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SHOGO: M.A.D. Special online price £35 (RRP £40)
Req:PPC/32Mb/Graphics card/6x CD-ROM recommended
Game Features:
Uses LithTechTM 3D engine by Monolith
Choose to pilot one of four transformable Mobile Combat Armor
units (MCAs) Two modes of play - on foot and in MCA
True 3D environments with realistic lighting, indoor levels,
vast outdoor terrains and awesome effects
Over 30 challenging enemies that use the environment to their
advantage, activate alarms or spring traps
Dynamic storyline and goal-based mission structure evolves
based on your actions
Separate MCA and on-foot arsenals for a total of 18 pumped-up
weapons
Multiplayer action includes built in Internet, LAN and modem
support
LithTechTM Features: 3D Modelling
Supports motion captured animation
Level of detail for models
Detail tagging for world architecture
Custom textures for models model
Levels of detail for models - each model can have hundreds of
levels of detail at no extra memory cost, so models can be
scaled back for slower systems
All models are hierarchical, keyframes are interpolated
Support of both rigid and deformation key-framed animation
allowing both jointed and more organic styles of animation
LithTechTM Features: Lighting and Special Effects
Sprites
Colored lighting
Dynamic lighting light mapping
Translucency/transparency for water/glass effects
Real-time shadows
Landscapes
Sky portals which allow for animated skies
Various dynamic lighting options like solid light, smooth
lights and dark lights
Colored fog
Large scale particle system support
"PolyGrids" (displacement maps for things like water surfaces)
"Shogo: Mobile Armor Division" is a first-person shooter with a
difference. It draws its inspiration from such anime classics
(Japanese animation) as "Macross" (aka "Robotech") and
"Gundam", not only because it allows you to do battle in a 10
meters tall robot but also because the game actually has a
credible plot that unfolds as you progress in the game.
In Shogo you play Sanjuro, a hotshot commander caught in the
middle of a war against a terrorist organisation that cost him
his family and his girl-friend. As the plot develops, you will
find out that not everything is as you thought it was. But make
no mistake: Shogo is all about furious 3D action.
Some sections of the game have to be traversed on foot whilst
other sections can only be completed with the aid of a Mobile
Combat Armor unit, a 10 meters tall metal suit that packs some
really amazing fire-power such as a laser-cannon and a multi-
warhead launcher. In true anime fashion, the MCA's are
extremely maneuverable and it's great fun to squash a foot-
soldier now and then, but just remember to make a run for it
when you're the one on foot...
Shogo uses Monolith's LithTechTM 3D engine which is every bit
as advanced (if not more so) as the Quake IITM engine from ID.
You will immediately notice the difference: the explosions, the
gore and the particle and lighting effects are like nothing
else out there. The LithTech engine will let you enjoy
convincing indoor and outdoor scenery as you do battle in your
MCA with enemy tanks or traverse an abandoned city on foot.
A lot of attention was given to the weapons: a satisfying high-
tech mix of energy and ballistic weapons ranging from pistols
and machine guns when you are on foot, to laser cannons and
multi-warhead launchers when you are aboard the MCA.
Shogo's soundtrack is subtle and effective and adapts to the
onscreen action and many of the soundeffects are pulled
straight from anime series and are very convincing. Moreover,
Shogo features a lot of high-quality speech throughout the game
driving the plot and bringing the characters to life.
Whilst Shogo is perfectly enjoyable as a single-player game,
those of you interested in multi-player action are catered for
too with full support for network play.
-=Forematt=-