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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (PC Games)
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On the afternoon of April 12 in 2006, a massive explosion shattered the Chernobyl area. The Zone, as the area got to be known, was characterized by anomalous energy disturbances, rendering even the most advanced form of protective suits worthless to would be rescue teams. Months passed and nothing could be done. The military quarantined the area to prevent unauthorized entry and perhaps even reassure the local populace that the area was under control and confinement. Almost 4 years after the initial event, expeditions can now safely traverse several kilometers deep into the Zone. Among these are the Stalkers, poachers that enter the zone searching for artifacts and anomalous formations that are highly sought after by certain organizations and groups.
The player controls a Stalker, venturing into the Zone in order to acquire information, technology and artifacts to sell and possibly put a mysterious puzzle together. Avoiding the dangers within and the military because as a Stalker you are effectively a thief, and the army that has quarantined the area, don't take kindly to trespassers. Within the Zone you will have to detect and avoid the bizarre phenomenon's (anomalies) that plague the area, avoid or eliminate various kinds of mutants and you can even expect competition from other Stalkers
- Gigantic game world of the Zone of 30 square kilometers
- Free non-linear exploration with vast outdoor and indoor areas
- Constantly changing world of the Zone and unique life simulation system
- Unique types of weapons and enemy impact: gravitational weapons, psychotropic weapons, telekinesis, telepathy, taking under control
- About 30 types of weapons with weapon upgrades - optics or barrel-attached grenade launcher for your rifle to make it a super gun
- Strong non-linear story line with over 8 completely different endings
- Original creatures and their abilities: group intellect, telepathy, telekinesis with realistic communication with any sapient character
- Realistic AI and life simulation of game creatures and characters
- Trade of weapons, artifacts, equipment and control of vehicles
- Mind blowing graphics and weather effects powered by X-Ray engine
- Endless replay-ability owing to unique life simulation system
System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements:
OS: Windows XP/Vista
Processor: Pentium 4 @ 2.0 GHz
Memory: 1 GB
Hard Drive: 5.5 GB Free
Video Memory: 256 MB (Radeon 9600/GeForce 5700+)
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard & Mouse
DVD Rom Drive
Recommended System Requirements
OS: Windows XP/Vista
Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO Processor
Memory: 2 GB
Hard Drive: 5.5 GB Free
Video Memory: 256 MB (Radeon 1950/GeForce 7900)
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard & Mouse
DVD Rom Drive
Customer Reviews
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Hungry as.
 Reviewed by Ewan from Auckland, NZ on April 8th, 2008
Chomp chomp.... this title runs slowly and I am running HL2 and Medieval Total War 2 on full specs (dual core with 2G Ram). Ran so slowly its painfull...unless you have a high end rig...steer clear HL2 is way better and better value.
not much else to say but AWESOME
 Reviewed by Chris from Westport, NZ on March 30th, 2008
I love this game! it has pretty good gameplay.. and i love the rpg/fps style. with 4gig ram and a 512mb graphics card it runs awesome and really smooth. has a great storyline and some cool guns, but as others have said that mods such as weight mod make it ahole lot better.
cant wait for Stalker clear skys to come out.. counting down the days
MIND BLOWING ENTERTAINMENT
Reviewed by Chris from Kaiapoi, North Canterbury on March 27th, 2008
S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl, well what can I say. This is the best free roaming FPS, I have ever played. I am a big fan of FPS games where you can go practically anywhere in your environment to complete certain missions. Therefore I really like Delta Force, Far Cry, Crysis. Unlike Doom 3 or games where you must take a certain path. S.T.A.L.K.E.R is my favourite game by far. Even after completing it, I had to play it again. There's some really cool weapons in it, that you can modify. Also love the way you can pilfer dead bodies for items. The graphics are beautiful. And best of all you don't need a high spec machine/graphics card to enjoy this game. I am really looking forward to the prequel coming out this year. S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky. Trust me if you have a spare $50, and want a great game for Winter, then buy this. Time an time again I will go back to this game. As I am only running it on a Socket 939 board, with an AGP card, so when I upgrade I will play this again and change the settings. Just incase you don't know it took GSC 6 years to make this awesome game.
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good game-wouldnt want 2 b there
Reviewed by GAZ from waikato on July 23rd, 2007
Well i read all the reviews so far , and yes i agree its not everyones cup of tea, the lock ups pfffft,,,,and graphics are not as they claimed etc etc ( and as others have mentioned ) , but remember that this game is years old and back in the day when it was being conceived it was pretty out there and would of been the bomb , and on the other hand, a computer would of been very expensive to run it back then and as specs suggest 2 gig ram , was almost unheard of .... Any way i liked it as the challenge was good on master.... and for those who had a back pack weight problem , get the mod that allows 150 or 500 kgs of weight instead of the limit of 60, ( personally i didnt use any artifacts as i didnt see the need and didnt do artifact missions ) and get the vehicle mod too for something different, ( does come in handy when u want to hide )..........
Cutting Edge Classic.
Reviewed by Rohan from Warkworth, NZ on June 23rd, 2007
STALKER is a fantastic game. It's not perfect but I think its one of the best FPS's yet.
You're not a bullet proof superman in this story. STALKER is about survival and sneaking and hiding. You gotta take your time, manage your resources carefully and shoot accurately. And yes, your gun will jam sometimes, the bad guys are good shots and the psuedo dogs will rip you to shreads (if you're overloaded and can't run) That's the game and it's cool.
Play the game on a high difficulty setting, it's more challenging and more fun. If you want all the eye candy you gonna need a high spec machine, and make sure you patch it.
STALKER looks good and has a good story with multiple endings depending on your choices.
I got the collectors edition and I'm glad I did.
Great game but a little hungry
Reviewed by Cameron from Rotorua on May 7th, 2007
This by far the best fps I've played in a while. Only downfall is it is a little processor and RAM hungry which causes a few lags spikes at times in critical battles (have a duo core processor with 1 Gb RAM).
Overall though I would say get this game if you like a mix of rpg and fps in a uniquely open environment.
No half-life 2, that's for sure
Reviewed by David from Wellington on April 23rd, 2007
I gave this game a chance. I played it right through and wish that I hadn't.
STALKER was average right from the get go and managed to maintain that level right through. I remember reading in a mag several years ago that the graphics were meant to be 'photo-realistic' - Ha, the in game graphics don't come anywhere near those of Half-life 2.
Aside from that,
- enemies see you from hundreds of meters away; in dense scrub, through walls, etc.
- artifacts don't give the correct special powers; ie - ones that were supposed to heal you would instead cause more bleeding??
- your backpack doesn't hold enough, which forces you to either drop the artifacts that you have collected or repeatedly trek miles back and forth to traders so you can cash them in.
- you can only run for a short distance before you're forced to a ridiculously slow walk.
- bugs crashing the game
Do yourself a favour and go for something like C&C3, or Battlefield 2142 instead.
Great except...
Reviewed by Phil from Auckland on April 19th, 2007
If I were to make a FPS it would be this. The setting and the premise are so cool. The huge, wonderfully bleak, wasted industrial landscapes are awesome. Running around doing missions, scaveging loot from fallen enemies, talking to other characters you meet and trading with them and doing the occasionl job for them, killing all kinds of mutants and stuff, and lots of cool Soviet/Russian weapons.
There's also the realism aspect; you have an encumberance limit, you have slots in your inventory for a main weapon and a backup weapon and you can only have one of each equiped at one time, and weapons wear out with use and begin to jam as they degrade. There's even a cool little paper doll image of you that changes when you equip different armour so you can see what you look like. It's right up my alley.
The only problems are the bugs (but you get that these days don't you) the respawn, and the graphics. Respawn is never a good thing in games and usually ruins them, and in one particular area it ruined it a bit for me. You fight through a hoard of bandits at a road block to get through to the next area, and when you come back they've all respawned and you have to kill them all again. What's fun about that? The graphics are nice but seem pretty average to me. Some older games like Far Cry and Doom 3 look better and run perfectly on my machine yet this one runs poorly except on modest detail and lighting settings. Can someone explain that to me? There's terrific atmosphere in the underground areas though.
Other than those few niggles I'm enjoying it more than any game I've played in a long time.
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Not worth the time
 Reviewed by Matthew on April 17th, 2007
My time is too precious for this. I love a good game, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R just wasn't one of them. The graphics are distinctly last-gen (or is that two gens now), and yet it ran like a slouch on my PC. But aside from the dated graphics and annoying crashes (system lock ups to complete shut down), the gameplay just didn't do anything for me. Kinda been there done that many time now with FarCry, HL2, Doom3 etc. This is nothing new. If they had of released it 2 years ago then it would have been sweet. The idea is awesome but the implementation is dodgy. Real shame......Luckily I was able to return my copy to EB for a full refund. When it comes down in price to something more realistic, and when I've got time to waste, I might have another go - providing GSCs patches work.
The tedium was huge
Reviewed by H from Southland on April 14th, 2007
Don't bother.
Its an RPG with guns.
Lame guns.
Walk slowly up the road on the first mission, oh here's some bandits to shoot (oops, the lame gun just jammed - jammed?!!) and loot the bodies for bandages and cans of food.
On to the next intersection int the road.................no.......................
Its not even pretty except for the cut scenes. Yes, cut-scenes, remember its an RPG.
And it takes ages to load each bit.
dont write it off to quick
Reviewed by Jon from Auckland NZ on April 12th, 2007
you are missing out if you dont play past the first zone, yes the noobie weapons suck and yes you will die a lot. Once you get a decent weapon and some ammo and figure out how the game works its an amazing piece of work. remember to get the patch before you start to play as it kills your saved games so if your picking this up to play it patch it first.
having a blast with it, well worth the money if you have a comp that can run it.
Ripped
Reviewed by Anonymous from Timaru, NZ on March 31st, 2007
I feel like i just wasted $90. I would have expected this game to be something great, it's been in the works for ages but the game didn't really grab me. I've found the game boring and restrictive.
Weapons are a real pain, just to kill 2guys you could be there for ages because the weapons have poor performance, it slows the gameplay down but this much is too much.
Game might be big but still very restrictive to where you can go.
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