Savage (PC)

It's not just about fragging like most FPS games, but a good strategy is also very important. You have a lot of different units, weapons and items to accomplish your task to destroy there base. This units, weapons and items first need to be researched by your Commander. You commander can only research stuff when there's enough stone and gold. The FPS players need to get the Gold by killing enemies or buildings. Stone will be collected by stone mining. Gold can also be mined but it's faster to kill enemies or destroy buildings. Commander can research workers to accomplish the mining task.

In battles, when you get closer to your enemy, you mostly will use melee attacks instead of using your advanced weapons. Melee requires some practise but you will get used to it soon and its extremely powerful.

Last but not least, you can choose between 2 races, Humans or Beasts, both with there own buildings, units, items and weapons.

WARNING! This game is highly addictive!


Savage - Game review   February 22, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Savage is one of the most original games I have seen recently. UT2003 I found fun, but was a little too fast paced for my tastes, and contained little if any strategy. Savage for me was a big suprise when I downloaded the demo merely on a whim and found a far more in-depth game, a week of playing was enough to convince me that here was a game that would hold my interest for some time to come and I have not regretted buying the game (over 2 months ago now).
Savage is a FPS, but with FAR more emphasis on teamwork - both with your teammates on the ground, and with your team's commander. How often in a real-time-strategy game have you sworn at your AI units for their stupidity and wanted human intelligence in them? Now you can.
On a technical note - I was impressed with the support for both Windows and Linux out of the box. Its low technical requirements mean that I got far better performance than I'm used to in an FPS. v1.2 (the version that the demo is running at) performed extremely well for me (1.33Ghz Athlon and Geforce 4 4800ti), where other games have performed less well. You will probably want DSL for the best gaming experience - to get the all-powerful low-ping, but dial-up users shouldn't find themselves too put-out.
In short - if you find FPS's too much of a simple-minded twich game, and want something with more strategy, then look no further.


Most Original online game to date   February 21, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This game when first relaesed in the US was still rough around the edges and because of this had a lot of frustrating bugs.

However, the european release has had almost all of these bugs resolved, and with a good technical team woking onit, are making constant improvements and refinements. The game as it stands now is an action packed strategy/FPS unlike any other on the market at present.

The game itself is based on 1 commander building a command and conquer style base, and the rest of the team playing his units. Every game you play online is different depending on the strategy the commander takes, and there is a large variety of weapons and items to make it much more diverse than your average Online FPS. It is also a game that has a good learning curve so that new players dont end up as fresh meat for the grinder. There is also a large variety of maps each one posing different problems. I bought this game about 1 month ago and there hasnt been a day where I havent played it, its very addictive and has good longevity of play. If you like online gaming then this is a must have. If you've never done online gaming then this game would be ideal to start with, due to the depth of variety this game has.


Best MP game in a long time   February 23, 2004
john77 (Newcastle)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

Been playing the demo from the US for months now and I have to say that I am still playing it.

Each side must have a commander who sees things like an RTS and gives orders to the rest of the players who are soldiers that mine, build and fight in first and third person.

It's like the Half-Life Natural Selection mod but more epic and if you are a true fan of gaming you will love this. Not many games these days come up with original ideas like Savage anymore. Have pre-ordered the game already and whole heartedly recommend it. If in doubt, go download the demo at www.s2games.com You wont be disappointed.


superb   February 22, 2004
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Been playing since the US release and what can I say. Fantastic game. A nice blend of both RTS and FPS. Savage has nice graphics, atmospheric sound and lots to do. The developers of the game keep in touch with the community and regularly play the game too AND they listen to what the community has to say.
Coming from an RTS background, Savage was my first FPS game and I am thoroughly enjoying it. Whether you play as a human who excels with weapons. or as a leaping beast using melee enchantments, theres something to suit everyones style of play. Even something for the snipers and campers at heart Grrrr!.
Savage requires teamwork to win and therefore is an excellent game for clans to consider, with a developing ladder and european league, the game can only go from strength to strength.

Heaps of fun, good community and an excellent development team. I cant find much fault with this game and its the first for a long time to grab my attention and keep it.