Welcome to Game Collector, where GameSpot hunts for great deals on games so you don't have to. The games featured in this week's edition are all about pitting you against seemingly impossible odds. Can you survive a relentless alien onslaught? Or remain undetected deep behind enemy lines? If you want a serious challenge--and a great sense of reward--then any of the following games will surely satisfy you.
Jagged Alliance 2 (1999)
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This incredible game combines first-rate elements of tactical close-quarters combat, role-playing, and economic strategy. Jagged Alliance 2 casts you as a mercenary leader in charge of a ragtag bunch of guns for hire, each with his or her own skills, motivations, and personality. You'll need to direct your bunch carefully, in an effort to liberate the island of Arulco from an overwhelming enemy force.
Serious Sam: The First Encounter (2001)
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In the distant future, Earth has been completely overrun by all manner of ridiculously sinister aliens--and there's only one man who can stop them! Serious Sam is as hectic as first-person shooters get. You'll battle hundreds of monsters at a time using an impressive arsenal of powerful weapons. Besides its fun single-player mode, Serious Sam also boasts great cooperative play.
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines (1998)
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A half-dozen of the world's finest commandos are yours to control in this innovative game of stealth and tactical assault. You'll be deployed deep behind enemy lines during World War II, in situations that demand the expertise of your talented operatives. You'll need to use each of the commandos' special skills to silently dispose of your adversaries and accomplish your difficult tasks.
System Shock 2 (1999)
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This atmospheric first-person action role-playing game puts you aboard a derelict space ship that's been infested by an unknown evil. You'll need to venture through the claustrophobic corridors of the ship to discover what happened--and put a stop to it before you become the next victim. System Shock 2's open-ended gameplay and haunting premise made it an instant classic for many players.
Metal Gear Solid (2000)
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In Metal Gear Solid, you play as the special agent known only as Solid Snake, who's sent alone and unarmed to infiltrate a fortified base off the coast of Alaska. The terrorists holding the base not only have hostages, but also have a secret weapon capable of launching a nuclear strike, undetected, on any point in the world. Metal Gear Solid features great action and stealth gameplay elements and an unforgettable story.
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (1997)
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Join the hapless Abe in this unique action puzzle game as he attempts to escape from the clutches of his evil masters and rescue as many of his fellow prisoners in the process as possible. Abe's Oddysee has a great deal of personality--Abe and all of the vicious creatures conspiring to do him in all look great. The game's unique combination of play elements also makes for a challenging, rewarding experience.
Resident Evil 2 (1999)
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This unnerving game of horror and suspense was originally designed for the PlayStation console. The Resident Evil series really makes you feel as if you're in a horror film, all alone and clinging desperately to your life, fighting off droves of zombies and other terrible creatures. Your survival instinct is guaranteed to kick in when you play Resident Evil 2.
Unreal (1998)
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One of the best-looking games of all time, this 1998 first-person shooter finds you crash-landed on a strange, beautiful alien world--a world ruled by a hostile tribe of mighty alien warriors. Fortunately, you'll find a wide variety of powerful weapons with which you can take on your adversaries. Unreal still looks great today and is a landmark game in its popular genre.
Soldier of Fortune (2000)
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As the battle-hardened mercenary John Mullins, your duty in Soldier of Fortune is to rid the world of some of its worst occupants. You'll be deployed in a wide variety of real-world hotspots and will take on countless terrorists, goons, and other bad guys in many intense, brutal firefights. Soldier of Fortune is not for the fainthearted--its harrowing depiction of violence is perhaps its most distinct trait.
Homeworld: Cataclysm (2000)
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Homeworld: Cataclysm is a great 3D real-time strategy game that lets you command a deep-space fleet of starships in their noble effort to defend the galaxy against seemingly inevitable destruction by a collective race of interstellar parasites. Homeworld: Cataclysm's impressive graphics truly evoke the solitary sense of being stranded in outer space--and of trying to stop an impossibly powerful threat.
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