Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon

Published by Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
Developed by Red Storm Entertainment, Inc.
Released 2001
Genre Action,Strategy

Description :

The year is 2008, and Russian rebels have taken over Moscow in an attempt to restore the old communist regime. You are in command of The Ghosts, an elite military team and the United States' first line of defense.

Both single-player and multiplayer modes are available. In the single-player missions, you have an entire platoon of men at your disposal. In multiplayer, you command just one man, with the rest of your platoon controlled by humans instead of the computer.

Ghost Recon is a first-person tactical shooter. You can choose one of four characters: sniper, rifleman, demolitions expert, and support expert, with specialists being unlocked as you complete the single-player missions.

Requirements :

Min.CPU PIII
Min.OS Win 98
Min.RAM 128MB
Min.DirectX 8.0
CDROM Speed 4X
Internet/LAN Play Supported
Keyboard
Mouse

Notes :
Requires 16MB 3D accelerator.
Requires 1GB minimum hard drive space.


Trivia :

• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon was ranked # 14 in the 50 Best Games of All Time list published by PC Gamer Magazine in its April 2005 issue.

Cheats :

Press [Keypad Enter] to display the console window. Then, enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function.

Effect	Code
Achieve objectives one at a time	cisco
All inventory items	refill
Change your kit to specified file	kit
Chicken grenades	chickenrun
Disable constant shaky screen	rumbleoff
Enable constant shaky screen	rumbleon
Exit game	quit
Faster movement	run
God mode	superman
Hide corpse names	hidecorpse
Invisibility	shadow
Lose current mission	autolose
Mark location on map for teleport	mark
Mark location on map for teleport	mark2
Paintball mode	extremepaintball
Report current location	loc
Screen shakes	boom
Set gamma; default is 0.5	setgama <0.0-1.0>
Show object names	names
Show texture properties for objects	showtextureprops
Squirrel launcher	squirrelkite
Suicide	god
Take over enemy bases	rock
Team God mode	teamsuperman
Team invisibility	teamshadow
Teleport	teleport
Teleport to preset locations	spawn
Toggle actor stats	toggleshowactorstats
Toggle AI	toggleai
Toggle display of tracers	tracers
Toggle effect stats	toggleshoweffectsstats
Toggle framerate display	toggleshowframerate
Toggle freezing trees	togglemovetrees
Toggle interface stats	toggleshowinterfacestats
Toggle level stats	toggleshowlevelstats
Toggle performance counters	toggleshowperfcounters
Toggle system memory stats	toggleshowsystemmemorystats
Toggle texture memory stats	toggleshowtexturememorystats
Toggle total stats	toggleshowtotalstats
Toggle user interface	toggleui
Unlimited ammunition	ammo
Unlock Hero characters	unlockheros
View debug counters	perf
Win current mission	autowin
Everyone has face with pink cheeks and beard	eviltwin
Show range of enemies and your team members in meters	range
Exit to Windows	cover
Hunt down enemies	gogetem
Play current recording	journalplaystart
Stop playing current recording	journalplaystop
Start recording gameplay	journalrecordstart
Stop recording gameplay	journalrecordstop
Dog growling sound	testpath
Load game	loadgame
Quick save	savegame

All heroes:

Create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "'unlocked_heroes.xml" file in the game folder. Replace the existing text with the following.

henry_ramirez.atr
nigel_tunney.atr
will_jacobs.atr
jack_stone.atr
guram_osadze.atr
susan_grey.atr
klaus_henkel.atr
buzz_gordon.atr
lindy_cohen.atr
astra_galinksy.atr
scott_ibrahim.atr
dieter_munz.atr

Alternately, successfully complete the first twelve missions in campaign mode to unlock all twelve heroes as playable characters in quick mission and campaign modes.

Mission select:

Create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "unlocked_missions.xml" file in the game folder. Replace the existing text with the following.

m01_caves.mis
m02_farm.mis
m03_rrbridge.mis
m04_village.mis
m05_embassy.mis
m06_castle.mis
m07_river.mis
m08_battlefield.mis
m09_swamp.mis
m10_ruined_city.mis
m11_pow_camp.mis
m12_docks.mis
m13_airbase.mis
m14_mountain.mis
m15_red_square.mis

Hint: Medals

Purple Heart: Get wounded or killed in action.
Bronze Star: Get 15 kills
Silver Star: Get 20 kills
Distinguished Service Cross: Get 25 kills
Congressional Medal Of Honor: Get 30 kills

Spider-Man

Published by Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developed by Neversoft Entertainment
Released 2001
Genre Action

Description :

Spider-Man is the first 3D game to star the popular web-slinger. It is loosely based on Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Spider-Man Unlimited and features some of the voice cast from each and similar character designs.

Peter Parker is attending a demonstration of the reformed Dr. Otto Octavius's new invention when an imposter Spider-Man steals the device. Spider-Man must work to clear his name and uncover the sinister motives behind the device's theft.

This game features appearances not only by most major Spider-Man characters, but cameos by numerous other characters from the Marvel Universe, such as the Human Torch, Punisher, Daredevil and Captain America.

Spider-Man's webs are greatly emphasized. He can use them both for navigational purposes, like swinging or ziplining, and for offensive and defensive combat, such as tying up a villain, coating his fists with web for extra oomph, or building a protective shield. His web supply is limited though and he must find new cartridges or risk running out. The wall-crawling powers are also prominently features. Spider-Man can cling to any wall or ceiling. This is used for basic environmental navigation and for stealth as there are many sequences where you crawl over the heads of unsuspecting thugs, or drop down and catch them off-guard.

Combat is based around Spider-Man's ability to jump, kick, punch and web. By combining these with direction and in various combinations, Spider-Man is able to throw objects such as furniture, hurl web balls, yank enemies into melee range and follow up with a flurry of hits, among other things. There are a number of boss-battles as well, all of which are puzzle-based.

Missions vary from the fairly common fight-your way-to-the-goal or find-the-key-that-unlocks-the-door types to races to catch some or evade them or just trying to avoid the police.

There are several side goals in addition the main mission including multiple unlockable Spider-Man costumes and numerous hidden comic book covers to find.

Requirements :

Min.CPU PIII
Min.OS Win98
Min.RAM 128MB
CDROM Speed 4X
Min.DirectX 8.0
Keyboard
Mouse

Notes :
Supported Chipsets:

3dfx Voodoo Graphics 3dfx Voodoo Banshee 3dfx Voodoo2 or higher ATI Rage 128/128 Pro ATI Radeon S3 Savage 4 nVidia Riva TNT, TNT2, and TNT2 Ultra All nVidia GeForce chips Matrox G200 and G400 Kyro I and II Intel 810e

Trivia :

• Spider-Man uses the same game engine as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Spidey also was a hidden character in THPS2.
• In the "Race to the Bugle!" Level, during Stan Lee's narration you can see a fiery image drive up the building. Once the level starts and you head out, you will see it again.
  The figure is Ghost Rider. And his cameo is exclusive to the Dreamcast version of the game.

Cheats :

Enter one of the following codes at the "Cheats" section of the "Specials" option at the main menu to activate the corresponding cheat function.

Effect	Code
Cartoon Spider-Man	FUNKYTWN
Stickman Spider-Man	STICKMAN
Ben Reilly costume	CLUBNOIR
God mode	ADMNTIUM
What If mode	UATUSEES
Character viewer	RGSGLLRY
View FMV sequences	CINEMA
All comic books	FANBOY
Level select	MME WEB
All comic book covers	KIRBYFAN
Storyboard Viewer	ROBRTSON
Quick Change Spidey costume	SM LVIII
Peter Parker costume	MRWATSON
Amazing Bag Man costume	KICK ME
Scarlet Spider costume	XILRTRNS
Spidey Unlimited costume	SYNOPTIC
Captain Universe costume	TRISNTNL
Spidey 2099 costume	MIGUELOH
Symbiote Spidey costume	SECRTWAR
Pulsating head	EGOTRIP
Unlimited webbing	GLANDS
Full health	WEAKNESS
Master code	LEANEST

Hint: Comic book locations:

Book	Level	Location
1	Bank Approach	On top of the Fantastic Four Building
2	Hostage Situation	Under the chair in the cubicle. The cubicle is located on the second half of the level
3	Stop the Bomb!	After freeing the hostages, return to the hallway just prior to the first security door
4	Race to the Bugle	When the game cuts to the FMV of the two henchmen, you can find the comic on the right side of the big building
5	Spidey Vs. Scorpion	After destroying all of the furniture in the room, the comic will appear in the middle
6	Police Chopper Chase	On the last building, look behind the box on the right-front
7	Building Top Chase	Inside the Goblin Crane Lair.
8	Scale The Girders	On the left side of the building on the ledge.
9	Police Evaded	The building with the skylights that get destroyed has the comic. Shoot the broken glass. It will be located behind the class
10	Spidey Vs. Rhino	After destroying every barrel in the level you can find the comic in the middle of Electric Pylons.
11	Catch Venom	Located on the incomplete building
12	Catch Venom	Located on the roof of one of the buildings
13	Spidey Vs. Venom	Lift the car and toss it aside. The comic will appear.
14	Sewer Entrance	This comic is located inside the first hallway. Walk to the Cavern and then return
15	Sewer Cavern	Behind the waterfalla
16	Sewer Plant	Walk down the hallway and make your first left, walk to the endm
17	Hidden Switches	Press the fourth switch and return to the third switch
18	Tunnel Crawl	Hit the switch on the first box, the comic will be in the second boxl
19	The Lizard's Maze	Talk to the lizard, the comic will appear near by
20	Symbiotes Infest Bugle	In the vent with the Hostageo
21	Elevator Descent	Walk down the Hallway, it will be at the bottom-left.
22	Stop The Presses	Lift and throw the stack of paper located on the second half of the level
23	Bugle's Basement	Shoot all four leaking pipes. The comic will become revealed when the furnace on the left explodes.
24	Spidey Vs. Mysterio	Destroy all of the target on the first stage, the comic will become visible on the bottom level
25	Waterfront Warehouse	Look in the alcove
26	Waterfront Warehouse	At the end of the level, just prior to opening the vent that leads to the next level, you must locate the hidden room behind the grating. It is the last grating before the end of the level
27	Underwater Trench	In the second machinery room is a hidden switch. Return to the part where all of the gun turrets are (at the beginning of the level) and access the secret door
28	Stopping The Fog	In the center column, a small room will be located in the bottom portion
29	Spidey Vs. Doc Ock	It will appear after Doc Ock's shield regenerates the first time. It will only appear for a few seconds, so grab it quickly
30	Spidey Vs. Carnage	In the middle of the bubble it will appear and disappear and then appear and then disappear
31	Spidey Vs. Monster-Ock	At the first bend in the pipe
32	Spidey Vs. Monster-Ock	About 3/4 of the way through the level.

Hint: Easy training:
Enable the "Invincibility" and "Unlimited webbing" codes, then do a training mission. This is the easiest way to unlock Quick-Change Spidey.

Hint: Strong move:
Note: this only works in indoor levels or levels with a ceiling. Zip up to the ceiling, and crawl over to an enemy. Make sure they do not see you, and they cannot move around too much. Make sure your shadow (the white dot that appears on the floor when you are on the ceiling) is on the enemy, and the red triangle that makes Spidey aim at an enemy is on the same person. Then, zip down, and in the middle, repeatedly tap [Kick]. The kick should do a large amount of damage or kill the enemy. Note: This requires precise timing.

Hint: Dodging missiles:
In the missile attack level, the missiles can only hit you if you are on the completely boarded up windows. Avoid them and you will not get hit.

Hint: Defeating Rhino:
While fighting Rhino, stand by an electrified pillar. When he starts to charge, hide behind the pillar. He will get shocked and Spidey will make a smart comment. Alternately, you can have him charge the barrels, and jump when he is near. This is the best way to get the comic.

Hint Defeating Scorpion:
When fighting Scorpion under the hard difficulty setting, fight him as much as possible until JJJ runs into the other room. If you attack Scorpion and quickly run back into the other room, he will not go after Spidey. Use the "Web Ball" attack with Symbiote Spidey or Captain Universe, as they have unlimited webbing.

When you are fighting Scorpion for the first time, just sling him with your web, then punch or kick him one or two times. Then, jump away and you will also throw furniture at him.

Hint: Level 1.1: What if mode Neversoft reference:
The building with the long trench down the middle of the roof and a thug has "Neversoft" written across it in neon letters.

Hint: Level 2.1: What If mode JJJ suicide:
Get to the Bugle (where Scorpion is after JJJ). They play Marco Polo. If you let JJJ die, he offers to throw himself out the window.

Hint: Level 5.3: Hidden room:
In level 5.3 (the level before Mysterio, downstairs in the Daily Bugle), you have to destroy two Symbiote generators and then find the imposter Spider-Man-Mysterio. After finding the first generator and destroying it, find the second one. The wall behind the second generator is holographic. It does not appear so, but when you try to climb it, you will go right through. Two web cartridges and one flame cartridge are inside.

Hint: Police Chase level: What If mode Spidey Armor:
On the second part to the Police Chase in What If mode, there is a crane to the extreme far right. Look at it to see a pumpkin and the word "BOMB" on the side. Swing to it to find an open hatch. Jump inside to find the secret lair of Green Goblin, where you can get a Spidey Armor.

Hint: Sewer Chase: What If mode lizard droppings:
On the first part of the Sewer Chase, you will be trapped in a little tunnel. About five lizard monsters will run up to you. When they or you get closer, you will hear a farting noise. One of the lizard monsters will have made some droppings.

Hint: Waterfront Warehouse level: What If mode hidden armor:
Go to the waterfront warehouse in "What If" mode. When you start, there will be a stack of boxes next to you with one of the generators on it. Go past this stack to find a box that appears different from the rest. You can take off the cover of the box just by doing the same action to lift objects. Inside the box is Spidey armor and "The Ark Of The Covenant".

Hint: Waterfront Warehouse level: What if mode No-Prize envelope:
When you first enter the Waterfront Warehouse level, go to the left and jump up on the boxes. The boxes on top will have the Marvel Comics "No-Prize" envelope wording on them.

Hint: Make Spider-Man sleep:
Start the game in "What If" mode and do not do anything. Spider-Man will eventually will shoot a web straight up, cling on it, and start sleeping. Note: This only happens in indoor levels, or in levels with a ceiling.

Hint: Practice fighting:
When being chased by the N. Y. P. D. in What If mode, there will be a gold U.F.O. Swing on to it. It will help you practice fighting.

Oni

Published by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Developed by Bungie Studios
Released 2001
Genre Action

Description :

It's 2032. The planet is now ruled by the World Coalition Government which annexed 80% of the countries, with the remaining quickly dragged into the WCG. While their official goal was to solve humankind's problems, it was about money. Massive spending bankrupted poorer countries, and soon all traces of individual government disappeared. For those who were poor, the situation didn't improved one bit, and for the richer, maintaining the status was done at the expense of their privacy and personal freedoms. To make things worse, life outside the major cities, far from the atmosphere processors is nearly impossible, as the so-called "Wilderness Preserves" are poisoned, and those who venture into them risk a painful death.

Konoko, fresh out from TCTF (Technology Crimes Task Force, a secret police to take cyber drugs and weapons from the streets, as well as explore the induced technophobia to operate and investigate on a blank check permission) academy is placed under the command of Terrance Griffin and Dr. Kerr and linked to a SLD - an android - called Shinatama, who is neurally linked to her. However, Konoko knows next to nothing about her past, other that she was orphaned at the age of three and felt "different" to other people while was being brought up under the wing of TCTF. After many years in training, she has finally the chance to prove herself to Griffin and the TCTF, and so, heads for a warehouse rumoured to be under the control of the Syndicate, a criminal organization which grew exponentially after a young man called "Boss Muro" climbed to the top of the organization.

The game play is a mix between generic third-person shooter and a classic beat'em up. While Konoko has at her disposal several hand-to-hand acrobatic moves (with more unlocked as the player advances), she can also find weapons in the levels, and the decision to go armed or bare-fisted is only up to the player. Each weapon either draws from ballistic or energy cell clips, the number of rounds in each clip depending on the weapon: a Black Adder (a short, one-hand machine gun like an Uzi) can get 30 rounds from a ballistic clip, while a Mercury Bow (a sniper railgun sans scope) only two. Combined with the limited availability of clips, this adds a strategic element to the game, as the player can only carry a weapon at a time, so if a powerful weapons runs out of ammo, the player must choose between keeping the weapon and fight hand to hand with the enemies until Konoko finds fresh ammo clips, or discard it for a lesser gun that uses different ammo. However, if the player runs out of ammo completely when facing a tough challenge, Konoko can "overdose" on hypo sprays (used to heal damage) by using them over her natural health bar, which provides her with faster movement and tougher blows.


Requirements :

Min.CPU PIII
Min.OS Win 98
Min.RAM 64 MB
Keyboard
Mouse

Notes :

Does not support Voodoo 1 or Rage 2c 3D cards.

Trivia :

• Oni was originally intended to be multiplayer, but the designers dropped this when they couldn't get the game engine to perform fast enough over a net connection. There are remnants of the lost multi option in the finished version: The manual still describes the other characters' various strengths and special moves, and once you've won the game (or hacked a certain file) you can play as characters other than Konoko.
• In the American edition of Oni, mailing back the registration card entitled you to receive a "Gathering of Goodness" CD that contained patches, demos and movies of upcoming GOD (Gathering of Developers) games plus a bunch of special godgames content.

Cheats :

Create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a hex editor to edit the "persist.dat" file in the game folder. Go to hexadecimal offset $44. Change the $02 or $06 value at that location to $07. Save the file and start the game.

Press [F1] to display the diary screen, then enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function. Repeat code entry to disable the code.

To enable cheats without a hex editor, type evrything at the diary screen, then activate the codes.

Effect	Code
Press [F8] to change characters	shapeshifter
Invincibility	liveforever
One hit kills	touchofdeath
Cannot be knocked down	canttouchthis
Ammunition and health	fatloot
Breakable objects	glassworld
Win level	winlevel
Lose level	loselevel
Super ammunition	superammo
AI controlled characters fight each other	reservoirdogs
Gatling guns mode	roughjustice
Daodan power mode, more damage	chenille
Godzilla mode, become giant	behemoth
Fists Of Legend mode	fistsoflegend
Ultra mode, tougher enemies	killmequick
Slow motion mode	carousel
Big head mode	bighead
Mini mode	minime
Regenerate health	elderrune
Phase cloak	moonshadow
Weapons locker	munitionfrenzy
Enable developer mode	thedayismine

Max Payne

Developed by Remedy Entertainmnet
Released in 2001
Genre : Action

Description:

Max Payne has been given this name on purpose. After his wife is shot by junkies, killing his baby as well, the policeman went undercover. He finds more pain there: his partner gets killed and he is the only suspect.

The game is a 3rd person 3D shooter which was in the making for several years. Your goal is to win a one-man-war against the mafia and solve the mystery of your family's tragic death. This is done merely by shooting your way through the levels. In contrary to most shooters the game is very linear, offering you usually just one possible route.

With Max Payne the developers introduced a new concept to action games. Everyone knows the action movies where time slows down, whenever there is spectacular action at hand. You can slow down the time in this game as well, allowing dodging moves, fly-by shootings, etc.

Minimum Requirements

Pentium III
Windows 95/98
RAM 128 MB
CD-ROM with 4x speed
DirectX 8.0
Keyboard
Mouse
Only 1 Player supported

Trivia:

• Max Payne was ranked # 41 in the 50 Best Games of All Time list published by PC Gamer Magazine in its April 2005 issue.
• This game is banned in Germany. The ban occurred on 29.09.2001.
• PC Gamer UK awarded the game 95% and regards it as "the most important action game ever made for the PC".
• PC Games Germany rated Max Payne with 90%

Cheats :

Start the game with the -developer command line parameter. To do this go under the properties of your Max Payne desktop icon (right click icon, then select "Properties") then change the entry for the program to "Target: "C:\Program Files\Max Payne\maxpayne.exe" -developer".
Press [F12] during game play to display the console window, then enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function.

Effect Code

*God mode god

More Slow-Mo getbullettime

*Weapons getallweapons

Baretta getberetta

Sawed off shotgun getsawedshotgun

Pump action shotgun getpumpshotgun

Dual Berettas with full ammo getberettadual

Dual Berettas with full ammo getdualberetta

Desert Eagle with full ammo getdeserteagle

Dual Ingrams with full ammo getingramdual

Dual Ingrams with full ammo getdualingram

Jackhammer getjackhammer

Ingram getingram

8 pain killers getpainkillers

TMP5 getmp5

Colt Commando getcoltcommando

Molotov cocktail getmolotov

Grenade getgrenade

M-79 getm79

Sniper rifle getsniper

Exit game quit

* Very powerful cheats…sufficient to complete the game but the player looses the originality of the game!!!

Screenshots:

For screenshots...search in google as "maxpayne screenshots"