Multiwinia Hands-On Preview - bit-tech.net Forums

Bindibadgi · 15th Jul 2008, 00:23

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/...s-on-preview/1

Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest is the latest game to come out of Introversion Software, the British indie developers who first made it big with Uplink. Now we look at Multiwinia, the PC and Xbox 360 multiplayer strategy game to see how it fares in the latest incarnation...

Cthippo · 15th Jul 2008, 01:37

Can we all bean Joe with stale muffins now? Pleaaaaaase?

r4tch3t · 15th Jul 2008, 01:47

I have the demo of Darwinia on my computer but have yet to play it due to all my free time being soaked up by TF2. Must have a go at it sometime.

Cadillac Ferd · 15th Jul 2008, 05:31

Definitely looking forward to this game! I loved Defcon to tiny little radioactive bits and pieces and I hope that Multiwinia can provide the same sort of fun, easy-to-learn-hard-to-master gameplay.

Oh and thanks for pointing out those tiresome ads that show up at the end of Zero Punctuation videos now Joe, those things bother the hell out of me.

CardJoe · 15th Jul 2008, 09:18

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Originally Posted by Cadillac Ferd

Oh and thanks for pointing out those tiresome ads that show up at the end of Zero Punctuation videos now Joe, those things bother the hell out of me.

They piss me off too - Escapist shoved them in for those of us who are hoping just to see another Painkiller vid.

"...Pufferfish"

Paradigm Shifter · 15th Jul 2008, 11:19

Uplink was great. I really liked that game. Darwinia I've never actually played, despite having a copy on my shelf.

Timmy_the_tortoise · 15th Jul 2008, 12:11

I did enjoy the demo fo Darwinia, it was great fun.. but I found it hard to understand how that could be a full game..

Krikkit · 15th Jul 2008, 12:18

I played the demo and thought the same Timmy - then I bought the full pack on Steam and found it was fantastic.

I'm not sure about Multiwinia, although I'll probably buy it anyway, just to support one of my favourite dev teams/publishing houses.

Uplink has to be one of my top-5 favourite games, it's just epic.

lewchenko · 15th Jul 2008, 12:39

My exposure to RTS so far has been Supcom, C&C3, COH. I loved them, but didnt like turn based Civ/Total War/Aoe etc.

This game sounds like something I will definitely pick up. I love the fact that its multiplayer as I find human v cpu matches quickly stagnate due to AI issues.

Have high hopes that its simplicity also creates RTS bliss.

SlickGnome · 15th Jul 2008, 14:01

Havn't played any of their games, though I'll admit that several of them look to be a bit of fun, and probably better than several of the other games I have and have probably payed alot more for.

And can my muffin be blueberry?

thecrownles · 15th Jul 2008, 17:19

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Originally Posted by Joe

Right then, now that the rant/introduction is even more done with than the discarded wrapper of a stale cheesecake, we can move on to other things.

The only snag here though is that Multiwinia is essentially a follow-up to one of Introversion’s earlier games and so I’m going to have to do a minor recap anyway – oh, the irony is so sharp it’s like eating a razorblade cheesecake. A stale one with no wrapper.

Fixed.

CardJoe · 15th Jul 2008, 17:27

MUFFIN

Timmy_the_tortoise · 15th Jul 2008, 18:55

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Originally Posted by CardJoe

MUFFIN

SPAM

Cadillac Ferd · 15th Jul 2008, 19:24

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Originally Posted by CardJoe

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cadillac Ferd

Oh and thanks for pointing out those tiresome ads that show up at the end of Zero Punctuation videos now Joe, those things bother the hell out of me.

They piss me off too - Escapist shoved them in for those of us who are hoping just to see another Painkiller vid.

"...Pufferfish"

Definitely, everytime I see the post-review video start up I hope for the best then am sorely disappointed.
Haha, I used to yell "20 minutes. Out front... Pufferfish" at people on Xbox Live if they started getting too annoying.

HugoB · 16th Jul 2008, 02:26

You know, if you look at this stale muffin wrapper closely, you'll it has uncannily acquired a perfect indentation of Joe's foot...

Also: give me code man, I need more Darwinia!! And I want a Darwinian figurette!!!

The boy 4rm oz · 22nd Jul 2008, 06:31

I played the Darwinia demo and loved it, the art in game is beautiful, some of the best I have seen. After I buy Darwinia this will be my next purchase.

ParaHelix.org · 3rd Aug 2008, 12:39

Did they forget to render the game

15th Jul 2008, 00:23	#1
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,247	Multiwinia Hands-On Preview http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/...s-on-preview/1 Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest is the latest game to come out of Introversion Software, the British indie developers who first made it big with Uplink. Now we look at Multiwinia, the PC and Xbox 360 multiplayer strategy game to see how it fares in the latest incarnation... __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

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15th Jul 2008, 01:47	#3
r4tch3t hmmmm.... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,882	I have the demo of Darwinia on my computer but have yet to play it due to all my free time being soaked up by TF2. Must have a go at it sometime. __________________ Fight my Brute The quantum limit of reality might be scaled up because we're all holograms. Obviously. Once more we see that sufficiently advanced physics is indistinguishable from getting really stoned. From here

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15th Jul 2008, 05:31	#4
Cadillac Ferd Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Maaaaryland, USA Posts: 219	Definitely looking forward to this game! I loved Defcon to tiny little radioactive bits and pieces and I hope that Multiwinia can provide the same sort of fun, easy-to-learn-hard-to-master gameplay. Oh and thanks for pointing out those tiresome ads that show up at the end of Zero Punctuation videos now Joe, those things bother the hell out of me.

15th Jul 2008, 11:19	#6
Paradigm Shifter Lethargic Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,210	Uplink was great. I really liked that game. Darwinia I've never actually played, despite having a copy on my shelf.

15th Jul 2008, 12:39	#9
lewchenko Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 322	My exposure to RTS so far has been Supcom, C&C3, COH. I loved them, but didnt like turn based Civ/Total War/Aoe etc. This game sounds like something I will definitely pick up. I love the fact that its multiplayer as I find human v cpu matches quickly stagnate due to AI issues. Have high hopes that its simplicity also creates RTS bliss.

15th Jul 2008, 14:01	#10
SlickGnome Minimodder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: BKAC Posts: 46	Havn't played any of their games, though I'll admit that several of them look to be a bit of fun, and probably better than several of the other games I have and have probably payed alot more for. And can my muffin be blueberry?

15th Jul 2008, 17:27	#12
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16th Jul 2008, 02:26	#15
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3rd Aug 2008, 12:39	#17
ParaHelix.org Supermodder Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 270	Did they forget to render the game