Far Cry is one the four game that are regarded as pillars of First person Shooter (FPS) genre. Developed by Crytek, German game developers and published by Ubisoft, it hit the market on March 23, 2004 and within the period of four months is sold more than 730,000 units. A sequel to the game was released on October 23, 2008 and it changed the history of gaming. Instead of Crytek Far Cry 2 was developed and published by Ubisoft. Development of the game took place in the Montreal studio of Ubisoft which better known as Ubisoft Montreal. Although Ubisoft marked Far Cry 2 as a true sequel of the previous one, but there was no similarity in the two games, even the protagonist of the game was changed. Dunia and Havok Physics were used as the game engine. Dunia was developed specially for Far Cry 2 by Ubisoft Montreal. It was because of Dunia and Havok that the game is so unique about its graphics and dynamic weather. The game was released on Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Genres of the game are First person shooter, action and Sandbox. So it can be said that Far Cry 2 is played in first person shooter perspective with lot of action in sandbox style of gameplay.

Experts and game enthusiast often call Far Cry 2 as a GTA in jungle. As the Far Cry 2 is an open ended first person shooter. You can play with one or more mercenaries and factions. Sandbox style of gaming and progress in the game as you want, ensuing the sandbox style settings in the game. There many options for the weapons and vehicles in the game. You can use wide range of vehicles like boats, trucks, cars, and the above all hand gliders. Depending on the situation player can choose playing styles like stealthy infiltrations or head on assault. Far Cry 2 is a unique game because it takes place in an open world instead of maps like most of the FPS games. Background for the game is beautiful and dangerous Africa. Topography of the game includes savannah, jungle and desert with an total area of 20 sq miles. Actions performed by player will effect the environment. Soldiers will try to kill the player as soon as they saw him, in spite of the factions he is working with. Only firing free zones in the game are ceasefire zones near all the big towns in the game. The sci-fi creatures from the previous installment are replaced by human mercenaries.

Weapon inventory of Far Cry 2 is one of the largest of all, including weapons in set of primary, secondary and special. Other than weapons from these categories a machete is carried all times along with set number of grenades and Molotov cocktails. Battle rifle, an assault rifle, MP5, MGL grenade launcher and sniper rifles are depicted as primary weapons. Special weapons will include light machine guns, recoilless rifles, a mortar and a flame thrower and mortar.  A gas powered tranquilizer is included in the game in order to control wild animals. In the secondary section semi-automatic pistols, SMG (submachine guns) and flare guns are included. The weapons will have an interesting feature of degradation, making the game more real and interesting. When weapons are used continuously they will get susceptible to jamming, dirty and ultimately leading to terribly fail becoming unusable. Weapons can be bought from various gun shops, in the exchange of money, gold and diamonds. Weapons in the gun shops will be brand new and will cam along manuals to use them. Weapons picked up from dead enemies will be found in bad conditions and can fire only for few time before going useless.

Far Cry 2 is based in a fictional troubled nation in Central Africa in the year 2008. The nation is involved in an civil war and many mercenaries have been called by the two main factions of the country fighting for power. Two faction in the game are APR (Alliance for Popular Resistance) lead by Oliver Tambossa and UFLL (United Front Liberation and Labour) lead by Addi Mbantuwe. Both of the factions are corrupt and their only interest is money and power. To win the war both sides have hired many mercenaries and protagonist of the game is one of them. Adding to the woes is the discovery of diamond mines with all the factions and foreign mercenaries without payment are fighting  for them. Player has to fight against all these factions and soldiers and also the major villain of the game the Jackal. He is arm dealer providing weapons to both to the factions and increasing the war. Aim of then player in the game is to find Jackal and kill him. Most of the soldiers in the game will be enemies except few friends which will include mercenaries. The game is divided in 4 acts with each having two endings. Be a mercenary and fight for money, diamond and blood.

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Faith and a .45 is an action game with full action, developed by Deadline Games. Famous for their projects like Watchmen: The End Is Nigh and Total Overdose. Release dates are still to be announced by the Developers. The game features an awesome gameplay and interesting story. According to the current status of the game is on a hold because of the inability of the developers to find a publisher for the game. It will be released under genre of Action in single player and co-operative mode.

Game is set in the great depression, North America. Main protagonist of the game are two outlaws Luke and Ruby. There motive is to rob banks on the west cost of America. A wicked oilman wants both of them dead. Basically the gameplay of the game is similar to the gameplay of Army of Two and Gears of War. It’s a third person shooter with dual player gameplay. Gameplay of Faith and a .45 mainly focus on gunplay, co-op mechanics and taking cover. According to the developers these features of the gameplay will pace the game up. All the elements of the game seems to make game more cinematic. The boss fights will be same as going against a setup of lot of enemies or fighting against a World War tank. There will be lot of gunbattle and struggling. There will be an option of upgrading your weapons, but for upgrading your weapons you must have to complete puzzles, and search the environment around you for hidden weapons.

The game is set in great depression and is modeled like road movie genre. What is there in the game that will attract gamers is a distinctive feature, which clearly indicates a good relationship between hero Luke and his love interest Ruby. When playing on the single player mode players will take the control of Luke and Ruby will serve as the second member of the squad. When you are playing in the co-op mode second player will play as Ruby. In the single player mode you will take the control of the squad. However, it was commented by the developers that the game would have some features, which will surprise those who are expecting the game to be a normal. The two characters will show affection for each other as you play. For example in one scene it was seen that Ruby is providing cover fire for Luke in gunfight. Once they are finished and clear the area Ruby gave him a kiss as a reward.

There will be dual story mode, as the both of them will work together. Both Luke and Ruby will work together to complete missions, this is not just about giving Luke cover fire while he is running to the side of flank enemies. There will be more complex team work, as in one scene Luke grabs a gasoline can and then toss it up over the enemies and Ruby pulls out her rifle and ignite it oven the herd of enemies. A fast and clean way to clear the enemies. There will be more such multiple co-operative moves, which will not only give the game a cinematic touch, but also implies the two player story setting. It seems like main focus of the developers is on making the game more cinematic and the two player story mode. One more scene that should be included here is when Luke toss a sniper rifle to Ruby and she shots the camera will follow the bullet. Only question that arises over here why Publishers are not interested in such an innovative and different game with wonderful cinematic gameplay.

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Empire of Sports is an MMORPG (Massively multiplayer online role-playing game); in the world of MMORPG which are generally fantasy based games or action combat, this game of Sports genre will be interesting to play. The company is advertising the game as the first ever of that style. The game is developed by F4, a not so famous France based company. Empire of Sports will only be released for Microsoft Windows platform. The game was first released as a demo at the Leipzig Games Convention in August 2007. The game is currently under Prologue phase. This phase is similar to beta testing. You can download the game and play it for free. The release dates are yet to be release by the developers.

Empire of Sports is currently in the Prologue phase. The gameplay of the game seems like competitive dynamic of sports game blend in deep role-play. This awesome mix is presented in an ambitious persistent environment both including technical part. In the game players can meet in real time from all over the world and play sports together. The player will control a single avatar or character which they will play with through the game. This avatar will be capable of increasing sports abilities with playing. Indicating that the avatar will get more and more better at playing the sports as you will progress in the game.

Until now few games are avalaible for competitive and play – friendly and official mode. Games included in the Empire of Sports are as follows: football, skiing, bobsleigh, tennis and track & field. There will be many series of training/fitness games. The developers are promising the list of games to be extended shortly. Empire of sports is more then a game, its sports platform. Main motive of the developers is to design a game that reflects the major real life sports events around the world and to provide all kind of sports fans an extended space to share and live their passion. One more specialty of Empire of Sports is its growth with time. Also its growth is meant to grow more and more alive, with the constant addition of new clubs, sports, sportsmen, sports brands, and sports events. One more thing is that players will be able to compete against (Artificial Intelligence) AI controlled characters or other players. For the team sports they can team up with AI as well as other players. Players can also create their own teams and clubs, and tournaments. And can also organized competitions. So players get ready for this strange but interesting MMORPG. Play Football, Tennis, or Track & Field what ever you feel you are good at.

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COBRA is the biggest threat to the world and he is once again ready to destroy the world. He unleashes the deadliest plan ever created by anyone. No one can stand in front of The Great COBRA. But there is a team swore to save the world on any condition and from any one, G.I. JOE. Once again they are about to face there toughest opponent COBRA. World is counting on G.I. JOE. Every Mission is critical-and so is every G.I. JOE. Team picked up by you must battle COBRA organizations deadliest bosses as your snake your way through enemy territory.

G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra is an upcoming game adapted from an upcoming film of the same name. The game will be released as a sequel to the movie. The game is developed by two different companies, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 developers are Double Helix Games and for Wii, PSP, PlayStation 2, and DS will be developed by Fall Line Studios. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra will be published by largest Third party publisher of the world Electronic Arts. It will be released foe all the gaming platforms, except Microsoft Windows. Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360, Mobile phone are the platforms the game would be released on. Release dates are not confirmed but it will be released by summer 2009. Various game input methods will be available for the game like Gamepad, stylus, Wii Remote. Genre of the game would be action.

G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra will feature an exclusive storyline. Story of the game continues from where the movie ends. Thus giving players a chance to re-create the greatest moments from the movie, action figures and cartoon series. There are total twelve G.I. JOE figures included in the game. Each of the Character is unique abilities and weapons. Taking your fun and enjoyment to the seventh level there is an intense single-screen co-op mode allowing two players to easily unite as a team. Playing as a team, you have to face a classic battle of struggle between good and evil. If you want to defeat COBRA organization, you have to be on your full skills level and support from your teammate.

Characters included in the game are:

Characters

G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra includes various classes for the various characters like Commando, Soldier, and Heavy Weapons. In the game, whenever the player gets access to the Accelerator Armor it is being used as invulnerability power-up gain. The famous “Yo Joe!” battle cry is used whenever the player uses power up. The power up allows players to be undamaged when they attack Cobra troops and vehicles.

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If you are feeling down due to the end of Dungeon Siege or you want to enjoy the Sins of Solar Empire and Supreme Commander, soon there will be an option for you all Players. Demigod is an upcoming game, releasing on April 14^th 2009. The developer of the game Gas Powered Games describes the game as an action/RPG/RTS hybrid. Demigod can also be described as fractional inspiration of the Warcraft III custom map Defense of the Ancients. The gameplay is a combination of both of the game genres. The players have an ability to choose certain heroes that rely on either their own power as a single unit of the power of creating multiple units. The Game will be published by Starbuck Games.

Prior to the Demigod Gas Powered Games is known for games like Dungeon Siege franchise and Supreme Commander. In Demigod players will take control of their own Demigod, a powerful combat monster. You have to lead the Demigod it in battle against enemy forces and you have to ensure that Demigod cannot assault the player’s position. It was confirmed on April 7, 2008 that the release date of the game is pushed back from late 2008 to February 2009. There’s a no on-disc copy protection. For the multiplayer the game will make use of Stardock’s Impulse program. First official trailer of the game was released on July 24, 2008, showing first actual footage of the game. Mike Marr replaced John Comes as the lead designer for the game on July 29, 2008. Beta version of the game was released on September 4, 2008; those ordered the game in advance can download the game.

Beat 2 was released in December 2008, with many bugs of the game fixed. Total 19 bugs were fixed in the Beta 2. More modifications were made in Beta 2 in January 2009. This time the games’ balancing was fixed. Beta 3 released on February 20, 2009 featured many of the concerns with the previous Beta tester 2C and 2D. This version of contains two of the Demigods left out in Beta 2. Other then the Demigods features such as new persistent online multiplayer mode called The Pantheon, and 4 new multiplayer modes. Main focus of this version however was on balance and variety as well as the testing of the new game mode Pantheon. To get the beta version a person must have to pre-order the game from the official website. The cost of the pre-order only is charged to the account once the person receives either the full or the beta. Demigod will be launched onle on Microsoft Windows.

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Just Cause was one of the finest games of the sandbox game genre. It was different from the other sandbox style games as it provides you different environments, more playable areas and more realistically. Now they have a new game for you Just Cause 2, just like its predecessor it will also be a sandbox style action video game. It is developed by Swedish developer Avalanche Studios and will be published by Eidos Interactive. Earlier it was planned by Eidos Interactive to launch the game on Christmas 2008 but because of some reasons it was postponed and now, Just Cause 2 will be released at the end of 2009.

Just Cause 2 will be released with a new version of the famous game engine Avalanche Engine, Avalanche 2.0. As it uses updated version of the game engine it is expected to be more detailed in graphics then the previous one. Opposite to Just Cause, it set on the either side of the world. Game is based on a fictional tropical island of Panau in South East Asia. Main protagonist of the game is once again Rico Rodriguez. Main objective of Rico is to overthrow Evil dictator Baby Panay and face his former boss, Tom Sheldon.

As it is, a sandbox style game player is to be free to roam anywhere in the open world at will without having to focus on the games storyline, just like Grand Theft Auto series. According to the lead designer of the game, Peter Johansson Just cause is loaded with new improvements and additional features. AI is re-written for the game. It uses a new planning system, which enables enemies to do all sort of things. Like enemies can take cover behind objects, use environment to their advantage, and they are adaptive to the objects around them. Most importantly, it features a V.A.T.S. like system and you can shoot pinpoint on specifics areas. V.A.T.S.system is Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System. It slow downs or freezes the real-time combat and action is played from various camera angles. Hybrid aiming is involved instead of the traditional aiming. Now with the help of that you can shoot the enemies more rapidly.

Just Cause 2 also features an adaptive difficulty system; it gradually manages the difficulty as the game proceeds. Game takes place on a fictional island of Panau. It is situated in Malay Archipelago. Geographical conditions of Panau resembles to both New Zealand and Hawaii. Many new weapons are included in the Just Cause 2. One handed grenade launcher, a remote triggered C4, detachable mounted mini gun and laser-controlled rocket launcher are few of the new weapons included. You can even drive a Jumbo Jet in Just Cause 2. This time handling the vehicles heavily depends on the ground surface. Fro example on a flat road sports car is best for driving, but on a rough off road area, it will be worst. Vehicles are damageable with various parts deforms as from damaged vehicles.

You have to acquire vehicles and weapons on your own. As Rico is not a member of any agency. For the weapons player contacts a black market guy early in the game. You can buy vehicles and weapons from him and get them delivered to specific locations via air transport. Vehicles and weapons keeps on adding in the black market as the player advances in the game. All the weapons and vehicle can be upgraded in several steps. You can now customize your vehicles as well as weapons. Around 2,000 can be acquired in the game.

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