Empire of the Ants
Empire of the Ants (known in France as Les Fourmis) is a video game released in 2000, developed by Microïds, and based on a novel of the same name written by Bernard Werber. A new version of the game by Microids and Tower Five, powered by Unreal Engine 5, was released on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series on November 7, 2024.
Empire of the Ants
- Date
- 2000
- Genre
- action game · biological simulation video game
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Empire of the Ants (known in France as Les Fourmis) is a video game released in 2000, developed by Microïds, and based on a novel of the same name written by Bernard Werber. A new version of the game by Microids and Tower Five, powered by Unreal Engine 5, was released on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series on November 7, 2024.
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• Title — Empire of the Ants • Developer — Microïds • Designer — Julien Marty Pascal Mory Xavier-Claude Passeri Bernard Werber • Programmer — Vincent L'Hermite • Composer — Nicolas Varley • Platforms — Windows • Genre — Strategy • Modes — Multiplayer
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The game is playable on a network with up to 8 players, and the game contains more than 60 species of insects and different animals. Requiring strategy and management, it is set in the combative world of ants and their anthills.
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The game received "mixed or average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Dan Adams, in reviewing the game for IGN, concluded that the game has the potential but criticized the lack of characters and poor graphics.
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- 1.Empire of the Ants (2000). GOG.com.
- 2.George Jones. lang en Why Ants Don't Suck. Computer Gaming World. 208. 98-100. novembre 2001. 0744-6667 .
- 3.Scott Osborne. GameSpot. 31 juillet 2001.
- 4.Frédéric Dufresne. Des fourmis dans les jambes: Les Fourmis. Gen4. 134. 84-90. mai 2000. 1624-1088 .
- 5.Dan Adams. IGN. 17 juillet 2001.
- 6.Kornifex. Jeuxvideo.com. 24 mai 2000.
- 7.Kika. Fourmis. Joystick (magazine) Joystick. 115. 96-97. mai 2000. 1145-4806 .
- 8.MArtin Korda. lang en Empire of the Ants. PC Zone. 92. 75. août 2000. 0967-8220 .
- 9.Metacritic.
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