Earth 2150
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Single player, multiplayer |
Earth 2150, also known as Earth 2150: Escape from the Blue Planet, is a
Story
It is the 22nd century, after years of war and famine of unfathomable level, the world is returning to normal. 12 states of the previous United States have joined to form the United Civilized States (UCS). While in Asia, a new empire was being created under the Iron Fist of the Khans, these Mongol descendants gave themselves a name meant to conjure up an association with a glorious former age: the Eurasian Dynasty (ED). The UCS now relied upon robots for all their needs, even their military is controlled by machines. GOLAN, the leader of the UCS military forces had recently been altered by order of the current President, leading to a number of glitches throughout the system. One of these caused it to underestimate the Eurasian Dynasty's defensive capacities, causing it to initiate the movement of a large force to occupy the British Isles. This mistake resulted in another violent war, lasting almost a decade. However, GOLAN managed to gain the upper hand against the battle-hardened Khans and so the ED resorted to the usage of advanced atomic weaponry. The ED attacked an encampment of UCS forces at the North Pole with a massive strike involving newly developed and untested atomic weaponry in an attempt to put a decisive end to the hostilities. The catastrophic resulting explosions pushed the Earth out of regular orbit and towards the Sun. Aware that the Earth's orbit has become unstable, a third faction living peacefully on the moon known as the Lunar Corporation (LC) joins the war in an attempt to defeat or reconcile both sides for the common good of humanity. The objective of the game is to collect enough resources to build an Evacuation Ship, allowing the player's people to journey to Mars and escape the looming apocalypse - foreshadowing Earth 2160.
Factions
Earth 2150 consists of 3 unique factions:
United Civilized States: This faction is a
Eurasian Dynasty: Essentially a revitalized
Lunar Corporation: The Lunar Corporation (LC) is a
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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CNET Gamecenter | 8/10[6] |
Computer Games Strategy Plus | [7] |
Computer Gaming World | [8] |
EP Daily | 7/10[9] |
Eurogamer | 8/10[10] |
Game Informer | 8.25/10[11] |
GameRevolution | C[12] |
GameSpot | 8.1/10[13] |
GameSpy | 78%[14] |
GameZone | 9/10[15] |
IGN | 8.5/10[16] |
PC Gamer (US) | 90%[17] |
The PC version received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4] Brian Wright of GamePro said, "Hardcore RTS fans looking for a new challenge will definitely find it in Earth 2150 and may even appreciate the added complexity. Casual gamers, on the other hand, would be better off with something a little less involved."[18][a]
In the German market, the game debuted in 22nd place on
The game was a commercial failure in the U.S.[21][22] CNET Gamecenter's Mark Asher reported in early September 2000 that the game had sold 23,163 units and earned revenues of $873,855 in the country. He felt that this performance "can't be classified as a hit",[21] and with journalist Tom Chick explaining that it "didn't even hit PC Data's charts".[22]
The game won the award for Best Multiplayer Game at the CNET Gamecenter Computer Game Awards for 2000.[23]
Notes
References
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- ^ IGN staff (June 12, 2000). "Now Shipping (And Golding)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Mac OSX Port available now!". Steam. Valve Corporation. August 21, 2015. Archived from the original on July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "Earth 2150 (PC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- All Media Network. Archived from the originalon November 14, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Dultz, Marc (June 22, 2000). "Earth 2150". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Vitous, Jeff (October 4, 2000). "Earth 2150". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ Chick, Tom (September 2000). "Rich Earth (Earth 2150 Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. Ziff Davis. p. 114. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Burns, Enid (July 20, 2000). "Earth 2150 (PC)". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on February 28, 2003. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ Male, Peter "Pete" (July 7, 2000). "Earth 2150 : Escape From The Blue Planet". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Bergren, Paul (September 2000). "Earth 2150". Game Informer. No. 89. FuncoLand.
- CraveOnline. Archivedfrom the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Soete, Tim (June 20, 2000). "Earth 2150 Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on November 19, 2000. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ McConnaughy, Tim (June 23, 2000). "Earth 2150". GameSpy. GameSpy Industries. Archived from the original on October 23, 2002. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Lafferty, Michael (July 4, 2000). "Earth 2150: Escape From the Blue Planet Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on June 1, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ Blevins, Tal (June 13, 2000). "Earth 2150 Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Earth 2150". PC Gamer. Vol. 7, no. 9. Imagine Media. September 2000. p. 110.
- ^ Wright, Brian (July 7, 2000). "Earth 2150 Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG. Archived from the original on February 11, 2005. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c Hoffman, Udo (May 2000). "Aktuell: NachSpiel". PC Player (in German). Future Vertlag. p. 29.
- ^ "CD-ROM Spiele über DM 55,--; Stand 2. Hälfte Dezember 1999". Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (in German). Media Control. Archived from the original on May 21, 2000. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ a b Asher, Mark (September 1, 2000). "Game Spin: RPG Madness". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ a b Asher, Mark; Chick, Tom (2000). "The Year's Ten Best-Selling Games (Page 2)". Quarter to Three. Archived from the original on February 9, 2001. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Gamecenter staff (January 25, 2001). "The Gamecenter Computer Game Awards for 2000! (Multiplayer Game Winner)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on March 3, 2001. Retrieved July 14, 2023.