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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 7 working days In Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension, players command spaceships that have been pulled through a black hole, transporting them into a different dimension. With each ship lacking fuel to get home, each player must collect basic elements from surrounding asteroids, using the gravity of the dimension and what little resources they have in order to reach the warp gate that will take them home. But in this dimension, moving ships will travel towards the nearest object, which is usually another ship, and when those objects are moving either forward or backward, reaching the warp gate isn't always easy. Time is running out to save your crew and your ship! As a grim reminder of the cost of failing to escape, the frozen hulks of dead spacecraft litter the escape route — but with careful cardplay, you can slingshot past these derelict craft and be the first to escape from the Gravwell! This easy-to-learn game uses 26 alphabetized cards to determine movement order and thrust; most cards move your ship towards the nearest object, but a few move you away from it. Players will draft fuel cards in each round — picking up three pairs of two cards, with only the top card of each pile being visible — giving you some information as to which moves you can expect from the other spaceships. During a round, each player will play all of his fuel cards in the order of his choosing. During each phase of a round, each player will choose one card, then all cards are revealed and resolved in alphabetical order. When your opponents move in ways you didn't expect, you won't always be heading in the direction you thought you would! Each player holds an "Emergency Stop" card that he may tactically play only once per round to avoid such a situation. Whoever first reaches the warp gate wins, but if no one has escaped after six rounds, then the player who is closest to the gate wins. Maneuver your spaceship after being pulled through a black hole Easy to learn game Includes 26 alphabetized cards Features Summary In Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension, players command spaceships that have been pulled through a black hole, transporting them into a different dimension... Release date 20130101 For Age 12 Years and Older Suitable For Boys and Girls

Dragon Rage Platform: PlayStation2 Condition: New Other versions of this game available from us: Platform: Pre-Owned/Used: Very Good Condition copies available Product Information Perform spectacular aerial manouvres in full 360 degree free-flight Perform tricks such as loops and barrel rolls Over 40 unique enemies with next-gen AI 32 different dragon attacks including tail whipping, ramming, stomping and biting Product Description Take to the skies as Cael Cyndar, the powerful and heroic dragon, in Dragon Rage 's 15 action-packed single-player levels and eight unique and fully interactive environments. The third-person perspective features full free-flight controls and 20 individual Cael animations, including loops, barrel rolls, and other tricks. There are over 40 unique enemy units, include Orc Air Units, Orc Ground Units, and Orc Water Units, and a new engine that can draw 80,000 polygons at 60fps, with full scene anti-aliasing, creates expansive world landscapes. An enhanced particle system allows complex physics-based motions with items such as explosions, flowing water, and lava, and the IK animation system allows more natural character animation. Review Dragons have always had something of a bad rap. What with all that fire-breathing, sleeping in beds of gold and Hobbit gobbling you'd think they were a bad lot. In Dragon Rage, 3DO hope to convince PS2 owners otherwise. It's quite a novelty flying a dragon--rather than the more traditional aircraft--round a 3D landscape, and with flapping noises accompanying the forward motion it's actually quite a peaceful experience--quite a shame when you might expect Middle Earth-type action. The landscapes are flat and boring, which is also a pity, and the dragon at the centre of the game has the intelligence of mud, allowing for truly frustrating experiences involving flying directly into hillsides. The opposition too are flat and lifeless and, frustratingly, your scaly beast has absolutely no desire to eat a single Orc, goblin or other green-skinned entity. For a game that should promise massive action and adventure this is a major failing. The sound department fails in! several major areas too: for a start there are no real background tunes, and right through the game, starting with the training mission, the woman used for the voiceovers sounds bored to tears as she ham acts her way through her lines. It's pretty ghastly. Overall, in spite of its cheap price point, Dragon Rage fails to impress, which is a shame as dragon-related flame action could have been so much fun.-- Chris Russell

Dragon Rage Platform: PlayStation2 Condition: New This Title Also Available As: Pre-Owned/Used: Very Good Condition games available Please get in touch for information on these options. Product Information Perform spectacular aerial manouvres in full 360 degree free-flight Perform tricks such as loops and barrel rolls Over 40 unique enemies with next-gen AI 32 different dragon attacks including tail whipping, ramming, stomping and biting Product Description Take to the skies as Cael Cyndar, the powerful and heroic dragon, in Dragon Rage 's 15 action-packed single-player levels and eight unique and fully interactive environments. The third-person perspective features full free-flight controls and 20 individual Cael animations, including loops, barrel rolls, and other tricks. There are over 40 unique enemy units, include Orc Air Units, Orc Ground Units, and Orc Water Units, and a new engine that can draw 80,000 polygons at 60fps, with full scene anti-aliasing, creates expansive world landscapes. An enhanced particle system allows complex physics-based motions with items such as explosions, flowing water, and lava, and the IK animation system allows more natural character animation. Review Dragons have always had something of a bad rap. What with all that fire-breathing, sleeping in beds of gold and Hobbit gobbling you'd think they were a bad lot. In Dragon Rage, 3DO hope to convince PS2 owners otherwise. It's quite a novelty flying a dragon--rather than the more traditional aircraft--round a 3D landscape, and with flapping noises accompanying the forward motion it's actually quite a peaceful experience--quite a shame when you might expect Middle Earth-type action. The landscapes are flat and boring, which is also a pity, and the dragon at the centre of the game has the intelligence of mud, allowing for truly frustrating experiences involving flying directly into hillsides. The opposition too are flat and lifeless and, frustratingly, your scaly beast has absolutely no desire to eat a single Orc, goblin or other green-skinned entity. For a game that should promise massive action and adventure this is a major failing. The sound department fails in! several major areas too: for a start there are no real background tunes, and right through the game, starting with the training mission, the woman used for the voiceovers sounds bored to tears as she ham acts her way through her lines. It's pretty ghastly. Overall, in spite of its cheap price point, Dragon Rage fails to impress, which is a shame as dragon-related flame action could have been so much fun.-- Chris Russell