how are game files read?

[cilchr]

PLEASE HELP


when i am browsing inside a game cd,i am unable to read certain files which have no extensions.
I have to use "something" to open them,they can opened by notepad,but notepad cannot read the fonts in which they are written in,when i try to play the files under the folder "animation", media player cannot read the file format.

There are few notepad files in it,but i dont know what language it is in.

example :-


<UnitShot> (name)
name_Sound <soundscheme>
name_StartBurstSound <soundscheme>
name_EndBurstSound <soundscheme>
<end UnitShot>

<AckType> one of
stop
move
attack_unit
attack_ground
unload
goin
pickup
pricep
attack_move
reload
lay_mine
get_mine
fixmost
rotate
build1
build2
build3
build4
<end AckType>


[unit]
idleSnd_Idle <soundscheme>
idleSnd_Move <soundscheme>
DieSound <soundscheme>
SaySelect int <soundscheme>
SayAck int <AckType> <soundscheme>

[big]
[bigmov]

[ezd]
MoveSmokeSound <soundscheme>

[small]
[smallmov]

[pretank]
<UnitShot>(shot1) - ïóøêà
<UnitShot>(shot2) - ïóëåìåò

[tank]
[tank2]
[samo]

[furg]

[gruz]
idleSnd_Reload <soundscheme>
idleSnd_BuildEz <soundscheme>
idleSnd_FixMost <soundscheme>




1) What is the language of the above code.
2)how can i try to read the files(using what software or language?)
3)how can i play the animations(is it encrypted?)
4)Is it legal to do all this?