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Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 is a must-play title, a rare kind of entertainment experience that exists on its own level of excellence
In 1998, Valve Software released Half-Life, the groundbreaking first-person shooter that almost single-handedly revolutionized a genre. Not only did the game feature a cinematic, immersive experience with almost seamless... Read Full Review
18 of 69 users found the following review helpful
Killzone
Unless you simply must play a first-person shooter on your Playstation 2, Killzone is good for a rental, at best.
First-person shooters are in rare supply on the PS2, ensuring that most action gamers will, at very least, raise an eyebrow at the incredible possibilities buried within Killzone. Guerilla's title certainly attempts to d... Read Full Review
4 of 28 users found the following review helpful
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
Not only is Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 the best game in the series, it is quite possibly the best game in its genre.
The original Rollercoaster Tycoon was an opiate for the masses: charming, addictive, entertaining, and enormously popular. Its follow-up, the disappointing expansion-masquerading-as-a-sequel Rollercoaster Tycoon 2, retai... Read Full Review
6 of 22 users found the following review helpful
Otogi: Hyakki Toubatsu Emaki
Serene, vibrant visual and sonic textures lend a great deal of polish to Otogi 2's lush environments and frantic combat.
From Software’s original, stylish Otogi was released in 2003 to fairly solid acclaim, although its cumbersome camera and lack of gameplay depth kept it from being one of the great action games of the year. Now, Sega has ... Read Full Review
3 of 5 users found the following review helpful
BloodRayne 2
While not outstanding, Bloodrayne 2 is still a good action game with enough variations to make it worth trying out.
Fans of scantily-clad vampires hailed the release of the original Bloodrayne in 2002. After all, who doesn't like a blood-sucking, thinly veiled vixen with the figure of Disney's Pocahantas? Unfortunately, that game was ... Read Full Review
1 of 4 users found the following review helpful
BloodRayne 2
While not outstanding, Bloodrayne 2 is still a good action game with enough variations to make it worth trying out.
Fans of scantily-clad vampires hailed the release of the original Bloodrayne in 2002. After all, who doesn't like a blood-sucking, thinly veiled vixen with the figure of Disney's Pocahantas? Unfortunately, that game was ... Read Full Review
0 of 7 users found the following review helpful
World of Warcraft
Blizzard's newest classic is as easy to recommend as it is enjoyable to play.
Many gamers have worried that the MMORPG genre became stagnant before it ever had a real chance to take off, and they certainly have a valid point. Many MMO’s with great promise are simply recycled versions of Everquest,... Read Full Review
36 of 86 users found the following review helpful
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
A good adventure game that should have been much, much better.
2003’s superb Prince of Persia: Sands of Time was an original action game drenched in fairy-tale sunlight and loaded with mind-blowing deeds of skill performed by the titular prince. Wisely, Ubisoft tried to retain the c... Read Full Review
2 of 14 users found the following review helpful
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
A good adventure game that should have been much, much better.
2003’s superb Prince of Persia: Sands of Time was an original action game drenched in fairy-tale sunlight and loaded with mind-blowing deeds of skill performed by the titular prince. Wisely, Ubisoft tried to retain the c... Read Full Review
1 of 10 users found the following review helpful
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
A good adventure game that should have been much, much better.
2003’s superb Prince of Persia: Sands of Time was an original action game drenched in fairy-tale sunlight and loaded with mind-blowing deeds of skill performed by the titular prince. Wisely, Ubisoft tried to retain the c... Read Full Review
7 of 14 users found the following review helpful
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
A good adventure game that should have been much, much better.
2003’s superb Prince of Persia: Sands of Time was an original action game drenched in fairy-tale sunlight and loaded with mind-blowing deeds of skill performed by the titular prince. Wisely, Ubisoft tried to retain the c... Read Full Review
3 of 10 users found the following review helpful
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude
A new, M-rated update, stripped of any real gameplay and bursting with foul language and sexual allusions.
Leisure Suit Larry has been taking a mighty long vacation. The last time he strutted his way onto adventure gamers' screen was in 1996's Love for Sail, so it's no surprise that he has built up a sizable cult following. T... Read Full Review
3 of 12 users found the following review helpful
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (Uncut)
A new, M-rated update, stripped of any real gameplay and bursting with foul language and sexual allusions.
Leisure Suit Larry has been taking a mighty long vacation. The last time he strutted his way onto adventure gamers' screen was in 1996's Love for Sail, so it's no surprise that he has built up a sizable cult following. T... Read Full Review
1 of 7 users found the following review helpful
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude
A new, M-rated update, stripped of any real gameplay and bursting with foul language and sexual allusions.
Leisure Suit Larry has been taking a mighty long vacation. The last time he strutted his way onto adventure gamers' screen was in 1996's Love for Sail, so it's no surprise that he has built up a sizable cult following. T... Read Full Review
0 of 7 users found the following review helpful
Myst IV Revelation
Myst IV and its splendid conclusion are, indeed, revelatory.
The death knoll for PC adventure games has been rung quite often over the last several years, but with games like The Longest Journey and Syberia, the genre has managed to stay afloat, even with an admittedly waning fan ... Read Full Review
7 of 16 users found the following review helpful
Katamari Damacy
Absurd in concept and bizarre in practice, Katamari Damacy is a hoot to play.
Describing Namco’s Katamari Damacy is akin to conveying the meaning of a Picasso painting: comprehensible in the most abstract way, yet utterly baffling in its simple profundity. But make no mistake: this unusual puzzle ... Read Full Review
6 of 14 users found the following review helpful
Anarchy Online: Alien Invasion
Whether or not you should buy Alien Invasion depends on who you are.
Last year, Funcom delivered a real treat to MMORPG fans in the form of Shadowlands, a terrific expansion pack to the complex sci-fi game Anarchy Online. Now, with Alien Invasion, they have added a host of enhancements, i... Read Full Review
0 of 5 users found the following review helpful
Second Sight
Second Sight's sophisticated story and gameplay concepts make it worth checking out, frustrations notwithstanding.
Drawing comparisons between Free Radical’s new psychic-themed title Second Sight and Midway’s similar game Psi-Ops is only natural. After all, both are third-person action games that feature a main character imbued with ... Read Full Review
5 of 6 users found the following review helpful
Second Sight
Second Sight's sophisticated story and gameplay concepts make it worth checking out, frustrations notwithstanding.
Drawing comparisons between Free Radical’s new psychic-themed title Second Sight and Midway’s similar game Psi-Ops is only natural. After all, both are third-person action games that feature a main character imbued with ... Read Full Review
3 of 5 users found the following review helpful
Second Sight
The sophisticated story and gameplay concepts make Second Sight worth checking out, frustrations notwithstanding
Drawing comparisons between Free Radical’s new psychic-themed title Second Sight and Midway’s similar game Psi-Ops is only natural. After all, both are third-person action games that feature a main character imbued with ... Read Full Review
2 of 7 users found the following review helpful
The Sims 2
Fans that loved The Sims will feel immediately at home.
Objective: Create a sequel to the best-selling PC game of all time. Maxis and Electronic Arts have more than proved themselves capable of accomplishing the task, and have already released no fewer than seven expansions t... Read Full Review
19 of 77 users found the following review helpful
The Political Machine
The Political Machine is an easygoing, charming title with a lot of pick-up-and-play appeal.
It would be all too easy to pass by The Political Machine after glancing it on store shelves in favor of flashier titles, or to dismiss it as another mediocre budget game cashing in on a quick buck in an election year. B... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Astro Boy: Tetsuwan Atom
Astro Boy is a short but modestly entertaining diversion that stays true to its bright, kind-hearted roots.
At first glance, Sonic Team's Astro Boy may strike many gamers as kid fodder. It is, after all, based on a modern Japanese anime television series, which is, in turn, based on Osamu Tezuka's comic and its corresponding 1... Read Full Review
2 of 4 users found the following review helpful
DOOM 3
We may have seen it done before, and we wish it did more - but we have never seen it done quite like this.
No single title in recent years has been more heavily anticipated than Doom 3, and as most of us know, that's due in no small part to the gorgeous engine powering its visuals. It would be a mistake to dismiss it as simpl... Read Full Review
7 of 21 users found the following review helpful
Nebula: Echo Night
The atmosphere is chilling and the heart-pounding encounters with spirits add a lot to an otherwise standard adventure.
It's not often that a niche title like Echo Night: Beyond finds its way onto a console. If you are familiar with the original Echo Night, you may remember it as a graphically deficient puzzle-solving game, in which you p... Read Full Review
6 of 6 users found the following review helpful
Catwoman
The stubborn camera and unwieldy controls ensure that we never get to see the gem that lies just underneath.
Catwoman is out of the bag, and it could have been a great game. The core ideas are all there: cool acrobatic moves, nifty platform jumping, and some pretty sharp visuals to boot. Sadly, every time you actually start to ... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Catwoman
The stubborn camera and unwieldy controls ensure that we never get to see the gem that lies just underneath.
Catwoman is out of the bag, and it could have been a great game. The core ideas are all there: cool acrobatic moves, nifty platform jumping, and some pretty sharp visuals to boot. Sadly, every time you actually start to ... Read Full Review
2 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Catwoman
The stubborn camera and unwieldy controls ensure that we never get to see the gem that lies just underneath.
Catwoman is out of the bag, and it could have been a great game. The core ideas are all there: cool acrobatic moves, nifty platform jumping, and some pretty sharp visuals to boot. Sadly, every time you actually start to ... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Sengoku Musou (Treasure Box)
A good action game that could have been great with some better production values and a little more meat on its bones.
Ninja action seems to be all the rage lately, although it has been done with varying degrees of success. Samurai Warriors is Koei's latest addition to the Dynasty Warriors franchise, and it's a pretty solid game, filled ... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Samurai Warriors
A good action game that could have been great with some better production values and a little more meat on its bones.
Ninja action seems to be all the rage lately, although it has been done with varying degrees of success. Samurai Warriors is Koei's latest addition to the Dynasty Warriors franchise, and it's a pretty solid game, filled ... Read Full Review
2 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Samurai Dou 2: Way of the Samurai 2
Way of the Samurai 2 reaches for the stars and barely manages a weak jump.
Imagine, if you will, the great game that could result from a combination of Morrowind's open-ended, freeform gameplay; Deus Ex's multiple endings; Ninja Gaiden's detailed Eastern environments; and Prince of Persia's flu... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
Ground Control II is the best strategy game so far this year, despite some interesting quirks.
Massive Entertainment's 2000 strategy game Ground Control was an impressive but problematic title, featuring satisfying gameplay but a myriad of control issues, AI annoyances, and other tiny frustrations that often got i... Read Full Review
8 of 14 users found the following review helpful
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Psi-Ops is a good game that tries hard to be great... and almost succeeds.
What would it be like if you could possess the bodies of others? If you could slam bullies against a wall with surprising force, using just your mind? If you could see what was going on in the room next door by floating ... Read Full Review
3 of 7 users found the following review helpful
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay
A thrilling combination of gunplay, stealth, and hand-to-hand combat that never compromises one aspect for another.
Apparently, Starbreeze Studios and Vivendi missed the memo: games based on movies are supposed to be bad. It is all the more impressive, then, that the age of weak action franchise games like Enter the Matrix and Termina... Read Full Review
8 of 19 users found the following review helpful
Anarchy Online: Shadowlands
Raises the bar for expansion packs, not just for MMO's, but for games as a whole.
Anarchy Online, you’ve come a long way, baby. Ridiculed at release by players frustrated with an infamously instable launch, Funcom proved its dedication to its disappointed fan base by turning its much maligned MMORPG i... Read Full Review
4 of 6 users found the following review helpful
City of Heroes
City of Heroes is the first imaginative online experience in years.
Wake up, true believers, and welcome to a new concept in online RPG’s, where pure enjoyment takes precedence over grind, and cool superhero powers overshadow unwieldy inventory systems and spawn camping. This is the worl... Read Full Review
1 of 6 users found the following review helpful
Far Cry
Far Cry is the finest single-player action experience in years, and belongs on the shelves of every serious pc gamer.
If beauty is only skin deep, then it can be said that many recent shooters have been admirably atractive but ultimately lacking. Gamers have accused modern developers of focusing their efforts more on advanced graphics e... Read Full Review
4 of 8 users found the following review helpful
Viewtiful Joe (Pink Version)
Delivers consistently engaging gameplay with a flair and personality rare amongst side-scrolling action games.
Unlike individual sports such as ice skating and snowboarding, where style points go a long way towards the athlete’s final score, video games are often like team sports, where an ugly win is a win, just the same. So, i... Read Full Review
1 of 5 users found the following review helpful
Final Fantasy XI
Final Fantasy XI, for all its drawbacks, manages to be a fun combination of old gameplay in a new environment.
In the ever-growing genre of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games, it has become more and more difficult for projects to stand out. While some efforts at innovation have been successful, others have been met w... Read Full Review
2 of 8 users found the following review helpful
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