Earth 2160

by Midway

Product Features

• Choose your faction wisely - Use the raw might and ancient wisdom of the Eurasian Dynasty, the cutting-edge science of the Lunar Corporation and the advanced tactics of the United Civilized States
• Build bases to solidify your power and increase your military might
• Ultra-futuristic graphics that you can enjoy at close range with the powerful zoom feature

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000BNMNNI
• Item Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,235 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Customize Mobilize Colonize.  Atomize!Product InformationTo make the leap from warring faction to ruling elite you will need tostrategically construct modular bases and research new technology in order touniquely customize every vehicle in your arsenal right down to the enginearmament and weaponry.  Battle against three other unique factions forsupremacy or form strategic alliances as you embark on adventurous missions toestablish yours as the dominant race of the future - be that human android oralien.Only a few thousand humans managed to escape Earth before its destruction in2150.  The three warring factions spent the next few years terraforming thered planet and building up new civilizations independently of each other. but in the year 2160 something unexplainable happens - a strange new raceemerges.  You will have to form alliances or make the decision to go italone.  Survive and thrive against the odds - because your death willeffectively mark the end of the human race!Product Features Develop custom modular bases and strategically customize individual vehicles units and weapons. Colonize space in single multiplayer and online modes with up to 8 human or A.I. players. Choose from four warring factions drawn from human android or alien races. Experience stunning graphical splendor unparalleled in the RTS universe. Picture-in-Picture display with first person view 12 Virtual Agents with more than 20 ability categories. 4 single player campaigns with more than 25 total missions Skirmish mode with 10 maps 4 Multiplayer modes with 10 maps EearthNet server with matchmaking and ladder support E2160 World editor Windows Requirements Windows 2000 and XP with the latest Service Pack installed Pentium 4 1.5 GHz or equivalent processor 512 MB of RAM 1.5 GB available Hard Drive space DirectX 9.0c compatible Video Card with Pixel Shad

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad if you like this sort of thing..., April 14, 2006

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Scott Martin (Dublin, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Earth 2160 (Video Game)

I would describe this game as stable, oldschool coding in a world of advanced graphic games. It reminds me of a Sierra game in this respect. Some people had problems with it, but I've played the campaigns twice on two different comps with no bugs. There is a patch you get a link to by email when you register the game, but it is only to improve the functionality of the skirmish and online gameplay features, and doesn't affect the campaign in any way. I can't seem to win if I don't play on the difficulty setting Easy, however. I wanted to play a space game and this scratched the itch. There are four campaigns, each with about 8 missions, and some rather long movies between them to carry the plot along. The movies could've been better: it's not the graphics, but the sense that the voice scripts were not read in the same room by the readers, and cut/edited together to give a feel of synchronicity.

The gameplay is, well, hard. There are so many commands it takes a while to understand what to do to give that competitive edge. Every attempt is made by the game designers to alleviate some of this - fully customizable commands, etc; but the system defaults for keyboard/mouse control are as good as any... For example, it took me a long time to figure out how to attack with the Lunar Corporation "Ripper" ship. After playing it a while, though, it gets really fun. A Save Replay function stores a set portion of the game as a file so you can review your tactics later, or just watch how you annihilated the enemy. It is like Starcraft with a lot of additions, including customizable ships and a "hero" who can collect special tools to help them (armor and weapons). The campaign is like a cross between Aliens (the movie) and Stargate. I would say it's worth the $20 I paid for it, and I am satisfied.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the worst, could have been the best., December 31, 2005

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Robert R. Volk "Badger" (Becker, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Earth 2160 (Video Game)

It has a fun campaign, the graphics are really amazing. Skimish gets boring quick. Online play, leaves alot to be desired. YOu wont be able to play unless you have the same version as other people, and thier are many version floating around, and nobody seems to be using the version supported by the developers. I would not recommend buying this game if you are into online play. Otherwise, a good game

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars to address earlier comments..., April 27, 2007

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J. Dix "fussy psuedointellectual" (the internet) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Earth 2160 (Video Game)

I really have to speak up about this great game. It's true the learning curve is a bit steep for some people, but the gameplay and graphics are both simply amazing. When the game was first released, there were several balancing issues regarding especially the Alien race; while I can't really say this shouldn't have been caught in playtesting, I would like to point out that the race is extremely unusual, being essentially a buildingless faction. As a result of the imbalances, a number of user-created mods were released; however, the most popular and effective elements of the mods were collected into an official and more-or-less accepted patch.

As mentioned above, this game is very hard to learn, but well worth it. To compare it to other popular games, I would say it's somewhere between Alpha Centauri (in gameplay; only realtime) and Starcraft (mostly in theme and style). If all you want is another 'Craft clone or a C&C knockoff, however, you would be well advised to stay away -- this game will overwhelm you.