Chariots: The First Olympics
Posted by Ben on Monday, November 25 2002

It is 776 BC. The age of the first Olympics in Ancient Greece. The Greek city states of Athens, Sparta, Macedonia, Elis, Crete, Troy, Thebes and Carthage have gathered at Olympia.

It is the last day of the historic event. The five full days of frenetic athletic activities are coming to an end. But the pinnacle of all the Olympic events is yet to commence. As one of the privileged competitors, the expectations of thousands rest on your shoulders........


Choose from among eight different charioteers, both men and women, each with their own unique abilities

Eight different chariot models with different handling characteristics

Race through the countryside of the ancient Hellenic world. Race tracks which plunge from soaring snowbound mountains to verdant Grecian meadows and meander through undulating deserts.

Marvel at the beauty of ancient monuments like the Lighthouse of Pharos, Temple of Zeus, Acropolis and the Giza pyramids.

ChariotsTM: The First Olympics is available on PC (Windows), Linux, Apple Mac, Sony PlayStation2TM, Microsoft XboxTM and Nintendo GameCubeTM.

Graphics Features

Full support for the latest graphics cards with T&L, vertex and pixel shaders

Highly realistic vertex shaded grass, fur

Stunning pixel shaded water effects with reflection and refraction

Dynamic, volumetric clouds which change appearance as the race progresses

Volumetric shadows

Environment mapped bump mapping

Specular light effects

High polygon models with continuous LOD

Geometry amplification using TruForm/N-patches

Cube mapping

Audio Features

High fidelity surround environmental audio effects

EAX support

DirectSound 3D support

OpenAL support

Networking Features

Four player and eight player LAN multiplayer

Eight player internet multiplayer