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Damnation

Evolving the shooter genre with its unique and exhilarating combination of fluid action and combat, Damnation features huge, open environments, frenetic combat, daredevil acrobatics and high-octane…

50 22 May 2009

Damnation is an adventure developed by Blue Omega Entertainment, released 22 May 2009 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Damnation is

Damnation is an adventure game developed by Blue Omega Entertainment and released in 2009. It was published by Codemasters. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Evolving the shooter genre with its unique and exhilarating combination of fluid action and combat, Damnation features huge, open environments, frenetic combat, daredevil acrobatics and high-octane vehicle-based stunts.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Damnation holds a critic score of 50 out of 100. That places it above 7% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 17 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.8 Ghz Pentium or AMD™ equivalent, 1 GB RAM and GeForce 7600 / Radeon X1300 or above. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 10GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Damnation launched on 22 May 2009, within three weeks of Minecraft, Infamous, The Sims 3 and Plants vs. Zombies. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Minecraft, Infamous, The Sims 3, Plants vs. Zombies.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Damnation — frequently asked questions

When did Damnation come out?
Damnation was released on 22 May 2009 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Damnation?
At minimum, Damnation needs 2.8 Ghz Pentium or AMD™ equivalent, 1 GB RAM, GeForce 7600 / Radeon X1300 or above graphics, 10 GB Hard Drive Space of storage.
How many GB is Damnation?
The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "10 GB Hard Drive Space" and the recommended line says "11 GB Hard Drive Space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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