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Atrox

Atrox is astonishingly similar to Blizzard Entertainment's StarCraft. The gameplay, the graphics, units, buildings, even single animations are extremely close to the original. The game is a real-time strategy…

20 December 2001

Atrox is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Joymax Co., Ltd., released 20 December 2001 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Atrox is

Atrox is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Joymax Co., Ltd. and released in 2001. It was published by OK Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Atrox is astonishingly similar to Blizzard Entertainment's StarCraft. The gameplay, the graphics, units, buildings, even single animations are extremely close to the original. The game is a real-time strategy game where the player controls one of three races (Hominides, Inteliom, Kreators) and tries to destroy all the others on the map. To accomplish this task, he can build a base with many different buildings such as weapon factories, barracks, power plants and so on. He also has to gather resources to build all his stuff, in this game, he needs to get Quark and some liquid crystal. The game features three different campaigns (one for each race) as well as skirmish mode, network and online…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online. Local play supports 1 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Atrox launched on 20 December 2001, within three weeks of Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams and Ikaruga.

Released around the same time: Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams, Ikaruga.

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Quick answers

Atrox — frequently asked questions

When did Atrox come out?
Atrox was released on 20 December 2001 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
Does Atrox have multiplayer?
Yes. Atrox supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online.

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