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Elusive Vaporware becomes a Fresh & Origin..al Game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 11
Date: February 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have been trying to get this game for a year.
A year ago (February 2005) I found it on Amazon. It sounded like it would be an interesting & fun game, so I pre-ordered it. After waiting 2-3 months, Amazon canceled the order and told me that they could no longer get it. So I figured the game was never going to happen. Then in June 2005 I saw it on EB Games and I pre-ordered it. After waiting 2-3 months, EB Games canceled the order and told me that they could no longer get it. Then in September 2005 I bought the GameSpot Report: E3 2005 DVD set. And to my surprise, there was a trailer for Origin of the Species: Project G.I. Ants. I said OK, still alive and kicking! On October 19, 2005 I again pre-ordered it from Amazon. I have been patiently waiting for Amazon to send it to me. Today is February 13, 2006. According to Amazon, I should receive the game by February 23, 2006. It still has not been shipped. I'm still waiting. Knowing my luck, after ordering it 3 times & waiting. when I finally do get this game , it will probably suck :(

The wait is over. I have played this game, so now I am going to edit my original review with a post played review.

This game really turned out to be a lot of fun and a great game. I waited for it to finally come out, thankfully it was worth the wait.
As far as the story and the theme about the game, that is personal preference, everyone has different taste. I don't think that should be included in grading on a 1 - 5 star rating. But, the way the story was wrote and how well it is presented in the game, should be part of the grading. I give the story 4 stars. This game kept me interested all the way to the finish. It was full of originality which was a refreshing break from 90% of the other shooters where all that matters is to kill whatever gets in your way until you reach the end of that level or the game.
I did not have any of the problems with the sounds and buggy game play like the person "M.Abner" mentioned in their review. The problems they were having are the result of running the game on a low performance computer. I played "DIRT" on my Alienware area-51, with no problems. Its a P4 3.6 GHZ , 1 GB DDR2 memory, ATI Radeon X850 XT 256MB PCIE graphics.
But most important, my Area-51 was hand built by specialist who know which components work the best when connected together, and how to assemble the computer to get the most efficient performance out of it. You can't buy a BestBuy computer and expect it to run the latest tech game without choking. In other words, don't blame the game because you bought a cheap computer that can't run it.
All in all, this game was definitely worth getting. Its got all the great things you love about games, (scary, excitement, interesting, challenging, surprising, etc.) but it doesn't go overboard with it.
I give this game 5 stars for fun, and 4 stars for Overall.
I'm going to go play it again right now.

Summer Release

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 14
Date: April 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I emailed their PR team and they're saying the game will probably be released by summer. It'll be worth the wait though because it does look like a lot of fun.

Dir t - Origin of the Species

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: November 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is real fun - I love it!
The storyline is basically about a girl (Dirt) that has had her DNA modified by her father who was a top Scientist. Her DNA has been spliced with alien DNA which has meant that as she has got older she developed some crazy special powers (bit like X-Men). The game play is real fun especially with all the cool special powers...they really make this game for me big time!

There are some really clever puzzles to solve using some of the special powers like setting boxes on fire with the pyrokinesis special power and then throwing them into a room with the telekinesis special power to triggering fire extinguishers. Also I've found some brilliant game play with the telekinesis special power to control bullets around corners and down alleyways to trigger switches - truly brilliant! The razor disk is one of my favourites though as you can decapitate up to 8 enemies at a time...the disk slices up some of the characters in different gruesome ways actually but I love the decapitations:-)
I think the cleverest thing about this game is that there are many ways to solve puzzles / kill enemies, the more I play it the better I'm becoming at getting to grips with all the special powers. Also, the combo stuff is great and I'm just mastering that now. This is a breath of fresh air for me - I'd definitely recommend this game hands down.

Buyer Beware

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: December 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

DIRT could have been a fun game. The graphics are ok and the story line is a bit lacking in certain areas but these two don't bring the game down. Often times the effects are mudane and the sound is missing. Fire a gun and hear the shots every other 10 seconds & the voice acting is horrible. You have the option of autosave or save in game, regardless you start at the beginning of the level every time. You often save people who say, "Here, take this!" and yet they give you nothing... very very buggy. And, of course, the icing on the cake... STARFORCE!!! No thanx, I refuse to install any game with starforce. If you need to know more about SF check this site out. Hope this helps!

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2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

graphics range from okay to even with options turned all the way up, voice acting really sucks, overall gameplay is crappy and unfinished. Actions are slow.

It is one of those games where you constantly have to save people. If some moron npc walks onto your grenade you get to restart level - yay!

This should of stayed vaporware.

BOYCOTT STARFORCE

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I will no longer buy or play game with STARFORCE on it. Too bad, this is is a game that I really wanted to play, but I will not bend over for STARFORCE. I've only have minor problem with STARFORCE, and while I am against illegal copying, I am also agaisnt destruction of personal property.
Just in case you don't know, STARFORCE is one of the software protection programs that many game publishers use to protect their software from illegal copying, which is all right. However, unlike the other software protection programs, STARFORCE CAN DEGRADE THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR CD/DVD BURNER, MAKING IT SLOWER, and, according to some people, screwed up their optical drive totally. At any rate, please do some research on your own and decide for yourself if STARFORCE is a malware or not before installing any game with STARFORCE on your computer.

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