• Publisher: Aspyr
  • Release Date: Sep 27, 2006
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  • Summary: ParaWorld is a real-time strategy game in which warring tribes team with vicious prehistoric beasts wage brutal combat for control of a world that is parallel to our own. Armed with devastating weapons, commanding powerful fighting dinosaurs and controlling up to 50 units, players go intoParaWorld is a real-time strategy game in which warring tribes team with vicious prehistoric beasts wage brutal combat for control of a world that is parallel to our own. Armed with devastating weapons, commanding powerful fighting dinosaurs and controlling up to 50 units, players go into battle in gripping single-player and multiplayer action. Up to eight players can battle each other via a LAN or the Internet on one of more than 15 multiplayer maps and three multiplayer modes– Team Deathmatch, Defender (one player has to defend his base against all the other players), and Domination (capture the flag). ParaWorld utilizes an unprecedented unit management user interface called the Army Controller, which truly evolves the genre and goes beyond the typical RTS interface. The Army Controller interface appears unobtrusively on the screen. Players can view all of their units at a glance and have general awareness of each unit's health, danger, activity and level-up capabilities. Using the Army Controller, players can select several units consecutively, even if they are spread across the map, in just seconds by simply marking the unit icons in the Army Controller. In ParaWorld's robust single-player campaign players get to know and play three different tribes -- the Norsemen, Dustriders and Dragon Clan. Each tribe is based on a different ancient culture and each sports its own unique play style, units, architecture, skills, and controllable beasts. Utilizing their tribe's skills, and with the help of nine controllable hero characters, players explore 16 equally atmospheric and dangerous prehistoric scenarios located in five climatic zones. Each level contains main quests and side quests. [Aspyr Media] Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 29
  2. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. A solid RTS game with two unique and useful features, a cool setting, and everything from dinosaurs to sumo wrestlers to jetpacks. There are minor graphical and AI issues, but don't let them deter you.
  2. PC Format
    81
    Paraworld may not be earth-shattering, but it has depth in spades. [Nov 2006, p.98]
  3. 79
    Paraworld is more than worthy of getting hold of, certainly if you fancy a taste of dino action but don't quite know where to start the search for time-travelling warp gates.
  4. I found issues with the unit balance and the visual style of the units and buildings wasn't for me. The story line is campy and doesn't succeed at being engaging or funny in this style.
  5. 70
    There's a lot of fun to be had discovering the different units and strategies. This isn't a great RTS, and it's likely to be forgotten this time next year. But it is a good RTS and it's well worth your time.
  6. 65
    ParaWorld is an enjoyable, yet highly simple and traditional, real-time strategy title that gets a few points knocked off purely because of its dated concepts and poor execution.
  7. Computer Games Magazine
    40
    But, for various reasons, Paraworld doesn’t hold up next to the latest RTS games. It’s a bit like one of its own dinosaurs. [Dec. 2006, p.76]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. TedJ.
    Sep 27, 2006
    10
    This is perhaps the biggest thing in RTS games we've seen in the last few years. An absolute brilliant execution with a fantastic theme. This is perhaps the biggest thing in RTS games we've seen in the last few years. An absolute brilliant execution with a fantastic theme. Sleeper GOTY! Expand
  2. Jun 23, 2013
    10
    Paraworld is the game i will always love. After all these years, i can play it without problems, and with some bug fix for W7 and mappack madeParaworld is the game i will always love. After all these years, i can play it without problems, and with some bug fix for W7 and mappack made by the community.
    Well, this game did not have recognition, and it should.
    You are thrown into a world where dinosaurs roam the land and different tribes wage war on each other for the control of resources (wood, rock and food). Each of the three tribes have distinctly units and buildings and their own tamed dinosaurs. Mounted rhinos, war-mammoths, prehistoric...steam-warships, guarding water-snakes the list of original ideas is endless !

    Finally, an excellent RTS Ubisoft should do a Paraworld 2.. without spoiling the good ideas, wich remains very good today.
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  3. Jan 9, 2021
    10
    One of the best strategies of 2006. Good storyline and wonderful world, there are no such games at the moment. One of the best representativesOne of the best strategies of 2006. Good storyline and wonderful world, there are no such games at the moment. One of the best representatives of the strategy genre. Perfect balance and graphical performance of the game. Expand
  4. Mar 15, 2019
    8
    A stategy-game with dinosaurs-army's. It is that great how it sounds. This game made nothing wrong in my opinion. Decent, enterntaining andA stategy-game with dinosaurs-army's. It is that great how it sounds. This game made nothing wrong in my opinion. Decent, enterntaining and solid story. Expand
  5. DanielSteckly
    Mar 1, 2008
    7
    ParaWorld is a thoroughly enjoyable RTS. the interesting setting, units, and faction differences make for a decently solid core gameplay. TheParaWorld is a thoroughly enjoyable RTS. the interesting setting, units, and faction differences make for a decently solid core gameplay. The script on teh other hand... well, it's funny for all the wrong reasons. after the first mission, the tough, gruff-talking scientist's dialogue devolves into (no exaggeration) non-stop surfer slang. I understand teh decision in a way, he's clearly supposed to be the "American" of the trio, and they decided to do this by combining a deep voice and surfer slang, and it comes off as not "American," but rather "Someone's Dad trying to be cool but failing miserably." Overall though, ParaWorld is worth the time to play. Expand
  6. MarkM.
    Oct 16, 2006
    6
    This game seems to have been highly overrated by some. Although it has some nice cut-scenes it is still nothing special. I was hoping for it This game seems to have been highly overrated by some. Although it has some nice cut-scenes it is still nothing special. I was hoping for it to be a fresh look at the RTS genre but it just adds some uninspiring features to the everyday RTS framework. The unit levelling is poorly thought out with there being little benefit to improving your basic troops (as there is a such a small unit limit that you will be forfeiting more advanced troops). The plot of the single player mode is really not worth mentioning as the missions are far from involved and you end up just playing many levels as if they were skirmishes. I'm am sorry to say that I do not have many good comments to make about this games as it has been so disappointing. The graphics are nice but are dwarfed by the graphics and unit animation displayed in Company of Heroes (an RTS released around the same time). Expand
  7. Mar 16, 2021
    0
    Encore l’un de ces jeux de stratégie en temps réel comme on en a vu, trop vu, revu et re-revu… il paraît même que ça se joue ces merdes-làEncore l’un de ces jeux de stratégie en temps réel comme on en a vu, trop vu, revu et re-revu… il paraît même que ça se joue ces merdes-là mais c’est surtout des clics pour rien et une fatigue prématurée pour la souris, la petite souris qui a vraiment autre chose à foutre (chercher du gruyère par exemple) que de cliquer sur des unités et des bâtiments à la mords-moi-le-noeud !

    Paramachin se veut plus « original » que les autres STR de sa sale espèce puisqu’il met en scène des dinos et autres grosses bestioles… la belle affaire ! on s’en bat « lek » en force et je suis poli ! rien de nouveau sous le soleil ici avec les mêmes mécaniques usées du STR typique de mes deux mais avec une barbouille légèrement différente des autres et une interface toujours aussi médiocre.

    Production d’unités, farmage de ressources sur la putain de carte, escarmouches avec l’ennemi, construction de bâtiments, amélioration des uns et des autres, re-production d’unités et de gros dinos et bla et bla et bla… eh bah on s’en bat toujours les couilles en fait, et je dirais même plus : on s’en tamponne les couilles !

    En plus, ça ralentit, ça rame presque sur ma vieille config sous XP, les graphismes sont très moyens, la musique est sortie d’un ascenseur et même les voix sont risibles, tout comme cette tentative de « campagne » scénarisée qui nous en touche une sans faire bouger l’autre… ou plutôt qui nous en touche aucune ! bref, va voir dans la parapoubelle si j’y suis, misérable jeu de paracouillons !
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