

Fast forward to the 1950's, and Jarvis decides to remove three international scientists - Cole from America, Stina from Sweden, and Bela from Hungary - by dropping them into the parallel world and letting nature take its course. To ensure that his world would remain secret, he formed an organization called the SEAS (Society of Exact Alternative Science), and he used it to kidnap any scientist who appeared to be getting close. Sometime in the early 19th century, a scientist named Jarvis discovered the world, but rather than share it with everybody (or even open it up as a tourist attraction), he decided to keep it for himself. ParaWorld, from German developer SEK, fits into the latter category.ParaWorld involves a parallel world where electricity doesn't exist, but dinosaurs still roam free. These days, I only pick up a real-time strategy game if for some reason no other reviewer is available to deal with it, or if it looks like the game will be unique and different. I knew I was in trouble when I played Rise of Nations, and while everybody else loved it, I was indifferent. But then, gradually, the games started feeling more and more alike, and I grew restless. I used to play real-time strategy games a lot.
