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Perimeter

by K-D Lab·published by Codemasters, 1C Company, Sold Out Sales & Marketing

21 May 2004Everyone18
PCWindows

Reader score

7.4/ 10

12 votes

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About

Perimeter is the self-appointed rebirth of the Real Time Strategy genre. It employs three innovations to the genre to set it apart from all other RTS games.

For one, you will only be able to command five squads of three types of 'specialists' - Soldiers, Officers and Technicians - which are able to morph into different units, if the squad composition matches the requirements for that type of unit.

You also have the ability to terraform the landscape around you, raising hills or excavating valleys to zero level, where you may then build structures.

Finally, the feature that gives the game its title, you are able to set up an impenetrable shield - perimeter - that renders anything in its radius invulnerable as long as that shield is up. It will drain your energy (the game's only resource) very quickly, so you must use it sparingly if you wish to survive.

Perimeter is an RTS game that redefines the formula, with more emphasis on Strategy than Micromanagement.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

DLC

Remastered as

Languages

6 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English—
French—
German—
Italian—
Russian—
Spanish (Spain)——

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

CD-ROM, Download, DVD-ROM

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse

Additional Hardware Required

3D Accelerator

Multiplayer Options

Internet, LAN

Number of Offline Players

1-2 Players

Number of Online Players

4 Players

GOG.com

Multi-player, Single-player

Steam

Cloud, Trading cards

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel Pentium III

Min. OS Class Required

Windows 98SE

Min. RAM Required

256 MB

Min. DirectX Version Required

DirectX 9.0b

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

4X (600 KB/s)

Min. DVD-ROM Drive Speed Required

2X (2.64 MB/s)

Min. Video Memory Required

64 MB

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Also known as

Perimeter: Die Wiedergeburt der Echtzeit-Strategie — German tag-lined title

Perimeter: La stratégie à l'état pur — French tag-lined title (Joystick Magazine release)

Perimeter: Le renouveau de la stratégie temps réel — French tag-lined title (BestSellers re-release)

Perimeter: Real Time Strategy Reborn — Tag-lined title

Perimeter: Rinasce la Strategia in Tempo Reale — Italian tag-lined title

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Facts

Developer

K-D Lab

Released

21 May 2004

Series

Perimeter

Platforms

PCWindows

Age ratings

ESRBEveryonePEGI7USK6ACBG8+

Standing

Top 21% by 24hr peak players

Tags

Diagonal-downFree cameraReal-timeReal-time strategy (RTS)Multiple units/characters controlPoint and selectCyberpunk / dark sci-fiSci-fi / futuristicWar