Dawn of Discovery is a very fun but involved island hopping civilization game that focuses heavily on resource managment, rather than combat.
Back in the day when LucasArts ruled the genre of point-and-click adventures, life was good. You had games that
Ever thought the world would be a much better place if you ruled it yourself? Well, Mac Lovers, you've got that chance once again! Gamemeister Sid Meier's Civilization IV for Mac has just been re-released in a new Gold Edition that includes both Civ IV and Warlords, the first expansion pack. Unfortunately, it does not include the second expansion, Beyond the Sword, which Aspyr has said it would n...[Read More]
Creative Assembly has released a new juggernaut in it's very popular Total War series. In recent years, PC gamers have experienced Total War during Medieval and Roman times, but this time all of the action and strategy takes place during the 18th century, a time of tremendous turmoil for European nations and the Americas.
Zombies are familiar plot device to gamers and movie goers alike. What originally started as African folk-lore for re-animating a corpse to be your slave, has mutated into an even more sinister plot device to usher in the apocalypse. Left 4 Dead takes the undead plot device and implements it into a great co-op experience provided your team mates don’t leave you behind to your demise.
PC Game of the Year Award WINNER: Spore Publisher: EA Release Date: 09/08/08 ESRB Rating: E-10+ – Everyone 10 And Older Underneath the dark cloud of DRM problems, Spore is an undeniably creative, innovative, and ambitious project that has managed to capture the interest of many thousands of players. Console versions may come in the future, but there is little doubt that this PC version wil...[Read More]
The Wii original migrates to PC with sharper visuals and a wider variety of content.
When your retired father's paradise island is under duress from environmentally unfriendly people, it's up to you, his son (or daughter) to grab your pipe wrench and get busy. This is the basic story behind Pipe Mania, a new game by Empire Interactive based off an old puzzler they released in 1989 named Pipe Dreams.
STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl was a fantastic game despite being delayed for years and being released buggy. For anyone that stuck with the experience, it proved to be wonderfully immersive and hard hard to put down. Now, GSC Game World has released the prequel expansion pack, set in 2011, one year before the events of Shadow of Chernobyl (SoC). There are some significant changes, both positive and...[Read More]
Have you heard of Enki Bilal or his graphic novels? Neither have I, but now having played through Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals, I'm much more interested in the Nikopol trilogy he penned in the late 80s and early 90s. Had I read these before playing Secrets of the Immortals, I'm sure the story would have made more sense, but believe me, even with no knowledge of the author or is work, Nikopol:...[Read More]
Outcry is a first person adventure game that takes the player on a fairly brief journey to discover the whereabouts of his brother. After receiving a letter from him, your character arrives at his apartment to figure out what is going on. Your brother is missing, and it's up to you to work through his cryptic notes and ongoing scientific experiment to find him. Ultimately, Outcry is an okay advent...[Read More]
Paradox Interactive was cool enough to provide us with three games for review lately, and having enjoyed space combat with Dark Horizon and the conclusion to an eerie adventure in Penumbra: Requiem, it was time to mount up and ride into an open world single player RPG adventure with Mount & Blade. An ambitious title, Mount & Blade offers players a chance to visit the land of Calradia circa...[Read More]