Supreme Commander

Published by THQ, Inc.
Developed by Gas Powered Games
Released 2007
Genre Strategy

Description :

Three opposing sides - the Cybran Nation, the Aeon Illuminate and the United Earth Federation - have been fighting in the Infinite War all across the galaxy, spreading chaos and unrest. You are a Supreme Commander and you have to take one of the sides and put an end to this war.

As in most strategy games, you have to build up a base, gather resources and build armies to fight off your enemies. But being created by Chris Taylor of Total Annihilation fame, the RTS also has many unique features, such as a huge unit cap of 500 units per side, different resource management, queue up commands and waypoints, diverse unit types and even dual screen support.

Players can play through the Campaign and carry on the story as one of the sides, or fight off computer enemies in Skirmish and human opponents in Multiplayer.

Requirements :

Min.CPU PIV
Min.OS Win XP
Min.RAM 512 MB
Min.DirectX 9.0C
DVD ROM
Keyboard
Mouse
Internet
Offline Players 1
Online Players 8
Video Memory 128 MB
Hard Drive Space 8GB
3D Accelerator

Cheats :

Create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "game.prefs" file in the "c:\documents and settings\\local settings\application data\gas powered games\supremecommander\" folder. Add the following lines to start of the file:

debug = {
enable_debug_facilities = true,
cheatenable = 1
}

Then, press ~ during game play to display the console window. Enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function. Note: Some codes have alternate shortcut key combinations which can be used during game play, without the console window opened, to activate the same cheat function.

Effect	Code	Alternate
Teleport selected units to pointer location	Teleport	[Alt] + T
Increase your storage capacity for all raw materials by 10,000 and fills camps completely	BlingBling	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + B
Toggle full map	SallyShears	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + Z
Toggle all units cause no more damage	Nodamage	[Alt] + N
All units and building on killed with death animations	KillAll
All units and building on killed without death animations	DestroyAll
Kill unit or building with death animation	Kill	[Ctrl] + [Delete]
Kill unit or building without death animation	Destroy
Show/hides extra information at the left edge of screen	Show act	[F7]
Unit creation menu	PopupCreatUnitMenu	[Alt] + [F2]
Take over other player; -1 is spectators.	SetFocusArmyPlayer <-1 to 7>
Change gravity; 4,9 is default.	Sim_gravity
Change the player color	SetArmyColor
Damage indicated unit; use negative value to heal it.	DamageUnit
Units and buildings are immediately build, research immediately completed	ai_freebuild
Units, buildings, and research do not cost anything	ai_instabuild
Give name to selected unit	RenameUnit
Assign console command to key(s)	IN_BindKey
Shows all key bindings	IN_DumpKeyNames
Change game speed	WLD_gamespeed <-10 to 10>
Set game speed to default	WLD_resetsimrate
Increase game speed by 1	WLD_increasesimrate	[Plus]
Decrease game speed by 1	WLD_decreasesimrate	[Minus]
Toggle opponent AI		[Alt] + A
Return to main menu	Quit
Exit to Windows	Exit

World War II: Sniper -Call to Victory

Published by Groove Games
Developed by Jarhead Games, Inc.
Released 2004
Genre Action

Description :

The third title from Jarhead to place the player in the role of an American military sniper. This time, the player takes on the role of an Airborne soldier in 1944 as the Allies are beginning the liberation of Europe. The ten mission campaign takes place around three major engagements: Operation Market Garden, the battle of the Bulge, and the battle for the bridge at Remagen.

WWII Sniper uses the LithTech Jupiter engine and the same basic mechanics of the Marine Sniper games although the emphasis is more on action and less on stealth. There are a few rail style vehicle missions and the player usually operates without an A.I. sidekick (although some missions include protecting and providing cover fire for friendly soldiers). Most of the time, the weapon of choice for eliminating enemies is the Springfield M1903 Sniper Rifle but there are a few additional choices available for when things get hairy including Thompson submachine guns, grenades and bazookas.


Requirements :

Min.CPU PIII
Min.OS Win 98
Min.RAM 128MB
Min.DirectX 9.0
Keyboard
Mouse
3D Accelerator
Offline Players 1

Cheats :

Press 9 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	mpgod
All guns and full ammunition	mpguns
Spectator mode	mpclip
Ghost mode	mppoltergeist

Glitch: Stand knocked over tree back up:
In the first level the tree behind where the tank crashes can be knocked over and stood back up. Do this by pressing the "activate" buttons while pointing at the trunk of the tree.

X3: Reunion

Published by Deep Silver
Developed by Egosoft
Released 2005
Genre Action, Simulation

Description :

Third in the 'X' series of games. Pilot a spacecraft through a dynamic universe. You can trade or mine for cash, or steal from others to save effort. You can upgrade your ships parts, or just buy a new ship entirely, of varying sizes. There are different races that produce different items, all of which have a different attitude towards you.

There is also an entirely optional plot to play through.

Requirements :

Min.CPU PIV
Min.OS Windows 98 SE
Min.RAM 256MB
Min.DirectX 9.0c
DVD ROM
Keyboard
Mouse
3D Accelerator
Offline Players 1

Cheats :

Script editor:
Enter Thereshallbewings as a case-sensitive pilot name.

Galaxy editor:
Enter Makeanapplepiefromscratch as a case-sensitive pilot name. Select "New Game" at the main menu, then choose the "Galaxy Editor" option at the bottom of the list.

UberSoldier

Published by CDV Software Entertainment AG
Developed by Burut Creative Team
Released 2006
Genre Action

Description :

ÜberSoldier is a first-person shooter that takes place during World War II, when the Nazis have found an ancient Tibetian technique to revive the dead. This technique gives the subject special powers, and the first person that speaks to the subject will be the one that he/she obeys. In their struggle to win World War II, the Nazis have started to use this technique to turn dead German soldiers into super-soldiers called "UberSoldiers" that take advantage of these special powers.

In ÜberSoldier, you play as Karl Stoltz, a German officer who was killed in a French ambush. Stoltz is now one of the ÜberSoldier test subjects. Unfortunately for the Nazis, the French discovered the lab that the ÜberSoldiers were being created in, and the first person that speaks to Stoltz ends up being a French soldier. You guessed it -- Stoltz joins the Allies and is seeking revenge against his former masters.

Along the way, Stoltz will depend on his ÜberSoldier powers to help him survive. Headshots will power up his bullet shield, which will temporarily make him invincible to enemy fire. Slashing enemies in the head with his knife will give him extra health.

Gameplay is traditional run-'n-gun. You have five weapon slots for a pistol, rifle, machinegun, rocket launcher, and grenade. If you happen to come across another version of the same gun, but you already have that gun, you will need to swap the gun you have for the gun you are picking up by pressing the use button.

ÜberSoldier uses a weapon selection system similar to Half-Life. When you select a weapon, there will be five boxes at the top of the screen that show which weapon is in the corresponding slot, and which one is selected. You then switch to that weapon by pressing the fire button. At all times, you have a knife that you can quickly slash enemies with by simply pressing the melee button. Dead enemies will drop a health pack and their weapons/ammo when they die. There is no friendly fire, and enemies die easier when they are shot in the head.

Requirements :

Min.CPU PIV
Min.OS Win 2000
Min.RAM 512MB
Min.DirectX 9.0b
Keyboard
Mouse
DVD ROM
Offline Players 1
2.5GB Free HDD Space
3D Accelerator

Trivia :

• What is the relation between the game Ubersoldier and the movie U-571?
  
  In the submarine level, when Karl Stolz - the game's hero, calls the allies to pick him up he says "...This is the seized U-571...".
  
  Clearly this is a joke from the programmers, as no other reference from the well known movie is to be found in the game.

Cheats :

Create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "config.ini" file in the game directory. Add the following line to the end of the file:

bindc+DIK_GRAVE(console_showhide)

Then, press ~ during game play to display the console window. Enter sv_cheats 1 to enable cheat mode, then enter one of the following codes at the console window to activate the corresponding cheat function.

Effect	Code
Toggle God mode	game_godmode <0>
Set invincibility with indicated health	game_godmode <2-number>
Suicide	suicide
Toggle flight mode	g_fly <0>
Toggle no clipping mode	g_noclip <0>
Level select	map
Quit game	exit
Toggle framerate display	cl_drawfps <0>
Toggle debug information	cl_showinfo <0>
Display weapon names	addwpn ?
Spawn or recharge weapon	addwpn
Ammo for indicated weapon	addammo
999 ammo for all weapons	addammo all
Save game	save
Load game	load
Add life to player	damage player -
Remove life from player	damage player +
Toggle developer mode	g_developer <0>
Set total panel energy in developer mode	emotion_ctrl s e 100

Level names:
Use one of the following entries with the map code.

hospital
factory
institute
black_shark
submarine
prison_outside
prison_inside
bunker_surface
bunker_underground
ze8_complex
ze8_core
ze8_incubator

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon : Island Thunder

Published by Ubi Soft Entertainment Software
Developed by Red Storm Entertainment, Inc.
Released 2002
Genre Action,Strategy

Description :

The Ghosts are an elite team of U.S. Army Green Berets, sent to Cuba as part of a UN peacekeeping force to destroy the rebel forces and their mercenary leaders and secure the elections for a free Cuba.

As a stand along title for Xbox (you do not need Ghost Recon to play), Island Thunder includes a complete single and multiplayer challenge, featuring Xbox Live multiplayer support and future downloadable content.


Requirements :

Internet/LAN
CDROM
Offline Players 1
Online Players 32

Trivia :

• It may seem strange to PS2 owners that second add-on to Ghost Recon, yes this very Island Thunder was released for Xbox and PC, yet not for PS2. Well, it may be hard to notice, but the third add-on, Jungle Storm, which is PS2 exclusive contains both Jungle Storm and Island Thunder full scenarios. There is very little of it said on the box cover as it looks like Jungle Storm only, but once you start the game you see Jungle Storm is the main game, but Island Thunder that was amiss for PS2 players is full contained as an alternate scenario to be played.

Cheats :

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

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
Players hunt down enemies	gogetem
Everyone has pink cheeks and beards	eviltwin

Chicken explosives:
Complete Campaign Mission 8 in Firefight mode under the Veteran difficulty setting. You must use a full team and none of your teammates may die.

High pitched voices:
Complete Campaign Mission 4 in Defend mode under the Veteran difficulty setting using only one soldier.

Big heads:
Complete Campaign Mission 7 in Defend mode under the Recruit difficulty setting. You must use a full team and none of your teammates may die.

Paper mode:
Complete Campaign Mission 6 in Firefight mode under the Veteran difficulty setting using only one support soldier.

Run fast mode:
Complete Campaign Mission 1 in Recon mode under the Elite difficulty setting using a full team.

Slow motion:
Complete Campaign Mission 5 in Recon Mode under the Elite difficulty setting using only one soldier.

Bonus characters:
Complete the following tasks to unlock the corresponding character.

A. Galinsky: Complete Special Objective in Campaign Mission 1 under the Recruit difficulty setting during a Quick Mission in Mission mode.

B. Gordon: Complete Special Objective in Campaign Mission 6 under any difficulty setting.

D. Munz: Complete Special Objective in Campaign Mission 2 under the Veteran difficulty setting during a Quick Mission in Mission mode.

G. Osadze: Complete Special Objective in Campaign Mission 5 under the Veteran difficulty setting during a Quick Mission in Mission mode.

H. Ramirez: Complete Special Objective in Campaign Mission 2 under any difficulty setting.

J. Stone: Complete Special Objective in Campaign Mission 4 under any difficulty setting.

K. Henkel: Complete Special Objective in Campaign Mission 3 under any difficulty setting.

N. Tunny: Complete Special Objective in Campaign Mission 3 under the Elite difficulty setting during a Quick Mission in Mission mode.

S. Grey: Complete Special Objective in Campaign Mission 5 under any difficulty setting.

S. Ibrahim: Complete Special Objective in Campaign Mission 6 under the Elite difficulty setting during a Quick Mission in Mission mode.

W. Jacobs: Complete Special Objective in Campaign Mission 1 under any difficulty setting.

Using hero or specialist kits for others:
This application is used for using hero or specialists kits for your ordinary riflemen, demo, support or snipers. Note: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Go into your game directory, and open the "\red storm entertainment\ghost recon\mods\origmiss\kits\hero\" folder. There you will find a file corresponding to each hero. For example. "henry_ramirez". Open his or her file, copy all the *.kit files and paste them into "\red storm entertainment\ghost recon\mods\origmiss\kits\rifleman" (or "demolitions", "heavy-weapons", "sniper", or whichever class you want to add the kit to. Now even your ordinary riflemen can use the OICW, or even a sniper rifle.

Use multi-player weapons in single player mode:
Note: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Go into your game directory, and open the "\red storm entertainment\ghost recon\mods\mp1\" "\red storm entertainment\ghost recon\mods\mp2\" folder. Open the "kits" file, then the "multiplayer" file. There you will find the extra kits that you would normally find only in multi-player mode. Copy those kits into your "\red storm entertainment\ghost recon\mods\origmiss\kits\rifleman (or demolitions, etc.).

Hint: Boost stats:
Start a private game in cooperative mode. Play the game on the elite difficulty setting with unlimited respawns and grenades. You will get a win and 45 kills easily.

Hint: Recommended weapons:
The best series of weapon combinations to use for online play are the SA80/M136 (Anti-Tank 4) and OICW/20mm Grenade Launcher. It is not recommended that you become a sniper for online play. Many of the players that play online rush other players when each game begins, and a sniper does not have the time to find an area for spotting. Typically, the game will not last long enough for you to be a sniper and many players do not like to wait for another player to find a sniper.

Hint: Threat Indicator:
If you are able to effectively use your Threat Indicator (radar), you will be able to know where an enemy opponent is, and which direction he or she may be moving. There are two colors, yellow and red. The red circle in the middle of the Threat Indicator indicates that the enemy is 15 meters from your current position. On the outer most ring of the Threat Indicator, you will see flashes of red when opponents shoot in your direction. The yellow is a 90° viewing angle of where your enemies are. If you have a 90° angle, naturally you have four quarters to work with. When you look left and right, notice that the yellow will transfer to another quarter of the circle. The best way to find your opponent's location is to look left until the yellow changes. At the exact point that it changes, stop. Your opponent is exactly in the direction that is on the far right of your screen. The same applies to looking right and at the same point that the yellow changes to a different quarter your opponent is at the very left of your screen.

Battlefield 2142

Published by EA, INC.
Developed by Digital Illusions CE AB
Released 2006
Genre Action

Description :

In 2006 a climatic catastrophe triggered a new ice age on earth. A hundred years later, everyone gave up on finding a solution to the problem and two superpowers were formed: Europe and on the other side the Pan Asian Coalition - causing an arms race. Now it's 2142 and the war for the few resources left has already been going on for a few years, with no end in sight.

Besides the now futuristic setting, the main changes to BattleField 2 are the new Titan Mode and the revised character and stats system.

In the Titan Mode your goal is to bring down the enemy Titan, a giant ship flying high above the battlefield. At the beginning of the round, the ship is protected by a shield which the enemy team needs to take out. To do so, they can either fire everything they got on it or simply gain control over the missile silos scattered over the map. Once a missile silo has been acquired, it continuously fires missiles at the enemy Titan. Once the shield is down, the players have to destroy three stations inside the ship so that they can gain access to the central core and destroy it.

The armory and vehicles are similar to Battlefield 2, but they look more futuristic. There are a few additions and changes. The number of character classes has been reduced to 4, but you can customize them with many items and weapons unlock-able during the course of the game. This way, you can provide your scout some C4 (which is now called RDX) and turn him to an special ops. The assault, on the other hand, can be equipped with a defibrillator.

The whole stats system has been reworked too. There is now much more to gain and the advancements happen more quickly. You can retrieve the dog tag of killed enemies with a knife and look at your collection on the stats page.

Requirements :

Min.CPU Pentium 4
Min.OS Windows XP
Min.RAM 512 MB
DVD-ROM Speed 8X
Min. DirectX 9.0c
Keyboard
Mouse
Internet/LAN
Offline 1 Player
Online 32 Players

Cheats :

Dogtagger Dagger knife reskin:
Collect 50 unique dog tags on your soldier's account.

Hint: Pins:
Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding pin.

Clear Skies (10 points): Get 10 kills with air defense in a round.

Close Combat (10 points): Get 10 kills with a shotgun in a round.

Collectors (20 points): Get 8 dogtags (knife kills) in a round.

Combat Efficiency (5 points): Get a kill streak of 5 in a round.

Distinguished Combat Efficiency (10 points): Get a kill streak of 10 in a round.

Emergency Rescue (5 points): Revive 8 teammates in a round.

Explosive Efficiency (10 points): Get 8 APM or RDX kills in a round.

Firearm Efficiency (5 points): Get 4 pistol kills in a round.

Infiltrator (10 points): Get 5 headshots with a sniper rifle.

Problem Solver (20 points): Destroy four Titan consoles in a round.

Titan Defender (20 points): Get 7 titan defend scores (kill enemies on your Titan).

Titan Destructor (20 points): Destroy 4 titan guns in a round (anti-air or ground defense).

Titan Survival (10 points): When your team destroys the enemy Titan, just off to the ground.

Troop Transporter (20 points): Get 10 Titan drops in a round (drop off teammates on the enemy Titan).

Wheels of Hazard (5 points): Run down 5 enemies.

Glitch: Suez Canal: Jeep wheelie:
Get in a jeep (preferably PACs as they work better). Drive directly at the main bridge with a good amount of speed. Hit the speed boost just before you get on the bridge. If done correctly, you should end up with a tail-dragging wheelie for about three seconds.Note: The vehicle will suffer 1 to 5 hit points of damage.

Hint: Goliath:
The easiest way to destroy the Goliath is with the Rail Gun. Hit it when it had been EMP striked.

Hint: Titan:
When the enemy Titan shields are down, attack it. The enemies will be waiting, but attacking the core will help you succeed faster. Always use teamwork.

Hint: Heal faster:
If you are playing as the Assault class, throw one medkit on the ground and hold one in your hands to heal twice as fast.

Hint: Easier revive:
An easy way to revive someone is to cover then with smoke. Then try to revive the person about two or three seconds later.