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The Online Gaming Starter Kit Reviews, How-tos & Hot Tips for All Major Multiplayer Games (with CD-ROM) Ed Dille
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The Online Gaming Starter Kit Reviews, How-tos & Hot Tips for All Major Multiplayer Games (with CD-ROM) Ed Dille
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A wide-ranging overview of the online multiplayer game universe, The Online Gaming Starter Kit contains all the information an aspiring novice needs to learn to get started. The enclosed CD-ROM contains playable demos of the games themselves that give a taste of the action, and software and special offers for multiplayer online gaming networks such as TEN and Mplayer. From game tips and strategies to a guide to top online game sites, The Online Gaming Starter Kit KIT contains everything for the person who's maybe heard about the joys of multiplayer online gaming but previously had no idea where to start.
Paperback, 10th ed., 304pp.
ISBN 1566047471
Publisher: Ventana Communications Group, Incorporated
Pub. Date: August 1997
Edition Desc
: BK&CD ROM
The Online Gaming Starter Kit
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. An Introduction to MPOG (Multiplayer Online Gaming)
Chapter 2. Mplayer
Chapter 3. Engage
Chapter 4. TEN
Chapter 5. Other MPOG Services
Chapter 6. Action & Arcade Games
Chapter 7. Adventure and Role-playing Games
Chapter 8. Puzzle, Casino, Card, & Board Games
Chapter 9. Simulations
Chapter 10. Sports
Chapter 11. Strategy Games
Chapter 12. War Games
Chapter 13. MUDs, MUSHes, & Virtual Worlds
Chapter 14. Clans, Leagues, & Ladders
Chapter 15. The Shape of Things to Come
On the CD-ROM
Free signup kits and/or free time on Mplayer, TEN, Engage, MPG-NET, HEAT.NET, The Arena,
and Kali 95
Shareware and demo versions of more than 30 multiplayer games, including Diablo, Warcraft
II, Descent Online, Air Warrior II, BattleTech, Panzer General II, and Virtual Pool
About the Author
Ed Dille has written hundreds of articles and more than 20 books on computers and
electronic gaming. Author of the bestselling DOOM II: THE OFFICIAL STRATEGY GUIDE and
QUAKE: AUTHORIZED STRATEGY GUIDE, Dille also cofounded the Attitude Network, home of
happypuppy.com, the top game site on the Internet.