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The Show

The Show is an RTS that will immerse the player in a contemporary world where California is governed by a dictator who sends any opponent to prison. The only way to get out is to participate in a television…

23 February 2007

The Show is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Sixteen Tons Entertainment, released 23 February 2007 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Show is

The Show is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Sixteen Tons Entertainment and released in 2007. It was published by Take-Two Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Show is an RTS that will immerse the player in a contemporary world where California is governed by a dictator who sends any opponent to prison. The only way to get out is to participate in a television show, with a huge battlefield on which outlaws and the teams of the show fight each other.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Show launched on 23 February 2007, within three weeks of God of War II, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Peggle and Crackdown.

Released around the same time: God of War II, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Peggle, Crackdown.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did The Show come out?
The Show was released on 23 February 2007 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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