represented by the state of a player's lighthouse. If the island's health is low, and the player cannot repair the lighthouse in time, the island will collapse and plummet. The island structures will be different depending on the character chosen by the player. The structures used by the character Susie, for example, look similar to plants (e.g. gun tower resembles a mushroom). Goliath's buildings, however, appear to be very high tech (gun tower looks like a cannon on a turret). The player's character choice also affects the strategy the player will employ. For example, the guns fired by Goliath's island are slow moving, but very powerful. The largest threat to a player using Goliath would be swift enemies, such as enemy fighters. Meanwhile, a player using Goliath would have an easier time when under attack by enemy towers or islands. Certain buildings, such as hangars and gun turrets, can be directly controlled by the player. The player presses the appropriate key to take control of one of those structures. Multiple presses of the key will result in switching to different defensive buildings. Taking control of one of these buildings allows the player to attack enemies that are the most dangerous to the island first, or use a fighter to attack them before they can attack the island. On occasion, the player's island will dock with other floating islands, allowing the player character to explore. Parts of the game are also spent remote-controlling a fighter jet. Throughout the course of the story, missions include getting to a specific location, escorting another island, fending off a large-scale assault, exploring other islands and dogfighting using remote-controlled planes. The enemies a player will encounter include the Sentinels and the Skrits. Skrits are large insects, which will approaching the player and explode to release a toxic gas. Skrits are most commonly seen walking, although some Skrits can fly, and both types are a threat to the player and that player's island. Unlike the Skrits, the Sentinels fight with machines. The Sentinels have some of the same weapons as the player, such as armed islands, and fighter planes. Reception Project Nomads won the ECTS Best PC Game of the Show Award 2001. References External links (archived 2007-02-11) Moby Games MoDDB site 2002 video games Freeverse Inc. games MacOS games Platform games Real-time strategy video games Shooter video games Windows games Video games developed in Germany Video