Savage: The Battle for Newerth

by Tri Synergy

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00008JOLZ
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 7.2 x 1 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 4, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,231 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Choose to be a commander and you will play an in-depth RTS managing the stronghold, or choose to be a warrior and you will play an intense game of first person combat. With the creation of a new game play genre, RTSS (Real Time Strategy Shooter), Savage expertly redefines the first-person shooter and real-time strategy genres by combining elements of both into one cohesive experience. As the commander in RTS mode, you will tackle resource management, develop a robust tech tree, plan your assault and lead real human players into battle. As a warrior in action mode, you will master many unique weapons, powerful units, and siege vehicles to fight a fast paced battle.

Set in a unique fantasy world eons from now where Humans and Beasts battle violently for their very existence. Savage transports PC gamers to the next level in multi-player gaming. Choose to fight on the side of Humanity, armed with science and technology, or take the side of the Beast Horde, masters of nature and magic. Each race has its own style of battle, its own leader, and its own way to victory. Which side are you on?

Product Description

In a primal and violent time eons from now nomad humans roam the earth inflicting cruelty to the beasts and creatures of the world. The human race is wasteful selfish and fights amongst itself while those closest to nature the beast race learn from human failings evolving and growing stronger with the passing of time. A daily struggle ensues man against beast for the very basic natural resources that nurture life.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this game, January 7, 2007

By 

Alasdair John Mackinnon "teuchter on tour" (Rochester, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Savage: The Battle for Newerth (CD-ROM)

To clarify, the key thing is don't BUY this game. It's now available to download for FREE on the Internet. The sequel is in development and the developers are allowing people to play the first one for free to get them interested in buying the sequel (something a few other developers have also done - e.g., Rockstar with GTA 2). Save yourself a few bucks.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 2 seperate games in one, October 28, 2003

By 

Kang (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Savage: The Battle for Newerth (CD-ROM)

You don't get a hybrid game here. You get a very well thought out game of FPS and a very limited RTS game in one box. When you are playing the soldier/beast, there is absolutely nothing remotely RTS about the experience. And on the flip side, when playing as the commander, you feel like you're playing a 5 year old RTS...and a bad one at that.

The joy of playing commander comes from the fact that you are in command of real human soldiers, not just some dumb AI that will listen to your every command. And as a soldier, you get the joy of doing whatever the hell you want.

Savage truly shines as a FPS. The weapons are varied, and every single weapon has its place of use. And the 2 sides are unique enough to make you go..."wow, they're different!". And oh yeah, the weapons need some skill to actually be good at. No more of calling snipers lame. These folks actually have to use SOME skill to kill you, not merely moving the mouse and clicking like the other games.

I see great things for this game...and hopefully soon, they can perhaps add a single player campaign of sorts. Truly, if a game is in need of a single player mode, this...is near the top of the list.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great new concept in the world of clones, October 27, 2003

By 

Rick Van Hazel (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Savage: The Battle for Newerth (CD-ROM)

Concept:
For years game companies have copied one great idea instead of innovating a new one. In this case Savage is a copy of a FPS (First Person shooter + PvP) and a RTS (Real-Time Strategy) game. Melding the concept originated by Doom and Command and Conquer Savage allows two commanders to go head to head on the RTS portion while up to 64 total players fight out the details on the field.

Gameplay in brief:
At first, being a slave to the person watching the game in a god-view issuing out commands doesn't really sound all that appealing unless your the submissive type. Don't worry, you dont actually have to follow the commanders orders. You instead have control over your destiny, be it to die in a hail of grenades or at the mercy of another swordsmen. However if your team cooperates and tactically strikes (officers can also be nominated by the commander) at the opposing side in conjunction with a skilled commander the reward is at least a great match and probably even victory.

My experience:
I have played 100+ matches with at least 30 as commander on Savage and I know both are quite a bit of fun since I'm the type of person that has enjoyed FPS and RTS games in the past like C&C, Red Alert, Starcraft, Warcraft, Quake, Counterstrike, etc.

Performance:
The Netcode, sort of the term used for the protocol and code written within the game to allow for internet play is fairly smooth and runs pretty well. I have some problems with slight lag under certain circumstances such as walking into a huge battle between teams when 10 or more people are in a tight area. Most of the time it seems its due to the server hardware more than the internet connection or game coding. When running on a box 1.8ghz+ I would guess the dedicated server could easily support 32 players or more. As for the game machine, I run a fairly up to date 2.6ghz Intel with an NVIDA Fx5800 Video card with all the other bells and whistles a computer nerd like me would have, and the game runs very smoothly. I tried it on a P3 800 machine with a PCI video card and it didnt run well at all. I suspect it was a problem with the video card mainly though. I have a few other friends that run it on various machines from 1.4ghz up and they report no problems with performance.

Overall:
I recommend Savage due to the replayability level since every game you play is different if the opponents continue to change. Granted, playing the same map over and over can become a little tiresome but you have the option of even creating custom maps if you host your own server. I have very strict guidelines on my rating system on PC games because I consider myself a junkie. If a game keeps my attention for more than 2 weeks, it is a great game.