Rise & Fall: Civilizations At War

You must be remembering that I had posted about a free games bundle sponsored by the US Air Force. But, the thing is that the server speeds were terrible. So, terrible that I got a measly 5 KBps on my broad band line!!!! And that too after retrying to get a slot for 5 times!

But after a helpful search and tip I got this link for a Direct Download link for just this game. I'm using FlashGet, and am getting around 200 KBps on this. It's also supporting resuming on this download.

As for the game, the game's been given off free as an ad supported game, sponsored by the US Air Force. I'm downloading now, and will give you all a heads-up as soon as I'm done downloading and playing a little.

The main features of this game are:

Choose from four of the ancient world's mightiest empires: Persia, Greece, Egypt, or Rome plus four minor civilizations: Carthaginians, Babylonians, Gaul-Barbarians & Assyrians.

Enlist over 80 unique units to your cause, including footmen, archers, cavalry, siege and massive triremes,

Use realistically-scaled siege towers, ladders, and battering rams to annihilate city defenses and clear the way for the player's ground forces Fight for control of the seas by boarding and ramming enemy naval vessels using massive, accurately-scaled warships. Outfit warships with infantry, archers, ballistae, or catapults, depending on the player's strategic objectives,

Engage in awe-inspiring feats of heroism by personally joining your troops during climactic battles (from a third-person perspective),

Control one of eight unique Heroes including Julius Caesar, Germanicus Caesar, Cleopatra, Ramses the Great, Achilles and Alexander the Great, each with special abilities and weapons. This unique feature places the player on the battlefield as a fully controlled super weapon.

It allows you go into battle along side your troops as you take control of your hero unit, like a third person action game 

             

The Download links are below. It's a bit too large for people with slower internet connection. But, hey! It's a free game and the servers are supporting resume, so why not give it a go?

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Red Alert 3 demo fast download

For all those patiently waiting for trying out Red Alert 3, why not get a taste whether it's worth it.

Get the demo of the Red Alert 3, that contains the tutorial, including intro to the dual nature of units and how to boss over your co-commander.

Plus it has two fully playable campaign from the retail game's campaigns, one from the Soviets and also the Allies. Along with these, it also has the full intro 7-min video included.

It's a pretty nice game, sprinkled with jokes and it is quite funny. The download's at 1.83 GBs, but this one supports download managers and so you can get high speeds. I got about 200 KBps on this one. Way better than others, like gamespot, which was crawling at about 16 KBps.

A part from the site     

" The single-player demo includes the entire 7-minute opening cinematic from the game, along with three of the game’s interactive tutorials and one campaign mission from both the Soviet and the Allied campaigns for a full-blown taste of Red Alert action:
Krasna-45: Circus of Treachery – The second mission of the Soviet campaign, players will immediately be introduced to battling the series’ newest faction, the Empire of the Rising Sun, escorting the Soviet’s commando Natasha to a launch facility, protecting her from the Imperial ambush division waiting to attack.


Heidelberg: The Famous Liberation – Players will then switch their attention over to the Allied cause, in the third mission in the Allied campaign, teaming up with an in-game Co-Commander to take out the Soviet’s powerful Iron Curtain and headquarters in Germany.

The demo gives gamers a great opportunity to try out Red Alert 3 before the game’s first major patch is released later this year. The upcoming update will include the WorldBuilder, the game’s map-making and mod tool and a community favorite, enhancements to AutoMatch for multiplayer, balance fixes and an easy-to-use de-authorization tool that will allow players to de-authorize previously authenticated machines that they no longer wish to play Red Alert 3 on, ultimately giving them the freedom to play on an unlimited number of computers. "

More info here.

Or you can skip all this and get to the direct download from the above mentioned site here. But do check out the site mentioned for the full listing of the features of the game