Game Details
Dark Colony
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Adventure
Released on: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Developer: Alternative Reality Technologies
Publisher: SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.)
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Game Modes: Single player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
| Platform | Release Date |
|---|---|
| PC (Microsoft Windows) | February 01, 1997 |
| Mac | February 09, 1998 |
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About:
Dark Colony is a real-time strategy with heavy emphasis on the actual combat. Resource gathering, base construction and unit production have been made as simple and fast as possible, allowing the player to focus on decimating the enemy armies. Ancient artifacts, available in some of the missions, provide unique options for beating the odds, even when they seem to be against you (and they often will).
Story:
In a gloomy not-so-distant future, mankind have finally made it to Mars. The colonization of the red planet is vital for humanity's survival, as the heavily polluted Earth's resources are nearly depleted. At the same time, the Taar, a mysterious alien race that lost their homeworld many centuries ago, has decided to take Mars as their new home. As the war between the two species erupts, the player has to choose his side and lead his people to ultimate domination over the red planet. Things become even more complicated when the ruins of an extinct ancient civilization are found on Mars, revealing immensely destructive weapons that could easily turn the tide of the war in favor of the faction that manages to gain control over them first.