Origin - On The House

[YouWhat]

I have been keeping an eye on what Origin are giving away for their On The House games, and even grabbed a couple of them.

I will try to keep this post updated as and when they release a new game in it, although it seem to be every 6 to 8 weeks between them swapping them out so it won't be that often, and for anyone else, feel free to add to this.

The latest in the line up of the give away games is the old time classic, the ultimate space game back in the day....

Wing Commander 3

Play the Classic PC Space Epic.

Strap in tight and fight the Kilrathi Empire. If the classic space combat doesn't suck you in, the Hollywood production will.

Professionally scripted and filmed in Hollywood, ORIGIN's multi-million dollar production combines the entertainment of film-making with the interactivity of computer gaming. The result is far more than an action packed and spectacular spaceflight experience.

Become immersed in a futuristic adventure that combines Hollywood's movie making expertise with the adrenaline-pumping game play of a space combat simulation. You are the star, your actions will determine the eventual outcome of the Terran Confederation. Adrenaline, romance, humor, danger - Wing Commander III has all this and more.

This sequel completes the turbulent chronicles of the Terran-Kilrathi war. The final showdown is near and only you can write the ending.

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Here is the review of the game for all those who don't remember or who came after it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i92XFXvxUMs

 

[truesilax]

looks awsome for its time. star citizen aint go shit on that

 

[Excalabur50]

I downloaded this as I used to have it on PS1 but it's so grainy at 1920x1080 that you can't tell what you're doing and I can't see anywhere to change the resolutions around to fix it so may end up uninstalling

 

[SuB]

holy shitballs, YES!

Is that Mark Hamill?! I'm so getting this.

 

[barnsley]

looks awsome for its time. star citizen aint go shit on that

its almost like its made by the same guy......

 

[BigDaddyKong]

its almost like its made by the same guy......

blah ha ha ha ha.

 

[RamboOC]

Freebies are always welcome

 

[DeViLzzz]

EA really is trying harder to be nice. Ubisoft are the new most hated gaming company.

 

[YouWhat]

Bejeweled® 3 On The House!!

Bejeweled 3​

More ways to play.

Take on 40 puzzles in Classic mode, charge into non-stop Lightning mode and relax in Zen mode.

Discover all-new ways to play the world's #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods — ease into Classic Bejeweled for cascades of fun, journey through 40 challenging Quest puzzles, charge into the electrifying Lightning for non-stop action, and tailor your experience in Zen for a revolutionary new way to relax.

Enjoy the amazing sights and sounds and engage in endless gem-matching fun, and earn flashy achievement badges as you soar to dazzling new heights!

Get all this in Bejeweled 3:

• 8 ways to play: With so many new ways to play, you'll find a perfect match for every mood.
• Classic mode: Play the most popular puzzle game of the century, with powerful new gems and new ultra-smooth gameplay.
• Quest mode: Journey through 40 magical puzzles in this multifaceted Bejeweled challenge.
• Zen mode: Tailor your experience with sights, sounds and binaural beats to create your own relaxing retreat.
• Lightning mode: Charge up with a challenging timed game of heart-pounding, gem-blasting fun.
• Secret modes: Unlock 4 all-new games as you play.
• Badges: Earn up to 65 badges to prove your multifaceted skills.
• High-definition graphics: Amazing sights and sounds — Bejeweled is more sparkling than ever before!
• Ultra-smooth action: Make multiple matches while new gems fall into place.

Overview

Genre: Puzzle, Strategy
Release Date: 7 December 2010
Rating: PEGI : 3+
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: PopCap Games
Supported Languages: Deutsch (DE), English (US), Español (ES), Français (FR), Italiano, Nederlands, Português (BR), Svenska

System Requirements

Operating System: Windows XP SP2/Vista/7
CPU: 1.2 GHz processor
RAM: 1GB
Hard Drive: 320 MB of free hard drive space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c or higher sound/video
Video: 128MB of video memory (256+MB recommended)
Color Quality: 16-bit or 32-bit
Drive: CD-ROM or CD/DVD-ROM
Control: Keyboard & Mouse

OS: Mac OS X 10.5-10.6.x
Memory (RAM): 1+GB RAM
Processor: Intel Core Duo 1.66GHz or better processor
Internet: Internet connection is required to register the download version of the game including those delivered via CD-ROM

ON THE HOUSE
Free Until 28 October 2014

SAVE 100%

£4.25
Standard Edition – PC/Mac Download

 

[YouWhat]

Dragon Age

Dragon Age

A Stunning World to Explore

The survival of humanity rests in the hands of those chosen by fate. You are a Grey Warden, one of the last of an ancient order of guardians who have defended the landsthroughout the centuries. Betrayed by a trusted general in a critical battle, you must hunt down the traitor and bring him to justice.

As you fight your way towards the final confrontation with an evil nemesis, you will facemonstrous foes and engage in epic quests to unite the disparate peoples of a world at war.A romance with a seductive shapeshifter may hold the key to victory, or she may be a dangerous diversion from the heart of your mission. To be a leader, you must make ruthless decisions and be willing to sacrifice your friends and loved ones for the greater good of mankind.

Features

A Stunning World to Explore: BioWare’s deepest universe to date with over 80hours of gameplay and more than double the size and scope of Mass Effect. Travel throughout dozens of environments and fully immerse yourself in a shattered world that is on the brink of utter annihilation. An epic story that is completely shaped and reactive to your play style.Complex Moral Choices: There are no easy choices. Tailor your Dragon Age: Origins experience from the very beginning by choose from six different Origin Stories. Decide how to handle complex issues like murder, genocide, betrayal, and the possession/sacrificing of children without the security of a good/bad slider to tell you what to do.Full Character Customization: Sculpt your hero in your own image or fantasy. Elaborate character creator allows you to create your own hero unique from anyone else. Shape your character’s personality and morality based on the choices you make throughout the game.Engage in Bone-Crushing, Visceral Combat: Battle against massive andterrifying creatures. Unleash legendary powers and choose from over 100 different magical spells and skills. Experience the adrenaline rush of brutal combat, beheading your foes or casting spellsthat make enemies explode from within.

Overview

Genre: RPG, Adventure
Release Date: 2 November 2009
Rating: PEGI : 18+
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: BioWare
Supported Languages: Český, Deutsch (DE), English (US), Español (ES), Français (FR), Magyar, Italiano, Polski, Русский язык


System Requirements

Windows XP

OS: Windows XP with SP3
CPU: Intel Core 2 (or equivalent) running at 1.4Ghz or greaterAMD X2 (or equivalent) running at 1.8Ghz or greater
RAM: 1 GB or more
Video: ATI Radeon X850 128MB or greater;NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 128MB or greater.

Windows Vista

OS: Windows Vista with SP1
CPU: Intel Core 2 (or equivalent) running at 1.6Ghz or greaterAMD X2 (or equivalent) running at 2.2Ghz or greater
RAM: 1.5 GB or more
Video: ATI Radeon X1550 256MB or greater;NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT 256MB or greater.

Recommended Requirements:

Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz Processor or equivalent
4 GB RAM (Vista) or 2 GB RAM (XP)
20 GB HD Space
ATI 3850 512 MB or greater; NVidia 8800GTS 512MB or greater
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™”
DVD ROM

 

[SieB]

Nice, DAO is a good game, if you like RPGs and don't mind RTwP combat.
I had to play it at a lower res when I played it though because the text doesn't scale with HD resolutions very well.

 

[YouWhat]

Crusader : No Remorse​

No pity. No mercy. No Remorse.

As a Silencer, one of the elite enforcers of the World Economic Consortium, you're supposed to be incorruptible. But if the system you serve is utterly corrupt, where does that leave you? You go over to the Resistance, the same pack you used to hunt down. Now, your former employers better watch their backs because you're coming after them with all the firepower at your command.

No pity. No mercy. No Remorse.

Overview

Genre: Action
Release Date: 31 August 1995
Rating: PEGI : 16+
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Origin Systems
Supported Languages: English (US)

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

• Windows XP or Windows Vista
• 1.8 GHz Processor
• 512MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
• 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)
• 2GB HDD
• Mouse, keyboard

 

[YouWhat]

Simcity 2000™ special edition

SIMCITY 2000™ SPECIAL EDITION​

Now you can design any city you can imagine and SimCity 2000™ will bring it, and its resident Sims, to life.

It has all the features, flexibility, art, animation, and power you need to create an environment of your dreams. Choose from a selection of bonus cities and scenarios to rule or ruin as you please. Build schools, libraries, hospitals, zoos, prisons, power plants, and much more... Lay down roads, railways, and highways. Explore the underground layer and build subways and utilities without compromising your aesthetics. Customize different buildings or design your own graphics sets from scratch.

This is the ultimate classic Maxis city-building and management simulation. If this game were any more realistic, it'd be illegal to turn it off!

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Overview

Genre: Simulation
Release Date: 8 February 1995
Rating: PEGI : 3+
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Maxis
Supported Languages: English (US)

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista
CPU: 1.8GHz Processor
RAM: 512MB RAM (1GB recommended)
Video: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)
Hard Drive: 2GB HDD
Peripherals: Mouse, keyboard

 

[WYP]

Wow, look at those system requirements. I thought Assassin's Creed was demanding...

 

[steverebo]

1gb of ram and 2gb hdd, now those were the days

 

[chrismjurd]

so many hours lost to this game, omg, i need to play right now

 

[Greenback]

so many hours lost to this game, omg, i need to play right now

This and civilization and I'd gain 2 years

 

[YouWhat]

Theme Hospital

Origin is back with another old skool number this time around for us...

Theme Hospital

Turn Cures into Cash!

The world of Theme Hospital is home to dozens of goofy, fictional diseases. Some humans are afflicted with Bloaty Head, causing their noggins to triple in size; others suffer from King Complex, a psychological disorder that infects its victims with the irresistible desire to impersonate Elvis Presley. All of these sick people need help – that’s where you come in.

Theme Hospital tasks you with designing, maintaining, and managing a hi-tech hospital as you service hundreds of ailing patients in an attempt to turn cures into cash. You’ll need to be quick on your feet in order to keep your staff happy and patients healthy. Fail, and your business will collapse. It’s time to find out if you've got what it takes to balance the books and the bedpans.

Design and build a hi-tech hospital. Every stage begins with an empty hospital, leaving it to you to plan out and create a facility to deal with the impending crisis. How many rooms should you dedicate to better your facilities? What about diagnosis and treatment operations? Your strategic decisions will mean the difference between success and failure.

Treat patients suffering from humorous afflictions. In real life, disease isn't a laughing matter. In Theme Hosptial, it’s hilarious. You’ll have to cure sick patients afflicted by dozens of wacky problems, ranging from Hairyitis, a smell-enhancing condition caused by prolonged exposure to the moon, to Spare Ribs, an oddball illness that, as its name suggests, causes those infected to grow additional ribs.

Hire staff members and keep them happy. While a hospital’s purpose is to heal the sick, you’ll need a staff of doctors, nurses, receptionists, and handymen to keep it running in tip-top shape. But just like the sick patients they service, your staff has their own wants and needs (often in the form of better pay), so you’ll have to do your best to keep them happy if you want to keep them on board.

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Overview

Genre: Strategy
Release Date: 31 March 1997
Rating: PEGI : 12+
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Bullfrog Productions
Supported Languages: English (US)

Minimum system requirements:

• Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7
• 1.8 GHz Processor
• 512MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
• 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)
• 2GB HDD
• Mouse
• Keyboard

 

[Warchild]

Ive been playing it for last 3 days. I love the old skool shit.

The game package over 15years ago was my first set of games on my first pc
PGA 97
ThemeHospital
Command and Conquer
FIFA 97
Network Q RAC Rally Championship

Didnt see the sun for a long time.

Nothing beats treating 15 people for Squits Syndrome!

 

[Thelosouvlakia]

Ive been playing it for last 3 days. I love the old skool shit.

The game package over 15years ago was my first set of games on my first pc

1. Have you checked youself for eyebleeding, the resolution is gaaah
2. This game is 17 years old and it's 5 months older than me