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Mars: War Logs

An Intense Cyberpunk Rpg On the Red Planet! Mars War Logs takes you to Mars, nearly a century after the cataclysm that threw the planet and its colonists into chaos. Water has become the most precious resource…

65 26 April 2013 from $0.99

Mars: War Logs is an adventure developed by Spiders, released 26 April 2013 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $0.99 at Humble Store. The main story takes about 10 hrs to finish.

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What Mars: War Logs is

Mars: War Logs is an adventure game developed by Spiders and released in 2013. It was published by Focus Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Silk Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

"Mars War Logs takes place on the planet Mars, almost a century after the huge catastrophe that plunged the Red Planet and its colonies into chaos. Water is the most precious resource on the planet, and different corporations are fighting to gain control of it. In the midst of this ruthless struggle, you play Roy Temperance, an adventurer with many talents, and immerse yourself in an intense cyberpunk RPG set on the Red Planet."
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 14 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Mars: War Logs holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 24% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 5 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 10 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $0.99, that works out to about $0.10 per hour of the main story.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.2 GHZ, 2048 MB RAM and 512 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 4.0 COMPATIBLE. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 3GB.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $0.99 at Humble Store, 80% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Mars: War Logs launched on 26 April 2013, within three weeks of Metro: Last Light, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and Age of Empires II HD. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Metro: Last Light, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Age of Empires II HD.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Mars: War Logs — frequently asked questions

When did Mars: War Logs come out?
Mars: War Logs was released on 26 April 2013 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Mars: War Logs cost?
The cheapest current price for Mars: War Logs is $0.99 at Humble Store, which is 80% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Mars: War Logs?
At minimum, Mars: War Logs needs AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.2 GHZ, 2048 MB RAM, 512 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 4.0 COMPATIBLE graphics, 3 GB HD space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Mars: War Logs?
The main story of Mars: War Logs takes around 10 hrs.
Is Mars: War Logs worth it?
That depends on what you want from it, so here are the numbers rather than an opinion: the cheapest price we track today is $0.99, and the main story takes about 10 hrs, which works out to $0.10 per hour of play. Our cost-per-hour tool compares that with other games.
How many GB is Mars: War Logs?
The PC version needs about 3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("3 GB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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