ParaWorld
drops you right in the middle of a parallel world where dinosaurs coexist with
humans. Three heroes are sent to this world by their enemy, the Seas, and they
must learn to adapt and fight if they want to survive.
ParaWorld takes place
across many environments including desert, jungle, and more. Different
environments harbor different dinosaurs and different enemy tribes, but don’t
worry; you’ll have help along the way.
The three heroes each
have their own special moves and also bonuses that they add to the units they
are leading. You build units just like in any other RTS, and more slowly become
available as you play. There will also be times where a tribal chieftain will
help you out, and this chieftain will open up new units to build or train for
the limited time you have them.
You will have to battle
your way through various enemies from African, Norsemen, and Asian tribes. Each
tribe has their own sort of “theme” – for example the Norsemen have many water
units like Viking ships and giant sea turtles. Tribes won’t be your only enemy,
because there will be untamed dinosaurs spawning on the maps as well. They will
continue to spawn until their nest is destroyed. There will also be day and
night cycles, including dinosaurs that only come out in the day or night.
ParaWorld has a nice look
to it – all the units are detailed nicely. Sunflowers is even playing around
with different camera angles, including action-packed chase cams and down low
free cams so you can move about the action.
Para World was still
fairly early in development when I saw it, but so far it already has some very
nice features and a good set up. ParaWorld will support up to 8 players online,
and is scheduled to come out in 2005.
