Globulation 2
{{Short description|2009 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Globulation 2
|image = Globulation 2.png
|developer = Globulation 2 Team
|publisher =
|designer =
|engine =
|released = 2 February 2009
|genre = Real-time strategy
|modes = Single player, Multiplayer
|platforms = Cross-platform
}}
File:Globulation2 Building Camp.jpg
Globulation 2 is a real-time strategy game, available in beta as of January 2009. The game updates on an irregular release cycle{{Cite web|url=https://sourceforge.net/projects/globulation2/|title = Globulation 2| date=3 April 2013 }} and is available in many Linux distribution's package repositories. The game minimizes gaming micromanagement by automatically assigning tasks to units.[http://linux.about.com/od/softgame/fr/fr_Globulation2.htm Globulation 2 review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405110144/http://linux.about.com/od/softgame/fr/fr_Globulation2.htm |date=2016-04-05}} at linux.about.com[http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7725 Globulation 2 review] at linuxjournal.com The game is developed as free and open source software under the GNU GPL-3.0-or-later.
Gameplay
In Globulation, the point is to either kill all of the enemies' units, to convert all of them to your side, or to kill the enemy by stealing their resources. The game can be played by a single player, through a local area network (LAN), or through the Internet via Ysagoon Online Game (YOG), a meta-server. It also features AI for playing with computer teams, a scripting language for versatile gameplay or tutorials and an integrated map editor.
Reception and impact
Globulation 2 was rated 5 stars (out of 5) on The Linux Game Tome gaming news website.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080302011322/http://www.happypenguin.org/show?Globulation%202 Globulation 2]}} on The Linux Game Tome The game was ported cross-platform (Linux distributions, BSD Unix, GNU Hurd, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, etc.) and included in several major free operating system distributions such as Debian[http://packages.debian.org/lenny/games/glob2 Debian - Details of package glob2 in lenny] on packages.debian.org and Ubuntu.[http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/glob2 Ubuntu - glob2] on packages.ubuntu.com
See also
{{Portal|Free and open-source software|Video games}}
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.globulation2.org/}}
- [http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/glob2 Globulation 2] at GNU Savannah
- {{Freshmeat|glob2|Globulation 2}}
- [http://video.fosdem.org/2008/maintracks/FOSDEM2008-globulation2.ogg Video] of FOSDEM 2008 presentation
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Multiplayer online games
Category:Open-source video games