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STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl

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Mixing key RPG elements with classic FPS action makes for an excellent game, though it can be argued if it was worth all the delays.

Available on: PC
Genre: Shooter
Expected release date: 03/20/2007
Published by: THQ
Developed by: GSC Game World

Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

1 player SOLO

Online

8 player VS

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Further Reading

More games than you’d realize have their roots in novels. See which books are worth a look

Jun 18, 2008

Original PC gaming miscellany

A compendium of meaningless facts from your favorite games

Jul 26, 2007

The Professionals - Enchantments

Uncovering the lies and slander perpetuated by PC gaming

Jun 22, 2007

S.T.A.L.K.E.R., part three

Missions, factions, AI, multiplayer and the mysterious "blowout" phenomenon covered

Mar 20, 2007

S.T.A.L.K.E.R., part two

Our venture into the Zone continues as we chat with GSC about weapons, A-Life and storyline

Mar 14, 2007

S.T.A.L.K.E.R., part one

We grill GSC's Oleg Yavorsky on the developer's long-awaited survival-horror-shooter

Mar 12, 2007

Beasts with brains...

And four other reasons why we're hot like a reactor for Stalker

Feb 22, 2007

Mapping out multiplayer

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s single player story may be the main draw, but the multiplayer action hasn't been...

Dec 1, 2006

Playing well with others

We take a closer look at the people (and creatures) you'll meet in the single player adventure

Nov 30, 2006

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News

Impulse Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, November 1-7

Stardock has released Impulse's weekly top ten sellers list for the week ending in November 7.

News from N4G Nov 10, 2009

STALKER Complete 2009 Realistic Weapons Released

This is an addon for the STALKER Complete 2009 1.4.1 mod by Artistpavel. It increases weapon damage...

News from N4G Nov 6, 2009

Steam Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, October 25-31

Valve has released their weekly top ten sellers list on Steam for the week ending on October 31. For...

News from N4G Nov 1, 2009

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl 75% Off on...

THQ's shooter RPG S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl has been given a 75% discount on Steam. The...

News from N4G Oct 27, 2009

GamersGate 50% Off Sale on Red Faction, Company of...

GamersGate is holding their own THQ catalog sale this week, offering 50% off several of the...

News from N4G Oct 19, 2009

S.T.A.L.K.E.R Complete 2009 1.4.1 Released

From Strategyinformer.com: STALKER Complete is a mod by various authors that tries to make the...

News from N4G Oct 13, 2009

Developer coy about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. console ports

In an interview with Russian community site, Stalker-Portal, GSC Game World's Oleg Yavorsky has...

News from N4G Jul 22, 2009

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s tribute to Michael Jackson

A modder from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. scene has put together his own tribute to Michael Jackson, who...

News from N4G Jun 28, 2009

STALKER: SoC Complete 2009 Patch 1.32 Released

This mod from Artistpavel is an overhaul mod. Not much else is said about it.

News from N4G May 26, 2009

STALKER: Shadow Of Chernobyl Free On Gametap

Gametap writes 'Developed in the Ukraine by GSC Game World (who also brought you Heroes of...

News from N4G May 17, 2009

» All 45 STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl News Stories

Review

Meet and greet the shooter that came in from the cold

Mar 19, 2007

STALKER is different in style and execution from pretty much any shooter youve played. From one angle its defiantly (and brilliantly) different, and from another its willfully obtuse. Weve been exploring the exclusion zone for several days now and have thoroughly enjoyed ourselves - more so than we have done in quite a while, in fact. If you choose to buy STALKER, you need to be aware that this is not a super-silky Hollywood production - there are rough edges and its not tied up with a pink ...

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Previews

STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl - updated hands-on

An hour of power

Feb 15, 2007

Spoiler Alert: DON'T attack bands of slavering dogs. DON'T run into radioactive anomalies. DON'T try and loot dead bodies in the middle of a firefight. And, whatever you do, DOUBLE DON'T attack the military. In fact, as a S.T.A.L.K.E.R., you need to be very, very cautious indeed. Otherwise you will die. We've just spent the last hour getting hands-on with developer GSC Game World's long-awaited shooter - for shooter it is, more so than RPG - and we're dusting off our hoodie and returning from ... » Read Full STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl preview

STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl - hands-on

An ever-changing FPS/RPG set in the oppressive atmosphere of Chernobyl

Jan 18, 2007

We know right away that it's incredibly important to take STALKER at your own pace and playing-style. A game this large and open-ended is all about the choices you make. You'll begin the game in a village populated by mutated, high-tech poachers, known as STALKERs. From here you can explore the area, admire the "A-Life" system (as STALKER's AI is known) in action and pick up other missions. The missions received here form loose plot points designed for you to discover your origins ... » Read Full STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl preview

STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl

This radioactive shooter could be toxically addictive

Mar 7, 2006

You are an outlaw among outlaws, a high-tech poacher known as a STALKER. In 2012, twenty years after the world's worst atomic disaster, a second mysterious explosion rocked the Ukraine. The Chernobyl site became uninhabitable for humans with even the most advanced protective gear. Six years later you reenter the area, known as the “Exclusion Zone,” to bring back valuable artifacts formed by the strange anomalies there. You are not alone. Mutated creatures and other trigger-happy ... » Read Full STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl preview

STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl

We investigate how life emerges from the ruins of a disaster

Feb 15, 2006

Back in 1999 an American wildlife survey team visited the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster to assess the impact of the accident on local flora and fauna. They were astonished by what they saw. They expected to find blackened scrubland, sick with radiation poisoning. What they actually found was a full-blown wildlife preserve. A thriving ecosystem populated by wolves, eagles, black storks, rodents, wild boar and deer. That idea, of a hostile place that teems with life, is coming to the ... » Read Full STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl preview

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