UEFA EURO 2008: Austria-Switzerland

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat

Retro early 3D sprite-based Warhammer with some memorable characters, tough battles and a compelling campaign.

I remember reading about Shadow of the Horned Rat way back in an ancient White Dwarf magazine- as a Warhammer fan it was great to see the universe moving into computer games at last. Since then of course the franchis... Read Full Review

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

Still not bettered. Both the ultimate RPG and a work of gaming art.

It's now nearly ten years since Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn was released. Computer games today, by dent of sheer units sold if nothing else, are on the verge of acceptance into the cultural mainstream, for those und... Read Full Review

Tropico

Caribbean Cold-War nostalgia with a serious political heart. An innovative, but sadly not yet revolutionary, classic.

It's a rare kind of game that manages to be a history, politics and economics lesson, a genuinely enjoyable strategy challenge, and an escape to paradise all at once. With Tropico, developer PopTop managed just that. Of ... Read Full Review

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War

Visceral and triumphant. The original, brutally excellent RTS that launched Games Workshop's video game renaissance.

Writing now that news of the sequel to this breakthrough game has emerged, it's odd to think that when I first picked up Dawn of War in 2004, I'd barely heard of it, and had few expectations. But even just from looking a... Read Full Review

UEFA EURO 2008: Austria-Switzerland

A terrible, terrible football game. Don't steal it. Don't torrent it. Don't, whatever you do, buy it. <br />

Well. I haven't played an EA football game since 2003, but on this evidence, quite a bit has changed. Not for the better. Euro 2008 is, quite frankly, a terrible, terrible game. Now, granted, I'm not really into foot... Read Full Review