Borderlands 2

Borderlands

Turok

Postal 2

Judge Dredd: Dredd VS Death

Soldier of Fortune: Payback

Bulletstorm

Crysis Warhead

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

A few flaws, but nearly 40 hours of immersive gameplay - fantastic

I am probably one of the very few fans of Deus Ex: Invisible War. Yes, it had incredibly cramped claustrophobic environments and an incomprehensible storyline, but after playing through it 3 or 4 times, I found it more &... Read Full Review

Crysis 2

Often frustrating due to lousy checkpoint placement, but a terriffic & immersive game

I have never made any secret of the fact that I didnt warm to Crysis. It wasnt a bad game, but it cetainly didnt justify the hype that was expended upon it. It was buggy to the extreme and the second half was a major di... Read Full Review

Judge Dredd: Dredd VS Death

Taken on its own terms, this is not a bad game

Cosidering I had never heard of this game before I downloaded it a week ago, and the fact that just about every review I have since read has been thoroughly negative, I was pleasantly surprised when I played. No, this is... Read Full Review

Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition

As the Duke himself would say, this game rocks!

Thanks to the wonderful people at GOG.com, I can now play this wonderful game again on my Vista-equipped PC - and I am loving it! This was the first FPS I ever played, and its remained well up on my list of favourites... Read Full Review

Soldier of Fortune: Payback

Frustrating, but entertaining

Lost a couple of points straight away because of no quicksave - needlessly frustrating. (If anyone was able to get through the section where you have to escort the old slave to the diamond mine and he insists on running ... Read Full Review

Cryostasis

Awkward to play, but has a peculiar kind of realism which is quite addictive.

Leaping from life to life, putting right what once when wrong, and always hoping that the next leap will be the leap home. Sorry, couldn't resist the tag line from the old Quantum Leap TV show, which is what the menta... Read Full Review

Bulletstorm

Strap yourself in, its a helluva insane ride

This game brings the fun back to FPS. I dont think I've enjoyed a game on such a visceral level for a long time. Its a bit like going down a real fast waterslide. You have no idea where you're going to end up, you just k... Read Full Review

Crysis Warhead

Definite improvement on its predecessor, but still frustratingly buggy

I have to admit, I didnt like the original Crysis. While the first half of the game offered some outstanding gameplay, the second half switch to beating off hordes of aliens was a yawn, and didnt allow you to use the ste... Read Full Review

TimeShift (2007)

Way better than Crysis

IMHO, this is the best shooter of the year. No hype, just a run & gun shooter with interesting time effects thrown in. It doesnt do much extraordinary, but what it does, it does extremely well. Solid, satisfying gameplay... Read Full Review

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

Mostly very, very good, but what a pissweak ending!

My rating for this game varied considerably as I played through it. Mostly it was hovering about an 8, sometimes touching 9, but the absolutely derisory ending really was a drag. There was no climax - the game just ended... Read Full Review

Far Cry 2

Almost perfect, but...

I was all set to give this game a near-perfect score, but then I was hit with the dreaded Closed Door bug. Very disappointing, had to go back to a clean save and replay 2-3 hours. Up to then I was really, really addicted... Read Full Review

BioShock

Good, not great

Yes, the graphics were superb, the gameplay was imaginative and well-thought out, the setting was breathtaking etc. Unfortunately, for me anyway, it just all became a little too repetitive. You can only hack so many turr... Read Full Review

Turok

Dinos are cool, shame about the rest

Things I liked about Turok: 1. Dinos are cool. Killing dinos in as gory a manner as possible is even cooler 2. Graphics: Liked the waving grass. Nice touch. 3. Knives -cutting dino's throats & stabbing guards in... Read Full Review

Borderlands

Promising game ruined by constantly re-spawning enemies, uninspired quest design and unbelievably pathetic weapons

Firstly I have to say that I came to this game as a FPS fan, not an RPG player, so things like levelling up & talent trees mean nothing to me and I will say nothing about them. Also I am largely uninterested in loot - si... Read Full Review

Far Cry

Superb but brutally tough

I have no hesitation in saying that is the second best shooter of all time, only surpassed by HL2. But whereas HL2 was a joy to play, Far Cry is not an enjoyable experience. Technically its superb - excellent graphics, ... Read Full Review

Borderlands 2 (Deluxe Vault Hunter's Collector's Edition)

Terriffic game, but why, oh why the ridiculous checkpoints & constantly respawning enemies?

I made no secret of the fact that I did not like Borderlands. The quests were repetitive and monotonous, the weapons were pathetically weak and the crappy checkpoint system and constantly respawning enemies meant you had... Read Full Review

Turning Point: Fall of Liberty

Just barely playable

At first , I was inclined to be merciless to this game. It is incredibly clunky, the graphics are ordinary, the AI average, the story random & chaotic. However, once I got past the halfway, it did improve, not by much, b... Read Full Review

Wolfenstein

2 games in 1 really - you can play it as a straight WWII shooter or as a supernatural shooter

Actually, I enjoyed this game much more playing it as a simple WW2 shooter - making minimal use of supernatural powers, which tend to make the game too easy - it was a very satisfying game. The combat was excellent - I h... Read Full Review

Postal 2: Share the Pain

Hilarious in parts, but ultimately tedious and pointless

Yes, there's some fun to be had in this game, but once the humour wears off, there's basically nothing to do. You have a set of fairly mundane tasks to accomplish over the course of a week, picking up a parcel, getting m... Read Full Review