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BATTLE: Alexander the Great’s armies fight in India.

BATTLE: Alexander the Great’s armies fight in India.

Conquering the world

Alexander PC

The game: It is 330 BC, and the 3000 weary military units under your command face a fearsome opposing army in the tens of thousands.

Alexander the Great was a dashing warrior king, filled with ambition and courage who led his vastly outnumbered forces vastly outnumbered forces against massive armies, conquering 90 per cent of the known world by the age of 25.

This newly released real-time strategy official PC game, Alexander is directly tied to the Alexander movie. Integrating exclusive footage from the motion picture, the game immerses players in the era of Alexander the Great.

The play: Players face the challenges of managing vast resources, a multitude of units, buildings and advancements, while enemies always seem to have more of everything.

Your men’s blood will be spilt on the battlefield and honour will be put to the test, as the courage and cunning of each decision will determine success.

Success is determined by the formations, your force’s morale, and authentic battle tactics that you use to defeat a reactive enemy.

The people: Fight various armies from around the globe including elephant cavalry and war camels with up to 64000 units on the battlefield with 8000 on screen at any one time.

The terrain: You control forces on land and at sea, utilise natural resources to build villages that finance and logistically supply your forces in a variety of lands.

The experience: The graphics are great, the battle sound effects are credible and the mass of units fighting to the death make this a worthwhile title.

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Colin McRae Rally 05 XBox/Playstation 2

The game: Latest evolution in rally gaming.

  • Up to eight people can play.
  • Control one of over 30 cars in a variety of classes.
  • Forge your career with challenges

The experience: This game has the most realistic damage engine of any rally game and interactive scenery.

Play alone or test yourself online.

– FLTLT Nick Hogan

 

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