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#1 cat99

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Posted 18 February 2001 - 05:03 PM

I've decided to take advantage of Ambrosia Shareware Amnesty Week, I'm debating whether to get Mars Rising or Ares. They are both a lot of fun, but Ares is a little too difficult.
Also, do you get anything extra when you register Ares? In Mars rising, you gain acess to the rest of the levels.
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Posted 18 February 2001 - 05:42 PM

Same deal with Ares, and Ares has more levels and a decent plot to boot. Plus, Ares has third party capabilities (i.e. you can use and create plug-ins). $10 is a steal for Ares. Hell, why not get both? $20 isn't that much money.

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Posted 18 February 2001 - 09:54 PM

ares? difficult? LOL Posted Image

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Posted 18 February 2001 - 11:04 PM

Maybe levels 13, 16, and 20, but nothing in the demo is unbeatable with the old "build 1000 cruisers on your base" stratagy or good piloting skilz.

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Posted 18 February 2001 - 11:58 PM

I was dissapointed with Mars rising. I've made it to the last level, but only by cheating with 2 overlayed players with the same controls each. The weapons are way to weak and there aren't enough, it's impossible. Ares kicks ass.

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Posted 19 February 2001 - 11:43 AM

Get Ares! There's so much more room for stratagy and thought.

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Posted 19 February 2001 - 03:57 PM

Thanks a lot for your help! I'm defunutely leaning towards Ares. I'm getting better at it. I'm on Chapter 5: Into the Frying Pan. (That's the same name as a Ferazel's Wand game!) How many levels do you get to play in the unregistered version?

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Posted 19 February 2001 - 04:22 PM

First, it's obvious more people here will like Ares. Second, neither game is really "Better" than the other. It all depends on a particular person's game preference.

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Posted 19 February 2001 - 05:20 PM

In the unregistered version, you can play six levels. When you register, you can play twenty single player levels as well as five multiplayer levels. And, if you get 1.2.0b6, you can play plugs that have been made for it.

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Posted 19 February 2001 - 07:59 PM

Just Get both and Play your little Life Away!
And Does anyone know how many levels Mars Rising has?

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Posted 20 February 2001 - 04:32 AM

I registered Mars rising a while back, and I like it. But the trouble is, because there are no cheats, unless you are good you never get to see the later levels. I'd really love to try a God Mode on that game.

Sure you can begin at later levels but you never have the powerups so you die pretty quick.

I sure hope Deimos Rising will provide some more assistance for unco's like me.

Ares is quite different - not so much an arcade game.

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Posted 23 February 2001 - 01:07 AM

Ares is way better... It may be just that I don't like getting killed and having to start the WHOLE game over from the beginning. Posted Image

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Posted 23 February 2001 - 04:29 PM

I have to agree with Reiko ares is much better.

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Posted 23 February 2001 - 06:23 PM

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Originally posted by Reiko Mimi:
Ares is way better... It may be just that I don't like getting killed and having to start the WHOLE game over from the beginning.

R.M.

Of course, some other people may have a different opinion. It all depends on what a particular person likes and looks for in a game. Some people may like a simple shooter game like Mars Rising, but other people may enjoy space strategy games like Ares. I don't think that either of those games can be "Better" than the other.

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Posted 24 February 2001 - 07:10 PM

Thanks a lot for your help! I've decided on Ares, since it is expandable and it has strategy. I ordered it today, so I should get my code soon. Meanwhile, I'm trying to learn Hera. Posted Image

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Posted 24 February 2001 - 07:26 PM

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Originally posted by cat99:
Thanks a lot for your help! I've decided on Ares, since it is expandable and it has strategy. I ordered it today, so I should get my code soon. Meanwhile, I'm trying to learn Hera.

Yeah, so are the beta testers.

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Posted 25 February 2001 - 05:43 AM

I don't know how to use Hera, but even so, I will not swear in every sentence.

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Posted 27 February 2001 - 08:47 AM

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Posted 02 March 2001 - 05:22 PM

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Originally posted by EMINEM:
Just Get both and Play your little Life Away!
And Does anyone know how many levels Mars Rising has?

Mars Rising has 28 levels I think. I registered both Ares and Mars Rising under Amnesty, and I am glad I did, I love both games! I need some major practise on MR, I can't even get past level 4! I played the last stage just to see what it was like - I was dead in about 30 seconds, all 3 lives gone! I think by that point in the game, you're supposed to have earned a whole bunch of extra lives and powerups.

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Posted 03 March 2001 - 10:53 AM

Mars rising can be a real pain. Sometimes you'll die without a lock, and you will simply will not have any of your powerups, meaning you die and loose in about 20 seconds. I've gotten to level 28, where that happened. I exploded, and nothing came out. And of course, then, even if you ARE fully powered up, the level is a real bitch anyway, and you'll need 6 guys left to be safe. (the powerup dissapear bug is only in the newest version, but in the pervious version, you could only have 8 guys. Touch tradeoff....)

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Posted 08 March 2001 - 10:16 PM

Ares is definately the way to go...Much more fun, realistic, and exciting then Mars Rising. Mars Rising seemed more like an arcade game then something even worth comparing to Ares.

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Ares or Mars Rising

#1 cat99

#2 Sargatanus

#3 Pyro

#4 Fleet Admiral Darkk

#5 Cotton Mouse

#6 Thursday

#7 cat99

#8 Captain Carnotaur

#9 Mag Steelglass