Viva Caligula!I played this with Marilyn Manson's "Anti-Christ Superstar" | Submitted by the99th on Sat, 09/22/2007 - 03:52. |
Viva Caligula is Latin, or Italian or Spanish maybe, for "Live Caligula" -- if you're the founder of Penthouse this means making a movie with lots of nudity and depravity; if you're Cartoon Network and a (regrettably) anonymous contracted developer this means making a game with lots of violence and depravity. (Ed.: maybe not credited, but this is by Pop & Co., who also created Bible Fight.)
Legion GoldRoman Tactical Combat Plus Grand Strategy | Submitted by costik on Sun, 05/20/2007 - 05:30. |
Since it was founded, Slitherine has been producing a series of excellent wargames with both a strategic component that covers an entire war on a province level, and a tactical component that involves battles of large numbers of soldiers in a 3D representation. Legion has been one of their most successful titles, perhaps because it covers a huge period of Roman history, with 20 something scenarios and 3 complete campaign games, along with extensive diplomatic rules to cover relationships with other powers that can affect the outcome of a war.
Devastro is, at its core, a level-based top-down shooter in which you control a squad of soldiers destroying ETs and blowing up their UFOs. Your soldiers level-up during play (in RPG fashion, and you may find yourself replaying a level in order to avoid the death of a character you've worked to upgrade); main weapons are guns and grenades, though you get to control some cool vehicles in later levels.
The combat is rarely as intense as in frenetic overhead shooters like Crimsonland or RIP, but Devastro has something those games lack: actual humor. It seems the Army isn't too keen on acknowledging the existence of UFOs, though it understands the importance of wiping out the alien invaders. The story is carried through a series of comic-book-like cut scenes at various points in the game, and is amusing enough to keep you engaged and eager to wipe out those evil enemy saucers Sir! That don't exist. Yes Sir! Ready for deniable action Sir!
