Tropico 3 is the latest entry in the series of caribbean flavored games of dictatorship, it’s also this week’s new release. You are ”El Presidente”, and as the ruler of your own small island nation your people’s fate is in your hands. Maintain your position through popularity or power the choice is yours.
This week’s additions to the 64-bit compatible catalog are Praetorians and Jewel Craft.
Today GameTap adds Codemaster’s Damnation to its library of PC games. Damnation was originally released in spring of 2009 and is a third-person action game with steam-punk (and I use the term loosely here) styling and an emphasis on vertical level design.
Battlestations Midway is GameTap’s featured free game and will be available to all users until 11.26.09.
Republic: The Revolution is on of this week’s new releases on GameTap. Republic is created by the same studio who produced the Evil Genius, a game that has recently risen to GameTap’s most played game. Republic is a bit more ambitious than Evil Genius and as a result will have a much more narrow appeal. RtR is a political strategy game in which you must use your influence, money, and power to rally the people to a revolt against a tyrannical President. However, you won’t be the only party vying for power and you’ll face stiff competition from others with differing ideologies. If the above is enough to pique your interest Republic could become your new time-sink.
Hot Dish is game number 2 for today’s new releases. Hot Dish is a casual title that bares a some resemblance to another, more maternal, cooking game as well as other time management games like Snowy’s Lunch Rush or Stand O’ Food.
GameTap’s latest release Still Life 2, is crime drama following the adventures of FBI agent Victoria McPherson. Agent McPherson’s latest case has her chasing down the East Coast Killer, a serial killer who, as the namesake implies, is on a murder spree up and down the United States eastern coast.
Halloween is just around the corner, and with that in mind American McGee’s Grimm: Master Thief is our featured free game for the next 2 weeks. Master Thief was Grimm series’ special Halloween episode.
Play Grimm: Master Thief For Free On GameTap
Let’s face it sometimes, nay, most of the time evil is fun. I’m speaking of evil in the gaming world of course, where tough moral choices typically consist of “Should I smash the goblin with this war-hammer? Or burn him alive with a fireball?” and the only consequence of our actions is at worst a loading screen. Our new release, Evil Genius, takes the concept of “evil is fun” and runs with it, crafting a deep strategy game with clever mechanics, slick mid-century art style, and characters plucked from straight out of spy-fiction pulp. While the style and setting is familiar enough in other pop-media, James Bond, The Incredibles, The Venture Brothers, it is relatively untouched, and undeservedly so, in the video game world. I won’t leave you strapped the table, boring you to death with more text, just start downloading.
“Surprise!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Oh the look on your face GameTap, I bet you thought we forgot all about your birthday. Nooo, we were just holding out until your present got here, go ahead and open it.”
*GameTap opens package*
“Ohh look at that a bunch of 64-bit compatible games, those look like fun don’t they GameTap!”
*GameTap Frowns A Bit*
“Now I know these aren’t your favorites and they weren’t the games you were asking for, but it’s all the store had on such short notice. And don’t worry we went ahead and ordered all your favorites and they’ll be sent over as soon as they’re available.”
*GameTap Smiles*
“Why don’t you go outside and play with your new games, oh, and don’t forget to share them with your friends… for free… for the weekend.”
64-bit Compatible Back Catalog Games Released Today:
Project Snowblind (free this weekend)
Hitman: Contracts (free this weekend)
Tomb Raider: Anniversary (free this weekend)
D.N.A. (free this weekend)
Sacred Gold (free this weekend)
Magic Ball 3 (free this weekend)
Hitman: Blood Money (free this weekend)
Beach Life (free this weekend)
Turtix (free this weekend)
Infernal (free this weekend)
Tomb Raider Legend (free this weekend)
