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Age of Empires III
While Ensemble Studio’s spin-off of the Age of Empires series, Age of Mythology, was a delightful change to the somewhat realistic tones of their flagship series, I always craved a sequel to the original series, and a brand new title to sink my teeth into. The first two iterations,... |
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Command and Conquer - The First Decade
Sublime games are plentiful. Push past the move licensed titles, the generic action title starring a buxom blonde, or a toned Aryan gentleman, and there’s a wealth of gaming delights to be discovered. But equally as impressive series are all the more rare. Sure there are a few... |
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Civilization IV
Hopefully I’m not just speaking for myself when I say that I’d dearly loved to be remembered once my time of this earth is finally finished. Not just by my family and close friends of course, that’s a given. No, I want to be remembered by everyone around the globe, be they a... |
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Call of Duty II
It is impossible to go through a review of any kind of sequel without likening each individual section structure to the previous iteration. The first thing you are always made particularly well aware of is the step up in overall graphical quality. Sequels themselves usually follow... |
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FIFA 06
It’s long been a reviewers dream to get their hands on a copy of the latest in EA’s FIFA series of footballing titles. It gives the perfect opportunity to utilise those ‘style over substance’ mocking’s they’ve been practising all year long. In all honesty, these little pops at this... |
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Fable - The Lost Chapters
As kids, our parents teach us (or at least attempt) to steer us down the right path. The path of the virtuous, the helpful and the good. To help little old ladies across the street. To share your sweets with your pals at playtime. To be considerate to your fellow man. As lovely as... |
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Dungeon Siege II
It is all too easy to ridicule certain people. It is inevitable that when a group emerges with actions and appearances different to 'the norm', there will be others around to mercilessly poke fun at them. What about the hippies, starting way back in the 1960’s? But perhaps the... |
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Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
It's been quite a while since we've seen a truly good role-playing game. The closest we got to a decent single-player RPG in 2004 was with the likes of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. It presented itself as a merely 'OK' RPG while it implemented great gameplay techniques but... |
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Battlefield 2
Since its introduction in 2002, the Battlefield series has spawned a large following, and is one of the most played multiplayer shooters currently out on the market. Not only has the series been well-rounded, but it was the first multiplayer frag-fest to include a perfect blend of... |
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Darwinia
There once was a time when gaming was quick and simple. When all you needed was the basic knowledge of which action the two buttons performed, and you'd be well on your way to racking up those scores consisting of a stream of integers. In current times however we've all been much... |
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Guild Wars
The world of MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) gaming can be quite daunting for newcomers. If you’ve never played such a gaming title in the past, you could be forgiven for feeling more than a little overawed. You’re suddenly surrounded by thousands of gamers, all of which seem to... |
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FlatOut
There haven't been many new racing titles on the PC lately. In the past few months, the choices between such titles have simply involved either NASCAR or illegal street racing where you can fully customize your rides. However for gamers who are not fans of either type of racing,... |
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Fantastic 4
Anytime Activision publishes a new action title based upon a superhero comic we can't help but think about last years train wreck that was Spider-Man 2. You may recall how PC gamers received a different version of Activision's Spider-Man 2: It wasn't the interesting and... |
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Juiced
After years of countless delays and holdups, Juiced has finally arrived. Juiced began development right around the time of the first Need For Speed Underground title and has since been delayed a number of times due to publisher issues. Developer Juice Games originally signed a... |
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Area 51
Midway's remake of Area 51 resembles little of the old light gun shooter that you could find in arcades. Instead this new version features an actual storyline, some squad-based combat, and some Hollywood voice talent. Although the last feature depends on whether or not you think... |
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Boiling Point - Road to Hell
No, it's not another DOOM III expansion pack. Despite its name, Boiling Point: Road to Hell has absolutely nothing to do with hell, and after playing the game for quite a while you'll actually notice that this subtitle is rather useless. Bad subtitle or not, Boiling Point is in... |
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Psychonauts
These days the growing number of WWII shooters and tricked-out import car racing games is making it increasingly difficult to find something truly original and unique. Sure each of these type of games are fun to play and all offer up their own style of gameplay to their respected... |
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Imperial Glory
On the surface, Imperial Glory looks like it would make for some good competition for the Total War series. As we mentioned in our previous coverage of this title, many fans of the Total War series have been longing for a more modern take on the game preferably around the... |
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Pariah
It looks as if developer Digital Extremes has finally put the Unreal Tournament handbook aside and moved onto something a little different. At least that is what they would like to think. However coming from a gamer's perspective, Pariah is just another average science fiction... |
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Still Life
With more of the industry's attention focusing on the action, strategy and MMORPG genre, it's becoming even more difficult to find a truly great adventure game. It becomes even more complicated when long-running titles come to a sudden end such as in the case of the Myst series... |
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