B17 Flying Fortress

B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th!

Assassin's Creed

Ascendancy

America's Army

Alien Legacy

Age of Empires III

The Adventures of Willy Beamish

Aces of the Pacific (5.25" Disk)

Aces of the Deep (Jewel Case)

Aces Over Europe

688 Attack Sub

101 Airborne: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy

The Movies

The movies had the potential of being an extremely interesting game... if it was only possible to play it well.

It may just be me, but when a game displays as much depth and as many possibilities as The Movies, it makes me want to play it well, conjure up solutions to complex problems, and heck, even micromanage my way to success ... Read Full Review

Empire: Total War

This quirky, bug-laden and weird-looking game... is nonetheless one of the best Total War games to date. Unfortunately.

What hasn't been said about Empire: Total War by this point? The general consensus seems to be that this is some sort of dysfunctional piece of software that simply paved the way to a completely new and significantly imp... Read Full Review

Total War: Shogun 2

Makes several great improvements, unfortunately marred by its bland content. Understandable, but still sad.

When looking at Shogun 2, it's impossible not to consider the Total War series as a whole, because this game closes a circle of just over a decade of Total War games, being a remake of the earliest game in the series. ... Read Full Review

Caesar IV

We've come a long way in City-builder games, and yet Caesar IV looks like it's taken a couple of steps back.

I think the mistake that many people make when writing about Caesar IV, on this site, on others, in game magazines, pretty much everywhere, is the direct comparison to Caesar III. After all, it's the sequel, right? The p... Read Full Review

Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst

BigFish Games prove time and time again that they're not going to get stuck with one formula. Innovation galore!

The Mystery Case Files series has quite a proud history, having spawned no less than 5 games already (not including other similar games by BigFish). The basic design is that of a casual game similar to the old "Where is ... Read Full Review

Centurion: Defender of Rome

It's Rome: Total War, the 1990's version. Simple and to the point.

When Creative Assembly set out to create Rome: Total War, they were doing something pretty revolutionary to the entire idea of war games, historical games, and strategy games all at the same time. But while it seemed com... Read Full Review

Dune

The name of this game's soundtrack says it all: "Spice Opera".

Very few games have ever produced a soundtrack so successful that it actually sold as a separate piece of art. One such game is "Dune", produced in 1992 by an obscure developer called "Cryo", during one of the shortest b... Read Full Review

Darklands

One of the least known, most unique Role-Playing Games ever created. Hardcore, but intensely satisfying.

In the late 80's and early 90's, one of the most prominent game developers in the budding gaming industry was called Microprose. This name will ring a bell for many long-time players, and most people will at the very lea... Read Full Review

Sid Meier's Covert Action

Twenty years later, I still find myself playing this. Unmatched to this day.

It would be hard to describe Covert Action without first explaining that it is a hard game to describe. One of the reasons this game stands out is the fact that it feels more like a combination of several games than just... Read Full Review

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

One of the very few Shooters I've ever enjoyed replaying... and replaying and replaying! A true gem in many respects.

When developers set out to create a first-person shooter, they certainly don't have people like me in mind - un-twitchy and generally not seeking violence for the sake of passing time. More often, customers are expected ... Read Full Review

Silent Storm: Sentinels (French)

A true-to-the-form expansion to Silent Storm with many great improvements, though still doesn't live up to its potential

If you liked Silent Storm and wished it would be a bit longer, or a bit better, you'd do well to look up Sentinels. This expansion pack continues building on the foundations set by S2, and introduces many new elements an... Read Full Review

PlanetSide 2

Warfare around the clock, massive battles like you've never seen, and a gigantic amount of content. Find a group!

Planetside 2 may be "just another FPS" to some, but it is fundamentally one of the most unique experiences you've ever encountered. It features a war that rages over a vast region all around the clock, with thousands of ... Read Full Review

Tropico 4

Tropico 4 primarily offers technological upgrades, but is still quite fun and addictive. Get the expansion!

The Tropico series gives us the chance to enjoy the experience of playing a Latin American dictator/revolutionary in a Space Management environment. Anyone familiar with the city-building series from Sierra (including Ca... Read Full Review

Mass Effect 3

ME3 has no problem standing shoulder-to-shoulder with its predecessors, but offers an unsatisfying end to the saga.

WARNING: Spoilers are impossible to avoid when discussing this game, particularly because it is the last in a _very_ long saga. If you have not played Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, stop wasting your time and go play the... Read Full Review

Tales of Monkey Island

The Monkey Island series continues down a disappointing road with this enjoyable, but non-dazzling sequel.

"Tales of Monkey Island" (hereby "Tales", for simplicity) is the 5th game in what by now has become one of the most famous franchises in gaming history. While Telltale Games have apparently managed to successfully revive... Read Full Review

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge

Great graphical improvements might make this more playable to those who hate VGA... and that's pretty much it.

Obviously, one look at my avatar will tell you that I am one hell of a fanboy of the original Monkey Island 2, so please feel free to assume right now that I am utterly biased. Two days ago (yup) I reviewed the first... Read Full Review

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

I gave the original a 10.0. Sadly, this re-make is mostly downhill from there. The music helps save it from damnation.

As SFDebris once said, Grading a re-make is one of the hardest things to do, because you have to try to not to grade the original work but rather what was done with it - whether value was added or removed. You could give... Read Full Review

Assassin's Creed III

Bigger and better, but nonetheless more of the same. Gets repetitive, unless you came for the convoluted storyline.

Assassin's Creed 3 is actually the sixth (seventh? more?) in a line of sequels and expansions (which are actually fully-fledged sequels for almost all intents and purposes) to a rightly successful franchise. If you have ... Read Full Review

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

X-Com simplifies many aspects of the originals, but this works both for and against it.

The X-Com series is still fondly remembered as one of the best Turn Based Strategy/Tactical series for the PC, despite being over 20 years old. Firaxis made an attempt at returning to this series and bringing the many ad... Read Full Review

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary

A Star-Trek adventure that captures the feel of the original show like no space simulator ever could.

The Original Series of Star Trek had its work cut out for it: a science-fiction show that was very different from any that had been made before it, breaking new ground and backwards social standards (to some extent, at l... Read Full Review

Sword of the Samurai

Another classic gem in a long line of Minigame-driven simulations from MicroProse.

During the late 80's and early 90's, a company known as MicroProse became acclaimed for its huge diversity of deep and engrossing games. A large number of those games, including the famous "Pirates!" and "Covert Action" ... Read Full Review