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Gaming Multiwinia Hands-On Preview

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    http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/07/15/multiwinia-hands-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...

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  2. Cthippo

    Cthippo Can't mod my way out of a paper bag

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    Can we all bean Joe with stale muffins now? Pleaaaaaase?
     
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  3. r4tch3t

    r4tch3t hmmmm....

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    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.
     
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  4. Cadillac Ferd

    Cadillac Ferd What's a Dremel?

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    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.
     
    Cadillac Ferd, 15 Jul 2008
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  5. CardJoe

    CardJoe Freelance Journalist

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

    "...Pufferfish"
     
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  6. Paradigm Shifter

    Paradigm Shifter de nihilo nihil fit

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    Uplink was great. I really liked that game. Darwinia I've never actually played, despite having a copy on my shelf.:duh:
     
    Paradigm Shifter, 15 Jul 2008
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  7. Timmy_the_tortoise

    Timmy_the_tortoise International Man of Awesome

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    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..
     
    Timmy_the_tortoise, 15 Jul 2008
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  8. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    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.
     
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  9. lewchenko

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    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.
     
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  10. SlickGnome

    SlickGnome What's a Dremel?

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    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?
     
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  11. thecrownles

    thecrownles What's a Relix?

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    Fixed.
     
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    MUFFIN
     
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  13. Timmy_the_tortoise

    Timmy_the_tortoise International Man of Awesome

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  14. Cadillac Ferd

    Cadillac Ferd What's a Dremel?

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    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.
     
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  15. Hugo

    Hugo Ex-TrustedReviews Staff

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    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!!!
     
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  16. The boy 4rm oz

    The boy 4rm oz Project: Elegant-Li

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    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.
     
    The boy 4rm oz, 22 Jul 2008
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  17. ParaHelix.org

    ParaHelix.org What's a Dremel?

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    Did they forget to render the game :D
     
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