Veterans of the first game will also be quick to notice some interface changes and gameplay enhancements. However, Homeworld's beautiful graphics, top-notch sound, and 3D play mechanics remain intact.
Enemy Engaged sets a higher standard for how immersive a flight sim can be, while it also avoids getting mired down in the technical minutiae of combat aviation.
Siege of Avalon is a traditional computer role-playing game that features high fantasy and real-time combat.
While the game has its merits, it really doesn't have the firepower necessary to make an impact in the PC shooter market.
Dracula Resurrection is a somewhat interesting adventure only because it's quick, easy, and atmospheric.
Super Hornet contains none of the extras that make a flight simulation a complete package, even though there's a good flight simulator at its core.
At the outset, Polaris SnoCross is an above-average racer that delivers the "extreme" experience, while including an oft-neglected link-play feature.
SWAT 3's most impressive feature has to be the amazing artificial intelligence employed by friend and foe alike.
Odium is a role-playing game without any puzzles and a tactical combat game with a repetitive, maddening, and simplistic battle engine.
Dogfighting in MiG Alley is one of the best experiences a virtual pilot can hope for.
Earthworm Jim 3D has something to discourage all types of people from playing it.
While it may seem overly familiar to fans of Caesar III, it offers enough variety and innovation to keep things interesting.
FreeSpace 2 is one of the best space sims ever made and is a solid candidate for game of the year.
This game falls directly into the perfect-for-a-rental category, and it ultimately proves that you need more than great graphics to make a great game.
It seems silly to malign a game about the undead by calling it lifeless, but that's exactly Shadow Man's problem.
Homeworld is both an excellent game and one that may well reshape the entire real-time strategy genre.
The graphics look sharp in areas close to the car, but in large open tracks, there's an appalling amount of pop-up.
Even with its problems, its excellent combat system and sense of style make Jagged Alliance 2 very easy to recommend.
Despite its promises of high adventure and pirate riches, Corsairs winds up nickel-and-diming itself to death.
Apache Havoc offers a great mix of realism and approachability, so that hard-core fans and novices alike should find a lot to like in the game.
Kickster is an online street-soccer game for the PC.
Mythos Europe brings the hack-and-slash formula to this online role-playing game.
Despite the small problems, building a thriving city in Caesar III is fun.
The track design is inventive, the illusion of speed is great, and overall the control is good.
Return to Krondor may not be an epic sequel to Betrayal at Krondor, but its excellent graphics and immersive plot make it an enjoyable story-driven game.
When it gets to the actual gameplay, Civil War Generals 2 is practically identical to Robert E. Lee: Civil War General.
NovaLogic is back with a sequel worthy of giving Longbow a spin.
The truth is that Emergency has so many faults that it could use some major rescue work itself.
A gorgeous, high-tech, lowbrow shooter.
You stomp (or hover) around eight different sections of Los Angeles, blowing up everything in your path.
Game Arts has put together a solid RPG with Grandia II, even if it isn't as deep or difficult as the original.
SWAT 2 could have been filled with nail-biting intensity and adrenaline-pumping action; instead, it's composed of a frustrating command system and messy gameplay.
What originally was intended for the PC has come to the PlayStation - with mixed results.
Kudos to Sierra and Dynamix for taking a disappointing disaster and turning it into the best World War I simulation yet.
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