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OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
More of a casual spin with your girlfriend than racing for keeps.
Gameplay 7 Graphics 7 Sounds 8 Value 8 Tilt 7 The good * Colourful graphics * Nice locations * The musical scores The Bad * Repetitive game play * The AI can take sharp corners like Beckam does to the socc... Read Full Review
4 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Hellfire
Take up your arms and defeat Diablo for the nth time if you want to take advantage of Hellfire's features.
Gameplay: 8 Graphics: 8 Sounds: 6 Value: 6 Story: 5 Note: The above stats are a representation of Hellfire and not Diablo hence the time spent is only in relation to the newer Hellfire quests. There are not man... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
SAS: Secure Tomorrow
I maybe ‘minty fresh’ yet capturing Chevall and Zaryan is a walk in the park.
Gameplay: 4 Graphics: 8 Sounds: 7 Value: 5 Tilt: 6 It’s your first action, mate. After you’ve been badged you have to take a nickname. You have no name in the Regiment. Just then nick… I know... Read Full Review
4 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Dungeon Siege
Steampunk goblins FTW!
Gameplay: 8 Graphics: 10 Sounds: 9 Value: 10 Tilt: 8 Actual score: 8.7 For three hundred years the Kingdom of Ehb had a peaceful existence. Many thanks to the 10th Legion, who once was the most glorious group of ... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir
Scavenger hunting with a couple of twists...
Gameplay: 7 Graphics: 8 Sounds: 8 Value: 6 Tilt: 7 Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir is the 6th game in the series of locating hidden or well camouflage items in order to complete the game. Yet like all other Myster... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Mirror's Edge
Although rough around the edges the core game play is where it's at.
Gameplay: 8 Graphics: 10 Sounds: 9 Value: 6 Tilt: 10 We currently live in the age of communication. Every piece of information is running free like a rampaging bull as we now have television, radio, mobile phones ... Read Full Review
5 of 5 users found the following review helpful
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
A gorgeous world to behold yet the innumerable (and seriously annoying) bugs will set the game back big time.
Gameplay: 5 (The bugs will hamper the experience / needs a beefy PC to experience its full glory / great multiplayer options / storyline mediocre) Graphics: 10 (If you have 25GB hard drive and a beefy PC you're in for a... Read Full Review
7 of 7 users found the following review helpfulUnreal Tournament 2003
A clear example of Spencer's Survival of the Fittest.
When it comes to multiplayer especially against a group of friends, nothing is better than a fragfest or team playing. Online gaming has many advantages and skills that can be learnt or discover personalities that you ne... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Off-Road Redneck Racing
This is no Sunday Drive.
When it comes to games reviews by players for players, at times it can be a little subjective. Here, I make no exception. Off-road Redneck Racing for me is one of the most frustrating games I have ever played. I really t... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Ultima III: Exodus
Finally, a decent Dungeons and Dragons clone comes to the Atari.
Gameplay 8 Graphics 7 Sounds 7 Value 8 Tilt 9 The Good * Free-roaming * Four party team (as apposed to one) * Musical scores * No space combat/futuristic weaponry * The entire package (manuals and the cloth m... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
The Wheel of Time (Best of)
Clouded with the big sellers of Quake III and UT1999, WoT deserves more praise than it originally received.
Gameplay: 8 Graphics: 8 Sounds: 9 Value: 9 Tilt: 9 Actual score: 8.6 The Wheel of Time series captivated many people’s imagination spanning for almost two decades until the saddened bereavement of its autho... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
BioShock
Forget all the nose candy and floor polish I been wastin' time with! THIS stuff is the mother's milk! - Fontaine.
Gameplay 9 Graphics 9 Sounds 9 Value 10 Tilt 10 The Good * Choices have consequences * Compelling story * Extremely well optimised * First encounter of the big daddy * Sander Cohen The Bad * The fake wide... Read Full Review
6 of 6 users found the following review helpful
Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill Remastered
Play it in view of the first in the series however this is not the blueprint for other Nancy Drew games.
Gameplay: 5 (mainly consists of non-mandatory word puzzles) Graphics: 5 Sounds: 8 (decent voice acting / beautiful musical scores) Value: 5 (at least it's $20) Tilt: 5 (with the additional changes I still felt a litt... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Unreal Mission Pack I: Return to Na Pali
Log entry: There are Skarrj everywhere...this time I'm hunting them.<br /> Reported by: Gina - Prisoner 849
Unreal - Return to Na Pali is the official mission pack released one year later after Unreal however this game is overlooked by the mega-success of Unreal Tournament 1999; never less still enjoyable to play. The game ... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Half-Life: Blue Shift
It's good for nostalgic value but for newcomers the bundled Opposing Force is the better choice.
Gameplay: 7 Graphics: 8 (basing on the hi-def package) Sounds: 6 Value: 5 (only because of the short single player campaign and no value added for bundling Opposing Force otherwise an 8) Tilt: 5 Firstly, I want t... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Breakthrough
Short campaign, outdated graphics and somewhat re-hashed game play doesn't make this game memorable enough.
Gameplay: 6 Graphics: 6 Sounds: 8 Value: 7 Tilt: 6 Medal of Honor: Breakthrough is the second expansion pack to the massively popular Medal of Honor: Allied Assault campaign. Considering that both Allied Assault a... Read Full Review
3 of 5 users found the following review helpful
Arcania: Gothic 4
A simplistic RPG that will suit the lowest common dominator but enjoyable enough to keep you going until the end.
Gameplay: 5 (plenty of things to do however woefully easy / some nagging bugs) Graphics: 9 Sounds: 8 Value: 8 (large area to explore however too expensive to buy) Tilt: 8 (I enjoyed it regardless of its flaws) Actu... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Submarine Commander
One of the first true submarine simulation to hit the video gaming market.
Gameplay: 8 Graphics: 9 Sounds: 8 Value: 5 Tilt: 8 The vast majority of war based games are in the form of top-down, board style format as there was a conception that video games are a by-product for the tradition... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Mafia II
Much ado about nothing.
Gameplay: 7 (rock solid / very easy / immersive world / amazing cut scenes and nothing else) Graphics: 10 (beautifully crafted with a tiny bit of clipping issues) Sounds: 9 Value: 6 (too expensive for what it does how... Read Full Review
13 of 15 users found the following review helpful
Rhythm Tengoku Gold
Tap the tempo, slide the tempo, flick the tempo then hold the tempo…
Gameplay: 6 (great response time when using the stylus / pretty challenging for some / tonnes of unlocks however you'll need a 'perfect' score to get them / most will probably give up after remix 2) Graphics: 5 (not th... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Neves
Think spatially, think Neves.
Gameplay: 6 Graphics: 4 Sounds: 7 Value: 10 Tilt: 7 At first glance, you’ll probably wonder what on earth is Neves is? Some will say it’s Portuguese for snow (in plural form); others may say it’s... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Star Raiders
Atari Federation, Zylons and Tie Fighters...oh my!
Let's cast our minds back in the 70s. What comes into your mind? Vietnam? The film The Exorcist? Bell bottom pants? Cool sideburns? What about the idea of punctuated equilibrium by Stephen Jay Gould? Hmmm? Well, what abo... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Torchlight
The sights of ember surrounds me…
Gameplay: 7 (rarely crashes, stock standard hack/slash however camera angle needs improvement though) Graphics: 7 (colourful but nothing ground breaking) Sounds: 8 (Lani Minell and Matt Uelmen - need I say more?) Valu... Read Full Review
4 of 4 users found the following review helpful
You Are Empty
Playing it is like being depressed the fun way.
Gameplay 8 Graphics 7 Sounds 7 Value 6 Tilt 9 The Good * Shameless game play (no common sense – it’s a good thing) * Interesting level designs (farmyards, sprawling cities, rooftops exploration and t... Read Full Review
19 of 24 users found the following review helpful
Dead Space (2008)
A smorgasbord of bloody goodness if you can get past those horrid controls.
Gameplay: 8 Graphics: 9 Sounds: 10 Value: 8 Tilt: 8 Actual score: 8.3 Back in 1979, the film Alien brought viewers a new meaning for deep space horror as the slogan correctly states 'In space no one can hear you ... Read Full Review
5 of 6 users found the following review helpful
Unreal (Best of)
This game will alter your PC gaming reality...forever.
"The Nali Water God Chizra and his holy temple have been overrun by the water serpents and the demons who came from the stars. Only the messiah can purify the temple now." You (the player) is the messiah - a prisoner in... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead (UK)
Still maintains that warlike feel that made MoH:AA such a noteworthy FPS.
Gameplay: 8 Graphics: 9 Sounds: 8 Value: 7 Tilt: 8 There's certainly no shortage of war stories derived from the last Great War as every story, no matter how trivial or noteworthy they are, they all have that comm... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Curse: The Eye of Isis
A ‘watered-down’ cinematic 3rd person action/adventure game.
Gameplay: 7 Graphics: 7 Sounds: 6 Value: 5 Tilt: 7 The Good * Cinematic approach * The Ram The Bad * Shallow gaming depth * Clumsy controls (ported console) * Too short and very little replay value The ... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
F.E.A.R. Extraction Point
Still maintains the flavour of FEAR. That is intense combat infused with spooky events with a few more gadgets/critters
Gameplay: 8 Graphics: 8 Sounds: 8 Value: 6 Tilt: 7 Total score: 7.3 When FEAR burst into the FPS scene, the vast population was totally amazed by its John Wo's combat style, slow-mo action, clever AI and naturall... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
There's always more than meets the eye...
Gameplay: 8 Graphics: 9 Sounds: 8 Value: 10 Tilt: 10 Actual score: 9.1 The good * Compelling story; * Great presentation; * Utilising the full potential of the DS. The bad * Can be slow at times; * Aimles... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
XIII
This is a class A hero...PC game except for the odd 'amnesiac' save system and cutscenes replays...
I am writing this review because more-than-likely I have forgotten what have experienced in my journey. This adventure starts by the assassination of my beloved president. Of course I'm to blame for this. Hey, I didn'... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
DOOM
A game when you can chainsaw your way through hell.
At the time of release I was never in the mood to play Doom. I have seen the screenshots, read about it, friends swear on it and so forth. To be honest I wasn't interested at the slightest. I thought it was all hype and ... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Unreal Tournament 2004 (DVD Version)
UT2004 is not just another multiplayer FPS, it's the ultimate FPS experience.
Gameplay 9 Graphics 9 Sounds 9 Value 10 Tilt 10 The Good * The massive choices of gaming styles * Gaming Optimisation * Well developed characters The Bad * A little intimidating for newer players when jumpi... Read Full Review
6 of 6 users found the following review helpful
SkyRoads
Hope you have a very strong keyboard - especially the space bar...
1993 was a creative year for PC gaming. Going out was the millions of worthless platform games and in comes creativity. Games like Doom, Ultima VII, The Incredible Machine and T.F.X. are just some examples of the wonderf... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Truly a champion game build by champions to be played by champions.
Gameplay: 9 Graphics: 9 Sounds: 9 Value: 8 Tilt: 9 Actual score: 8.8 It's now a reality that console bashing is a favourite past time sport for PC goers; all this fuss about being dumb down for the masses, the co... Read Full Review
1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Soldier of Fortune
This game will make you grow hairs on your chest...regardless of what sex you are.
Soldier of Fortune is purely a tough game. Enemies are tough, terrains are tough, weapons are tough and so are you, the main character John Mullins. John Mullins is an actual SOF; getting paid to rid of all the evils ... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Devastation
Devastating with the game patch or devastated without the game patch.
I have played games which are too buggy that uninstalling it will cause more bugs or the game is just simply superb that you'll beg for more. Devastation is actually both - buggy but wanting more; strange it may seem. ... Read Full Review
2 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Missing: Since January
A macabre adventure game of tag.
Gameplay 8 Graphics 6 Sounds 7 Value 7 Tilt 8 The Good * A different take of adventure gaming (e.g. reliance of the internet and emails as apposed to 'point-and-click') * Great acting, FMV and a well-written plo... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Sacred Underworld
Prefect continuation for the Sacred game but the immeasurable hack-and-slash is the thorn between the two Sacred roses.
Gameplay: 7 Graphics: 8 Sounds: 8 Value: 7 Tilt: 7 Actual score: 7.2 When Sacred entered the ever-so-crowded action RPG scene back in 2004, it became a pretty big hit especially in Europe. Tagged as a Diablo clon... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
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