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Product description Untitled HEAVY GEAR II for LINUX OS New & In Stock. AN ELITE PLANETARY STRIKE FORCE IS UNDER YOUR COMMAND. Once-warring Terra Novan super-powers have now joined forces against the threat of full-scale enemy invasion. Lead your war machine behind enemy lines in stealth raids and reconnaissance missions in a death-defying drive to defend your world's imperiled independence. Only your elite Special Ops squad stands a fighting chance. DEEPER special ops stealth-squad combat in indoor/outdoor missions GRITTIER attacks on intelligent enemy forces that adapt to your tactics HARSHER battles in hostile environments - from outer space to swamp zones FASTER combat action with Activision's all-new dark side engine For Linux kernel 2.2.x Rated "T" for Teen Amazon.com Get ready for the ultimate in mech experiences: a thrilling combat adventure, pitting robot against robot in the distant future, is waiting for you. Pit squads of your best mechanized warriors against the enemy to save Terra Nova--but sheer firepower won't be enough. Use your guile and wits to get behind enemy lines and use your resources to their fullest--before it's too late. Review Activision built the giant robot genre, first with the Dynamix-created MechWarrior and then with its in-house-designed MechWarrior 2 series. But when the company lost the BattleTech license, it also lost its hard-developed reputation. The company's first attempt at a post-MechWarrior game, Heavy Gear, was a rush job that disappointed fans of MechWarrior and the Dream Pod 9 Heavy Gear universe alike. But when Activision redeems itself, it does so with a vengeance. Heavy Gear II is everything the first game wasn't. Many members of the team that developed it worked on MechWarrior 2: Ghost Bear's Legacy, considered by many to be the best giant robot game ever. Well, Heavy Gear II has just stolen that title. Considering Activision's history with this genre, and considering this game's release hot on the heels of MechWarrior 3, Heavy Gear II obviously begs comparison with MicroProse's game. But other than some general similarities - a far-future science fiction universe; large, armored, humanoid-shaped battle vehicles; a dystopian future society - they are actually rather different games. MechWarrior 3 puts you in the cockpit of a giant robot-shaped tank, while Heavy Gear II drops you into much smaller battle armor. More to the point, however, whereas MechWarrior 3 relies upon superb special effects and occasional technology enhancements over previous mech games while suffering from a short, weak campaign, Heavy Gear II significantly advances the genre. Here, the dazzling graphics engine is supported by an almost strategic battle system, a challenging campaign, squadmates who are actually useful, and unpredictable enemies. The immersion here is unprecedented. Heavy Gear II is built on an entirely new graphics engine, called Dark Side. It's very impressive, with detailed, heavily articulated gears and vehicles, natural-looking fauna, vivid landscapes ranging from forests to Martian-like craterscapes, weather, and smoke and dust effects. There's plenty of variety here - you'll fight in desert canyons, forests, caverns, and even deep space. The game requires a Direct3D-capable graphics card, and graphics performance overall is very good, with only occasional slowdowns in the middle of big firefights with lots of explosions going on or zoom targeting active. Sound effects are equally impressive, from the movement of your gear to explosions to combat chatter. With only a couple of exceptions, the voice acting is quite convincing. The main program interface is sparse but intuitive. After choosing a mission, fairly simple menus let you customize your gear and choose your squad members. This game is a tweaker's dream, with hundreds of possible combinations of equipment for your gear. Instead of limiting your gear's equipment by weight, you're given a maximum threat level.
