While it's certainly not the only genre out there, fantasy has dominated the MMO market for quite a while. Game developers looking for a change typically head in the direction of sci-fi and the future, churning out titles like Fallen Earth and Star Wars: The Old Republic.
GoldFire Studios has chosen to go in a completely different direction with BC Wars, which is in open beta as of today. Want to channel your inner caveman? You might want to take a little bit of time to check out this browser-based, free-to-play number. It's a bit predictable -- you start on Pangea and clams are the local currency -- but it definitely has possibilities. You began as a low level caveman, wearing a loincloth and scavenging for food, and have 200 steps (turns) you may take each day to advance your character.
Registration and character creation is quick and basic, and the game itself is a fun way to pass some time. Check it out here, explore the forest, and find some clams!
Reader Comments (14)
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 12:58PM (Unverified) said
so easy, a Caveman could design it?
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 1:10PM (Unverified) said
Isn't Cryptic supposedly making something like this called Primal Age?
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 1:12PM (Unverified) said
err... and by like this, I mean a caveman/dino MMO. Not a browser-based game with 200 steps per day.
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Posted: Jan 4th 2010 2:51PM thud said
Is this even legal?
I mean there are casino games...and you can cash in/out...so.....
I mean there are casino games...and you can cash in/out...so.....
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 3:52PM Keen and Graev said
You had me until you said browser based.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 4:16PM AlamoeJones said
What exactly is so bad about browser based games?
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Posted: Jan 4th 2010 4:02PM archipelagos said
Love the concept: dinosaurs will eternally equal awesome.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 4:28PM Gloon said
Yeah, my first thought is: Okay, that's just stupid. But then you begin to think about some of the possibilities and it begins to climb a few notches up the coolness scale. T-Rex raid anyone?
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 6:46PM thud said
200 steps per HOUR, not day.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 7:40PM Daverator said
Quickly clicked link when i saw concept, unclicked when i saw browser based.
Posted: Jan 4th 2010 10:19PM (Unverified) said
max asked this already but i'll ask again, why does being brower based make it bad, I am genuinely curious about this
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Posted: Jan 5th 2010 7:06AM (Unverified) said
Ugg! *Smashes flint*
*makes fire*
*flails at sight of fire*
*tries to club fire*
*club is on fire*
*makes fire*
*flails at sight of fire*
*tries to club fire*
*club is on fire*
Posted: Jan 5th 2010 9:12AM (Unverified) said
Are these browser based games really worth noting here? They're a dime a dozen. Massively doesn't do stories on Mafia Wars, does it?
Posted: Feb 19th 2010 11:20PM Averice said
Yeah, so he removed the ability to turn in game currency into real money a few weeks ago. Kind of a D move, but it was obvious he was losing money hand over fist.







