This week gamers can be a evil Sith apprentice, a ruthless dictator and other roles in two retail releases and three downloadable titles.
Tropico 3: Publisher
Kalypso Media revives this sim game franchise that was first started by 2K Games. Developer
Haemimont Games created this third title in the series which puts the player in charge of an island nation. Will you be the typical island tyrant or a more benevolent leader? As usual there are pros and cons to both choices.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition: Over a year after the console version was released,
LucasArts finally brings this popular third person action game to the PC platform, with the assistance of
Aspyr Media. Play as the Sith apprentice of Darth Vadar before the events of the classic Star Wars movie trilogy and then play some extra levels not in the original console version that take a "What If" look at events in the trilogy itself.
Eufloria: Previously named
Dyson in its award-winning free PC game form, this unusual sci-fi themed RTS game will now become a full commercial download title via outlets like Steam and Direct2Drive.
Metal Drift: This downloadable futuristic driving-action game comes from
BlackJacket Studios, formed by former members of GarageGames. You can still get the game for a mere $9.99 from Steam before its release.
Elven Legacy: Ranger:
Paradox Interactive releases the first of three downloadable mini-expansions this week for their fantasy RPG-strategy game. This first expansion will add two new heroes, 16 new campaign missions and new artifacts and spells