DEMOS - Here you'll find some cool playable game demos. Demos are a great way of trying a game to see if it tickles your fancy before you buy.

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events is a game based on the popular series of books and the film starring Jim Carrey. The game follows the many adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, with the ability for the players to switch between Violet, Klaus or Sunny Baudelaire. After their parents are killed in a fiery blaze, the orphans are sent to live with their evil Count Olaf. The children must stop Count Olaf and his henchmen from carrying out their plan to take control off the enormous wealth of the Baudelaires.

The game features 15 action packed levels, with each adventure needing the special talents of the Baudelaire children. The demo lets you play part of the game, as Violet, Klaus and Sunny.

Requirements: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP, PIII 800MHz, 128MB RAM, DirectX 9.0b.

Download: LemonySnicketDLdemo.exe
Size: 154.61MB
URL: http://www.activision.com/

Need for Speed Underground 2

In Need for Speed Underground 2, players will have to explore the 5 neighborhoods, that include suburban areas to hectic downtown streets. Players will first have to make a name for themsleves by racing, you will meet rival drivers, who will give clues to where the hottest racing spots are and where to purchase the hottest upgrades. The deep new performance tuning allows the user to have control over their machine's handling and performance, and with loads of visual customisations, you will get to create your own unique car. The game includes more than 30 different cars from different manufacturers such as Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, Ford and Volkswagon. There is also several new game modes like Circuit, Drift and Drag events.

Requirements: Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP, PIII 933MHz, 256MB RAM, 32MB video card, DirectX 9.0c.

Download: NFSU2_Demo.exe
Size: 345.88MB
URL: http://www.electronic-arts.com.au/eagames/nfs_underground2/

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