War of the Machines offers three gameplay modes, including an objective-based mission mode, basic deathmatch, and a capture-and-hold game where you earn points by securing and keeping bases (similar to Battlefield's conquest mode). The game is specifically designed to be played online, though you can play parts of it with computer-controlled bots. So, at least in theory, all the ingredients are in place for a decent online shooter. Unfortunately, things went sour somewhere. First, the game's performance is terrible. Even in single-player games, the engine would constantly choke and stagger, making us wait for it to catch up with what was supposed to be going on. The graphics are passable, but nothing special, and the model animations are stilted and seemingly incomplete. The sound, too, is sub par -- everything from explosions to ambient noises sound flat and unimpressive.War of the Machines' biggest cluster of problems, however, spout from its failure to live up to its own basic design. At heart, it's a game designed to be played over the Internet, but I was only able to find two-four online servers at any given time (there's a built-in matchmaking service), and those servers all seemed to be running on dinky cable modems with outrageous pings. For a game designed for online play, it's dumbfounding (emphasis on "dumb") that Atari hasn't provided a single dedicated server at the time that this review was written. At best, it shows a basic lack of understanding in how to launch an online game; at worst, it suggests that Atari simply lost interest at some point and couldn't be bothered with anything beyond getting the game on shelves.
System Requirements
- Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
- Pentium III 1GHz Processor (Pentium 4 2GHz Recommended)
- 128MB RAM (256MB Recommended)
- 1GB Hard Disk Space
- 4X CD-ROM Drive
- 64MB 3D Video Card with Hardware T&L
- DirectX compatible Sound Card
- DirectX 9.0b
The game is divided into five parts. Download all the five parts and extract them into single folder then simply run the file setup.bat to start the installation of the game.
REMEMBER YOU'LL NEED TO DOWNLOAD ALL THE FIVE PARTS TO PLAY THE GAME
Download First part from here |
Download Second part from here |
Download Third part from here |
Download Fourth part from here |
Download Fifth part from here |
While extracting the game, it will ask for the password and the password is "www.greatpcgames.co.cc" without quatations("").
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