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Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: Week 52 - Free Games for the Weekday - Re-Volt and Outbound http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6114 Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: Week 52 - Free Games for the Weekday - Re-Volt and Outbound en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:15:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 Whiterabbit-uk on "Week 52 - Free Games for the Weekday - Re-Volt and Outbound" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6114#post-63680 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:21:13 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 63680@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Re-volt works on my system (Win XP pro (32 bit) with service pack 3; what’s your platform? If you are unable to get Re-Volt to work, may I suggest you try one or more of the alternatives I've linked to. You will probably require DOSBox for most of them. I can't remember whether I used DOSBox when I first tested their suitability for posting and I don't have the time to recheck them at the moment them? None are large downloads so if you're not keen on using DOSBox, it may still be worth checking them to see if they work in Windows compatibility mode. :) (I hope you don't mind me adding some extra's to this thread Wizz?) I posted some decent freeware, abandonware and free commercial alternatives (as well as some free online multiplayer and browser games in the Wheeled Games thread over a year ago. In particular, and similar to Re-Volt you could try Ignition or Death Valley. Death Rally: <a href="http://www.dos4free.dk/description/Death_Rally/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dos4free.dk/description/Death_Rally/</a> Ignition: <a href="http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/107" rel="nofollow">http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/107</a> You’ll also find several commercial games linked via the Wheeled games thread as well as loads of browser games and a great online racer called Darkwind, which sees you racing cars armed with weapons in a post apocalyptic environment: Wheeled Games thread: <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2574#post-17105" rel="nofollow">http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2574#post-17105</a> finally, here’s a great ‘retro’ rally game that I was going to include with this coming Sundays games. It’s not Colin McRae Rally, but for a game that’s around 16 years old it’s not bad. I actually like the retro look. <ul> <blockquote>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------</blockquote> </ul> Network Q RAC Rally: <blockquote>This is the first from a long series of similarly-named rally games - all based on the same rally championship. There is not much to say about a rally racing game. You can drive around various rally tracks around the globe. Each rally has 30 drivers, 6 of which can be human (human drivers take turns). You can customize things like their name, age and country, purely for the sake of it. You have 5 cars to choose from: Toyota, Ford, Lancia, Mitsubishi and Subaru. There's more detailed info about each car in-game. You can also set up the tires for the car as weather conditions vary from rain to snow. Not having the appropriate type of tires will make your driving a lot harder. During the race, just use the arrow keys (or whatever you defined in Options) to drive through the course from start to finish, being faster than the other drivers. You can see everything from the driver's seat. There is a speedometer on the bottom-left, minimap on the bottom-middle and a co-driver on the bottom-right that lets you know of whatever lies ahead. The tracks vary a lot in design, but they look pretty similar, and the scenario is pretty pixelly which doesn't help. Although the physics are a bit off, the steering is very simplistic and you just bounce around when you hit the edge of the track, you still have to be careful as the car is prone to damage. Constantly driving at top speed, driving through bumps too fast, lots of braking, messing around with the gearbox, etc. will all damage different parts of the car and make it perform worse. You should pay special attention to the windshield though, since it's the only visible form of damage and if you keep hitting stuff and flipping the car over, it'll eventually break and you'll be kicked out of the rally. If this is too much for you, you can just enable the indestructible mode in game options. You'll still sustain damage, but never lose because of it. You can repair damage after each race, as long as there's enough time to perform the repairs. Finally, so you don't lose your progress when you close the game, you can save the current rally from the main menu, and load it later. This is also useful in case you mess up and want to try again. You can also practice around on 3 different tracks (Easy, Medium and Hard) if you still haven't got the hang of it. </blockquote> Reference: <a href="http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/870/Network+Q+RAC+Rally.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/870/Network+Q+RAC+Rally.html</a> accessed Aug 2009 Controls: ! > Increase road draw distance ' > Decrease road draw distance Numpad + > Increase scenario draw distance Numpad - > Decrease scenario draw distance F8 > Road texture F9 > FOV texture Pause > Pause game F10 > Calibrate Joystick F12 > Weather Effects Ctrl + Esc > Quit race (these ones can be changed in Options) F1 > Headup Display F2 > Auto Gear-Box (if using manual, use Up + GearKey to go up a gear and GearKey to go down a gear) F3 > Auto Brake F4 > Indestructible F5 > Display Pace-Notes F6 > Speaking Co-Driver F7 > Rearview Mirror Reviews worth reading: <a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=3249" rel="nofollow">http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=3249</a> download: <a href="http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/870/Network+Q+RAC+Rally.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/870/Network+Q+RAC+Rally.html</a> thenameipicked on "Week 52 - Free Games for the Weekday - Re-Volt and Outbound" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6114#post-63571 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:55:56 +0000 thenameipicked 63571@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ I get the same error of "Can't flip display buffers" thewebmaster on "Week 52 - Free Games for the Weekday - Re-Volt and Outbound" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6114#post-63567 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:03:22 +0000 thewebmaster 63567@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ ha ha. re-voly. We all make mistakes. I thought I once posted that before... But hey, it's a great game! -Webmaster notblocklox on "Week 52 - Free Games for the Weekday - Re-Volt and Outbound" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6114#post-63565 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:03:08 +0000 notblocklox 63565@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ :( Not a good game for me! It won't run on my Vista HP SP 2. Not in compatibility mode and not with other graphic resolutions. There is only the start screen and then a black screen with a lovely blue frame. Before I could shut down with the task manager, came a note: Can't flip display buffers. However, thanks wiz. Whiterabbit-uk on "Week 52 - Free Games for the Weekday - Re-Volt and Outbound" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6114#post-63564 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:17:59 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 63564@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks for the games Wizz. Revolt has been posted twice previously: <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5424#post-57222" rel="nofollow">http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5424#post-57222</a> <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2574#post-17105" rel="nofollow">http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2574#post-17105</a> Though the first time was as part of the wheeled games thread and the second; The Webmaster did spell it revolt rather than re-volt. Still, its a good game to repeat. I hope your studies are going well? :) WR HOSS on "Week 52 - Free Games for the Weekday - Re-Volt and Outbound" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6114#post-63557 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:10:15 +0000 HOSS 63557@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ I downloaded and installed Re-volt with no problems. It plays well on my XP system except that it crashes anytime I try to enter the "Stunt Arena". Other than that I have had a good time with it. It is a fun game. In some racing games you can get so out of control that it is impossible to keep up with the leaders but, not in this game. Thanks Wizzard! :) BTW.. it lists only XP for compatibility. wizzard_of_ozz2004 on "Week 52 - Free Games for the Weekday - Re-Volt and Outbound" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6114#post-63545 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:32:22 +0000 wizzard_of_ozz2004 63545@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Today I have two games for everyone. The first game is a racing game titled Re-Volt. The second game is a Mech game but from a an overhead perspective titled Outbound. Without further ado: Re-Volt <blockquote>I don’t like racing games, it’s become clear to me. I don’t enjoy Gran Turismo, I don’t play Need For Speed, and I only truly played one racing game I enjoyed, Mario Kart. But now, I’ve found another game worthy of being so excellent, so refined and polished, that I can actually go on saying that I love this game. It’s entirely perfect in my eyes, and there couldn’t be a better racing game. That’s a opinion of course, but a opinion needs reasoning, and that’s my next step. The first thing you’ll notice is the standard resolution of Re-Volt, at a low 640-480. Once you’ve made a visit to options, and you’ve set it all the way up to 1024-786, you’ll notice the beauty of this game. Reflective surfaces are everywhere they need to be, the clean floors of a grocery store, the sleek and shiny RC-cars, and the marble floors of a large museum. Effects are vibrant and colorful, not to mention pleasing to the eyes, everything from a flare impacting on another racer, or a oil puddle sending vehicles trailing off with oily skid marks, look perfect. The vehicles in Re-volt aren’t exactly what you’d expect, instead of some Porsche that can speed over 200 MPH, you commandeer small RC cars that zoom around the interiors of various buildings. Although this might drive off the more “hardcore” gaming crowd with it’s initial childishness, missing this would be a foolish mistake. On harder difficulties, the computer racers are brutal and unforgiving, weapons you unleash on other vehicles are perfectly balanced and all serve a use, and there are even unlock able RC’s. Weaponry ranges from homing fireworks that you send after targeted enemies, rolling metal balls to speed down the path of oncoming opponents, and even a kamikaze like “self-detonation” weapon that’ll send nearby cars flying. Weapons aren’t merely here to be fired off in full blazing glory, each and every one of them has tactical purposes. Using oil-slicks in narrow doorways can force cars to run through the slippery mess, or maybe even using “self-detonation” to send other cars off the path. You’ll hardly find yourself bored in the various tracks that each offer another play method to perfect. Sound is another joy. Your environment actually makes you feel small, like the little RC you are controlling, all provided by the echoing and humming of the large interiors. The exteriors are filled with the expected sounds, your RC grinds as it zooms across gravel, there’s a nice feeling of a Sunday afternoon as you race through a suburban neighborhood. My favorite atmospheric sounds though, is the little buzzing your RC creates. It’s a subtle yet perfect touch, and it never seems to grow annoying or repetitive. Always, that buzzing keeps me coming back. Overall, I can’t give Re-Volt any negatives, most likely the only problem would be the loading length. Even on my high end PC, it took about 20 seconds to load a certain level. Another problem would be a incredibly rare bug, where the loading screen flips sideways from some reason, (The game runs normally though.) But these are all minor problems, and won’t detract from Re-Volt’s final score. I stand by my 5, you can’t keep a good racer back. Once you know you’ve found a racing game with merits, you’ll play it for quite some time. Re-Volt is a addictive racer that will most likely please you, and if it doesn’t, well that’s your taste in gaming. Despite it’s large size, just wait for the download, it’ll be worth it. </blockquote> That large size he is talking about is only 58mb. Extremely small by today's games standards. Though this is listed at abandonia, be glad in knowing that it doesn't require dosbox =D Download: <a href="http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/908/Re-Volt.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/908/Re-Volt.html</a> ________________________________________________________________________________ Outbound <blockquote>Enter a world where combat has emerged, and its time for you to fight against the enemy, to save your allies from sure destruction, using your robot suit to clear the path home for them. Enter the world of Outbound, where your enemy is gunning for you and unless you fight back, you will be a steaming pile of ash. The story of Outbound described in game is as follows. "It is the fourth millenium, the old Federation of star systems has broken down, and power in the inner colonies has been usurped by the Centrists, a corrupt and amoral military coalition. The remnants of the Federation force are trapped between the main battle fleet of the Centrists and the distant havens of the Outer Colonies." So as a member, of the elite force that is part of the federation, your mission is to help the trapped forces get back to safety. Kind of simple premise, but at least some effort went into the actual story line. Controls in the game are easy, move with directional keys, fire with ctrl key and use 1, 2, 3 buttons to change between your weapons, you will find different weapons and power ups in your different missions across different planets. Each one has a set of objectives you must accomplish before you can move onto the next mission. You will face though a lot of opposition from the Centrists, as they have deployed their forces on many planets, so you will have to destroy anyone who gets in your way. Graphics in the game are nicely done, and look good, the environments have some similarities but with color scheme changes. Nevertheless, it all looks good in the end and even with multiple enemies on screen, there is not much if any slowdown. Which is good to see, you'll be dealing with lots of enemies trying to stop you, and it's a blast to see many enemies coming at you, trying to gun you down. Which brings me to my next point, with the many enemies there are, it's given the game a high challenge, even the first level may take you a couple of tries before you can beat it. You only get 2 lives at the beginning and with multiple enemies it can be hard at first to face off against such odds. Nevertheless, it should not take most people too long to get used to the controls and really raise havoc. If your looking for a game to give you a rush and be challenging and with a little futuristic feeling to, check out Outbound. </blockquote> Download: <a href="http://www.reloaded.org/download/Outbound/194/" rel="nofollow">http://www.reloaded.org/download/Outbound/194/</a>