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World War III: Black Gold

Actual Armies. Actual Weapons. Actual Political Issues.World War III - Black Gold takes the player to the near future. The political crisis has been going on for months, leading to worldwide turmoil. A secret conference of the UN Central Geological Commission reveals that worldwide oil reserves have reached dangerously low levels: Oil...

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Mixed (250) - 60% of the 250 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Oct 16, 2001

Developer:

Reality Pump

Publisher:

Topware Interactive

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“Political climate aside, this is a great game. It is well designed and features great replay ability.”
90 – Gamer's Pulse

“Black Gold's combination of intense real-time action, gorgeous graphics, and streamlined play make this one of the best real-time strategy games of 2001.”
85 – GameSpy

“It's an all-around great real-time strategy game that also happens to stand out from other games in the genre.”
84 – GameSpot

About This Game

Actual Armies. Actual Weapons. Actual Political Issues.

World War III - Black Gold takes the player to the near future. The political crisis has been going on for months, leading to worldwide turmoil. A secret conference of the UN Central Geological Commission reveals that worldwide oil reserves have reached dangerously low levels: Oil reserves will run out within 8-10 years. This proves too short for even the most highly industrialized countries to switch their economies to alternative energy sources. Soon, mass protests erupt all over the world, effectively shutting down the global economy. The Great Powers have declared WW III...

FEATURES:

2 Game modes: for beginners and experts
3 Campaigns on three sites: the US, Russia and Iraq in 30 epic missions of courage and honour
Fully 3D war terrain and units
Day/night cycles and variable weather conditions affect the game and your strategies
"Technology Tree" weapons research system
Tunnels, trenches and interconnected underground tunnel systems)
Ability to modify the 3D terrain (flattens terrain, create bulwarks or dig ditches)
Advanced electronic battle systems: communications tapping, photo stream capturing
Kamikaze and Stealth-units
Camouflage and Jamming systems
Defence systems: missile defence, decoys, anti-chemical filters
Anti-aircraft, anti-tank, mass destruction weapons
Challenging Multitplayer-Mode for up to 8 players over LAN & EarthNet

System Requirements

Windows

macOS

Minimum:

OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
Processor: Intel/AMD Singlecore CPU
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: 3D with DirectX support and 64 MB RAM
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 900 MB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Additional Notes: Keyboard, Mouse

Recommended:

OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
Processor: Intel/AMD Singlecore CPU with 1.5 GHz
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: 3D with DirectX support and 128 MB RAM
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 1200 MB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Additional Notes: Keyboard, Mouse

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

Minimum:

OS: macOS Sierra
Processor: Intel Mac 2.GHz
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: 128 MB
Storage: 1200 MB available space
Sound Card: required
Additional Notes: Keyboard, Mouse

Recommended:

OS: macOS Sierra
Processor: Multicore CPU
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: 256 MB
Storage: 1200 MB available space
Sound Card: required
Additional Notes: Keyboard, Mouse

* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.

Copyright 2001-2018 by TopWare Interactive. Developed by Reality Pump Studios. All rights reserved.
World War III: Black Gold, Reality Pump, TopWare Interactive and the related logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of TopWare Interactive - AC Enterprises e.K.

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