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Classic Red Alert 1 – Single Player Strategy
Going over some quick basic strategies for single player mode in Red Alert 1. This is a great game to play if you don't have a very good computer and you don't have much cash to shell out on video games because:
- System requirements are very low
- Red Alert 1 is now freeware
Classic Red Alert 1 – New Jackpot Mission
Here's a mission I wrote up for Red Alert 1 (by the way, Red Alert 1 has now been declared as freeware). The mission is called 'Jackpot' and it's a Soviet vs. Soviet production mission —meaning you get to build a base— and I would love to get your feedback on this. This page also has a couple of video walkthroughs which cover the first twenty minutes or so of the mission to give you a better idea of what this mod is all about. This mission itself is a no-brainer to install and run. Full step-by-step instructions are provided. Check it out!...
How to Install Red Alert 1 on Windows XP
First of all, it seems from the numerous comments on my Youtube page featuring a walkthrough of Jackpot, my Red Alert mission mod, that many are unaware that the old, original Red Alert 1 is now officially freeware. So it bears repeating that you can now download and install Red Alert 1 completely free of charge. This page will show you where to get the download and secondly will show you exactly how to install it so that it will run it on Windows XP (runs fine on XP)...
Red Alert 1 – The Way We Were
Here is what the video game Red Alert used to look like back in its heyday before it got slightly overcooked with all that co-commander razzamatazz you see in Red Alert 3, the latest offering in this franchise. This page will give you a complete overview of the original title that turned Command & Conquer into a gamer's household phrase as well as provide links to strategy guides and whatnot...
Red Alert 1 Review – Page 2
Base Power User Rating See also: Red Alert 1 - The Way We Were How to Install Red Alert 1 on Windows XP Classic Red Alert - New Jackpot Mission Red Alert 1 - Single Player Strategy Red Alert … MORE...
Crysis Cheats – Tweaking Your Config Files
Here's how to set Crysis up to have infinite health and suit energy cheats automatically loaded when you load the game. This will save you having to type in a whole bunch of gobbledy-gook console commands while in the game.
Crysis Super Cheats Download
Here's a ready-made cheats file that you can download for free and then run while Crysis is loaded by bringing down the console (pressing the tilde ` key) and then typing in a single command. Among other things, this will enable god mode, allow you to carry unlimited weapons, give you all weapons and more...
Crysis Cheats Charts
Want a quick list of the best cheats you can implement in the PC game Crysis? Check out this comprehensive Crysis cheats chart. Get any weapon you want (or all weapons), make yourself invincible, make vehicles invincible, ramp up your strength mode (punch tanks!) and more. Includes how to enter the commands using the in-game console as well as how to get all console commands although —fair warning— the complete list of Crysis console commands is GIGANTIC...
Crysis Console Commands & DevMode
Here's a comprehensive and detailed rundown of how to use the Crysis command console to enter cheats and tweaks (for example, how to disable autosave at every checkpoint) and how to start Crysis in DEVMODE which is kind of a developer's test mode. Includes how to use the proper command console syntax (including examples) as well as how to get a complete list of all Crysis console commands.
Hacking a Better Crysis
If you just want to make Crysis better without having to enable any cheats, check out this page. Included is how to toggle crouch (set the crouch key so that you press it once and you stay crouched, press it again and come out of crouch) as well as how to set all the suit modes to specific hotkeys. I also give a rundown of two different system hardware configurations I used to run Crysis and what kind of performance I got. This will give you an idea of whether you can match the demanding system requirements for this game...
A Crysis Intervention: Gameplay Redux
After noticing that most Crysis videos on Youtube were concerned with performance, benchmarking and/or showing off some spectacular new kajillion dollar rig running Crysis with all the settings maxed out, I started thinking, "Hey! What about the game! Is anybody actually playing the game?" Hence, this web comic. Enjoy! :o)
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Crysis Weapons Strategy: Explosives
Here's an overview on how to put explosives to good use in the PC game Crysis. Strategies cover using various grenade types, the missile launcher and C4 explosives. How to make bad guy fall down and go boom and have a blast doing it (pardon the cheap pun...)...
Crysis Weapons Strategy:
Short Range & Assault Weapons
Short range and assault weapons in the PC game Crysis are covered in detail here including strategies on when to use them and how to use them effectively. Short range weapons include fists, pistols, SCAR, FY-71, shotgun, submachine gun, precision rifle, Guass rifle and the minigun...
Crysis Nanosuit Strategies
Ostensibly, Crysis is the true sequel to the original PC game Far Cry and what makes it so much better —aside from the spectacular graphics— is the nanosuit abilities. This page examines all four nanosuit abilities in detail and provides strategies for each...
Crysis Vehicles Strategy
How to best use vehicles to give yourself a strategic edge over the bad guys in Crysis is detailed on this page. Includes how to commandeer jeeps, what to do with damaged jeeps as well as my video Crysis Gameplay - Fun with 4x4s
Crysis – General Strategy
As far as I'm concerned, the new reference standard in quality video games is the open world concept of which Crysis employs to a great extent (although not as much as Far Cry 2). This means you can go apesh!t developing a wide array of strategies to use to complete the game's objectives. This page goes over some basic tactics you should employ throughout the game...
Crysis Review 2 – Weapons, Vehicles, AI
Weapons User Rating See also: Crysis - General Strategy Hacking a Better Crysis Crysis Cheats A Crysis Intervention (Webcomic) The weapons in Crysis are —for the most part— standard military fair including a pistol, a number of different machine … MORE...
Crysis – A Gorgeous Tactical Shooter
I wrote this review before I played Far Cry 2 so at the time, it was indeed the best new PC video game I had ever played with regards to photorealistic graphics and open-ended gameplay. And Crysis is, in my humble opinion, the true conceptual sequel to the original Far Cry...
Bioshock Strategies – Neptune’s Bounty
Some great tips on how to do the Neptune's Bounty level in Bioshock are provided here including how to kill the new Rosie-type Big Daddy, how to deal with Peach Wilkins and the freezer area and where to find the first Power to the People machine you can use to upgrade one of your weapons...
Bioshock Strategies – Medical Pavilion
Some essential tips and tricks on how to complete the Medical Pavilion level in Bioshock are provided here including where to find the Chompers Dental Office key, the easy way to kill Dr. Steinman and a video showing you four easy ways to kill the first Big Daddy.