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First up, Virtual Programming announced last week the release of Darkest of Days. Travel through time fighting battles from different periods in history. Sounds very strategic. But wait…it’s a first person-shooter!

Darkest of Days starts with one Alexander Morris, plucked as it were from the very Battle of Little Bighorn by agents of Kronotek and told that he is the key to saving history. Kronotek is a time-traveling company fighting the Opposition, which is fiddling with history’s innards. Morris (i.e. you) must participate in some key historical battles, such as the Civil War’s Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Tannenberg during World War I, a World War II POW camp, and even Pompei on the day in 79 AD that Mount Vesuvius erupted.

You must protect certain important individuals in these historical battles from death due to the shadowy Opposition, of whom you learn more about during play. The game strives to create historically accurate battles in which you will be fighting with period weapons using tactics of the time. But when the Opposition comes, you’ll need to get access to some futuristic weaponry to defend yourself and your charges.

System Requirements include:

• Mac OS X version 10.6.5, or higher
• 2.16GHz Intel processor
• 1GB RAM
• 128MB video card (GeForce 8600, Radeon X1600 or newer)
• 5GB Hard Disk space

You can purchase Darkest of Days now at the Virtual Programming site for £29.95, €39.95, US$39.95.