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Gamestar 2004-01.Pdf 10316KB 11 2012-02-25 10:58:34 cyan magenta yellow black ELTIC KINGS ajándék TELJES JÁTÉK a CD-n! Európa legolvasottabb gamer magazinja www.gamestar.hu 2004 – 01 – 2004 c játék: Celtic Kings GameStar – Európa – Teljes legolvasottabb gamer magazinja 01 7 JÁTSZHATÓ DEMÓ, 2004 - 01 18 JÁTÉKANIMÁCIÓ, Ára: 1646 Ft 83 kiegészítés 8 játékhoz, 4 CD + 100 játéktrainer, 15 teljes verziós minijáték 22004004 JJÁTÉKAIÁTÉKAI SS.T.A.L.K.E.R.,.T.A.L.K.E.R., DDOOMOOM 33,, HHALF-LIFEALF-LIFE 2,2, SIMSSIMS 2,2, LOTR:LOTR: BATTLEBATTLE FORFOR MIDDLEMIDDLE EARTH...EARTH... MMINDEN,INDEN, AAMITMIT TUDNITUDNI AKARSZAKARSZ A LEGJOBBANLEGJOBBAN VVÁRTÁRT KKEDVENCEKRÔLEDVENCEKRÔL - 2266 OLDALONOLDALON TESZTELTÜK SSPELLFORCE:PELLFORCE: ORDERORDER OFOF DAWNDAWN LLEGACYEGACY OOFF KKAIN:AIN: DDEFIANCEEFIANCE BBEYONDEYOND GGOODOOD AANDND EEVILVIL DDEUSEUS EEX:X: IINVISIBLENVISIBLE WARWAR PLUSZ AARMEDRMED & DANGEROUS,DANGEROUS, LORDSLORDS OFOF EVERQUEST,EVERQUEST, NNEVERWINTEREVERWINTER NNIGHTS:IGHTS: HHORDESORDES OOFF TTHEHE UNDERDARKUNDERDARK Ízelítô a CD-k tartalmából: Beyond Good & Evil, Broken Sword 3, Firestarter, Joan of Arc, Postal 2 Multiplayer, Vegas: Make it Big és Traitor’s Gate játékdemók, Armed & Dangerous, Beyond Good & Evil, Deus Ex: Invisible War, Spellforce, Battlefield: Vietnam Előzetesek: Codename Panzers, Rome: Total War, Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault Bemutatók: The Hobbit, The Simpsons: Hit & Run, Magic The Gathering: Battlegrounds Mélyvíz: Mobiltelefon körkép, Intel P4 Extreme Edition, Vásárlási tanácsok 2004-re TARTALOM Bemelegítés Gyorskereső CD-tartalom 6 CÍMLAP DVD-tartalom 7 Teljes játék: Celtic Kings 8 Armed and Dangerous 50 B, C Beyond Good and Evil 38 B Deus Ex: Invisible War 72 B, T Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna 76 B, T Legacy of Kain: Defiance 56 B Lock On: Modern Air Combat 78 B, T Újdonságok 2004 játékai 10 Lords of EverQuest 64 B, C Magic the Gathering: Battlegrounds 66 B Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark 70 B Pro Evolution Soccer 3 80 B 2004-ES Secret Weapons over Normandy 46 B, T NAGY JÁTÉKÖSSZEFOGLALÓ Spellforce Order of Dawn 60 B, T The Hobbit 52 B, T The Simpsons: Hit & Run 54 B, T 10. OLDAL Uru: Ages beyond Myst 68 B V-Rally 3 82 B „Lezserek, eredetiek, ötletesek: a francia játé- T: Tipp C: Cheat B: Bemutató kok jobbjaiban mind megvan az a szükséges Játékbemutatók plusz, amellyel a kliséktõl hemzsegõ piac vér- keringésébe egy kis felfrissülést hozhatná- Tippek részletesen: nak...” Fókusz: Beyond Good and Evil 38 Age of Mythology: Titans rt Francia kapcsolat: francia játékok 44 FRANCIA KAPCSOLAT – 42. o. Anno 1503 c, rt Armed and Dangerous c Secret Weapons over Normandy 46 56. oldal: LoK: Defiance C & C Generals: Zero Hour rt Armed and Dangerous 50 Deus Ex: Invisible War nt The Hobbit 52 Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna rt The Simpsons: Hit & Run 54 Gothic 2 rt GTA Vice City rt Korea: Forgotten Conflict rt Lock On: Modern Air Combat rt Lords of EverQuest c LotR: War of the Ring rt Raliroad Tycoon 3 rt Secret Weapons over Normandy rt Spellforce c, nt Silent Storm c Spellforce Order of Dawn c The Hobbit rt The Simpsons: Hit & Run rt XIII c Legacy of Kain: Defiance 56 nt: nagytipp rt: rövid tipp c: cheat Spellforce Order of Dawn 60 Lords of EverQuest 64 Magic the Gathering: Battlegrounds 66 A GameStar magazin az IDG Communications (USA) céghez, a világ legnagyobb Uru: Ages beyond Myst 68 számítástechnikai kiadójához kapcsolódik. Az IDG Communications több mint 260 Neverwinter Nights: kiadványt jelentet meg a világ 68 országában. A kiadó sajtótermékeit havonta mintegy 50 millióan olvassák. Hordes of the Underdark 70 Deus Ex: Invisible War 72 2004. január | www.gamestar.hu Beköszöntő ÜDV Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna 76 olvasó! Lock On: Modern Air Combat 78 Jó hírrel kell kezdenem P SZTORI Pro Evolution Soccer 3 80 a 2004-es évet! Nektek V-Rally 3 82 hála, a sok-sok ország- Játszottuk még 84 ban (Németország, Hol- Budget 86 landia, Csehország stb.) Múzeum 88 található GameStarok kö- zül tavaly a mi kis hazai újságocskánk olvasótá- Tippek, Trükkök bora növekedett a legna- gyobb mértékben! Rövid tippek 90 Persze ettõl nektek sem Spellforce 94 jobb, sem rosszabb nem lesz, a megszokott minõséget és színvonalat kap- Deus Ex: Invisible War 95 játok továbbra is, de azért jó érzés megmutatni a „nagy testvéreknek”, hogy a magyar olvasók is Mélyvíz „tudnak annyit”, sõt többet is, mint a nyugati nép- tömegek! Ez azért is nagy öröm, mert mint köztu- dott, a GameStarokat nem egy kaptafára gyárt- Hírek 98 juk, hanem minden országban más és más recept Piactér 102 szerint készülnek. Szóval csak így tovább, szittya 2003 legjobbjai 2004-ben 104 barátaim, húst a nyergek alá, íjakat a kézbe, és Intel Pentium 4 3.2 Extreme Edition 106 elõre a dicsõséges jövõ felé ☺! Mobiltelefon-körkép 108 Persze útban Bécsújhely felé nem unatkozhatik 2.1-es hangfalak tesztje 112 a magyar ember a magyar GameStar zászlaja Internetes tárhelyek 116 alatt tömörülve – olvasással ütheti el az idõt: megtudhatja például, hogy mire kell mindenkép- Hardverteszt-összesítõ 118 „Vajon mi várható ebben az évben? Száz játékun- pen odafigyelnie 2004-ben. Késõbb teszteket kat tartalmazó összefoglalónkban fény derül arra, böngészhet olyan játékokról, melyek után még hogy pontosan milyen lesz az idei felhozatal. Másvilág a karácsonyi dömping idején is megnyaltuk vol- Nemcsak a legnagyobb nyalánkságokról, hanem na mind a tíz ujjunkat, sõt ha notebook is van nála, játszhat a tavalyi év egyik RTS-RPG-jével, néhány olyan névrõl is olvashattok, amely kelle- Starmusic 120 a Celtic Kingszel vagy a 4 CD-n, illetve a dupla Starmovie 121 mes meglepetésként fog szolgálni Nektek…“ DVD-n található tonnányi anyag közül is mazso- lázhat! Közösség És ez még mind semmi! Írnokaink még a határok elõtt a sereg után küldik majd a februári betevõt, amely a múltkori Doom 3-béta-teszt után újfent Aréna 122 csak egy kövér kis világpremierrel kecsegtet! KV-szünet – Szoftver 125 Zero már csomagolja is a meleg pulcsit, Kijevben KV-szünet – Hardver 126 ugyanis hidegek az éjszakák ☺… (Még jó, hogy Másik oldal 127 mi a másik irányba haladunk.) A következõ szám tartalmából 128 Boe 60. oldal: Spellforce: OoD 72. oldal: Deus Ex: Invisible War www.gamestar.hu | 2004. január CD–DVD TARTALOM j év, új remények, új GameStar ☺. Ezzel a szlogennel indítanám a 2004-es esztendõt! Azt az évet, amelyben nemcsak 12 remek újságot tarthatsz a kezedben, de még az olimpiát is végigizgulhatod ☺. Indítás Ú Na jó, elég már az öntömjénezésbõl… nézzük, mi mindent hoztunk az év elsõ hónapjában. Remélhetõleg már szanaszét játszottátok a S.W.I.N.E.-t, mert ezúttal egy másik remek stratégiával ismer- Ha a lemez behelyezése után a ke- retrendszer nem indul el automati- kedhettek meg. A Celtic Kings témájában teljesen eltérõ, de biztosan hosszú heteken át lefoglal majd min- kusan, bármely állománykezelõ denkit. Exkluzív anyagokban is bõvelkedünk rendesen. Megnézhetitek a hazai WCG 2003-as döntõ végle- programban (pl. Windows Intézõ, ges videóját, és több olyan, általunk készített játékanimációt, amelyet csak nálunk találhattok meg. Továb- Total Commander), indítsd el a fõ- bá rovatok, játékkiegészítések, rengeteg extra és és és... szóval sok minden más vár még ☺. könyvtárban található index.html ál- ZeroCool / Mady / GameStar Team lományt. Amennyiben rögtön a teljes játék További demók (Celtic Kings) telepítésével akarsz indítani, futtasd a fõkönyvtárban ta- a CD-ken lálható setup.exe állományt (CD-s Beyond magazin esetén az elsõ korongon Broken Sword 3 találhatod). Good & Evil FireStarter kiadó: Ubi Soft méret: 163 MB hely: CD 2/DVD Joan of Arc Mit hol lelsz? HÓNAP Postal 2 Multiplayer DEMÓJA Traitors Gate 2 CD 1 Vegas Make it Big Teljes játék Játékdemó További demók a DUPLA DVD-n CD 2 Játékdemók Airport Tycoon 3 American Idol CD 3 Játékdemó Apocalyptica Exkluzív WCG2003 videó Breed Single Player Extrák Contract Jack Javítások Multiplayer Rovatok DS: Legends of Ti küldtétek Aranna Filmelõzetesek Lords of Everquest CD 4 Sinbad Mélyvíz Temple of Elemental Játékkiegészítések Evil Exkluzív animációk Unreal 2 Expanded Animációk Multiplayer Mi az a DUPLA DVD? 14 CD-nyi tartalom egy darab dupla rétegû korongon (hat és fél kiló 1,44-es lemez!), több mint 8 GB adattal! Hyllis békés világát idegen lények özönlötték el. Felborult a világ rendje, igazi káosz alakult ki. Egy helyi lakó, nevezetesen Jade vállalja fel, hogy ki- deríti, mi áll mindennek a hátterében. Az Ubi Soft legújabb akciójátéka igen nagy érdeklõdésnek örvend. Mi lehetünk az a bizonyos hõs, aki felülkere- Ha problémád van a kedve félelmein, legyõzi az ellenfelek nem apró hadát. „Szokványos“ kis ak- ció-kalandjáték, nem mindennapi köntösben. Aktuális fókuszjátékunkat ér- lemezzel demes kipróbálni! Ha nem indul a teljes játék, vagy valamely másik program, használj más meghajtókat (DirectX, graf.kártya), és/vagy próbáld ki egy ismerõsöd gépén is. Kit keressek? Ha törött a lemez, vagy meghajtód nem Amennyiben játékkiegészítéseket szeretnétek küldeni, vagy ajánlani, illetve rovatötletetek lenne, keressétek Madyt olvassa azonnal írj a [email protected] ([email protected]). Ha esetleg csatlakoznátok valamely meglévõ rovat készítéséhez, szintén Madyt keressétek! címre, vagy hívd a 06-1-474-8858-as Ha különféle hibás képeket (Windowsból vagy játékokból) avagy általatok készített egyéb érdekességeket szeretné- számot. tek megosztani a többiekkel, írjatok ZeroCoolnak ([email protected]). 2004. január | www.gamestar.hu Videók A videók megtekintéséhez mindig te- lepítsd a legújabb lejátszókat (Windows Media Player, Quicktime), valamint a szintén legfrissebb meg- hajtókat (DivX, XviD)! (CD 4/DVD) Desert Rats vs. EXKLUZÍV Afrika Korps WCG 2003 HUN kiadó: Monte Cristo hely: CD4/DVD Azzal a bizonyos „jobb késõbb, mint soha“ mondással élve, csöp- HÓNAP pet elhúzódott a hazai WCG2003 VIDEÓJA (avagy EQ6) videójának pub- likálása! De végre megtört a jég, körünkben üdvözölhetjük ezt a remek videót. Megszemlélhetitek a hazai legjobbakat „akció“ közben, és persze magát a party feelinget is átélhetitek. Kötelezõ Örömmel tudatosodik bennünk újra és újra, hogy mindenkinek ☺! igenis mennyire profik ezek a hazai fejlesztõcsapa- tok. Ennek ékes bizonyítéka a Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps legújabb animációja is. Eszméletlen, mennyit fejlõdött az elmúlt néhány hónapban.
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