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Thus, the game show on MTV has passed but it is kept in our memory. It is clear that we’ve made a record of it, just so, in case :-)
Though the show is in Russian, it contains lots of gameplay video and can be interesting for all who wants to know more of the game.
Download here (~245 Mb), or here (~95 Mb).

The coming Game show on MTV Russia will be devoted to the “Ancient Wars: Sparta” game. The developers will tell about the game and its development in detail. In their best tradition, the folks from MTV will show much of a game video and a “secret” video clip. Everyone, who hasn’t seen the “Ancient Wars: Sparta” game but wants to – that’s your show!
Premiere: January 19, Friday, 18:30.
Repeat: January 21, Sunday 12:30 and January 23, Tuesday 19:30.

A gaming website www.ag.ru , famous for its pretentiousness, has laid out the review of Ancient Wars: Sparta. As usual, spectacular journalists have clarified the game in the original literary manner with their inimitable humor.

I know it’s wrong to admit my hang-up with European PC games but I just can’t help it – in the back of mind I still associate Europe with niche titles. European games are great, if I want to play the role of a medieval tanning guild accountant or a soccer hooligan. While I have occasionally made exceptions for such Euro games as the Total War series or Far Cry, I often look to North American studios to get my computer gaming fix.

Read the detailed and interesting preview here.

Fresh from the RTS department comes Ancient Wars: Sparta. We got an early look at Playlogic's 2 year project. Though only about 80% percent is done on the demo campaigns they let us play, there is some clean detail and solid gameplay. They boast a lot of physics in their new custom built engine. There are specific wind effects as to how well you could sail and some fairly complex destruction animations. They are on a good path here. I will have to see how it all comes together in the end for the final product.
Read the detailed and interesting preview  here.

Check out the RTS rankings and the published preview.