Intensify your gaming with the power of clear digital and analog 5.1 audio Surround yourself with head-turning 3D positional audio with the dynamic accuracy and realism of EAX™ Experience real-time audio and effects acceleration with the powerful EMU10K1™ Digital Signal Processor Enjoy 5.1 sound when connected to the 5.1 speaker series from Cambridge SoundWorks®: DTT3500 Digital, DTT2200, and Dolby® Digital-ready 5.1 home theater systems For the most intense, multi-dimensional gaming experience with a thunderous home-theater feel, get the Sound Blaster Live! Gamer 5.1. Powered by the superior EMU10K1 Digital Signal Processor, you’ll experience real-time audio and effects with staggering hardware acceleration that will keep your adrenaline pumping. With the ability to connect to Dolby® Digital and multi-channel digital speaker systems or analog audio devices you can experience true 5.1 surround sound on your games. Track your opponents every move with the accurate and realistic 3D positional audio effects of EAX - hear enemies creeping up from behind and spaceships ripping through the sky with incredible realism. Arm yourself with the power and quality of Sound Blaster Live! Gamer 5.1 to stay on top of the gam Works with Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me 4 Full Version EAX Games inclded: Included Games: Interplay's MDK2 In MDK2, you have the opportunity to play three main characters - Kurt Hectic, Dr. Hawkins, and Max, the six-legged robotic dog. These characters travel through various levels and encounter more than 20 enemy Streamriders. It’s one of the most popular game released last year and offers support for DS3D with EAX 2.0. The use of 3D sound is pretty poor with many objects not placed at all. On the positive side EAX is used quite well. For some odd reason the EAX and 3D sound doesn’t seem properly in Windows2000 with any card we have tried. Eidos Interactive‘s Deus Ex Travel the globe as you develop your skills and build a network of allies. Employ stealth, strategy or action where appropriate. But remember, trust no one. Question everything. Even your allies may be more than they seem. Unfortunately my version of the CD won't load so I have not had a chance to check out the EAX support but the game has consistently received glowing reviews overall and on sound and music. Based on the Unreal Tournament engine we know that it will for sure have great 3D sound but EAX and A3D 2.0 support in UT was significantly reduced in effectiveness with patches to the game and Deus Ex likely uses those later builds. Once we get a working version of Deus Ex we will update this section but regardless, it's a game many consider to be one of the top of 2000. Eidos Interactive's Thief II: The Metal Age Thief II: the Metal Age expands on the mega hit “first person sneaker”, Thief: the Dark Project, demanding a whole new level of stealth, strategy and skill to survive. It takes someone with a soft touch and even softer step to stay ahead of the law. This game makes great use of 3D sound and EAX and just like with the original game, it's a shining example of how sound can be a huge part of the game world. Epic Games' Unreal Tournament Play against brilliant artificial intelligence in the single player mode or play online against thousands of people. DeathMatch, Capture the Flag, Assault, Domination, and many more game types in a game that has won several 1999 Game of the Year awards! As noted above, with the patched version (which ships on the bundled UT CD EAX is not nearly as effective as when the game shipped and even then it was not as prominent on Live cards for some reason. Despite the reduced EAX effectiveness the game still sported excellent 3D sound with high quality audio. Now, thanks to Creative's January 2001 release of new EAX enhancements the EAX support in UT is even better than the original out of the box experience. The 5.1 series of SB Live is Creative Lab's newest line of soundcards. What sets the X-Gamer apart from it's MP3 brother is the bundle. The X-Gamer comes with full versions of the EAX enabled games: Thief II, MDK2, Deus Ex and Unreal Tournament. For those that don't already own these titles, they more than make up for the price of the soundcard by themselves.
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