Dark Colony (1997)
Genres:Adventure, Strategy, Shooter, Fighting, Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Themes:Action, Science fiction
Game modes:Single player
Story:Dark Colony is a real-time strategy with heavy emphasis on the actual combat. Resource gathering, base construction and unit production have been made as simple and fast as possible, allowing the player to focus on decimating the enemy armies. Ancient artifacts, available in some of the missions, provide unique options for beating the odds, even when they seem to be against you (and they often will).Show more
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One of my first RTs ever played! I still reme,ber all the SFX sound of each unit and goals. The grays ones gave me chills! Please make it posible, since I want to know how the game ended.
I played this game on a Pentium 1. I used to draw the alien and human fighting when I was little. I just wish someone could remaster this one as it reminds me of the old days when games were still fun.
Eu tinha 8 anos, foi o primeiro RTS e um dos primeiros jogos que joguei em PC na vida (ao lado de Doom II, Pitfall e Heart of Darkness) lá pelos idos de 1998, no computador de um amigo do meu padrasto, além disso, o primeiro jogo com tradução e dublagem totalmente em Português do Brasil que eu vi na vida!! Jogão que envelheceu muito bem. tanto em gráficos quanto jogabilidade!
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This the first Strategy Game I played where I freaked out when the day and night cycle changed. Cool concepts and fun animations, simple humans vs aliens no fluff.
Jeden z pierwszych RTSów, które ograłem na własnym kompie. Demo znalezione na płycie z CD-Action, pełna wersja kupiona przez kuzyna na giełdzie komputerowej w Warszawie. Niesamowita gra z piękną, obfitującą w efekty świetlne, grafiką. Czasem ciężki klimat, czasem mocno krwawo, ale przełożyło się to na jeden z najlepszych RTSów tamtych czasów (a konkurencja była duża - złote lata tego gatunku gier)
That game is such a hidden gem... an unique game that has ideas way before Warcraft 3 was a thing... It provided an unique experience to the player on the planet Mars.
Dark Colony was my first pc sim.. this is back when it was originally released.. The opening cinematics of the battles with the Greys was gory for its time..lol.. an all around great game.. I loved it then and I would love to relive those days again with it being released by G.O.G.
Joguei muito esse game na minha infância pelo cd da cd expert que tenho até hoje espero que com essa iniciativa da GOG e ele retorne de maneira oficial para os PCs modernos um verdadeiro clássico dos rts antigos.
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