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Mass Effect (Xbox 360) - Review2007-12-13 12:05:45
Bioware's reputation speaks for itself. Having spent most of the past decade redefining Dungeons & Dragons as a PC based endeavour, the Canadian RPG masters found themselves rejuvenating the Star ...
Conan (PS3) - Review2007-10-29 08:25:51
Conan was a favourite of mine back in my Marvel comics reading childhood. Plus the Frank Frazetta paintings were a constant source of fascination to me, with their dark, brooding, often bloody ...
Bioshock (PC) - Review2007-09-16 22:20:48
First of all, I challenge you to find another first person shooter with such iconic and immersive production values. Those infamous Big Daddies, all diving suits and enormous drill bits for hands, ...
Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia (X360) - Review2007-08-01 12:46:54
I'm a jaded gamer! With hand on jaded heart I admit this with a sadness and a small but distinct tear in the eye. It takes a lot for this old gaming heart to beat hard and fast these days. Whether ...
City of Heroes: Issue 9 - Breakthrough2007-07-17 14:14:51
Never been in this situation before now, but it's kinda hard to know how to go about writing this review! One the one hand, the Alfies have never actually reviewed 'City of Heroes' despite a couple ...
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade (PC) - Review2007-01-11 16:31:30
Recently I gave Company Of Heroes a damn high score and rightly so, it was probably the most accomplished RTS game I had ever played. Yet despite still standing by that opinion I haven’t played it ...
Gothic 3 (PC) - Review2006-11-20 18:58:21
And lo, on the 15th day of the 27th age of RPGs, another sequel to another RPG franchise did arrive. And not unreasonably, we did expect much from it, not least because we had travelled through lands ...
The Guild 2 (PC) - Review2006-11-20 12:00:57
JoWood (developers of the Gothic series) bring the Europe in the 1400's to life with the second incarnation of 'The Guild', imaginatively titled 'The Guild 2'. You have choice of starting ...
Company of Heroes (PC) - Review2006-10-25 09:25:28
Reviewing 'Company of Heroes' has been a difficult job. The reason? Because I'm trying to find something to put in the "Cons" box at the bottom of my review, and I'm really struggling. Ok, lets ...
Dead Rising (Xbox 360) - Review2006-09-25 09:57:49
You won’t have to spend too long with Dead Rising before you realise that the Zombies are merely a distraction. In this game the clock is your only true nemesis, and to their credit, Capcom have used ...
Saints Row (Xbox 360) - Review2006-09-07 16:02:33
The Xbox 360 needs 'Grand Theft Auto', oh yes, yes it does, and it is coming, oh yes, oh yes it is. In the meantime it would appear that this particular gaming gap in the 'next gen' market is very ...
Prey - Review2006-08-06 13:12:49
Some of you may remember that point during Half-Life 2 when you realised you'd forgotten what the plot was. Or those times in Doom 3 where you knew something was going to appear out of that monster ...
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars (PC) - Review2006-04-28 16:04:25
One of the surprise hits of 2003 was 'SpellForce: Order of Dawn', which went on to spawn two excellent expansions taking an already massive game to gargantuan size! The game managed to blend ...
Auto Assault (PC) - Review2006-04-24 09:06:56
Sometime in the near future: Alien entitles hover above the Earth, fire a strange radioactive substance onto the surface and then disappear. Soon after, some of the world’s population begin to ...
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror (PSP) - Review2006-04-18 09:11:00
"3 - 2 - 1 - you're back in the room!" The catchphrase of the inneffectual hypnotist from UK sketch show 'Little Britain'. But like a bemused victim of successful hypnotism I've found myself powering ...
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox 360) - Review2006-04-06 11:26:02
First, an apology… I’ve invested more than 40 hours into Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and I still haven’t finished it. According to games reviewing lore, I should play a game from start to finish ...
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - Retro Review2006-03-31 09:30:41
This third instalment of the Splinter Cell series continues the adventures of super-agent Sam Fisher. The storyline begins with the theft of uber hacking-technology. The usual Tom Clancy style of ...
Condemned: Criminal Origins (Xbox 360) - Review2006-03-15 11:37:32
Close your eyes and think of a happy place… Picture a landscape of oak trees and swaying cornfields and hopping bunnies, whilst in the company of your most cherished friends and relatives, all of ...
Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) - Review2006-02-28 11:06:42
One of my favourite games of recent years is 'ICO', a game which kept you coming back for more with a heart-rending storyline, a beautiful game world and engaging puzzle elements. It is one of the ...
SWAT 4 - Review2006-01-28 22:06:06
Over the past few years, the common FPS has spawned the 'Tactical FPS'. Rather than an Arnie-style-solo-bulletfest, you have a team of soldiers at your command to help complete your objectives. SWAT ...
Kameo: Elements of Power (Xbox 360) - Review2006-01-03 14:16:35
Hmmm… How do I review a next gen game? Am I expected to ignore the blatant eye-candy and hype surrounding Xbox 360 and just tell it how it is? After all, Kameo: Elements of Power was originally ...
Age of Empires III - Review2005-12-01 11:31:23
Age of Empires III offers exactly what you would expect – the same as the previous release in the series but with better graphics and a few new features. No doubt the product will continue to evolve ...
Warriors (Xbox) - Review2005-11-10 23:00:22
Let’s get one thing cleared up right now. The idea for this videogame was around way before (and probably more inevitable than) the movie license. The Warriors is a natural – albeit skewed (to fit ...
Quake 4 - Review2005-10-26 20:31:45
So, here we are then. The sequel to the sequel to one of the greatest games ever created for the PC. A lot of expectations, then. Or maybe just a lot of expectations from people that can remember the ...
Fahrenheit (Xbox) - Review2005-10-09 01:02:16
Interactive movies eh? I remember the term being coined about the same time CD-ROM drives appeared on the scene. After some abortive attempts on early ‘multimedia devices’ such as Commodore’s CDTV ...
Genji (PS2 Japan Import) - Review2005-09-27 11:12:39
This is the first 'exotic' import (Japanese language) that I've completed, having aborted the Jpn version of Monster Hunter due to the language barrier making the complex menu system unworkable. With ...
Dungeon Siege 2 - Review2005-09-13 00:06:21
One thing I’ve always disliked about RPGs is the choice you have to make at the start. Fighter? Mage? Healer? How can you possibly know which path to take until you’ve already enjoyed what plot ...
God of War (PS2 US Import) - Review2005-04-12 09:19:56
Oh come now, don't be coy. You must already know that this is going to get a high score from me. If not where have you been the last few weeks? Everyone with a pulse is giving GoW between 90% and ...
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (PS2 US Import) - Review2005-03-21 09:15:05
A week or so ago I got my first apology ever from a major gaming corporation. I wasn't alone either. Capcom simultaneously apologised to thousands of disgruntled gamers, all still festering about a ...
Shadow of Rome (PS2) - Review2005-03-01 23:46:45
To quote my favourite sport: 'It's a game of two halves!' Yes, in true Capcom style we have another 3rd person adventure that's pretty much been divided in two. Devil May Cry 2 did this quite ...
World of Warcraft - Review2005-02-02 16:25:18
I’m not the most prolific massively multi-player online game player, but there’s good reason for that. While the concept seems perfect on paper, I’ve yet to see a proven example in digital form. ...
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines : Review2005-01-06 23:50:30
Invisible War? Pah. This is Deus Ex 2. Of course, I mean this in a purely metaphorical sense - for you won’t find any biomod canisters or amusingly titled plagues in this particular First Person ...
Scaler (PS2) - Review2004-12-31 09:29:27
My first full review of a kid's platformer! So what better way to play through Scaler than to share the controller with my eldest son? Belshy Jnr is nearly 6, just a year below the recommended ...
EverQuest 2 - Review2004-12-24 07:57:10
As I awakened aboard the ship bound for Qeynos, I was reminded of vivid memories of my previous life here. Those were the days of harmony and peace amongst the people of Norrath, where Freeport ...
Katamari Damacy (PS2 US Import) - Review2004-12-20 11:44:53
When was the last time you played something truly original? Something where you couldn't draw comparison between it and all the other games populating the shelves of your game's cupboard or even ...
Myst IV: Revelation - Review2004-12-02 00:42:26
I come in for a lot of stick here at DeadAlfs HQ for my love of the entire Myst game series and the novellas it spawned. I like to be challenged by complex puzzles, and explore strange new worlds. ...
Half-Life 2 Review2004-11-17 15:16:50
Hmm, so, the responsibility falls to me to review this and to provide a review from a reviewer's point of view, not someone who was as caught up in the hype as many many others. Yes, I sat there ...
Rome: Total War - Review2004-10-28 12:47:13
Ave!! Alfies! Gamers! Countrymen! Lend me your eyes! The Creative Assembly are back with their third Total War title, moving the historical theatre from that of the Royal Courts and crusading ...
Viewtiful Joe (PS2): Review2004-10-14 13:31:35
Initially a Gamecube release around October 2003, and brought to the PlayStation 2 a year on, Viewtiful Joe is definitely one of those games that lifts the eyebrows and makes you realise just why you ...
Bujingai: The Forsaken City (PS2 US Import): Review2004-10-14 12:07:03
Bujingai is a strange game. One part outstanding, another part dreary mediocrity. I've never played a game that combines the two qualities in such compartmentalised measures. It doesn't mix good with ...
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Review2004-10-11 09:08:01
Despite their collective stupidity, the Ork masses had managed to overwhelm my base of operations. Having lost my two forward strategic points to the east and west I had no choice but to pull my ...
Call of Duty United Offensive: Review2004-09-27 12:45:15
There are some genres that don't need tweaking, and some games within those genres that the developers can keep creating new levels for and the gaming public will keep buying. Call of Duty within the ...
Star Wars Battlefront: Review2004-09-26 11:18:25
I so very wanted to be right this time. A Star Wars video game that lived up to the hype and delivered what the trailers suggested it would. A game that I would still be playing in 6 months time. ...
The Sims 2: Review2004-09-24 15:52:35
It can’t be any strange coincidence that the unparalled success of Will Wright’s people-management franchise has mirrored the meteoric rise of reality TV shows such as Big Brother. It’s inherently ...
Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring - Review2004-09-01 10:43:43
I think the last time I recall playing anything Sherlock Holmes related, in computer game form, was the old text adventure game on the Spectrum 48K! I can't even remember whether it was any good or ...
Doom III: Review2004-08-24 15:07:43
Quotes in italics taken from Grawl’s Doom 3 walkthrough (19/08/04 - V1.12) “See the explosive barrel? Walk to it, then ...
Review: Ninja Gaiden (Xbox)2004-07-09 09:01:48
The mere fact that I’m bothering to review (see ‘rant about’) Ninja Gaiden almost two months after release is a testament to it’s enduring quality. Well, this and the fact that SWG occupied a fairly ...
Review: TrackMania - Power Up!2004-06-28 10:40:00
One month ago today Nadeo released a free official expansion pack "Power Up!" to their stunt racing game, TrackMania. At the same time they re-shipped the game out to UK stores with new packaging, ...
Review: Driv3r (Xbox)2004-06-28 09:46:24
It’s with hazy reminiscence that I consider the original Driver game, or more specifically, it’s frenetic quick-fix ‘Survival’ mode. If my memory serves me correctly, the game was marketed to the ...
Review: Onimusha 3 - Demon Siege (PS2 US Import)2004-06-24 09:28:15
In the build up to this game's release I finally put aside my morbid fear of the 'Resident Evil' D Pad only control scheme, and played Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny and Onimusha: Warlords (the first ...
Review: Beyond Divinity2004-05-20 12:30:57
Being a big fan of RPG games I was excited to be given the chance to review Beyond Divinity. For those of you who played Divine Divinity this is more of the same, but on a much bigger scale. ...
Review - Legacy of Kain: Defiance2004-05-13 09:28:09
The story of LOKD is a doozy. I haven't played any Soul Reaver of Kain games before LOKD, but can only marvel at the depth of the series' rich plot, which is continued in this latest vampiric ...
Review: Battlefield Vietnam2004-04-22 09:26:23
I was apprehensive about this game. Having played and thoroughly enjoyed the multitude of free mods for the original Battlefield: 1942 (
Review: Singles - Flirt Up Your Life2004-04-16 13:54:24
I am not the biggest fan of 'Sims' styled games; the whole micro-management thing just really doesn't do a whole lot for me. However, me being the diverse gaming animal that I am, I will always give ...
Review: Sacred2004-04-14 09:23:33
“When is an RPG not an RPG?” “When it’s Diablo.” What I’m getting at here is the hazy distinction between two diametrically opposed genres that seem to be lazily confused into one. A ...
Review: DAoC - Trials of Atlantis2004-04-07 14:48:44
Mythic have bestowed upon us the second of their expansions for their ever-popular MMORPG 'Dark Age of Camelot'. Having been spoilt with the new content of 'Shrouded Isles', Mythic have taken a ...
Review: Star Wars Galaxies - A return to the Galaxy Far, Far Away2004-03-30 11:29:44
Apologies for eating while I write this, there's a humble pie to be eaten and I better eat it while it's still warm. My original review of SWG can be found
Review: Unreal Tournament 20042004-03-29 09:58:34
I have an admission to make: If I hadn’t played Quake 2 Deathmatch I wouldn’t be writing this now. I’m sure you find this amusingly ironic when you consider I’ve done nothing but slate ...
Review: Castlevania (PS2)2004-03-08 11:23:56
Another 3rd person hack 'n' slash under my belt, this time from Konami instead of Capcom. Castlevania (known in other territories as Castlevania 'Lament of Innocence') is another entry into the ...
Review: Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time2004-02-22 15:22:17
Some of my fondest Commodore Amiga memories are centred around 'Prince of Persia' and its sequel. There was a totally unique feel to the game, taking the platform genre up a few gears and capturing ...
Review: Chaos Legion2004-02-11 13:18:45
I resisted buying this game on PS2, despite it being a 3rd person RPG slash-athon based on my favourite game's (Devil May Cry) engine, and being made by Capcom, masters of macabre console action. ...
Review: X2 - The Threat2004-02-06 15:15:45
In Elite on the BBC Micro, I remember trading food between Lave and Diso, and making my money from Computers on the return trip. It was a simple life, pirates rarely bothered me, I had a decent ...
Review: Silent Storm2004-01-23 12:49:34
There’s been a flurry of games issued from the Russian development studio Nival Interactive recently with a strong emphasis on both accuracy and strategy. This is my second review of a Nival game, ...
Review: Virtual Skipper 32004-01-19 09:33:35
First of all I think it only fair to warn you: I'm not a devoted follower of the Virtual Skipper series, I'm not at all interested in sailing and probably most surprising of all, I really do ...
Review: Ghosthunter (PS2)2004-01-08 11:14:32
You assume the role of Lazarus Jones, a Brad Pitt look-alike streetwise detective, full of attitude and one-liners. You and your female partner are sent to investigate a series of murders at a school ...
Review: Deus Ex: Invisible War2004-01-06 15:39:42
If there’s one game I’ve been eagerly anticipating for the past three years, this sequel to Deus Ex would have to be it. Ion Storm Austin’s debut was a landmark title, lauded by most and criticised ...
Review: Call of Duty2004-01-05 14:36:34
Call of Duty is heavily reminiscent of Medal of Honor. And Day of Defeat, the Half-life mod. And the Quake series in the intensity of it's multiplayer. But it still stands as one of my best games of ...
Review: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox)2003-12-15 20:10:21
I had a choice; I could wait 2 weeks for the PC version to come out, with its high-res graphics, mouse driven interface, greater variation on NPC faces and an extra space station selling unique ...
Review: SpellForce - The Order of Dawn2003-12-12 13:44:27
It was with a good dose of excitement that I installed and fired up 'SpellForce', having received a rather swanky press package through the post two weeks prior to receiving review code. SpellForce ...
Review: PlanetSide2003-12-12 13:38:29
With the whole SWG experience still causing me to shudder everytime I think of MMO gaming, it was with tentative steps that I downloaded the 30 day PlanetSide trial. I was encouraged that the game ...
Review: TrackMania2003-12-01 11:20:03
You can have the most complicated plot, the latest tech driven visuals and sound, but nothing is quite like pure and simple gameplay. TrackMania instantly reminds me of the goodness that was 'Stunt ...
Review - Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne2003-11-14 13:43:55
To quote my Review of Max Payne back in August 2001: "It's difficult to remain objective when the game in question makes ...
Review: Temple of Elemental Evil2003-11-05 16:08:02
2002 was a great year for RPGs: Dungeon Siege, Morrowind and the Neverwinter Nights phenomenon. We really couldn’t ask for more… until now at least! The only RPG I’ve touched in the past 6 months or ...
Review - Dance:UK (PS2)2003-11-04 23:01:21
You must have seen these dancing games in the arcades or at bowling alleys, the places to go to look utterly silly. Well now you can look equally as stupid in the comfort and privacy of your own ...
Review: Massive Assault2003-10-29 22:33:49
Turn-based strategy has always had a 'beardy' stigma against it, with the lack of immediacy perhaps being the main bone of contention. After all, if you wanted to waste time waiting for your opponent ...
Review - Halo: Combat Evolved2003-10-21 09:24:53
The reason to have an Xbox say some, the best game ever to grace a console say others, and with rave reviews in abundance there can be little to argue against this. It is certainly one of the best ...
Battlefield 1942: Mods2003-10-17 11:52:34
One of the most rewarding elements of online gaming for me is the community that surrounds a lot of the games that are released. My first experience of this was with Quake 2. The most rewarding ...
Review: Homeworld 22003-10-13 18:56:03
Everyone has their own personal favourite bits when it comes to Star Wars. For some it was Luke’s attack run on the first Death Star. For others, it was the AT-AT’s stomping toward the Hoth base or ...
Review: Shadowlands - Anarchy Online Expansion2003-10-08 16:21:23
Of all the MMORPGs I've played, Anarchy Online is the one I keep coming back to. There's something about the sci-fi driven world contained within that floats my boat. Perhaps it's the fighting with ...
Review: Tron 2.02003-09-22 14:03:03
One of the first films I saw on Betamax video was 'Tron', Walt Disney's groundbreaking computer graphics based film starring Jeff Bridges. The film still looks great today, and apart from the archaic ...
Review - Republic: The Revolution2003-09-18 12:04:55
Hear this. Republic is not a first person shooter. It’s also neither RPG nor RTS, but something altogether more sinister. While the game tries with desperation to be different, it's rigid turn-based ...
Review: Heaven & Hell2003-09-13 22:24:48
Real-time strategies, you either love 'em or you can't stand the sight of them. Like most genres, it has been done to death dozens and dozens of times. The premise behind the game isn't remotely ...
Review: Blitzkrieg2003-09-10 22:33:41
Blitzkrieg is the 3rd game to come from Russian developers Nival Interactive, but unlike their previous games this one is set in our world, during World War 2 in fact. Blitzkrieg follows in the ...
Review: Star Wars Galaxies - Part One2003-09-08 12:34:16
Star Wars. Like Marmite, you either love it or you hate it. I love it. And Marmite, in case you're wondering. This is my first foray into a MMORPG. I'm usually to be found twitching in FPSs ...
American Conquest - Fight Back : Alfie Review2003-09-02 11:27:58
It was always inevitable that CDV's excellent American Conquest was likely to get an expansion pack, and fans of the game will not be found disappointed by this one. ‘Fight Back' gives you a further ...
NWN - Shadows of Undrentide : Alfie Review2003-08-14 17:10:02
I’d just like to start this by saying a big thank you to Bioware and the NWN community for providing me with so many hours of enjoyment. I’ve honestly spent more time playing Neverwinter Nights than ...
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City2003-08-05 17:45:09
What a game. WHAT. A. GAME. I mean, I was reading the end credits last night and I’ve still only 48% completed it? That’s 40 hours to actually get to the ‘final mission’ and one can only presume ...
Rygar: The Legendary Adventure (PS2)2003-06-12 18:40:01
Underrated. Maybe that one word should be the extent of the review, because all the praise I am about to heap on this 'sleeper hit' game will no doubt have zero effect on convincing most people of ...
Enter the Matrix2003-05-18 18:51:14
If ever there was a movie which deserved a videogame conversion, then the Wachowski Brothers' sci-fi smash hit, The Matrix would have to be it. The combination of virtual reality concepts, kung-fu ...
Unreal II: The Awakening2003-05-18 15:44:05
If there was ever a game that had my jaw dropped in absolute stunned amazement it would have to be the original 'Unreal'. Up until then I had been merrily fragging online with Quake 2, oblivious to ...
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down2003-05-13 19:43:56
Unless you pay no attention whatsoever to the media, cinema or literature, you'll probably be aware of a certain headline grabbing military incident in Somalia back in 1993. To be honest, it wasn't ...
Devil May Cry 2 (PS2)2003-05-07 19:53:28
First some history....Devil May Cry was quite possibly THE action game that finally delivered the PS2's goods in 2001, after a lot of doubt about its capabilties as the next gen' console at the time. ...
Command & Conquer Generals2003-05-05 20:00:12
I've lost count - Lost count of the number of soldiers I've maimed, tanks I've destroyed and structures I've demolished. These wanton acts of carnage over the past few days have been eating at my ...
Indiana Jones & The Emperor's Tomb2003-04-24 14:06:11
I'm a bit of a fan of Lucasarts' Indiana Jones series of titles on the PC, from the DOS based point-and-click 'Last Crusade' and 'Fate of Atlantis' through to the more modern 'Infernal Machine' (read ...
Freelancer2003-04-23 21:11:25
"Freelancer - The Universe of Possibility". Quite a blurb, but one I'm glad to report is not without truth. This is sure to please the hardcore Elitealike-craving community who've been supporting ...
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell2003-03-11 20:54:50
“Attention all gamers! This is NOT a console conversion!” I can’t make it any plainer. And if it weren’t for Splinter Cell’s initial release being on Microsoft’s “PC-dressed-up-like-a-console” X ...
No One Lives Forever 22002-12-05 21:17:53
Here at Deadalfs opinion has always been divided on the subject of Cate Archer’s winter 2000 debut, No One Lives Forever. Though to be fair, more criticism was leveled at the shameful Lithtech-nology ...
Neocron2002-11-26 21:23:33
Free form combat in an MMORPG environment? Surely a first-person shooter fan's idea of heaven isn't it?! Well this is one of the gameplay elements that Neocron boasts, as to whether the RPG/FPS ...
Arx Fatalis2002-11-19 22:39:29
Once upon a time in a land bleak and devoid of 3D graphical enhancing devices or mouse-look tomfoolery, there arrived a game that would forever change the face of PC gaming. Brought to life by Warren ...
Unreal Tournament 20032002-10-25 13:44:33
It's been nearly three years since Unreal Tournament took the first-person shooting world by storm, a game that is still quite popular online today. As you can probably deduce by the title, Unreal ...
Divine Divinity2002-10-22 11:59:23
Ever wanted an RPG that blends all the action qualities of titles such as Diablo 2, with the more traditional role-playing experience offered by the Ultima series?! Well, Divine Divinity purports to ...
Mafia2002-09-26 00:11:44
And so there was Max Payne, then GTA3 and now Mafia. Three games in thirteen months to come out through one software house, that have pushed the boundaries of what we might define as ‘decent’ ...
Strange Adventures in Infinite Space2002-08-22 10:16:20
I've been looking for a simple game, one that I can fire up of a lunchtime at work for a quick fix, scoffing my sarnies and getting crumbs in the keyboard. A game where there's no need to save your ...
Neverwinter Nights2002-07-22 09:19:17
So here it is. The one RPG to the rule them all. And bind them… in the darkness… or something. Seriously, Bioware first commenced work on this game almost five years ago back when Baldur's Gate was ...
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind2002-06-26 08:31:41
"You can do anything you like!" How many PR pieces have included the above phrase lately I wonder? With MMORPGs cutting a sizeable slice out of not only the online market, but of the world's ...
Dungeon Siege2002-05-14 12:40:14
I love RPGs, I really do. Give me a game where I get to battle hordes of goblins, fiddle with inventories and cast spells, and you won't hear so much as a peep from me for days. This probably makes ...
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Outkast2002-04-09 00:48:18
When Lucasarts released the original Dark Forces: Jedi Knight back in 1997 it was quite an event for PC gaming. Set in the classic Star Wars era and allowing a switchable 1st/3rd person perspective, ...
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault2002-02-18 20:55:28
For those of us looking at this game almost directly after finishing Return to Castle Wolfenstein, you'd be forgiven for thinking "more of the same, I'll wait for something else". Medal of Honor: ...
Aquanox2002-02-03 21:02:50
Submarines. There aren't too many games based around submarines. Yeah, I'm sure you can name a few Das Boot clones and suchlike (don't even bother mentioning the sub-aqua moments of Red Faction), but ...
Ghost Recon2002-01-09 21:05:53
War. As we all know, it’s good for absolutely nothing, except inspiring some of the best games to grace the PC platform especially last year. Ghost Recon is such a title. A few years ago, Red Storm ...
Return to Castle Wolfenstein2001-12-27 21:09:07
A long long time ago, back in the dim and dark days of the oh so humble 386/486 processor based PCs, there came a game that was to be the beginning of the FPS world we know and love today. That game ...
Aliens vs Predator 22001-11-20 18:19:20
I preordered this game despite thinking that NOLF was overrated novelty pap. That's because I am an AvP junky. Not just the games, but anything featuring 'Aliens' or 'Predator' or a combination ...
Championship Manager 01/022001-11-05 15:12:58
It's that time of the year again, with Sports Interactives latest update to the highly successful Championship Manager. As you would expect (as a CM fan!) the game itself doesn't look any different ...
Red Faction2001-10-19 21:27:01
The PS2 version of Red Faction released earlier this year gained both critical acclaim and a respectable chart position. No wonder, for Volition's take on the First Person Shooter packs a CV that ...
Half Life: Blue Shift2001-08-04 21:41:07
Just when you thought it was safe to auction off your orange and green Half-Life boxes, up pops another single player addition to the storyline. For those that don't know, Blue Shift is an additional ...
Max Payne2001-08-02 21:47:04
I don't really know how to start this. I've just spent an unhealthy portion of my weekend sitting at my PC, reliving some of the greatest moments in action movie history and I'm supposed to be ...
Anachronox2001-07-31 21:50:01
I read somewhere the other day that Final Fantasy X managed to shift in excess of 1 million copies on it's first day of release in Japan. No surprises then that Squaresoft's famous brand of RPG is ...
Myst III: Exile2001-06-25 21:53:29
One of the most successful games in PC gaming history is also one of the most opinion divided. Myst - You quite literally either love it or hate it, it is that simple. Fortune has it that I fall into ...
Giants: Citizen Kabuto2001-05-30 21:56:55
On visiting the Planet Moon website you will discover two distinct areas in which this development team is like no other. Firstly, that their imagination seems to be light years ahead of any ...
Serious Sam2001-05-09 21:59:48
Ah yes the storyline, um well, the earth is under threat from some omnipotent dude who's sole intention is to destroy civilisation as we know it with his loyal hordes of minons. Oh, and guess what - ...
Black & White2001-04-23 22:03:46
Why do I put up with their pathetic snivelling, their endless demands for food and the tiring day to day needs of multiple communities? Is it because I deeply love every man, woman and child in my ...
Severance: Blade of Darkness2001-03-06 22:07:15
You find yourself walking through a gloomy dungeon sewer, waist deep in murky water, From the torchlight on the walls you make out in the water a faint reflection of the cold stone ceiling above. ...
Sacrifice2001-03-06 12:10:46
No doubt by now you have heard something of this game. Whether you've been following its progress day by day or have just glanced at a few screenshots in a magazine, you can't deny you're intrigued. ...
American McGee's Alice2001-02-11 22:14:33
It was only a matter of time before level design genius American McGee made a proper game. After leaving Id software just before the release of Quake 2, McGee and his team at Rogue Entertainment cut ...
Voyager: Elite Force vs Deep Space 9: The Fallen2001-01-25 22:20:07
Normally Star Trek games are crap (Now don't hold back Rob! - Ed), but last year was a frighteningly good one for Gene Rodenberry's brainchild. The two obvious favourites were Raven's Elite Force and ...
Rune2001-01-04 22:23:55
Rune is a slice'n'dice fest to be sure - Lop heads off, lop arms off or squish the enemy under the full weight of a huge war hammer. This game will satisfy your bloodlust time and time again. Why? ...
Deus Ex Multiplayer Patch2001-01-02 22:30:54
The best single player experience ever… If you read my review of Deus Ex a few months back, you'll notice that the only problem I had with the game was it's lack of multiplayer support. Other ...
Gunman Chronicles2000-12-27 22:33:55
The best game I've played all year? Well, it's certainly the only new first person shooter game I felt compelled to buy this year, seeing as Aliens vs Predator Gold Edition doesn't count as 'new'. ...
No-One Lives Forever2000-12-19 22:40:16
No One Lives Forever is set in the 1960's and you take on the role of super-spy Cate Archer. Part of the battle is that of the sexes, as you struggle to prove that a woman operative is every bit as ...
Crimson Skies2000-11-08 22:49:00
Flight Simulators. I try and I try, but every time I load one up I'm subjected to the same sterile and unrewarding experience. Not that there's anything criminally wrong with the genre - the ...
Deus Ex2000-09-06 22:52:45
John Romero's Daikatana provided conclusive proof that excessive development periods don't always lead to a better game. It's good to know then that although Deus Ex has taken years to make, every ...
Soldier of Fortune2000-08-31 22:58:13
The plot is fairly interesting even though it can only really be seen as an attempt to somehow justify the carnage which you are about to inflict upon the various countries which are currently ...
Starlancer2000-08-03 13:44:20
I love Space Sims. Call me a sad geezer if you like (You sad geeza - ed), but most of my childhood fantasies involved flying through nebula and shooting seven kinds of crap out of anything that came ...
Evolva2000-07-01 23:47:24
A giant psychedelic egg from Outer Space crashes into an Alien Planet and starts infecting it with the Bugs from Starship Troopers. It's up to our DNA defying Genohunters to save the day and by the ...
Martian Gothic : Unification2000-05-11 00:00:59
In 1996 a meteorite is discovered in Antarctica, believed to have nestled there for millions of years. It is theorised that the meteorite originated from Mars. Evidence of microorganisms once living ...
Daikatana Demo2000-04-27 00:06:47
It's been a long time in coming, but finally we can now stop worrying our little tiny minds over where this little gem has got to. Yes folks, the Daikatana demo is now ready for you, and at 102Mb in ...
AvsP Gold Edition2000-04-25 00:18:21
"So the single player side of Alien Vs Predator gets my unequivocal thumbs-up. It is the scariest most frantic shooter to ever grace my PC, with sound and visuals made in Heaven. The challenge is ...
Unreal Tournament1999-12-19 14:23:51
I must admit that I had been concentrating on Q3A and hadn't really given UT much thought. Oh how foolish I have been... The first thing that grabbed me when I loaded the game was that the ...
Quake III Arena1999-12-19 10:30:10
Let's be honest, I WASN'T looking forward to this game, especially after playing the first two demos. At that particular time I was still very much into online Quake 2, and had no point of reference ...
FIFA 20001999-11-09 00:35:46
As is tradition, the parent's decorate the house for Christmas, floating streamers from one side of the room to the other, in a wonderful array of colours. The Christmas tree is set in the corner by ...
Driver1999-11-03 00:38:56
I am guilty of tarring driving games with the same brush; that of being all eye candy, and little in the way of realism. I'm talking about games such as Colin McRae's Rally, Screamer 2, Nascar Racing ...
Outcast1999-08-27 00:41:55
I remember loading up the demo, with the adverse comments regarding this game still fresh in my mind. The main concessus for complaint was aimed towards the game's use of Voxel for landscape ...
Hidden and Dangerous1999-08-10 12:24:21
What makes a great game? Reviewers and players have their own list of requirements. Unreal was a great (single player) game - great environments. Quake2 is a great multiplayer game - a digital pub, ...
Return to Na Pali : Unreal Multiplayer1999-08-06 00:47:53
It's funny how your opinions change. A year ago, at least approximately anyway, Unreal was released, and like most gamers out there, I was utterly gobsmacked by the graphics, the sound, and the whole ...
Kingpin1999-07-27 10:20:33
It has to be said, that of all the games that have been in development, Kingpin is the one I most keenly had my eye on. There have always been games set out to shock since as far back as I can ...
Aliens vs Predator1999-07-14 07:53:56
My first taste of gaming was Alien Trilogy on the Playstation. Yes, that game was pretty shaky as a movie license, but, like every other first person shooter on the PSX, and in common with it's far ...