, hosted by MTV's favorite VJ, Martha Quinn!

Full Game Releases:

	*ArchLord Client* (14/08/2007) In this massively-multiplayer online game, ArchLord features an advanced player-vs-player combat system, utilizing sprawling free battle areas and special guild battlefields that enables players to battle in fearsome guild versus guild battles. With an ever-evolving storyline of conquest and betrayal, ArchLord presents an epic adventure in which players band together as they quest for the ancient relics of the Archons. Each relic bestows incredible power on those who possess it and when relics are combined they deliver ultimate mastery over the fundamental forces of creation for there can only be one Archlord! Every month, one player will take control of the world, and with it the opportunity to wreak havoc on their cowering enemies as the player gains control of supreme global Archlord powers!
	*CellFactor Revolution Client v1.03* (15/08/2007) CellFactor: Revolution fuses unpredictable psychic-powered warfare with awesome effects to produce a first-person shooter experience unlike any other.
	*Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Beta Client* (16/08/2007) Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts is the next chapter in the groundbreaking real-time strategy (RTS) franchise, from internal studio Relic Entertainment, is scheduled to launch in fall 2007 for Windows PC. Powered by the proprietary Essence Engine and Microsoft DirectX 10, Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts allows players to fight as the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle to repel the largest airborne invasion in history. Players can battle online in exciting new multiplayer modes with these two all-new armies and utilize full compatibility with the original Company of Heroes for a total of four playable armies.
	*Cronous: The Shadow of Conspiracy Client (08-10-07)* (15/08/2007) Cronous or Cronous: The Shadow of Conspiracy is an action MMORPG based on the regular level system combined with a unique skill system. A player attacks monsters and accumulates experience by solving a high number of quests. Accumulated experience is reflected in the player's level and he can use a special item according to the level, or he can use skills at that certain level. Also he can use various skills by his own special combination.
	*Face of Mankind v1344 Client* (16/08/2007) Face of Mankind is an MMORPG/FPS set in the 24th century. You are invited to play out the ageless battle of Good versis Evil, and witness all shades of gray in between. Roleplaying and your real life skills are the raw ingredients of gameplay as this MMORPG uses the first-ever player generated mission system, and combines it with sophisticated economics. Only your ability to shoot, bargain, politic and otherwise duck and deal will make the difference. The success of each and every mission will determine your rise to the top, or otherwise. Whatever path you take in this astonishing world, plan well: one day, one minute or a single second could bring you to your destiny as the true Face of Mankind.
	*Granado Espada Full Client v2.1.18* (14/08/2007) The story begins in the old world of Orpesia, with the country of Oporuto. Oporuto was starving, and in need of an economic uplift. Their trade with resource-rich Katai had been cut off by the armies of Targa, Illier, and Vespanola to the East, and to the West they were blocked by the dreadful Dark Sea. An Oporutan explorer named Ferrucio Espada ventured across the Dark Sea in search of an ocean route to Katai, and instead he discovered a new world. The world was named Granado Espada after its discoverer.
	*Project Torque Open Beta* (15/08/2007) * MMOR (Massively Multiplayer Online Racing) game * Cutting Edge 3D Graphics * Several Types of Game Modes * 8 Player Races (Expanding to 32 Players per Race) * Advanced Experience and Licensing System * Online Community features like Chat and Email within the Client * Shop and Item Mall for Upgrades and Car Customization * Online Rankings * Tournaments
	Project Visitor v991993-1223 *Client* + *No Music Version* (14/08/2007) A fan-made project born in the wake of the abandonment of Sega's ambitions MMO, 10six, this massively-multiplayer online game has players assaulting bases and building their own empire to own as much virtual space as possible. When scientists discover that an alien planetoid that has entered the atmosphere is rich in a new energy source called Transium, the biggest land rush in history is on! You have staked your claim to fortify, mine for wealth, and protect from the attacks of up to 999,999 online players. Band together and pillage the land claims of other colonists, or build elaborate defenses and mutual protection alliances with other players to protect your base.
	*Red Stone Open Beta Client* (10/08/2007) Red Stone is a unique 2-D fantasy MMORPG in which players adventure to recover the lost shards of a powerful jewel in order to restore peace to their ravaged world.
	*Seven Hearts Online Setup v770* (15/08/2007) A free online MMORPG.
	*Tabula Rasa Closed Beta Client v0.19.2.0* (16/08/2007) A massively multiplayer game by former Ultima designers Richard Garriott and Starr Long. Developed from the ground up to be stable, fast and fun, Tabula Rasa represents a refreshing new approach to the design of multiplayer online games. Immerse yourself within a richly-detailed game world featuring beautifully rendered 3D environments, unique alien creatures and characters, and imaginative technorganic fashion and architecture. Tabula Rasa includes fully integrated voice chat and an original, dynamically-mixed soundtrack by recording artist, Chris Vrenna.
	*Tales of Pirates 1.36 15/08/2007 Client* (15/08/2007) All of us want to be adored and looked up to by others; to be respected and admired by others; to be powerful and authoritative in our position. It sounds tough to achieve this in reality, but fret not, join the online world of Tales of Pirates and take up the chance of becoming the pirate of your dreams!
	*The Settlers - Rise Of An Empire Beta Client* (12/08/2007) In this game, the player builds lively, bustling towns in a medieval world. Everything is visible, lovingly animated and realistic. Each settler has his or her own daily routine, with a range of different actions and behaviours that can be observed by the player at all times. This enables him to get the best out of his Settlers, build up a flourishing economy, tend to his settlers' needs, and protect his empire against danger from the outside. By expanding his empire, the player can aspire to becoming a legendary king or queen.
	*Twilight Mu CLient (11.07.2007)* (15/08/2007) The Heavens shall open again, the Stars will lose their way, and Fear descends upon the earth. A saint awakens and destroys the Seal of Chains. Ravenous teeth shall rape the land, the land! Tis cruel! Crimson Blood stains the ground. Under the Sun, The 8 Jewels of Legend and Lore shall appear, and Satan will have arisen. . . Heed these words ye wise man! A day shall come upon which the soil shall 8 Stars be affixed, Nightmare's Day shall it be called when Heaven's Rays divide the sky and echoing wails ring in the Valley of Death, and a light will come down upon this land from the world once forgotten.