Gifts for Gamers: Some End-of-Year Recommendations, Part 4
On the last day of the year part four of the gamers recommendations offer some adventure games, sports and action. Have fun!
Adventure
MDDClone-SDL
Free, 2D or activated 3D graphics, http://www.elwico.pl/~ender-sz/mercenary/mddclone-sdl
MDDClone-SDL is a pretty exact clone of the game Mercenary. Like the adventure game from 1986, the player makes an emergency landing on a lonely planet. To escape, he has to survey the planet and solve a handful of puzzles.
Monster 2
BSD license, activated 3D graphics, http://nooskewl.com/node/29
The role-playing game wants to resurrect the first Final Fantasy game. At least the low resolution graphics bring back the old charm very well.
Sport
CarArena
Unknown license, activated 3D graphics, http://www.izedesign.it/cararena/index_eng.html
This uncomplicated auto racing game looks nice, but under Linux runs just a bit better than unconvincingly. The player runs his little race car on different courses.
Blobby Volley 2
GPL, activated 3D graphics, http://sourceforge.net/projects/blobby
As its name indicates, this game is dedicated to beach volleyball, although it's two Jello figures who are the players.
Out of the Park Baseball
Commercial, 2D graphics, http://www.ootpdevelopments.com
The player takes on the role of baseball trainer and team manager. With some clever planning and player acquisitions, you can bring your team to some successful championships.
Billiards
GPL, activated 3D graphics, http://www.nongnu.org/billiards
The visually appealing billiards simulator provides eightball, nineball and carom versions.
Action
Ostrich Riders
GPLv3, http://sourceforge.net/projects/ostrichriders
The skill game is an adaptation of the somewhat wacky arcade game Joust, that emptied pockets around 1982. An ostrich-riding knight has to defeat enemy combatants riding giant vultures. The key is to hold your lance higher than that of your opponent.
BOH
Commercial, 2D graphics, http://www.bohthegame.com
In the action game BOH you guide your well-armed hero through dark halls and dungeons to face your ultimate enemy, somewhat as in Alien Breed. With its minimalist graphics it also competes for the retro charm title.
Blob Wars: Blob and Conquer
Free, activated 3D graphics, http://hrocksndiamondsttp://www.parallelrealities.co.uk/projects/blobAndConquer.php
In this crazed shooter game you control a small yellow ball that is fighting its way through a dark maze. Little puzzles loosen up the game.
Euro1943
Free, activated 3D graphics, http://greg-kennedy.com/nwserver/index.php?cat=games&sub=euro1943
The game offers a mix of real-time strategy with action. The goal is to take over strategic map locations with your troops, not losing sight of the supplies you need.
Kuklomenos
Free, 2D graphics, http://mbays.freeshell.org/kuklomenos
An abstract, short duration and uncomplicated shooter game for afternoon breaks, somewhere between Centipede and Starship Command.
C-Type
Free, activated 3D graphics, http://c-type.sourceforge.net
A simple shoot-em-up game where opponents explode only if they're the same color as your bullets.
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Games
widelands
Widelands is another one I stumbled on recently - basically a version of `The Settlers'. Quite nice.
Wow, a Mercenary port, boy that blew a lot of time back on my C64, and got me interested in coding.