Games - January '98

Windows 95 Games

wireplay.gif (4120 bytes)Wireplay - The Games Network

Wireplay is a totally dedicated games network. It does not use the Internet! All you need is a PC, modem and telephone. It is the fastest online games network in Australia, untill Jan 98' it is also FREE. For more information call 1300-654-987 or go to www.wireplay.com.au

Note: Only persons of 18 years of age or over are eligible to become members of the Service.

 

Dark Reign CART Precision Racing  3D Ultra Pinball: The Lost Continent Genocide Gubble 2 (playable alpha demo) I-War TOCA Touring Car Championship Tomb Raider 2 (playable beta demo) Virtua Squad 2 Byzantine: The Betrayal

Note: The links for some of these games may not run or install properly from within a Web Browser. If this happens, use Windows 95 Explorer or My Computer, to locate the path listed on the CD-ROM and run the .EXE file shown directly.

 

Dark Reign
From: Activision
URL: http://www.activision.com
Download the demo from:
ftp://west.ftp.activision.com/activision/darkreign/demo/dkrdemo.exe
Genre: Real-time strategy
Classification: G8+ (contains some low-level animated violence)
Full version: Now available
Local Distributor: Activision (02) 9869 0955
List price: $89.95
Minimum system requirements: P90, 16Mb RAM, PCI graphics card, Windows 95 <DirectX3.0>

In the future, Planet Earth is not a happy place. There are no things bright and beautiful, just a
barren landscape, void of life.

The insidious Imperium has used its stranglehold on water to control not  only Earth, but the other planets and universes humans have populated in a  bid to start life anew. This pilgrimage has been led by the Freedom Guard,  battling against the Imperium for independence and liberty.

However, the Imperium has developed a new technology which steals the  water of an entire planet in seconds. This is not good news for the human  race.

The only hope is the rescue of a visionary, Alpheus Togra, whose hopes for a universal utopia may be reached, if only he can be rescued . . .

 

CART Precision Racing
From:
Microsoft
URL: http://www.microsoft.com/
Download the demo from:
ftp://cdrom.com/pub/gamesdomain/demos/MSCART.EXE
Genre: Cart car-racing sim
Classification: G
Full version: Coming soon
Local Distributor: Microsoft (02) 9870 2100
List price: TBA
Minimum system requirements: P90, 16Mb RAM, PCI graphics card, Windows 95<DirectX5.0>

Compete against CART cars controlled by exacting artificial intelligence.Rolling starts, daringpasses, and fully animated pit stops are all realistically modelled.

 

3D Ultra Pinball: The Lost Continent
From: Sierra On-Line
URL: http://www.sierra.com/
Download the demo from:
ftp://ftp.sierra.com/pub/demos/pc/pb3demo.exe
Genre: 3D Pinball
Classification: G
Full version: Now available
Local Distributor: Metro Games (03) 9329 2999
List price: $79.95
Minimum system requirements: P90, 16Mb RAM, PCI graphics card, Windows 95<DirectX3.0>

An all new and challenging design from the same designer that made 3-D Ultra Pinball 1 and 2 the most popular and best-selling computer pinball games of all time. Gameplay has been totally revamped to challenge the most skilled players, yet still be remain fun and accessible for the beginning player.

A unique layout that actually puts you in the story. Rex's success or failure is controlled by how well you play. Help him fight off dinosaurs or cross perilous pits. As you help him through each scene, he moves on to bigger and more exciting challenges.

 

Genocide
From: Kaos Kontrol
URL: http://www.kaoskontrol.com/
Download the demo from:
ftp://cdrom.com/pub/gamesdomain/demos/gdemo093.exe
Genre: Arcade
Classification: M15+ (contains some low intensity depictions of animated violence)
Full version: Coming soon
Local Distributor: TBA
List price: TBA
Minimum system requirements: P90, 16Mb RAM, PCI graphics card, Windows 95<DirectX3.0>

Play the training level in this action-packed side-scrolling shoot-em-up from Kaos Kontrol. Designed for Windows 95 the game features a move and shoot type control in unique 360 degree freedom.

 

Gubble 2 (playable alpha demo)
From: Actual Entertainment
URL: http://www.ActualEntertainment.com/
Download the demo from:
ftp://cdrom.com/pub/gamesdomain/demos/gub2alpha.exe
Genre: Strategy/puzzle
Classification: G
Full version: Coming soon
Local Distributor: TBA
List price: TBA
Minimum system requirements: P90, 8Mb RAM, PCI graphics card, Windows 95<DirectX3.0>

The sequel to the wacky puzzle game Gubble, Gubble 2 features our lovable friend Gubble D. who's now able to walk, duck, fly and jump as opposed to the original Gubble where he was stuck in his space-pod. With much larger levels and new enemies, Gubble 2 is a must for all those people who enjoyed the original.

 

I-War
From: Ocean
URL: http://www.ocean.co.uk/
Download the demo from:
ftp://cdrom.com/pub/gamesdomain/demos/iwardemo.zip
Genre: Space combat sim
Classification: G8+ (contains some low-level animated violence)
Full version: Coming soon
Local Distributor: Roadshow Entertainment (02) 9552 8700
List price: TBA
Minimum system requirements: P90, 16Mb RAM, PCI graphics card, Windows 95<DirectX5.0>

For more than a century, the interests of the Earth have clashed bitterly with the interests of the colonies. The feud has evolved into a never-ending guerrilla war in Space between the two sides.

 

TOCA Touring Car Championship
From: Codemasters
URL: http://www.codemasters.com/
Download the demo from: http://www.codemasters.com/touringcar/tourdemo.exe
Genre: Car-racing sim
Classification: G
Full version: Coming soon
Local Distributor: TBA
List price: TBA
Minimum system requirements: P166, 16Mb RAM, PCI graphics card, Windows 95 <DirectX5.0>

Drive the full '97 championship season, single races and time trials in the white knuckle drive of your life!

There's never been a racing game that's captured the high-speed, tactically aggressive, pack racing of Touring Car action. Now, Touring Car Championship TOCA delivers the lot in the only official game of the 1997 season!

 

Tomb Raider 2 (playable beta demo)
From: Eidos Interactive
URL: http://www.eidosinteractive.com/
Download the demo from:
ftp://ftp.eidosinteractive.com/pub/pc/TombRaider2/demo/TR2Demo1.exe
Genre: Action
Classification: M15+ (contains some low intensity depictions of animated
violence)
Full version: Available now
Local Distributor: Sega-Ozisoft (02) 9317 0000
List price: $89.95
Minimum system requirements: P90, 16Mb RAM, PCI graphics card, Windows 95 <DirectX5.0>

The unstoppable Lara Croft is back in Tomb Raider II, combining the classic gameplay of Tomb Raider with new moves, weapons, puzzles and more!

Join Lara as she searches for The Dagger of Xian: an artifact hidden in an ancient Emperor's palace within the Great Wall of China. Legend has it that whoever drives the Dagger of Xian into their heart, acquires the power of the Dragon.

 

Virtua Squad 2
From: Sega
URL: http://www.sega.com/welcome.html
Download the demo from:
ftp://cdrom.com/pub/gamesdomain/demos/vsquad2.exe
Genre: Action
Classification: M15+ (contains some low intensity depictions of animated violence)
Full version: Available now
Local Distributor: Sega-Ozisoft (02) 9317 0000
List price: $89.95
Minimum system requirements: P90, 16Mb RAM, PCI graphics card, Windows 95 <DirectX5.0>

A crime's gone bad. The crooks are fully armed and they've got hostages. Do you sit back and watch these thieves run the show or do you lift your weapon and pump some lead into these dirt bags? More enemies than ever, ten times the firepower and three new vivid stages including a subway chase you won't believe. These ruthless criminals hate interruptions and you're the first cop on the scene.

Based on the acclaimed coin-op Virtua Cop 2, Virtua Squad 2 is shooting its way to the PC!

 

Byzantine: The Betrayal
From: Interplay
URL: http://www.interplay.com/
Download the demo from:
ftp://ftp1.interplay.com/pub/demos/byzantin.exe
Genre: Adventure
Classification: M15+ (contains some low intensity depictions of animated violence)
Full version: Coming soon
Local Distributor: EA (02) 9955 7744
List price: TBA
Minimum system requirements: P90, 16Mb RAM, PCI graphics card, Windows 95 <DirectX3.0>

The summons from your friend in Turkey promises you a story any  investigative journalist would die for. Once in Istanbul, you begin to  suspect your friend's words may prove prophetic, as you are plunged into a  conspiracy that's plundering the legacy of a lost civilization.

In this dangerously authentic mystery thriller, you'll need all your  reporter's instincts and skills to solve your way to the truth... or  perish in the attempt.

Now, let the journey begin. But remember: Trust no one. Suspect everyone.  And play as if your life depends on it.



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