Perimeter Score 8.2 Developer: 1C Publisher: Codemasters Perimeter Review » Check latest prices » Visit the Perimeter forum »

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• Gorgeous, though taxing, graphics
• High-concept sci-fi setting
• Innovative real-time strategy
• Real-time terraforming
• Challenging gameplay

Watch a Perimeter video. Click "Stream for Free" for higher resolution. Innovation is a word that gets bandied about a lot but is rarely seen, especially in the realm of real-time strategy games. But every now and then, someone delivers a game that's completely unlike anything seen before. Perimeter is just such a game. This real-time strategy game delivers a high-concept sci-fi setting, a load of innovative gameplay, and beautiful graphics. And though it falls short in a few areas, it's still a breath of fresh air in a genre in need of it.

With a plot that's equal parts Sliders and Solaris, you'll explore strange new dimensions where reality can take on different shapes. Your mission is to shepherd the remnants of humanity--living in giant floating cities known as frames--safely through these different dimensions. At the same time, you must battle rival frames, but the most dire threat comes from the scourge, a strange enemy that takes a different shape in each dimension. Perimeter is touted as the first real-time terraforming game, since the primary resource in the game is not some exotic mineral or ore, but rather land. The gorgeous voxel graphics engine renders beautiful, organic landscapes, and if the game has a weakness, it's that you'll need a powerful computer to see it running at maximum detail. But if you're looking for an original RTS game, and if you have a top-of-the-line system, then Perimeter is certainly worth checking out.

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