10Six
2000 video game
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10Six is a massively multiplayer online real-time strategy video game developed and published by SegaSoft, and released in 2000 for Windows.
Gameplay
Plot
The game is set in a science-fiction future where an asteroid, containing a new energy source called Transium, has entered the Solar System. Four companies – ToyCo, Extreme, BruteForce, and Infrastruct – have colonized the asteroid and are competing for control of this new resource.
Development
SegaSoft planned to create a series of online strategy games allowing players to buy, sell, and trade virtual objects over the Internet as early as June 1997.[6]
10SIX was originally being developed by Post Linear Entertainment Inc. (PLEI).[7] But SegaSoft brought the development in-house.[7] The game's servers were shut down by Sega on 31 May 2002.[8] The game was later picked up by ConundrumStudios in 2002[9] and renamed to ProjectVisitor[10] The new version of the game is still found at http://www.projectvisitor.com
A strategy guide was released for the game by BradyGames.[11] A Dreamcast version was announced but never released.[12]
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| All Game Guide | 2/5[13] |
| Computer Games Magazine | 4/5[14] |
| Computer Gaming World | 1.5/5[15] |
| IGN | 6.2/10[5] |
| Joystick | 30%[16] |
| PC Zone | 59%[17] |
| The Electric Playground | 6.5/10[18] |
Computer Games Magazine said "The very least that can be said of 10-Six is that, so long as Heat.net continues to offer a free trial week of play, checking the game out is worth the several hours it takes to download. That is more than enough time to build a good base camp, make some allies, explore Visitor, and decide for yourself whether you want to subscribe".[14]