During the three weeks since it's been out of the cave, ParaWorld garnered some pretty decent reviews, though nothing ecstatic in particular. And despite the fact that SEK's prehistoric strategy game has already received a multiplayer demo version back in August, its American publisher Aspyr Media felt the need to release another one, this time for single-player only. The new ParaWorld demo includes a tutorial and a single mission from the game's campaign, in exchange for a whopping 1.3 GigaBytosaurus!

The download is available locally, and here's word on what to expect from it, if you haven't tried the full version yet:

"This demo provides an insight into the ParaWorld and contains the tutorial as well as the first mission of the campaign.

The tutorial provides information about all basic functions of the game, it explains bascis like the controls, camera or the base construction. But even for experienced RTS veterans the explanation of the armycontroller provides an incentive. In mission 1 you are introduced to the ParaWorld story, running ashore all alone in a very strange world."

Also with some delay, Aspyr announced that North American gamers are now eligible to compete in the official ParaWorld Ladder, which opened back on the old continent last month, simultaneously with the game's release. The ladder features a grand price of €60,000 (around $76,000), and can be joined by registering on the MySkulls.com community website. But only after you buy the full version of ParaWorld.

How can you have any dinosaur pudding, if you don't eat your retail meat?

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