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American PC game Warcraft inspired a wave of mimicry
and spawned mighty sons which included Starcraft and Dark
Reign. Japan's Smilebit weighs in with it's own interpretation
of the real time strategy game in Hundred Swords.
Resource management aside, HS delivers a brisk and beautifully
rendered tactical engagement.
The fantasy world in Hundred Swords is parceled
into four kingdoms, led by four hierarchs: King Nalaval, Queen
Gran, General Ruplustorie, and Prince Mascar. To expand
spheres of influence and maintain sovereignty, each must
attack the other in bids for supremacy. When two tribes meet
on the battlefield, war erupts, laced with incendiary attacks
which rain from the sky and explosive effects. Larger numbers
will usually win any battle but well armed small armies have
the potential of beating back ill equipped masses. The resource
management portion of the game relies on staking claims to
high yield territories and using the resources to keep your
armies high in numbers and well equipped. Forces without fresh
troops inevitably lead to failure. For real. |
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Hundred
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Supports up to
four players in online network campaigns. Story mode option with seven missions to whittle.
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| As
mentioned last week, distribution for Sega products have
changed and things are being worked out at the moment with new
suppliers for anything Sega related. We hope to finalize
arrangements this week and our shipments should follow the
usual timetables and delivery schedules upon conclusion of
these affairs. The supply shifts ignited last week affect the
Dreamcast, D-Direct, Gameboy Advance, and PS2 products
currently in the channel or expected in the future. Import
Dreamcast hardware restock should arrive on schedule (March
01) and without interruption. |
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blue Sega Dreamcast and Playstation replacement shells have
been restocked this morning. New photos of both products,
encasing their respective consoles will be updated tomorrow
morning. Pricing is set at US$29 per unit and all pre-orders,
new orders are shipping today.
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