Arcade Games Journal

Company Ubisoft has declared, that game The Settlers – Rise of An Empire, the sixth part of the well-known strategic serial, will appear on personal computers in September, 2007. The Settlers – classical strategic game in real time which first part has appeared in 1993 on Commodore Amiga and IBM-compatible computers. In the sixth part players as usual should build medieval settlement, collecting resources and developing economy.The founder of game Blue Byte informs, that in a new series among inhabitants of virtual city for the first time there will be women, and family attitudes become an integral part of a life. Besides in the next series world The Settlers will divide into climatic zones, and weather conditions will affect game process. Also are promised an opportunity of the multiuser game and the built in editor of cards.

The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II. Project The Rise of the Witch-king promises admirers of a serial the improved gameplay and an opportunity closely to borrow in a gain of the land, helping armies of darkness and spiteful Witch-king.
You are waited with new race, fresh campaign, additional units for all other parties. By the way, now for Angmar it is possible to play the multiuser mode, and also during War of the Ring. Last variant should be noted especially: War of the Ring allows to feel in another way absolutely strategy on dynamically changeable card where it is necessary to struggle for key points.

You can become one of them, live the rough life filled by bright paints, and to become history, becoming the most well-known, successful and gallant piracy captain. Extract to itself the ship to taste, type a command of desperate bandits - and send on searches of riches, glory and adventures!Features- the Simulator of a piracy life – one of legendary Sid Meier’s the most well-known and popular projects.

Enter the unions, send expeditions on searches of the new grounds, create many thousands armies - achieve prosperity of the state by all accessible means. Change history at own discretion: conduct armies of aztecs, thirsty the Spanish gold, turn Tibet into Orthodoxy, unite Africa under authority of Zimbabwe - or create and head invincible Russian empire. Leave the trace in History!Features of game- 250 countries – from Samurais up to Irakezz, from the Chinese dynasties up to great European powers- 300 years of history of mankind – from falling Constantinople before Great French revolution – you can begin game during any period interesting to you- 1700 provinces and sea zones – historically authentic three-dimensional card of the world- 100 types of armies – armies and fleet change, developing together with world around

Action of game occurs in 23 century. The empire Drengin submits a galaxy, destroying all on the way. But in one day Drengins collide face to face with Forerunners – powerful race over essences Dread Lords. Drengins and their allies declare war to aggressors, and the mankind at this time types forces, observing for an outcome of fight…

The main feature – a nonlinear plot. Now, even at a failure of mission, game proceeds also to us it is offered to carry out the alternative task.

In Galactic Civilizations II there are 10 unique races. Also there is an opportunity to create own race and to develop it if the offered races do not arrange you. The designer of spacecrafts will allow to create to you own flotilla. There is an opportunity of displacement of the screen with a card.

Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords was on most strategy game of the year awards in 2006.

The Earth, 2047. The period of the relative world and calmness has quickly ended, and brotherhood NOD headed Kein, has untied the third Tiberium war. On a surface of the tormented planet mushrooms of nuclear explosions, however coalition forces GDI this time again have grown have appeared are not ready to operations. Last stronghold of legality and validity sustains huge losses under impacts NOD, and the planet in the meantime slowly dies. On the Earth remains only twenty percent of so-called “blue”, ecologically pure zones where forces GDI have concentrated. Exactly half of globe has become covered by “yellow” zones where the edible food and potable water are appreciated worth its weight in gold, and the authority is in hands of a grouping of fanatics. The remained part of a planet has become covered by dense thrickets of fatally poisonous tiberiums mineral. In this “red” zone do not survive terrestrial organisms, but mutants and visitors from deep space freely feel…

Also we shall remind, that in Command and Conquer 3 the set of stars from popular films and teleserials was removed. Actors have taken part in work above game from serials LOST, Battlestar Galactica, films Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, Top Gun, Starship Troopers and The Wedding Crashers.

Features of game:

- the Planet perishes on your eyes! The history of intrusion to the Earth alien aggressors reveals in three tens episodes. You can estimate events from the point of view of each of three parties: GDI, NOD and aliens alien to people.
- Game and film in one box! Fascinating peripetias of the script move in full screen videoclips with participation of alive actors. At your service the present Hollywood stars.
- the Enemy sees you through! The unique artificial intellect created on so-called “adaptive” technology, allows computer opponents to react logically and competently to all your steps. However you can set an aggressive or defensive line of conduct for the virtual contender, but even in this case its actions will be hard for foreseeing.
- Quickly, interestingly, conveniently! It is easy to understand management of game for five minutes, and the sated actions will not allow to miss seconds. Gathering of resources, researches and war are organically weaved into an extremely topical science-fiction thriller!
- the New epoch – the new weapon! Alongside with for a long time familiar fighting machines you receive the development corresponding last technological achievements. Among them huge flying fortresses, a satellite network of orbital defense, and also the huge mechanisms-transformers consisting of several separate fighting units.
- Open for itself the image of XXI century! The beauty of postapokaliptical landscapes and staginess of special effects surpass all seen earlier. In the past such quality could be contemplated schedules only in specially prompts. Clubs of a black smoke rising above a battlefield, photorealistic languages of a flame, fiery traces from shells and force to believe destructive explosions in an event on the screen.
- it is More, than game! Collective fights with set of different modes are focused not only on fans, but also on professionals. In everyone to a mast there will be a place both for participants, and for spectators, the commentator and the operator. Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is a new discipline in world cybersport!

Already one thousand years of three contradictory forces wage continuous war for the ideas, seeming it it is unique true. In this world there is no place to the compromise: in the end there will be only one winner. Named by Infinite War, this conflict has already collected the harvest with there is no time a peace galaxy and only warms up mutual hatred between the conflicting nations. However after centuries of battles, fight for world supremacy is close to the end. Under your command and the leadership, one of the nations will win to itself a victory. Whether there are you the commander who is not knowing defeats, made the race dominating in a galaxy? Or will lead to its shattering defeat and utter annihilation? The future of a galaxy depends only on you …

Features of game:
- Supreme Commander creates the next evolution in genre RTS, offering a strategic and tactical gameplay amazing you in independence of, whether fight is won or not.
- Improbable scales of an event: you are waited with huge fields of battles, a wide choice of strategy and tactics, and also, the huge and improbably powerful units, alone capable to destroy the whole enemy case.
- the Fatal combination of overland, sea and air forces: coordinate actions of your armies! Organize the massed attack by your bombers and support their fire of antiaircraft guns and the main calibres of fighting cruisers.
- Use the advanced systems of arms for achievement of the total superiority over the opponent, including tactical nuclear charges.

Developers The Sims 2 Seasons suggest admirers of a genre to try seasonal entertainments.
From fishing and beach volleyball up to snowballs and mountain skiing.
Especially creative citizens can build to themselves a small small house with a flower lawn and an orchard.