Delivered in a nasal surfer tone that makes people think disparaging things about California, the main character's comments sound like a 40-year-old ad exec's idea of what "the kids" think ...
VR Baseball 2000 is a decent game but one that does not hold a clear edge over any of the others in the genre.
Heart of Darkness is the latest platform/puzzle game from the creators of Out of this World and Flashback.
Mission Studios has essentially taken the Jetfighter III engine and wrapped it all in a cinematic narrative that would have shamed Digital Pictures.
There's no denying that M.A.X.2 has all the ingredients of a great game, but strange quirks in the game engine and some downright bugs prevent it from reaching its full ...
Consider it short-lived fun, at best.
The game puts you behind the wheel of an ammo-decked patrol car, motorcycle, or wing vehicle to fight crime and annihilate anything that gets in your way as you do ...
The game just doesn't have the polished look of Triple Play or MLB.
It's a noble effort to both cannibalize the best elements of classics of the genre and also provide a number of refreshing innovations.
This isn't a cookie-cutter sequel at all. It's half shoot-em-up, half laugh riot - and that adds up to a damn good deal to me.
At its worst, it seems more like the second season of Twin Peaks, when the obscurity gets self-serving, and the payoff is meager compared with its initial pretensions.
If you're a fan of powerboat racing and think it's neat that it has been turned into a video game, don't get your hopes up.
M1 Tank Platoon II is still an extremely well-done and researched simulation, and is almost worthy of the name.
Die by the Sword goes well beyond its almost admirably typical premise to deliver a visually stunning, terribly challenging, and often awe-inspiring dungeon hack.
What begins as an interesting tale of conspiracy and murder ends up a confused and confusing gore fest of the not-so-supernatural.
Aesthetically, Star Trek Pinball contains a rather uninspired suite of flashing lights, shooting cues, and sound effects.
All 12 games in the package remain enjoyable to this day, each in turn a testament to the timelessness of the genre.
If you don't already know the dos and don'ts of castling etiquette, don't expect to win many games here.
Red Asphalt is a solid contribution to the "drive 'n' kill" genre.
Virtual Pool is no hustle.
It's basically just Virtual Pool 2 with a handful of enhancements.
If you're looking to play this classic style of billiards on your PC, Virtual Snooker's the only game in town.
VR Sports has managed to deliver a miserable failure.
The game barely scratches the surface of what the Playstation game machine can do.
In the final analysis, suffice to say that other soccer sims do it better for the same price.
The developers made a very impressive attempt to make a financial simulator that's worthy of being called a game.
This new racing sim from Interplay sets itself apart from the pack with tracks that hearken back to slot-car racing, featuring highly adept opponents, and competitive multi-player action.
Its technical problems are a real shame, because when it comes to every other aspect of game design, Y2K is actually quite good.
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.
Soulbringer's lackluster graphics and poor interface compromise what's otherwise a fairly standard action/role-playing game with an interesting combat system.
You can't find a pool sim that looks and plays as much like the real thing as Virtual Pool 3 does.
Clearly, tremendous effort went into the game's unique fully 3D presentation and into formulating the similarly unusual play mechanics.
It's well suited for fans of Black Isle Studios' previous games, classic hack-and-slash AD&D computer games, and anyone looking for an action-packed role-playing game with a lot of depth.
Titus the Fox is a platformer starring the mascot of the company developing and publishing the game, Titus.
It's a definitive role-playing experience, and the only reason it can't be called the best game in its class is because in a sense there's nothing available that compares to ...
The derivative action in New Worlds does only one thing well: It reminds you how exciting a well-designed real-time strategy game can be by comparison.
Despite its lengthy development cycle, RLH still feels rushed and incomplete.
For all the changes in Starfleet Command Volume II, it's basically just a slightly improved version of the original.
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