Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising
In 2032 an Earth that knows only peace is forced to relearn the art of war. Twenty years have passed since the population of Earth did a fine job of destroying nearly everything in one final struggle for power…
Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising is a strategy developed by Rage Software, released 13 June 2001 on PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $0.74 at Steam.
What Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising is
Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising is a strategy game developed by Rage Software and released in 2001. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It carries an ESRB M age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In 2032 an Earth that knows only peace is forced to relearn the art of war. Twenty years have passed since the population of Earth did a fine job of destroying nearly everything in one final struggle for power by the politicians and military leaders. Twenty years have been spent building a near Utopia, a society where currency and finance are irrelevant, a planet without hunger or poverty. All weapons have been destroyed to ensure peace. But hidden away in an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, a cabal of old-world magnates: ex-leaders, financiers, politicians, and despots, are planning a return to the greed fueled, hate filled past. And there in no way to fight them. Except this one last…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 3,250 rated strategy games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 2 points below the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 1 GHz Processor, 1 GB RAM and 3D graphics card. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $0.74 at Steam, 75% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising launched on 13 June 2001, within three weeks of Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, NBA Street, Sonic Adventure 2 and Twisted Metal: Black. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, NBA Street, Sonic Adventure 2, Twisted Metal: Black.
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