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General discussionQuestions about the EA Bullfrog game Powermonger?(18 posts)(18 posts)
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Posted March 08, 2016
1. Why is it not here, even during the heydey of constant releases of EA games back then?

2. Is this game a "Made for PC" game because it was ported over many platforms, because for some reason when I do searches for the game on Google they mostly advertise the Sega Genesis version, Wikipedia uses the Sega Genesis cover for the game:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powermonger

So is this a PC/DOS/Mac game that made console ports of Vice Versa?
Post edited March 08, 2016 by Elmofongo
Posted March 08, 2016
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Elmofongo: 1. Why is it not here, even during the heydey of constant releases of EA games back then?

2. Is this game a "Made for PC" game because it was ported over many platforms, because for some reason when I do searches for the game on Google they mostly advertise the Sega Genesis version, Wikipedia uses the Sega Genesis cover for the game:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powermonger

So is this a PC/DOS/Mac game that made console ports of Vice Versa?
it is based on the Populous engine, and you can say that the Amiga / Dos versions came first
Posted March 08, 2016
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Elmofongo: 1. Why is it not here, even during the heydey of constant releases of EA games back then?

2. Is this game a "Made for PC" game because it was ported over many platforms, because for some reason when I do searches for the game on Google they mostly advertise the Sega Genesis version, Wikipedia uses the Sega Genesis cover for the game:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powermonger

So is this a PC/DOS/Mac game that made console ports of Vice Versa?
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amok: it is based on the Populous engine, and you can say that the Amiga / Dos versions came first
Thank you.

And when I meant "Made for PC" I meant all those "PC Platforms" like DOS, Apple II, Amiga, and Commodore.
Posted March 08, 2016
See Mobygames page for details. As for Wikipedia, they use what they legally may - for example, if the person who wrote the article scanned their Mega Drive copy, then that's going to end up as the cover.
Post edited March 08, 2016 by hyperagathon
Posted March 08, 2016
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Elmofongo: 1. Why is it not here, even during the heydey of constant releases of EA games back then?
For the same reason that other EA games (like Desert Strike, Fade to Black and Hi-Octane) aren't here, aka, who bloody knows?
Post edited March 08, 2016 by Grargar
Posted March 08, 2016
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Elmofongo: 1. Why is it not here, even during the heydey of constant releases of EA games back then?
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Grargar: For the same reason that other EA games (like Desert Strike, Fade to Black and Hi-Octane) aren't here, aka, who bloody knows?
This game is part of the old Populous franchise, we have 3 of them, we are missing this :P

Oh right the same reason we don't have Rainbow Six 3 here :P
Post edited March 08, 2016 by Elmofongo
Posted March 08, 2016
Powermonger was cool.

If I remember the reviews of the time, they signed it as boring on the long run.

I didn't got this feeling. Perhaps was too young and fascinated...
Posted March 08, 2016
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Elmofongo: This game is part of the old Populous franchise, we have 3 of them, we are missing this :P
Oh right the same reason we don't have Rainbow Six 3 here :P
Or SWAT 4.
Posted March 10, 2016
I thought this was a decent if a little repetitive. Those types of games were pretty popul(us)er at the time.
Posted March 10, 2016
There was an Amiga-only expansion which gave the game a WWI skin/theme
Posted March 10, 2016
Poor Huff never got his wish. Vote anyway if you'd buy a DOS release here - https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/powermonger
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Elmofongo: This game is part of the old Populous franchise, we have 3 of them, we are missing this :P
Oh right the same reason we don't have Rainbow Six 3 here :P
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Grargar: Or SWAT 4.
Or Hitman Blood Money?
Post edited March 10, 2016 by tfishell
Posted March 10, 2016
I've wondered why Powermonger isn't here. Fortunately I have my old Populous 2 & Powermonger CD.

It's fun, but it's a little repetitive and some levels are excessively difficult without some precise moves early on. I once had a save file where I beat every single level. I'll probably never do that again though.
Posted March 10, 2016
There's also the Bullfrog racing game, the name of which escapes me. It used the magic carpet engine.
Posted March 10, 2016
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tfishell: Or Hitman Blood Money?
Or Tomb Raider Legend. Seriously, we can do this all day.
Post edited March 10, 2016 by Grargar
Posted March 10, 2016
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tfishell: Or Hitman Blood Money?
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Grargar: Or Tomb Raider Legend. Seriously, we can do this all day.
The question is, do we have time for this?
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