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| Snappy Gamer |
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"Our all-time favourite RTS is
Command and Conquer Red Alert 2 because it finds the perfect
balance of complexity and simplicity. The tech trees aren’t
too deep, and you don’t get bogged down in confusing
statistics and micro management. You build your units and
try to wipe out the other player as quickly as possible. The
fun lies in trying to outsmart your opponent despite both of
you knowing every single trick from the small repertoire
available. Multiwinia takes this approach to real time
strategy and strips it down even further, making every game
a bare-bones battle of quick thinking and sneaky tricks.
It’s great."
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| Yougamers.com |
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"Introversion Software has already made a
splash by producing original and innovative games that would be
categorized as "unmarketable" by big publishers. No flashy
multi-gigabyte graphics, very little in the way of story, just pure
games where actual game mechanics are the driving force - not the
flashy hero plastered all over game boxes and promotional posters.
Unsurprisingly, the box art of Multiwinia is somewhat plain - a big
flat humanoid form made out of pixels and the funny tagline,
"Survival of the Flattest". Introversion's marketing-fu must be
strong - it takes some skills to market a game with "flat pixel
dudes" as main characters."
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| Atomic Gamer |
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"Even though it is more of an enhancement
to Darwinia than a new game, Multiwinia is a worthwhile purchase if
you enjoyed Darwinia and were left wanting more with the same theme.
However, it would be a poor starting point if you haven't played the
earlier game in the series. So, try out the demo if you've played
Darwinia and see if you like Multiwinia. It is a quirky RTS that
should convert those who try it."
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| Game Chronicles |
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"Do you remember as a kid how much fun
you had making army men and tanks out of blocks? One thing's for
certain – the developers of Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest do.
In this sequel to 2005's cult classic Darwinia, you seek to conquer
a pixilated world with square tanks, "Space Invaders" style bombers,
laser cannons, and hordes of stick men."
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| Custom PC |
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"Multiwinia is genuinely original and
innovative, with fantastic little touches and a great visual style,
but the over-reliance on random elements ruins the overall
enjoyment. Comparing Multiwinia to Introversion’s earlier classic
Defcon highlights the differences. Defcon may be simple but, as with
chess, it allows you to use simple pieces to achieve complex goals.
Introversion has tried to retain those same simple ideas with
Multiwinia, although your well thought-out plans can be ruined at
any time by some random event. A tactical masterstroke can be wholly
negated by how grenade-happy the enemy troops decide to be."
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| Gamer Vision
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"Multiwinia is a multiplayer-focused
sequel to Darwinia, the surprise PC hit from Introversion Software
in 2005. The plot continues the story of Dr. Sepulveda, who created
a digital world for artificial intelligent life. These creatures,
called Darwinians, have been infected with a virus that has made
them hostile, now going by the name Multiwinians."
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| Game Shout |
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"A Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game
developed and published by Introversion for the PC. Multiwinia takes
the face out of war and just keeps the good parts. ESRB rating
pending but likely another “E” for Everyone."
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| Savy Gamer |
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"Multiwinia is to 'serious' RTS
games what Smash Brothers is to Virtua Fighter. There are
definitely big elements of chance in there, and it is
certainly less technical than it's peers, but it is often a
hell of a lot more fun. Multiwinia is tight, fluid and
really does march to its own beat. There is a lot to love
here, every match is different, and it's an experience you
will not find anywhere else."
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| Video Gamer
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"Darwinia creators Introversion Software
clearly have a soft spot for their accessible RTS. The game gave the
company a foothold in the game development industry and allowed them
to go on to create the insanely tense and addictive DEFCON. Not
wanting to leave it in the past, and with an eye on pleasing the
fans, Introversion has returned to their Darwinians in Multiwinia,
the multiplayer follow-up. Although the almost overly simplistic
gameplay makes it less essential than the best RTS games on the
market, it's always fun and just as stylish as it ever was."
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| Entertainmentopia |
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"In 2005, independent developer
Introversion Software rocked the PC gaming world with its hit
Darwinia. In the game, you were in control of an army of green Tron
like sprites that inhabited a server when a virus called “Red Viral”
broke out and threatened the land of the Darwinians. It was up to
you to control your forces to defeat the infected red viral sprites
and take back the digital world for all spritekind."
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| 2404 |
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"When you finally get over the wrenching
feeling of sending your men to certain death, Multiwinia is, in a
two words, chaotically fun. Mutliwinia plays like Nintendo’s
real-time strategy Pikmin series, in a sense, because those games
streamlined specific unit functions and encouraged multi-tasking,
except Multiwinia is all about world domination. Mutliwinia uses
that same base concept, so there’s lots of simplification in this
RTS, but it’s only for the better."
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| Play.tm
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"I'm sure that given time this issue will
remedy itself. The game has a timeless appeal and as word spreads
about the enjoyment the game heaps into player's laps the number of
servers should grow and grow. In this review I've focused on the
flaws of Multiwinia and maybe not been as successful in conveying
the nail-biting tension that you anticipate as each new game begins.
It's a quick game which uses its brevity as a lure with that
one-more go factor scoring very highly. Its rich visual style and
strong core gameplay put many other monster titles to shame. Even
with human opposition being a bit of a rarity Multiwinia has enough
gameplay to justify its price and as such Introversion finds
themselves with another game recommended by this website."
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| I-Luv-Games |
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"Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest,
developed by the folks at Introversion Software is a curious
creature to say the least. On one hand you have the simplest most
mundane and rudimentary Real-Time Strategy or RTS game ever made,
and on the other hand Multiwinia could quite possibly be the most
brilliant RTS ever conceived. The idea that a video game is based
on warring factions that are comprised entirely of different colored
"stick-men" in this digital day and age is almost ludicrous. Yet,
somehow, in some insanely satisfying way, it all works and plays
extremely well. Never before has blowing up massive armies of tiny
stick figures been so much fun... even if that army is your own."
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| Game Vortex
91% |
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"I am still just completely sucked into
this game. I have been playing it straight for 12 days. I was so
excited when I saw something new from the Darwinian series. I was
surprised, and maybe even a little skeptical, when I found out that
it was going to be a head-to-head RTS. I wanted to continue the
story, but I was completely and literally blown away by the depth of
the game. It is just plain fun to play. My fears that the
Darwinians' story was ending were quickly extinguished when I saw
the ad for Darwinia+. Until then, though, I will be available for
battle on the digital landscape."
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| Big Download |
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"It's been years since the
Darwinia
hit Steam, exposing the digital world populated by flat stick figure
inhabitants, to an audience looking for something new and original.
For all its charm, winning the game numerous accolades, it lacked a
multiplayer mode to bring it all together. In comes
Multiwinia: Survival of the
Flattest, the long-awaited follow-up to Darwinia. More
of a spin-off than an actual sequel, the little Darwinians have
evolved into a new breed called Multiwinians, divided into colored
factions and all competing for supremacy. Multiwinia takes all the
uniqueness and charm of little inhabitants and puts them at war with
each other in all-out battles across six different competitive game
modes."
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| Cosmos Gaming
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" 'Multiwinia' is a pseudo-sequel to
'Darwinia' based almost completely on the concept of online play.
With that in mind, it's fairly obvious that not much effort was put
into the single player component of the game and as such, there's
practically no story. Newcomers to the series will most definitely
be clueless as to exactly why they're waging a war of sorts in a
crazy worlds with stick figure-like characters, but that's not a
reason to push this game aside by any means. This is truly an
addictive, fun title that almost any casual gamer can enjoy. Come
with me to the world of the Multiwinians, where we will witness a
definitive battle for survival of the fittest in "Multiwinia" for
the PC."
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| Gamers Daily News
7/10 |
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"There isn’t much of a background story
to this game, although I didn’t feel it was needed, as the gameplay
itself was enough to satisfy the need for a story. The flat life
forms have decided that a bit of competitive multiplayer with a high
’flat’ count would be fun so they split themselves into red, blue,
green and yellow divisions that would meet in combat to decide which
colour would come out victorious. There is no complex narrative,
tiny dialogue or slow to scroll through text to get your head around
or strain your eyes over. There is a battlefield, your opponent and
that’s it."
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| Gamer Shell |
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"Set in the same game world as Darwinia,
Multiwinia combines the beautiful fractal landscapes from Darwinia,
with the addition of multiplayer support, which will enable both
co-operative and competitive battles between massive Darwinian
armies. Multiwinia offers a series of separate game modes, each with
a number of unique maps offering a variety of new challenges that
you must complete faster and better than your rival's armies in
order to win."
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| StuffWeLike.com |
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“If you’re a real-time strategy fan, you
must play Multiwinia. With its simple yet satisfying gameplay,
you’ll be playing for hours without any concern of reality. That’s
why game addiction is so dangerous yet so fun... Multiwinia is in a
totally different league than even most professional AAA
multi-million dollar video games. Buy it now.”
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| Eurogamer |
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"Click into its leftfield groove
and Multiwinia provides a quirky but devilishly compelling
distillation of all that strategy games can be - rich, deep
and compressed into intense digestible chunks. Yummy."
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| Gamewire
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“For an indiegame this
game is outstanding. Heck, even when they would be not indie
developers, this would be outstanding. The game’s simplicity
absolutely fits with the concept and makes it very easy to
use for both casual and hardcore gamers. You will definitely
not be disappointed by Multiwinia, this is absolutely worth
your money (which is only €20). Introversion has once again
done a great job showing graphics are not important, it’s
about the gameplay.”
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| Gaming Shenanigans
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“Deceptively complex, it takes
slightly longer than ‘a minute to learn’ but will definitely
take a long time to master. We’ve talked about Multiwinia
quite a bit, and there’s a reason for that: it’s a damn good
game. Strategic, frenetic and fun, Multiwinia offers an
experience that you’d be hard pressed to find anywhere
else.”
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| bit-tech.net
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| "Essentially, Multiwinia is all
about fast and furious action-based gameplay... and blowing
things up."
“The spectacle of the Multiwinians at war is
awe-inspiring and the labour of love with this game shines
through every pixel.”
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| Game Connect
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“Multiwinia is a triumph. It has
unique and inspiring graphics, fast, flawless gameplay, and
more character than the last 10 games you played. It comes
loaded with 49 unique maps, it recycles nothing, and every
moment has been lovingly handcrafted by Introversion, which
come yet again to the fore, proving that there is a future
for 'bedroom programmers' that truly care about their craft.
Go buy. Now.”
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| Strategy Informer
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“The raw-fun factor goes into
overdrive when you venture onto the internet to play against
your friends. The game’s as fun as the competent AI will let
it be, but factor in a working, adapting human mind and
you’ll struggle, laugh, strategise and love every second of
Multiwinia. It’s a game that you can come back to at any
point. Each scenario / game mode plays out differently every
time. A true triumph."
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| Out of Eight
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"A real time strategy game for
those want their action fast and furious."
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| Potential Gamer |
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"Seeing Multiwinia in action
makes you realise that Darwinia was just a taster; what
we’ve really been waiting for is the sight of thousands of
soldiers marching across the polygonal battlefield, lasers
firing tirelessly at the enemy. Multiwinia feels more epic
at every turn, whether it’s watching a row of turrets
tearing attackers to shreds or watching the gentle curves of
an incoming nuclear assault arcing over the map."
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| The BBPS |
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"As is the case with anything
coming out of the Introversion studios Multiwinia has charm
and style to spare...The gameplay is still as solid as it
was in the preview build and the other game modes I hadn’t
experienced are just pure fun to play. I think that’s what
appeals to me most about Multiwinia is the sum of all the
parts creating a gaming experience that’s pure and simply
fun."
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