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Blazing Angels: Squadrons of World War II

Ubisoft released this flight warfare game for a variety of media such as the Xbox, Xbox360, PC, and PS3 during the second quarter of the economic year of 2006. Arcade version has been release recently this year following the release of the Wii version on August of 2006. The combat game is available to both [...]

20Jun2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
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Video Game Hitch Incites Death Threats against Creator

We know gamers do become passionate about the video games they play. But in the case of a glitch found in the famous puzzle game called “Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords” made by an Australian-based game creator, the company CEO states they have already received six death threats and one bomb threat from extreme [...]

14Jun2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
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What You Can Benefit From War Games

War games have become increasingly popular from the time that they have been released in the market. A good number of gaming aficionados became hooked at the kind of entertainment they bring. It makes one wonder though what is it about this seemingly morbid genre that caught the public’s attention and made them stick with [...]

10Jun2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
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American Civil War: Gettysburg

This game requires a lot of strategy as you play the great commander of both Union and Confederate armies while playing a part in most important battles of that period. It offers two game modes: Campaign allows players to join in sixteen greatest combats while the Skirmish Mode lets you select which battle, troops, or [...]

1Jun2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
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Airsoft and Paintball

Airsoft is bears an uncanny similarity to Paintball. In this combat sport, the participants eliminate their opponents. The use of airsoft guns that launch the plastic BBS could really hit a player so hard. Guns may be powered by green gas and CO2 that is forced all the way through a plunger of either a [...]

27May2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
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Prisoner of War

This action-adventure war game allows you to save the main hero, Captain Lewis Stone, who is a Nazi camp prisoner during World War II, and help him escape from horrible imprisonment. There, you have daily routines and a clock that shows where you should be at the specific moment. If you’re not able to accomplish [...]

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No Ordinary War Game

Urban Resolve is an extraordinary video game. What makes this different from other war games is its developer. The Department of Defense particularly the United States Joint Forces Command Division came up with this massive scale combat simulation program.
Urban Experiment
The experiment is a three phase attempt which is intended to direct the development of [...]

23May2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
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The History of Wargaming

What actually is a wargame? A wargame is basically a game that represents a military operation. Moreover, the term wargame came from the professional study of war which is commonly known as military exercise or “war game”.
Wargames are usually classified as hypothetical, historical, fantasy, or science fiction. Hypothetical games are based on historical facts but [...]

22May2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued