Scorched Earth is Back
Scorched 3D is a fabulous modernization of the classic DOS game Scorched Earth, "The Mother of All Games". It features 3D graphics and gameplay, LAN/Internet play, and in most ways it is faithful to the memory of Scorched Earth.
Scorch, as we used to call it, was one of our favorite games growing up. With 7 kids all wanting to get in on the action, it was one of the few games we could play cooperatively. It was a favorite tactic of mine, when it became obvious that I might get kicked off the computer to let someone else have a turn, to suggest we play scorch. It usually worked, too.
Scorched 3D is wonderful in every way that scorch was, and then some. The only fault I can find with it is that the computers are too dumb. Surviving in a match with 5 true cyborgs bearing down on you was one of the true joys of the original scorch. Oh, and for some reason things go haywire unless I turn off the water, but I can turn it off, so that's ok.
Scorched 3D runs on linux, so I don't think I'll be playing classic scorch much anymore. I rank this game right up there with BZFlag and Liero, taking the place of its noble predecessor.