The year is 1849, and gold has just been discovered in California. You decide to head out west, to seek fame and wealth in the approaching Gold Rush.Will you strike gold and become an overnight mining magnate? Or will you build your fortune bit by bit by supplying 49ers with pickaxes and blue jeans?There's more opportunity here than mere gold dust or the occasional riverbed nugget. The Gold Rush of 1849 transformed California from provincial backwater into an economic powerhouse.Are you ready to forge a new state with this ragtag group of prospectors and pioneers?Get ready to stake your claim.

Welcome to the dirt-grinding, real world racing of 4x4 EVO 2. Off-roading in the new adventure system puts your racing skills to the test, as you explore, rescue, and compete through 3 new career modes. Pick a base truck to compete in a series of off-road races and win fast cash to deck out your truck with a an inventory of over 90 real-world parts to increase your power. Experience the wild, off-road adventures of 4x4 EVO 2 in over 32 expansive, outdoor courses set in a variety of diverse locations around the world. Trek into unpredictable, jaw-dropping environments and diverse mission-based adventures ranging from locating a downed plane in the Grand Canyon to the discovery of a lost Mayan city in a Central American jungle. 4x4 EVO2 roars onto the XboxTM video game system as a first-wave launch title this Fall.Features:Awe inspiring graphics utilizing the extreme power of the custom Xchip, allowing for higher polygon counts and ensuring the most realistically beautiful romp down a dusty road at dusk you will ever take.The phrase 'easy to learn, hard to master' seems to describe the racing action against the superior Artificial Intelligence (AI)., i.e., that large truck that just crushed in your passenger door while overtaking you for the lead, and the spoils.70+ masterfully detailed Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and 4x4s put you in control of a high horsepower, multi-thousand pound beast, with such a realistic physics control system, the terrain is no longer beautiful scenery, it is the enemy.Professional drivers get paid by winning races and so do you. In career mode, you must win races to acquire 'fast cash' so the multitude of enhancements and upgrades available can be made to your base truck, taking you to a higher level of racing respect.Plow through snow packed roads, bust out from a wall of fog and be blinded by oncoming rain. There is no off-season for a true off-road race champion.Catch ALL the rip-roaring action from film-quality multiple camera angles: cockpit, chase close, chase far, dash, television camera, sides, front, ground, sliding, and even blimp views.Your beefed-up Jeep Grand Cherokee rumbles, roars and screeches in Dolby 5.1 surround sound. You'll be amazed to find yourself in your living room!

The Sun has gone. The Moon sets off on a journey to find the Sun. Along the journey will be hazardous courses and deep realizations.

8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD takes place some years after the end of "Northland". The renowned heroes around the Viking Bjarni retired after their last adventure and enjoyed their daily lives.But one day the powers of darkness and evil slowly began spreading all over the world. At the beginning, nobody noticed this or paid any attention, but people soon felt that suspicion, hate, war and harm were returning to humanity. More and more parts of the known world were attacked by the evil that nobody could grasp or fight against. When the end seemed close and the world stood on the brink of eternal chaos, the chiefs of all countries gathered in the Council of Nations. In long debates they tried to find a means to fight the evil. But nobody knew what could be done...The one of the wise men came across some old writings which mentioned a way to fight the evil. A long and dangerous way, because only if the Eight Wonders of the Would were built again could darkness be banished and the evil defeated.The greatest heroes of the past were summoned. The people addressed our friend Bjarni, who at once set out to save humanity from a fatal fortune again with his wife Cyra and their son Mani...Their destiny, and with it the destiny of all humanity, now lies in your hands. You must solve the mystery surrounding the Eight Wonder of the World with your heroes and banish darkness from the Earth! Features:Simple game start, ideal for beginners.3 difficulty levels to choose from.Eventful campaign.Exciting single missions.Detailed graphics, lovingly animated.Extensive economic simulation.Up to 6 players via LAN or the Internet.Includes a level editor!