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- Welcome to MissionForce: CyberStorm, a strategy game set
- in the Earthsiege universe. CyberStorm takes strategy gaming
- to a new level, with a detailed and rich turn-based game
- that uses superb graphics and gameplay to challenge even the
- most experienced gamer.
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- NOTE: If you do not have Microsoft's Direct X drivers installed
- on your system, you will not hear any sounds in this demo. The
- full release version of CyberStorm will install these needed
- drivers automatically and you will be able to hear our full sound
- and music once you install the release version of the game. If you
- have access to the internet, you can download these drivers from
- the demo page at HTTP://WWW.SIERRA.COM or from Microsoft directly.
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- To play this demo, you need only select one of the three sample
- missions from the main menu. You will then be given a simple
- briefing and be placed directly into battle. There, you will
- see your force of Hercs (the giant fighting machines you will
- command in this game) and Bioderms (the pilots who drive those
- Hercs). Exploration of the terrain will reveal enemies.
-
- The particular world in this demonstration has high cliffs. If
- you have trouble finding a unit, it may be behind a hill. You
- can rotate the battlefield using the icons at the upper-left of
- the battle interface. Feel free to view the battlefield at any
- angle and height you choose.
-
- While exploring the demonstration version of CyberStorm, use the
- right mouse button to click on items you'd like more information
- on. Though the game manual and help files are unavailable on the
- demo version, the full right-click help IS available. It will
- help guide you though the demonstration.
-
- Keep in mind: This is a tiny demonstration of a large game. Many
- forms of special effects, world types, sounds, animations, unit types
- and background music are not included in this demo. Also, a large
- portion of the strategy involved in CyberStorm is planning the type
- of forces you purchase to take into a particular battle. You may
- find screen snapshots of this aspect of the game at the Sierra website.
-
- In the full release version of CyberStorm, there are 30 different
- Bioderm pilots available, 8 different Hercs, 70 different weapons,
- over 30 different internal component systems, and 23 different
- worlds to challenge. With a mission generator as part of the game,
- no two missions will ever be alike. With almost limitless
- combinations of weapons and systems, you can play through a
- campaign of CyberStorm, and then start another to enjoy a
- completely new experience.
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- Though this demo does not allow you to sample the multiplayer
- capability of CyberStorm, you can play the release version over a
- modem between two human players, or with up to eight players on a
- local-area network. The mission generator puts YOU in control,
- allowing you to construct any mission type you wish for a
- multiplayer game... from competitive "smashfests" to cooperative
- missions where you and your friends are trying to destroy an enemy
- base.
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- To obtain a full release version of CyberStorm, you can visit your
- local retailer, or order directly from Sierra Direct at
- 1-800-757-7707. Look for us on the Internet at
- HTTP://WWW.SIERRA.COM
- or on Compuserve (at GO SIERRA) or AOL (at Keyword SIERRA).
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- We hope you enjoy this sample of MissionForce: CyberStorm.
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