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Cenega Unveils Its Lineup...

DATE: 2003-05-26 22:55:13

Cenega Publishing, a European publishing group, showcased an excellent and varied portfolio of games, ranging from UFOs, to Soldiers, to kid's games.

Among the company's expansive list of titles was Gooka II, a 3D adventure game. Combining fast paced adventure gaming with a turn based RPG fighting system, Gooka II has players taking the role of Gooka as he travels across the world of Janatris to save his family from the grips of their enemies. The game will feature 49 levels, split into 4 different areas, which will contain a variety of different weather effects such as day, night, wind and rain.

After taking players to a mythical world, Cenega will thrust them into a far-flung alternate future where the Nazi's control Earth after crushing the Allies in WWII. In Mortyr, you play as a member of the conspiracy who takes control of a time machine and travels back to the year 1944 to try and change the course of the war. This will then set you on an epic adventure spanning two centuries as you not only try to stop the Nazi's from winning the war, but also try to keep a group of present day Nazis from rebuilding the Reich's power.

Moving from WWII to the Korean Conflict, Korea: Forgotten Conflict will present gamers with a tactical combat game set on the Korean Peninsula between 1950-53. Players will take control of 5 soldiers (ranger, sniper, sapper, medic, Korean), each with their own specialization, and have them carefully plan out and execute missions set in 15 diverse locations, such as the streets of Seoul, a monastery, a POW camp and an airfield. In addition to an arsenal of over 50 weapons, players will also be able to use the game's fully interactive environments and adverse weather conditions to help them complete their goals.

From civil wars to wars of an interplanetary scale, UFO: Aftermath is a game of tactical combat and global strategy, pitting players against a swarm of alien invaders. Using a dynamic combat system -- combining both real time and turn based strategies -- players will have to research new technologies and develop incredible weapons in order battle the alien menace. Featuring destructible environments based in regionally dependant settings (meaning your environment will be based off of where on Earth you're fighting) -- the game will also sport a 'Bulletproof system', providing for realistic reactions between weapons and equipped armor.

A race to stop invaders is one thing, but a race to save your own life is another. In Snajper players take the part of an assassin who was captured and injected with a deadly poison. This sets him on a mission to cleanse the city of Mafia corruption in order to find a cure. Although a FPS (utilizing the powerful Lithtech Engine), Snajper will use an RPG system that will allow players to develop the main character's abilities. Depending on the choices you make, the outcome of the story will differ. This non-linear story will let the player decide their own path to vengeance.

Vengeance and deadly poisons aren?t kid's stuff, but thankfully fairy tales are. Based on the more than 1000 Russian fairy tales, Fairy Tale will take players through a story about love, greed, modesty, and humility. Divided in to four parts, each based on a different season, Fairy Tale will challenge players to solve puzzles and collect magical items, as well as having them square off with the evil hag Baba Yaga and Father Frost. Who knows, maybe they?ll even have a chance to visit Nastya and Ivan on their wedding day. The game will feature an easy to use control system that will allow even the youngest of players to experience this magical adventure.

Getting kids to play a game is easy ? but getting them to hit the books is another. So why not combine the two with 4 Leaf Clover. Starring a cast of friends living in a house together, including Persty, the housekeeping dog; Einstein the inventor; and Woody the cowardly scatterbrain, 4 Leaf Clover will allow younger kids to experience a fun adventure in which they?ll have to collect objects and use their logic skills to resolve the plot.

Although the Adventure mode will be the primary focus of the game, kids will also find a variety of other games to help improve their skills. English will improve vocabulary skills; Coloring Book will teach color recognition and patterns; Train will test their logic skills as they try to rebuild a track and get the train to the station; and Math will help with elementary arithmetic. The game will also contain other games to help improve both memory and logic skills.

Showcasing a variety of diverse titles, the future looks bright for Cenega Publishing.

Starscream aka Ricky Tucker
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