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Command & Conquer: Generals
Not everything here is tried and true, although most of the new features aren’t completely new to the RTS genre so enjoy
When Electronic Arts assimilated Westwood Studios several years ago, many voices in the gaming community sounded the death knell of the Westwood brand name. Today, their legacy lives on in EA Pacific who brings us the la... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
The most approachable game in the history of the series. Stays true to the original without feeling like a sequel.
Let's get it out of the way right at the start: the only reason to stop playing Civilization IV is to tell other people just how good the game is. We here at IGN have been playing the game almost non-stop since we got ou... Read Full Review
0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Escape from Monkey Island
Though many Monkey Island fans will disagree I found this to be the least humorous and immersive of the series.
After the quite delightful introduction Guybrush starts the game with his hands tied behind his back which I saw as a metaphor for how I felt from that moment on. My hands too were tied as I missed that intuitive and tac... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Aliens Versus Predator 2
Play the Predator missions, where you discover exactly how that character was captured and why it was placed in the lab.
Yes, Rebecca, there are real monsters, and they're all fighting over the same planet. When Fox Interactive and Rebellion unleashed Aliens vs. Predator on the gaming world in 1999, they managed to successfully enrapture a... Read Full Review
2 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Age of Mythology
Age of Mythology features 1 of the best singleplayer campaigns among RTS titles.I suggest that you make this game yours.
Age of Mythology is a return to the roots of the series. Indeed, due to the vagaries of Hollywood, the general public often knows more about the mythology of antiquity than it does of the actual history involved. In many... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Conflict Zone
Make love, not war... well, sort of. The online real-time strategy gameConflict Zone --but, the task won't be easy.
Conflict Zone is a RTS set in the not-too-distant future (circa 2011) with trouble brewing mostly in the former Eastern bloc countries. You can choose to play as one of two opposing forces: the International Corps for Pe... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Deus Ex
The beauty of how this system of gameplay works is amplified by the details included the character-to-character dialogue
As the player in Deus Ex you assume the role of JC Denton, a new recruit in the elite anti-terrorist organization UNATCO, or United Nations Anti-Terrorist Coalition. Crime, terrorism, and disease are all out of control, ... Read Full Review
1 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
I have to recommend Dark Alliance II, expecially to those who haven’t played the original Its just an awesome RPG game.
Dark Alliance should have been. It’s not so much a sequel as it is a version 2.0 – a polished revision of a pretty good first draft. The story is set shortly after the events of the first and involves the rescue of its t... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Unreal Tournament 2004 (DVD Version)
Unreal Tournament 2004 is, without reservation, the best game that’s come out this year.
The single-player game in UT2004 remains relatively the same as it was in previous incarnations. You assemble a team and work your way up a ladder of varied contests to claim the crown of tournament champion. Of course, ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II
More armies, more powers, more units, more strategy, more fun.
Given a new agreement with The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises that grants EA the rights to develop games based on the books, in addition to a separate agreement that allows for games based on the New Line ... Read Full Review
0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Severance: Blade of Darkness
Fantasy adventuring never had it this good.Prepare to adventure through some enormous and beautiful environments.<br />
Very little was heard about this game until a few months before release, the screenshots showing a game with excellent graphics and a very standard third person view kind of look, but nothing really else gripped you. It ... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
The Sims (DVD)
Just as in real life, nothing comes for free, and your Sims will have to pay out of their own pockets for the items.
Before answering this question, one must first fully establish the nitty-gritty of The Sims' premise. Set as the resident omnipotent deity of what almost looks to be a SimCity subdivision, players must first breathe life... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 contains three play modes:sandbox, career, and custom scenario.allows you to experiment at will.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 maintains the spirit of its predecessors while introducing key innovations. Your goal is still to build a theme park that attracts customers and makes them happy. Among the improvements are easier ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Call of Duty: United Offensive
United Offensives missions take place on the ground,with gamers acting as part of a multi-person squad,also voice acting
Last year marked the emergence of one of the best squad-based, first person WWII shooters on the PC, Call of Duty. The title boasted gritty, realistic graphics, adrenaline-pumping locales, and some of the most memorable ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Street Racing Syndicate
The basis of SRS is "respect points"The more respect you've earned, the more races you can take part in,and more.
Finally, it has been done!!! A freakin' damage model has been applied to a racing game that actually adds to the game and doesn't make it suck. The damage model for SRS graphically represents damage to your vehicle, alth... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Tekken 5
Tekken's cast list has always been pretty tight, but with the latest it just keeps getting better and better.
Tekken 5 after you have unlocked every character the best bet for single players would be the extensive arcade mode, its here that you truly get to fight the best that Tekken can throw at you. You start off by taking you... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos
Blizzard is back with another expansion to one of last year's best strategy games,The day of reckoning has finally come.
WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos is not the same game that was originally presented to us three years ago. It has since undergone both small and rather large changes to become the final product that it is today. In its final... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Sim Theme Park
Sim Theme Park allows players to enter "camcorder mode" and walk through the park in first person.
It's been over five years since Bullfrog released the first amusement park simulation game, Theme Park. Though it was quite a resource hog at the time (high resolution would even bring a mighty 486 DX2-66 to its knees), ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Playstation2 Battlefront was one of my alltime favorite Star Wars gaming experiences I had high expectation for the game
Star Wars Battlefront II improves upon the original game's single-player experience with open-ended, mission-based objectives inspired from all six Star Wars films. The compelling storyline spans more than 12 new locatio... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulNASCAR Thunder 2003
NASCAR Thunder 2003 is a very realistic simulation game so get in your car and buckle up for the ride of your life.
The game offers 5 different modes of play: Quick Race, Lightning Challenge, Thunder License, Season, and Career. The Quick Race is pretty much what it sounds like – choose a persona and choose a track and have at it; you... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Shadow Hearts (PlayStation2 the Best)
Shadow Hearts is not a game for the faint at heart.The best part about some of the spells is watching them being cast.
Signaling a shift towards an older crowd, Shadow Hearts' story takes place in the early 20th century and centers around two characters: a mysterious protector named Yuri and a murdered priest's daughter, Alice. Set in lo... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Medal of Honor Frontline (Platinum)
"So, at ease, soldier and fellow Medal of Honor fans, there's some real bite left in this franchise yet. " <br />
Head back behind enemy lines with Lt. Jimmy Patterson in Medal of Honor Frontline. In this installment of the smash-hit Medal of Honor series, Lt. Patterson returns and must infiltrate the German frontline to steal the H... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulNASCAR: Dirt to Daytona
Dirt to Daytona Monster Games have returned to the drawing board to explore newer aspects of the NASCAR experience.
The most important aspects of any NASCAR game are its ability to deliver an accurate and detailed re-creation of the world of NASCAR. This nefarious task includes getting the licenses of all the pro teams, drivers, their... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Devil May Cry 3
The amazing part is, only in the first few minutes of the game -- and there's a lot more absurdity where that come from.
Devil May Cry 3 in the first place. From start to finish it makes no qualms about what kind of game it is, what kind of story it wants to tell, and what kind of punishment it wants to put you through to get there. Even b... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
SoulCalibur II
Don't understand it all either,but that doesn't stop me from proclaiming this as the best3D fighter I've played to date.
The new guys stepping in to take their place are Yunsung, the requisite Korean guy who wields a short sword, Cassandra, Sophitia's daughter who hops around at the beginning of each fight and Raphael, a rapier wielding pi... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
The Warriors
The army of the Warriors, A battle of gigantic proportions is looming in the neon underground of New York City.
Although the main story missions are undeniably the focus of the game, there's a lot of other stuff to keep you busy for hours and hours. From the gang's headquarters (which acts as the game's hub), you can workout in an... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Obscure
But so much has been cobbled together from remnants of other games that Obscure has no distinct identity of its own.<br
If you've ever played a survival horror game, you've seen all of this stuff before. The only addition to the mix is the Leafdale High School setting and a cast of five teen protagonists who are grungy versions of the kid... Read Full Review
0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition
Midnight Club series, has tackled what is arguably the most stylistic and well-rounded arcade racer of the bunch
MC3 is at once the same beast as MC2, yet far deeper, broader, and richer in presentation and culture than before. An arcade game by nature, this racer builds its core gameplay on intensity. Compared to MC2, the city str... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Clock Tower 3
Ok,it is sad to say that this game is not really that scary but it does have its moments though,which will make you jump
If you are willing to buy into it, Clock Tower 3 has a wonderfully eerie storyline. Much like the previous two installments, the protagonist is Alyssa, a teenage girl who inexplicitly finds her tranquil life disrupted by... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
BloodRayne
Blood Rayne, Play as a bloodthirsty and hip vampire agent and kill enemies including zombies and Nazis soldiers,enjoy.
Are there any puzzles in BloodRayne? Sure, there is a total of three puzzles and for all you hardcore action fans who **** about the simplest puzzle slowing down a game, well take note, all three puzzles in BloodRayne ar... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Tekken 4
A good list of extra modes, hidden combatants, and Tekken Force should keep fanatics in check so kick some ase!
The most drastic change this year is the inclusion of walls and confined spaces. No longer free to roam the field in a never-ending parallel line, players are now required to fight within the spaces given to them and use... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Mega Hits!)
A slick-as-glass interface and unrivalled cinematic presentation, but some of these scenes needed to go, and badly.
Well, precisely speaking, this is Tactical Espionage Action 2.0, since Metal Gear 2 was "Tactical Espionage," and I think the first Metal Gear was just an ordinary game. The system designed for Metal Gear Solid has been ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Blitz: The League
The League offers an interesting take on football that proves you don’t need a restrictive NFL license to delivers fun.
The campaign mode is where Blitz spins itself away from traditional football games, with cinematic cutscenes telling a seedy story before each game. You take control of a struggling team owned by a man looking to pad his... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
ATV Offroad Fury 2
Offroad Fury 2 managed to create vehicles that behaved realistically while also remaining terrifically fun to drive.
ATV has some very smart track design elements, particularly rhythm sections. A rhythm section, in motocross or BMX or what-have-you, is a series of jumps that's best negotiated in a certain rhythm. Attacking the first ju... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Need for Speed Underground
The franchise takes an impressive turn into new territory, by creating the ultimate ride, so buckle up and sit back.<br
Need for Speed Underground borrows, instead of simulating, from the increasingly popular custom kit and import car scene. The days when Dodge Neons, VW Golfs, Subaru Imprezas and Mazda Miatas were just reminders you coul... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Xenosaga Episode I Reloaded: Chikara e no Ishi
The whole system works really well, and once you're over the small learning curve becomes nothing but second nature.
Big not only in name, the plot-heavy epic is also massive in terms of scope, characterization, and focused ambition. Developed by Monolith Software (the same team that assembled the controversial 1998 RPG Xenogears; the ... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Shin Sangoku Musou (PlayStation 2 the Best)
Tigers,elephants, and smoother graphics this time.How's that for a starters pluse its Bigger and better now that's cool.
With the largest cast of characters ever assembled, the biggest battlefields to conquer, an incredible array of new attacks, powerful weapons, smarter soldiers and tougher challenges, KOEI presents its most ambitious Shi... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Final Fantasy X-2
I loved the fact that everything you do impacts the final outcome. There is a total of 6 endings that you can get.enjoy.
To Square's credit, each Final Fantasy adventure has been fresh and unique with brand-new characters, spell-casting techniques, and worlds to explore (only a few elements have been carried over from game to game, such as... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Dark Chronicle
Dark Cloud 2 his overall just a great game its massive adventure, so beat all the bosses and collect all the scoops.
Much of Dark Cloud 2 is spent crawling around randomly generated dungeons while searching for the exit key. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? It should if you played the first Dark Cloud because the dungeon crawling aspect of... Read Full Review
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