New Good Old Games Offerings Announced
by Wesley Thomas ~ July 9th, 2009. Filed under: Games.
The Good Old Games catalog continues to swell with excellent games. Today, the site sent out an email announcing its latest additions, Evil Genius and Ground Control (+ Expansion). Soon, you’ll also be able to purchase special editions of Empire Earth and Lords of Magic. As with every other offering from Good Old Games, these titles are guaranteed to work with Windows XP and Vista.
Continue reading for an official description of each game along with pricing information.
Evil Genius – “Build a secret base, gain notoriety by completing daring missions, repel the forces of justice in real-time combat, and develop evil super-weapons to complete your nefarious master plan. As a malevolent mastermind bent on achieving global domination, through the construction of the ultimate doomsday device, Evil Genius gives you all the dastardly with none of the muttley. A tongue-in-cheek take on the spy thrillers of the ’60s, offering you the unique opportunity to play the villain as you control a secret island fortress complete with powerful henchmen, loyal minions, ice-cold beauty queens, and a host of hilarious gizmos.”$9.99
Gound Control – “In the year 2419 war has been outlawed on Earth and has moved to the stars. Across of colonized worlds the Mega-corps fight endless battles for control of desperately needed land and resources. Two competing corporations have gone to war over a distant world.
You thought that this battle for Krig-7b was just another brushfire war in the long standing dispute between Crawen Industries and Order of the New Dawn. But this time it would be different…
Your reputation as a brilliant military tactician and fearless leader has not gone unnoticed. Your employer, Craven Industries has chosen you to command an army of ground and air forces begin deployed to the distant world of Krig-7b. Victory is your only objective.
This pack includes the original Ground Control and the expansion Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy.”$5.99
Empire Earth: Gold Edition – “Control the destiny of a fledgling civilization through as many as 500,000 years of human history. From meagre beginnings you must exploit the natural resources around you to build an empire capable of dominating the Earth. But your rise to supremacy will not go unchallenged. As was the case throughout history, rival civilizations are certain to oppose you every step of the way.
New technologies, buildings and weapons become available as your civilization progresses through history. But bear in mind that advancement does not necessarily mean success. Your civilization might flourish during one Epoch only to be crushed in the next…
This pack includes the original Empire Earth and the expansion pack The Art of Conquest.” $5.99
Lords of Magic: Special Edition – “These are black days for Urak. Evil envelops the land and the people cry out for a savior.
For a thousand years, peace reigned on the pastoral lands of Urak. Then forces of darkness, led by the evil sorcerer Balkoth, unleashed a nightmare of war and terrorism that destroyed the people and laid waste to the land. Now the cities are defenceless. The people are starving. The Great Temples of the land, once the centres of beauty and learning lie crumbling, overrun by worshippers of Balkoth. The people pray for a leader who can defeat Balkoth and end this nightmare.
Are you that leader?
This pack includes the original Lords of Magic and the expansion Lords of Magic:Legends of Urak: .” $5.99