WarZone 2100

by Eidos

Product Features

• Realistic terrain effects: 3D terrain, structures, people, explosions and vehicles; hills and mud slow movement speeds; roads increase movement speeds; each propulsion type performs differently over different terrains.
• In depth gameplay: 2000+ different units to design; 400+ technologies to research; 3 large campaign maps to conquer; 24 fast play mission maps; interactive message system.
• Action packed: Real time combat; quick decision making; fast control systems; intelligent enemies; over 100 different weapons
• Easy to play: Fast play interface; graphically based; quick screen navigation; fast find system for units and structures; online tutorial. / Cinematic effects: View action from any angle; zoom in and out of the action; smoke pours from damaged vehicles.
• Multi-player: 2-8 players on a PC network; internet or local net action; Mpath and Wireplay ready; in-game speech transmission between players; link 2 PlayStations.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000021YUM
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 30, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,953 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #54 in Video Games > PC Games > Strategy > Real-Time
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Warzone 2100 is a real-time action and strategy game set on earth in the 21st century. Upon entering the postnuclear world of Warzone 2100, you establish your base. Here you conduct research, design and manufacture vehicles, build new structures, and prepare your plans of global conquest. Each campaign features a large campaign map and six or more sub-maps. As key objectives are reached on the campaign map, missions are activated on the sub-maps. These missions are varied and feature everything from hit-and-run attacks to holding territory. The combat is fast and frantic with amazing effects and a true 3-D world with rotatable and zoomable cameras. Weapons range from bullets and lasers to explosive weapons that blast large areas of the highly detailed 3-D battlefield.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best strategy game yet!, May 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: WarZone 2100 (CD-ROM)

Warzone 2100 is the strategy game to end all strategy games. The storyline is great. You're able to build structures like the factory, HQ, and Research Facility. And you're able to build units each with different bodies, wheel systems, and weapons. And almost every mission has artifacts you can research so you can build more units and structures. Also, even at the easiest level of challenge the enemies are always tough and intelligent. And they're always better equipped then you, making it even more difficult. Overall, this is one of the best games for everyone, not just strategy gamers.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Warzone 2100, September 23, 2002

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"skrupupalu" (California, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WarZone 2100 (CD-ROM)

I can imagine it might seem odd that I'm writing a review for a game that's over 2 years old, and has practically no fan base, but this game is worthy of praise. To introduce the game, you are the leader of a band of people who took shelter in a military base after a nuclear war. Several years later you come out of the base to begin your new lives, however, you are not alone; there are other survivors who do not take kindly to competition.
The game is a bit hard to get used to, allowing full 360 degrees of camera motion (allowing you to get up close and personal with your enemies as your units blow them away), as well as zooming and other actions, much like Sierra's Ground Control. The graphics are not top of the line, but that can be expected from an older game (for those of you with newer computers, this will allow you to crank the graphics up to the max).
For the RTS fans, this game is a vindication, with features that put Starcraft and other modern RTS games to shame. The in-game interface is strange at first, but after you get used to it the controls allow for incredible depth in ordering your units, building structures, even managing your base from another map. Almost every mission has a time limit, however these limits are not designed to be constricting unless you really drag your feet; The average limit is an hour, with some missions allowing two hours. Most of the action will be conducted away from your base, utilizing dropships to get you to your destination. This adds a particular challenge to the game, as each trip in the dropship takes 5 minutes, and only carries 10 units, you will be forces to use your men wisely. In some missions, you will be required to defend the dropzone from enemy attacks, which adds whole new complications.
With that said, I'll touch briefly on the downsides. This game is not for those of us with short attention spans. The missions can and will take long periods of time, and with 2 cd's full you will have your work cut out. Also, with over 400 technologies to research, multiplayer can be trying, however, if you do have patience, this game can be a blast.
To sum up, I give this game a full 5 stars. The design and composition of the game allows for complete new use of strategy. Unlike other games of it's type, you do not have to use brute force to accomplish your goals. you have many things,such as artillery, aircraft, missile strikes, counter-battery emplacements, sensors, commanders, and a myriad of other technologies to assist you. On top of that, the ability to design your own units adds a new dimension to the game. In my opinion, Eidos' own words, "strategy by Design" sum the game up well. All in all, I think for the [money] it costs Warzone 2100 is worth buying.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Game world meets Real world, October 30, 2001

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Delphince (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WarZone 2100 (CD-ROM)

Warzone brings a unique approach to the RTS world of games, focusing primarily on research and development rather than resource management. This concept may sound familiar to those who recognize the name "Earth 2150", a better-known but overall dismal failure released after Warzone in an attempt to recreate this new style of play.
Ingenuity and cunning is the name of the game in this real-time strategy, and a player quickly finds that mastery of Warzone 2100 lies in strategy, not the familiar tank-rush. The many dozens of unique weapons all have very different effects between structures, emplacements, bunkers, walls, hardpoints, cyborgs, and four styles (five with the version update) of vehicle armor. The main thing to remember when tackling this challenge is to think on a more realistic basis, rather than the video-game belief that any weapon will do a set level of damage, no matter what it's fired at. For instance, a flame-thrower may roast out a bunker, but don't expect much of an effect on a wall or tank. Also, don't expect everything to be in close-quarters; advanced bombardment weapons like Hellstorms and Ground Shakers can punish a base from afar, while the screen-crossing ArchAngel cruise missiles and the multiplayer Laser Satellite Strike leave no hiding enemy safe. Just make sure they're in sensor range.
As previously mentioned, the main point of Warzone is to research different technologies so that you may construct the specified units of your choice. The technology is arranged in a complicated tree, and for some techs in one "branch" to be discovered, technology from other branches may need to be researched. This brings an unavoidable drawback to the game: there is a lot to remember. However, in even this there is a silver lining; the game would take several years to become routine to the player. So while the game may take only a few minutes to learn, it takes a lifetime to master. Definitely a 5-star rating, Warzone 2100 is a game that won't soon be 'shelved' away after purchase.