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License:
Free
- Editor's Rating:
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
6,992
- Operating Systems:
Mac OS X 10.5 Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 PPC, Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
- Additional Requirements:
No additional requirements
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
May 04, 2009
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Previous Versions:
Publisher's description of Glest
From Glest Team:Glest is a free 3D real time strategy game. The game allows the player to take control of two completely different factions: Tech, which is mainly composed of warriors and mechanical devices, and magic, that prefers mages and summoned creatures in the battlefield. Multiplayer game over LAN/Internet is available to up to 4 players. With this ported version of the game you will only be able to play with other Mac users.
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Editor's review of Glest
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- Version reviewed: Glest 3.2.2r1
For a freeware game, Glest stands out at an astonishing level. A real-time strategy game in the vein of Warcraft III or the Empire Earth games, it asks players to create workers, harvest resources, construct buildings, produce military units, and ultimately destroy enemy bases.
Though its technology isn't quite as deep as the commercial games, we were quite surprised to find very well-rendered 3D textures, good music, detailed models, and a well-developed game system. The game pits two opposing factions, Magicians and Technicians, against one another, each having different structures and units. Players can choose either one, although novices might want to start with Technicians, which are similar to humans in Warcraft.
Magicians are a bit more complicated, with the ability to conjure new monsters and fire magic projectiles. Given the game's solid gameplay, good design, a small size, and, above all, a price tag of zero, we highly recommend Glest to anyone with a soft spot for real-time strategy games.
It's a shame this ported version won't you play with your Windows using friends (yet), but the developer promises more fixes and compatibility in the future.
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