Game News Escape Velocity Nova PC coming this week

[Spazmo]

Tags: Ambrosia Software; Escape Velocity Nova

Per <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/escapevelocitynova/news_6071291.html">this GameSpot news item</a>, <a href="www.ambrosiasw.com">Ambrosia Software</a> is releasing the PC version of their sci-fi space trading/combat/exploration/etc. game <a href="http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/evn/">Escape Velocity Nova</a> this week.
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<blockquote>The third game in the Escape Velocity series, Escape Velocity Nova features space trading, ship customization, and overhead 2D combat. Reminiscent of classic PC games like Starflight and Star Control, the game features a large galaxy to explore, a nonlinear mission structure, and diplomatic choices to make as players take sides with the galaxy's human and alien factions. Escape Velocity Nova was first released for the Mac, and user-developed plug-ins will work for both versions.</blockquote>
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Huge galaxy, non-linear gameplay and user-developed plugins? Count me in! This game might just do everything <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/games/freelancer/">Freelancer</a> promised to do, and for twenty bucks less, too.
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Spotted at <a href="www.gamespot.com/pc">GameSpot PC</a>.

 

[Spazmo]

In other news, I do news for RPGCodex now. Send any news leads to me at Spazmo@RPGCodex.com ! Otherwise, I won't meet my quotas and Saint will beat me.

 

[DrattedTin]

Hey, we win either way.

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

news@rpgcodex.com should direct stuff to you now as well, Spazmo.

As for Escape Velocity Nova, that release put it pretty close to the release of SE:StarFury, so scary having two of those types of games to play at the same time, so close together.

 

[Greenskin13]

My Mac-using [but otherwise like minded] friend used to berate me for hours because I couldn't get this game. It's about time.

I really hope the windows fanbase will be big. I'd love to get some fantastics plugins.

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

For those who want more information, check this thread on their forum. It's filled with screenshots and movies of the gameplay. From everything I've read about this game, it's pretty damned slick.

 

[Spazmo]

Yep. My Mac-gamer friend can't gush about this one enough. I can't wait to get my hands on a demo.

 

[Lemon]

wonderful bit of news

 

[Zetor]

Whaaaa... did I hear Star Control?!
I think my heart just skipped a few beats... :shock:

2003 might be a worthwhile year for games yet... that or I'm being naive. Again.

-- Z.

 

[Astromarine]

Gamespy review of the mac game:

http://www.gamespy.com/articles/may02/mac2/

 

[Briosafreak]

Well my little Spazmo is all grown up now *sobs*

The game looks interesting

 

[Binary]

I used to have a Mac Emulator on my PC just to play 3 games, and EV was one of them.

There was a similar game on the PC... Solar Winds iirc. Either by ID or Epic.

 

[Jed]

Oh man, this game looks sweet. Anyone played the previous two games? If so, please comment.

 

[Lemon]

and its out

http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/evn/